Tour Overview
Visit Tibet's three biggest ancient cities: Lhasa, Gyantse, and Shigatse. Get a complete overview of Tibet's religion, cultural treasures, and dream-like landscapes. Highlights include the Potala Palace, holy Yamdrok Lake, Karo Glacier, and Tashilumpo Monastery with the world's largest copper Buddha statue.
Highlights
Detailed Itinerary
Explore Gyantse, a town that time forgot. The massive Kumbum Stupa rises 35 meters with its nine tiers of chapels, each containing thousands of Buddha images. The Gyantse Dzong fortress looms above the town, witness to the 1904 British expedition.
Join the circumambulation at Jokhang Temple, Tibet's most sacred shrine. The air is thick with juniper incense and the murmur of mantras as pilgrims, some having journeyed for months, press their foreheads to the worn flagstones in reverence.
Explore Gyantse, a town that time forgot. The massive Kumbum Stupa rises 35 meters with its nine tiers of chapels, each containing thousands of Buddha images. The Gyantse Dzong fortress looms above the town, witness to the 1904 British expedition.
Drive with spectacular views of Yamdrok Lake and Karo Glacier. Visit Pelkor Monastery and Gyantse Kumbum. Explore Gyantse, a town that time forgot. The massive Kumbum Stupa rises 35 meters with its nine tiers of chapels, each containing thousands of Buddha images. The Gyantse Dzong fortress looms above the town, witness to the 1904 British expedition.
Visit Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse, seat of the Panchen Lama, housing a giant Maitreya Buddha statue and tombs of Panchen Lamas. Return to Lhasa. Explore Gyantse, a town that time forgot. The massive Kumbum Stupa rises 35 meters with its nine tiers of chapels, each containing thousands of Buddha images. The Gyantse Dzong fortress looms above the town, witness to the 1904 British expedition.
Explore Gyantse, a town that time forgot. The massive Kumbum Stupa rises 35 meters with its nine tiers of chapels, each containing thousands of Buddha images. The Gyantse Dzong fortress looms above the town, witness to the 1904 British expedition.
