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A day tour in Lhasa is the prefect option for foreign friends with tight schedule to explore Lhasa and its surroundings.
With over dozens of years of Tibet tour running experience, we, Tibet Vista Team, have already elaborated out the most classic Lhasa day trips for you to discover the best of holy Lhasa city within 24 hours. You can choose to capture the stunning shots of Potala Palace, tour around ancient Lhasa Town by tricycle, observe how Tibetan Incense and Thangka are made, follow the ritual walks (Lingkhor, Barkhor and Nangkhor) with sincere pilgrims, enjoy Tibet sweet tea at Guangming Teahouse and tasty Tibetan cuisine at Makye Ame, explore Tibetan Buddhism culture in Drepung Monastery and watch dynamic Tibet monk debating at Sera Monastery, take the scenic ride to Drak Yerpa Monastery, and participate in the whitewater rafting along Lhasa River, etc.
The whole package is tightly designed with interesting activities, which includes hotel pick-up & drop-off service, private vehicle and Tibetan English-speaking tour guide, etc. Haven't found the one suiting you best? Please feel free to contact our Tibet Travel Guru to tailor-make your own one-day Lhasa tour.
No matter whether you are a professional or amateur photographer, this tour is for you to record the highlights of Lhasa by camera. Potala Palace is a site that photographers should not miss. Sitting on the top of Lhasa City, this ancient palace gives visitors a fantastic view at any corner or any angle. There are two wonderful places to take pictures of the palace, Chakpori Hill and Palubuk Temple. The entrance fee is 2 yuan to Chakpori Hill and 30 yuan to Palubuk Temple. It is best to arrive at the hill before the sunrise, around 7:00am. After shooting the palace in the sunrise, you can walk around it clock-wise to take some pictures from different angles. We also recommend you to go to the other side of Lhasa River to shoot the palace. Especially from Mountain Bumburi you can have an amazing view of the palace. Of course, Lhasa River itself is also a very famous and beautiful spot for photography.
Duration: 1 Day (Starts from 7:00 am, finishes around 20:00 pm. Sunrise and sunset time differs in different season).
Tour Type: Private tour.
Attractions: Chakpori Hill, Longwang Park, Barkhor Street.
Dining: Lunch.
Accommodation: Excluded.
Service: Hotel pick-up & drop-off service, private vehicle and Tibetan English-speaking tour guide.
If you have a free day, we recommend you to do tour by tricycle in Lhasa city, especially ancient area of Lhasa city. You can take this golden chance to explore the ancient Lhasa city. It is really very interesting. You only need to pay 30 or 50 yuan to the driver of a tricycle for a two or three hours’ trip in the city. You can ask them to stop when you see something interesting. This tour will bring you unforgettable impression of Tibet and Tibetans.
You must go clock-wise, especially in the morning. You will see hundreds of Tibetans walking one way, carrying their pray wheel, pray beads and chanting. Some may prostrate on the way. You know, the old part of Lhasa city has a history of 1400 years. Actually most old buildings were destroyed, but there are still some old buildings and old monasteries.
Duration: 1 Day (Starts from 9:00 am, finishes around 6:00 pm.).
Tour Type: Private tour.
Attractions: Linkhor road, Traditional Resident area.
Dining: Lunch.
Accommodation: Excluded.
Service: Hotel pick-up & drop-off service, private vehicle and Tibetan English-speaking tour guide.
With a long history, Tibetan handicrafts mirror Tibet’s economic and cultural development. They are not only highly practical, but also have great aesthetic value. Thus, we highly advise you to spare some time to learn more about them. This tour will take you to see how Tibetan incense and Tibetan Thangka are made. They are two significant kinds of handicrafts in Tibet. Learning about them, you will have a better understanding of Tibet’s culture and local people’s life.
Duration: 1 Day (Starts from 9:00 am, finishes around 6:00 pm.).
Tour Type: Private tour.
Attractions: Tibetan incense workroom and Thangka workroom.
Dining: Lunch.
Accommodation: Excluded.
