Tibet is the land of the gods. No camping. 7 days.
This is a journey for those who:
Мечтает посетить Тибет – страну гор, снегов, бирюзовых озер – Крышу мира.
Хочет прочувствовать дух земли, где молились и практиковали ламы и монахи на протяжении многих веков.
Побывать в древних монастырях, пещерах, храмах.
Стать участником буддийской пуджи (службы).
Познакомиться с культурой Тибета, бытом и традициями местного населения.
Познакомиться с тибетской медициной.
This route will be doable for everyone because there are no long hikes – only easy walks.
We’ve included visits to the most significant places on the itinerary that will help you reboot and get answers to your innermost questions:
Резиденция Далай Ламы – белоснежная Потала, хранящая священные свитки, изящные танки – изображения божеств и другие реликвии буддизма.
Храм Джоканг, с бережно почитаемой статуей Будды, мистической силой исполняющей искренние молитвы просящих о помощи уже на протяжении более 2 500 лет.
Священное озеро Ямдрок Цхо, бирюзовые воды которого преисполнены нежности и красоты всемилостивой Тары.
Монастырь Сера, где можно стать свидетелями дебатов монахов.
Монастырь Ташилунгпо,где в прежние века проживали Панчен Ламы.
You will visit the most famous Tibetan MedicineCenter in Tibet – Mentsikhang or Tibetan Traditional Hospital, where you will be able to undergo health diagnosis and doctor’s consultation.
On this tour, you will have the opportunity to see an incredibly beautiful evening costume outdoor show “Princess Wencheng” about the love of real historical characters – Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo and Chinese princess Wencheng, who lived in the 7th century AD.
7 days is enough time to enjoy your dream on the Roof of the World!
Миларепа – Великий йогин Тибета
Олени и колесо Учения на крыше храма Джоканг
Даты тура: 14 – 20 сентября 2025 (даты пребывания в Тибете, без перелета).
Number of days: 7 days / 6 nights in Tibet.
Where to: Tibet (territory of China).
Number of people in the group: Number of people in the group: from 4.
Where to fly: Lhasa airport, the capital city of Tibet.
What to do: we will visit temples, monasteries. We will see the beautiful capital Lhasa, the sacred lakes.
Accommodation: in 4* hotels.
Difficulty of the route: tour without hiking.
Visa: tourist visa to China + Permit (permission to enter the territory of Tibet) – processed through us. Citizens of Belarus, Kazakhstan and some others do not need a visa.
Insurance: standard medical insurance for traveling abroad.
Cost of the tour: $1800.
The group is accompanied by: an experienced Tibetan guide and a Russian-speaking group leader / interpreter.
Organizer: Travellers’ Club “All Ways”.
Pre-registration for the group: on WhatsApp +1 530 8440836.
About the peculiarities of the route and organization
All transfers are made on a comfortable tour bus, which always has:
drinking water,
hot tea,
oxygen tanks.
Getting to know the culture of Tibet
Route
Lhasa - the capital of Tibet (3650 m) Sera Monastery - Monks Debate Museum of Tibetan Culture Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple Sacred Lake Yamdrok Tso. Pelkhor Chode Monastery. Kumbum Stupa. Shigatze (3845 m) Tashilunpo Monastery Lhasa - the capital of Tibet (3650 m)
September 14, 2025, Sunday. Arrival in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. Acclimatization and familiarization
Meet at the airport in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet (3650m above sea level). Transfer to the hotel. A scenic road from the airport to the city with high mountain scenery and views of Tibetan villages and views of the world’s highest river, the Yalutsangbu. The drive will take about an hour. Rest after the flight.
If you arrive early, you can visit the Buddhist monasteries near the hotel:
Green Tara Women’s Monastery.
The Temple of the Three Defenders.
Walk along the historic Barkhor Street around Jokhang Temple – it is a holy place and here you can make kora with the pilgrims.
Overnight in a 4* hotel in Lhasa.
Sacred scriptures in the ancient monasteries of Lhasa
Statues in ancient monasteries
Day 2
September 15, 2025, Monday. Museum of Tibetan Culture. Sera Monastery. Debates of the monks. Spa center (optional)
After breakfast, excursion to the Tibetan museum. It is a great place to start learning about the history and culture of Tibet and its people. On display are costumes, jewelry, household items of Tibetans from different times and areas, ancient ritual objects, etc. The museum is large and interesting.
