This is one of our classic itineraries. You can enjoy most of Tibet amazing culture and scenery within four days. The cultural highlights of this tour include grand Potala Palace—landmark of Lhasa, Jokhang—the holiest monastery in Tibet. In addition, you will also pay a visit to Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery.

Day 01 Arrive in Lhasa by plane or by train
Lhasa Train station/airport picking up, You are warmly welcome to Tibet by saying Tashi Delek at the Train station/airport by our professional employee and send you to reserved hotel in Lhasa. Then have a good rest to acclimatize the high altitude in the afternoon.

Day 2: Potala Place and free time [B]
You are noticed the gathering time and contact number of your guide in advance. Your hotel is located in the downtown of Tibet, which is very near to Potala Place. Our guide will wait for you in the hall of your hotel, then walk to Potala Place ( about 15 minutes) . We will present an urban map of Lhasa to you. After visiting Potala place, you will enjoy the rest of time. The meals need to be arranged by yourself.

Day 3: Jokhang temple/ Barkhor Street/ Bicycle sightseeing (optional) [B]
Our guide will wait for you in the hall of your hotel , then walk to Jokhang temple and Barkhor Street  ( about 10 minutes) After visiting, you can choose to take part in our bicycle sightseeing ( the charge :USD 10 to rent the bicycle. it needs to be paid by yourself), if not joining it, the rest of time is free for you

Day 4： Leave Lhasa [B]
Transfer to airport or train-station by aviation shuttle bus (USD 4 per person of one way) or taxi by yourself. We don’t arrange the guide and special bus to send off. If you need us to send off, we will be happy to arrange that at the following prices: RMB 400 (equals to USD 63) for flight and RMB 100 (equals to USD 17) for train ( one way).

Note
1.The 3-star comfortable standard room of Yak hotel is offered in this tour.
2.Yak hotel is located in the downtown of Lhasa, which is gathering area of foreigners and near to scenery spots. Breakfast is offered.
3.We will try our best to transact your relevant permit promptly once we receive the deposit. Furthermore, we will send the permit to you .by express delivery before arriving in Lhasa

Group Tour Departure Dates for 2012: the departure date is set according to your requirement. Any date is available.

Price Quotation:
Economic class (guesthouse dorm bed)

Departures (dates omitted)	Tour Cost (in RMB)	Tour Cost (in USD)	Single Supplement (in RMB)	Single Supplement (in USD)
Apr. , May, Jun.& Oct	￥1468	US$233	None	None
Jul. & Sep.	￥1685	US$267	None	None
Aug.	￥1899	US$301	None	None
Nov. to next Mar.	￥1362	US$216	None	None

Comfortable class (3-star hotels)

Departures (dates omitted)	Tour Cost (in RMB)	Tour Cost (in USD)	Single Supplement (in RMB)	Single Supplement (in USD)
Apr. , May, Jun.& Oct	￥1638	US$260	￥315	US$50
Jul. & Sep.	￥1865	US$296	￥378	US$60
Aug.	￥2079	US$330	￥378	US$60
Nov. to next Mar.	￥1512	US$240	￥315	US$50

Lhasa: Yak Hotel or Mandala Hotel; Shigatse: Manasaovar Hotel; EBC: Tent or Rongbuk Guesthouse

Note:
1)     Prices listed are per person, based on double occupancy. Tour cost in USD is subject to exchange rate of the day you book the tour. (Rate in chart is 1:6.3)
2) Because you need original copy of the Tibet permits to board the plane, in this way, all the clients in one group who depart from the same city should take the same airplane. So please discuss with us first to fix the flight schedule before you issue the air tickets, sorry for any inconvenience it may cause.

Price included
1. Accommodation: 3 nights stay in Lhasa. You can choose budget guest house, 3 star level hotel or 4 star level luxury hotel according to your own preference.
2. Meals: Breakfasts marked as B in the itinerary. If you choose budget guest house, the breakfast will not be included.
3. English Speaking local Tibetan Guide for Day 2 and Day 3.
4. Travel Permits: All Tibet traveling permits.
5. Entrance Fees: the entrance fees for Potala Palace and Jokhang Monastery.
6. Government Tax
7. Delivery fee of Tibet permits

Price Excludes
1.Transportation to and from Lhasa
2.Airport or train station transfer. If you would like to schedule a different time or place to enter/leave Tibet we will be happy to arrange that at the following prices for one way:

Item	Cost per group (in RMB)	Cost per group (in USD)
Transfer from Lhasa to airport	￥ 400	$ 65
Transfer from Lhasa to train station	￥ 100	$ 17

3.Vehicle Rental & Driver: We won’t arrange vehicle or driver for this group tour. You can take a bus or taxi by yourself.
4. Other services of non-Tibetan parts
5. Single room supplement
6. Lunches and Dinners
7. Personal expenses like laundry, IDD calls, drinks, etc.
8. Tips for the tour guide and driver.
9. Extra expenses incurred due to unexpected natural events (delays, road washouts, etc.)
10. Bank charge of payment

Traveling Tips
1. Do have good acclimatization before forwarding to the Everest as the altitude there at the base camp is over 5200ms; go direct to the Everest without 1 or 2 days acclimatization posts danger to your tour. Drink more water helps you accustom to the altitude there.
2. Better do not take shower after arrival in Lhasa if you are going to visit the Everest, because the biggest threat to your safety on the plateau is catching cold but not altitude over 5000ms.
3. May and October are best season to go as the sky is more clear, you can see the summit of the Everest with ease.
4. We do not suggest the pregnant and people over 60 or below 12 to visit this area
5. Bring warm wears is also important as the temperature in this region could become low during the night, besides, a sleeping bag is also necessary because the condition of guesthouse outside of Shigatse could be simple.
6. Do not litter in the EBC area though some did, please bring a bag with you to place the trashes you produce and bring it away.