Top Three Tibet Tours

2025-08-19 written by Mr. Tsering Wangdue

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Tibet tour can be perfect only if you choose the right and the most suitable itinerary that meets your requirements. Just do a little research so that you can get to know what landscapes that you want to see and how deep you want to discover Tibet in a limited time. Here are the most classic and the most popular 3 routes for you to review and choose one that can fully suit your needs.

Top 1-8 Days Lhasa Shigatse Everest Base Camp Tour

It is the most recommended itinerary for first-time tourists who wish to see the most popular attractions in Tibet. Eight days are enough for tourists to travel from Lhasa to Shigatse with the most admiring Mount Everest Base Camp.

Tourists will first arrive in the holy city of Lhasa and pay visits to the best sites in Lhasa, including Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, and Barkhor Street. Along the way to Shigatse, tourists will see the breathtaking Yamdrok Laka, Karola Glacier, Kumbum Stupa, and Pelkor Chode Monastery. Stay overnight at Everest Base Camp and visit the highest monastery in the world - Rongbuk Monastery.

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Top 2-9 Days Lhasa Shigatse Everest Base Camp and Lake Namtso Tour

It might be a pity if you don't pay a visit to Namtso. It is one of the three sacred lakes in Tibet, which will offer you a chance to view the most stunning scenery that you will remember for the rest of your life. So, many tourists will choose to add Namtso as part of their Tibet tour. Then, this 9 days classic Tibet tour with Namtso would be the best choice for them.

Namtso Lake

Top 3-15 Days Western Tibet Mount Kailash and Lake Manasaover Tour from Lhasa

Every year, Mount Kailash and Lake Manasaover will witness thousands of pilgrims from across Asia paying homage and walking around the sacred mountain by trekking across the magnificent high-altitude landscape of Western Tibet. It is truly one of the world's great treks and one of the most popular Tibet pilgrimage tours. But this tour requires a healthy body since there will be a three-day trek in high altitude area.

Day 1: Arrive in Lhasa
Day 2: Lhasa City tour - Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery
Day 3: Lhasa City tour - Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street
Day 4: Lhasa-Shigatse (3900m) 350km, 7-8hrs - Yamdrok Lake, Karola Glacier, Kumbum Stupa, Pelkor Chode Monastery
Day 5: Shigatse-EBC (5200m) 350km, 7-8hrs - EBC, Rongbuk Monastery
Day 6: EBC-Saga(4500m) 450km, 8-9hrs - Mt.Shishapangma, Lake Peiku tso
Day 7: Saga to Darchen (4600m), via Lake Manasarover (450km, 8-9hrs) - Lake Manasarover
Day 8: Darchen-Drirapuk, driving 7km, Trek 13km - Mount Kailash
Day 9: Drirapuk-Dzutrpuk, Trek 18km - Mount Kailash
Day 10: Dzutripuk-Darchen, Trek 7km, driving 5km - Mount Kailash
Day 11: Darchen-Saga (450km) - Lake Manasaovar
Day 12: Saga to Sakya (350km)
Day 13: Sakya-Shigatse - Sakya Monastery
Day 14: Shigatse-Lhasa (3600m) 280km, 6-7hrs - Tashi Lhunpo monastery, Yarlung Tsangpo
Day 15: Depart from Lhasa