Excursion to the Tibetan Museum
Excursion to the Tibetan Museum
After lunch, we will visit the Sera Monastery.
Sera Monastery is one of the largest and oldest monasteries in Lhasa. It stands at the foot of Mount Pubuchok on the north side of Lhasa. Sera is one of the 6 great Gelug monasteries. Sera is named after the blooming wild flowers, similar to roses, that grow on the mountain behind the monastery grounds. We will visit the monastery library, the temple and see the monks debating.
Monk debates take place at Sera Monastery every day after lunch. It is an important part of the study of Buddhism. The monks of the Gelug order believe that along with studying texts, it is important to practice what they have learned. They gather in the courtyard to ask each other questions on religious topics to make sure they understand them well. The debates are accompanied by active gestures – it is an interesting sight to see.
In the evening you can visit the cozy spa with bath, jacuzzi and massages (optional). Overnight in a 4* hotel in Lhasa.
The monks’ debate
Day 3
September 16, 2025, Tuesday. Lhasa Attractions. Potala Palace, Jokang Temple.
After breakfast: visit to Potala Palace, the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas for many generations. It is a palace and Buddhist temple complex. The palace was built from 641 AD to the 17th century. The palace has 999 luxurious rooms. From here you can enjoy a beautiful panorama of Lhasa. The Potala is the historical, architectural, political and religious center of Tibet. The magnificent halls of the Red and White Palaces, many stupas, and the covered terraces of the Dalai Lama’s residence are breathtaking in their architecture. On the territory of the palace in the Phakpa Lhakhang temple there is a sacred for Buddhists statue of Avalokiteshvara. It also houses the Dalai Lama’s personal monastery, religious school, monks’ cells, treasury and store rooms.
Tour participants on a walk around Lhasa
Visit to the most sacred temple of Lhasa – Jokang (17th century). Pilgrims from all over Tibet come here to worship the sacred statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, brought to Lhasa in the 10th century. This is the very first statue of Buddha (Jowo Shakyamuni), which is 2500 years old. It was consecrated by the Buddha himself.
The temple has 14 separate prayer rooms dedicated to Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug-ba sect, Avalokiteshvara (one of the main manifestations of Buddha), and the famous teacher (guru) Lama Rinpoche. Pilgrims stretch out in front of Jokang Temple.
Miracles happen in this temple! The Buddha statue heals people and fulfills innermost wishes. Dr. Myasnikov shared the story of his life after visiting the Temple: “While visiting the temple, my wife put a little money in front of the Buddha and asked for health and good luck for her son. The next morning (!!!!) she calls me and silently shows me her leg. The ulcers had all healed overnight! I am well aware that this just can’t happen! And when in 2 weeks we landed in Moscow, and my son still on the plane turned on his phone, the first e-mail was from the Sorbonne: “we have fallen out of one of the applicants, and you are next in line. We’ve accepted you!”.
Tour participants at the sacred temple of Lhasa – Jokang
Jokang Temple
Walking with pilgrims along Barkhor Street, exploring the old market. Those who wish can have a professional costume photo shoot on the historic street (400 yuan for makeup, hairstyle, costume and photo shoot).
Overnight in a 4* hotel in Lhasa.
Costume photo shoot
Day 4
September 17, 2025, Wednesday. Transfer to Gyantse and onward to Shigatse. The sacred lake of Yamdrok Tsho. Pelkhor Chode Monastery. Kumbum Stupa
Today we will drive on one of the most beautiful roads in the world! Along the way we will see one of the three Great Lakes of Tibet, Yamdrok Tsho. The high-altitude lake is located at an altitude of 4,488 meters. It is known for its mystical properties, predictions and magic. We’ll see the Carola Glacier.
Yamdrok Tso Lake
Karola Glacier
Tour participants at Karola Glacier
On the way, in Gyantse, we will visit Pelkhor Chode Monastery. Pelkhor Chode Monastery was a complex of 15 monasteries of three different traditions, which in itself is a rarity in Tibetan Buddhism. 9 of the monasteries belonged to Gelug, 3 to Sakya and 3 to the few Bona tradition.
It is also home to the largest stupa in Central Tibet, Kumbum. It has five floors, many rooms, statues and altars. “Kumbum” means “thousand” as there are 1000 images of Buddhas, deities and bodhisattvas. As for the statues, most of them were damaged during the Chinese Cultural Revolution but have now been restored.
The largest stupa in Central Tibet is the Kumbum stupa
We will also see the outside of the ancient fort, built back in the 14th century. The fort is located in the center of the city and spectacularly crowns a rocky hill several hundred meters high. It was designed as a major defensive fortification on the road leading to Lhasa from the south. Numerous white stone buildings still make an impressive impression: high (5-8 m) and thick (up to 4 m) walls, powerful fortifications, massive buildings.
Overnight in Shigatze in a 4* hotel.
Day 5
September 18, 2025, Thursday. Tashilunpo Monastery
Visit to Tashilunpo Monasterywhere the Panchen Lamas used to live in earlier centuries. The monastery, which belongs to the Gelugpa school, currently has 800 monks in training. Tashilunpo is one of the few monasteries in Tibet that has weathered the storm of the Cultural Revolution and still remains relatively intact. It is a real pleasure to wander through its crowded cobbled streets past ancient buildings. The tombs of all the Panchen Lamas and the 13th Dalai Lama are preserved in the temple complex. The main temple houses an ancient statue of the Future Buddha Maitreya, 26 meters high.
Statue of the Future Buddha Maitreya, 26 meters high
After visiting the monastery complex itself, we will make a kora (circumambulation) of this holy place. This is a scenic walk higher up the mountain for about 1-1.5 hours. At the top of the crust you will come across images of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas painted directly on the rocks in bright colors.
After lunch, shopping. Overnight in Shigatze in a 4* hotel.
Shigatze
Day 6
September 19, 2025, Friday. Transfer from Shigatze to Lhasa
Visit to a Tibetan clinic. Health diagnosis by a Tibetan doctor (optional). Evening show “Princess Wenchen” (optional).
Visit toTibetanMedicineCenter (Mentsikhang or Tibetan Traditional Hospital) – tour and health diagnosis. The diagnosis is free of charge, but you pay for the medicines prescribed to you.
The history of this Center dates back to 1916, when it was an educational institution where doctors and astronomers studied. Later it also began to treat people and make medicines.
In addition to the Tibetan people’s own experience, the development of Tibetan traditional medical science is closely related to Chinese and Indian traditional medical science. The basic diagnostic methods used by Tibetan doctors today are almost the same as those used in traditional Chinese medicine. In the 7th century, when Princess Wencheng came to Tibet from China, she brought Chinese medical books and Chinese doctors to the Tibetan people. In the 8th century, the famous Tibetan physician Yutok Yonten Gonpo traveled to India to study Indian medicine. This knowledge greatly accelerated the development of Tibetan medical science. This physician learned much from Chinese and Indian traditional medicine and incorporated his knowledge into the system of Tibetan medicine.
Tibetan Medicine
Wencheng Princess Evening Show. This is a very beautiful large-scale performance under the open starry sky about the love of real historical heroes – Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo and Chinese princess Wencheng, who lived in the 7th century AD. The sets and costumes are very beautiful. The place where the performance takes place is also beautiful – overlooking the Potala Palace in the night lights. The show starts at 21.30 and lasts about 2 hours. Cost from 380 to 1280 yuan (depends on the seats chosen, not included in the tour price).
Free time to walk around Lhasa, evening shopping.
Overnight in a 4* hotel in Lhasa.
The evening show “Princess Wenchen.”
Evening Potala
Day 7
September 20, 2025, Saturday. Lhasa Walking Tour. Group transfer to Lhasa airport
Free time in Lhasa. Transfer to Lhasa airport. The flight home.
Walking around Lhasa
Farewell to the group and flight home
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Cost of travel
From
$1800
VALUE OF 1800 $ (USD) The cost is fixed, does not depend on the number of people in the group. The trip will take place from 4 people.
The price of the tour includes:
Permits (permits to stay in Tibet).
All transfers by comfortable tourist transportation for the group.
Accommodation in 4* hotels (2-bed accommodation).
Hotel breakfasts.
Excursions according to the program, all entrance fees.
Accompanying the group with an experienced Tibetan guide and Russian-speaking group leader / interpreter.
Drinking water.
Oxygen canisters.
The tour price does NOT include:
Air travel to and from Lhasa.
Lunches and dinners.
Entry tourist visa to China (to be issued in advance). Citizens of Belarus, Kazakhstan and some others do not need a visa;
Health Insurance.
Single (single) room supplement is optional, $350.
Tip to the driver, Tibetan guide.
Optional program items: theatrical show “Princess Winchen”, photo session, consultation with a Tibetan doctor.