Service: Hotel pick-up & drop-off service, private vehicle and Tibetan English-speaking tour guide.
Here are three streets, including Lingkhor, Barkhor and Nangkhor, in Lhasa for pilgrims to make ritual walks. Lingkhor is the most common name of the outer sacred path in Lhasa, matching its inner twin, Barkhor. In its heyday, it was about 8 kilometers long, enclosing Old Lhasa, Potala Palace and Chokpori Hill. In the middle sacred path Barkhor, generally the old and middle-aged pilgrims often walk around the old parts of the city in early morning till afternoon. This street popular among locals and tourists, is fully decorated with local customs. You can see Tibetan traditional constructions, and tourist souvenirs shops along the street. Nangkhor is the innermost circumambulation path around Jokhang Temple. It is not as famous as Barkhor, but you can enjoy many kinds of delicacies on this street, like fried potatoes and Tibetan noodles.
Duration: 1 Day (Starts from 9:00 am, finishes around 6:00 pm.).
Tour Type: Private tour.
Attractions: Potala Palace, Jorkhang Monastery, Barkor Street.
Dining: Lunch.
Accommodation: Excluded.
Service: Hotel pick-up & drop-off service, private vehicle and Tibetan English-speaking tour guide.
This trip is designed for you to enjoy authentic Tibetan food and beverage in Lhasa. Your tour guide will take you to visit some Tibetan restaurants and tea houses in Lhasa. In order to adapt to the extremely high altitude and harsh climate, Tibetan people have to eat food with high energy, which can keep them warm. Due to the high altitude, water boils at 90 degrees centigrade, making cooking with water difficult. Vegetables are also scarce, so Tibetan cuisine has become very special. The main ingredients are meat and dairy products. The food in Tibet shows a strong similarity to that in India and parts of China, but is uniquely Tibetan.
Duration: 1 Day (Starts from 9:00 am, finishes around 6:00 pm.).
Tour Type: Private tour.
Attractions: Tea house, Tibetan restaurant.
Dining: Lunch.
Accommodation: Excluded.
Service: Hotel pick-up & drop-off service, private vehicle and Tibetan English-speaking tour guide.
You can visit two of the three most important monasteries in Lhasa in one day, Drepung and Sera. Drepung Monastery was firstly built in 1416 by Jamyang Chojey who was a direct disciple of Je Tsongkhapa and the founder of Gelukpa School of Tibetan Buddhism. It housed 7,700 monks in its heyday. It was known for its high standards of academic study, and was called the Nalanda of Tibet, a reference to the great Buddhist monastic university of India. Sera Monastery is also one of the three principal Gelukpa monasteries built in Lhasa. The highlight of visiting the monastery will be watching a monks’ debating in the shady courtyard behind its main temple. Every day, hundreds of red-robed monks assemble in small groups and practice their debating skills. It is a highly entertaining spectacle, during which they strike poses not dissimilar to hip hop rappers.
Duration: 1 Day (Starts from 9:00 am, finishes around 6:00 pm.).
Tour Type: Private tour.
Attractions: Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery.
Dining: Lunch.
Accommodation: Excluded.
Service: Hotel pick-up & drop-off service, private vehicle and Tibetan English-speaking tour guide.
This short cycling tour will take you to enjoy the beautiful countryside scenery and visit some sacred sites of Lhasa. It takes almost half a day to bike to Drak Yerpa, about 16km away from Lhasa City. Drak Yerpa consists of a monastery and a number of ancient meditation caves. When getting to the monastery, you need to walk around 3 hours to visit its meditation caves because there is only a very narrow footpath, no road for bike.
Duration: 1 Day (Starts from 9:00 am, finishes around 6:00 pm.).
Tour Type: Private tour.
Attractions: Countryside views, Drak Yerba Monastery.
Dining: Lunch.
Accommodation: Excluded.
Service: Hotel pick-up & drop-off service, private vehicle and Tibetan English-speaking tour guide.
Lhasa is not only rich in cultural tourism resource, but also in natural tourist sights, such as mountains, lakes and rivers. Rivers in Lhasa attract tourists not just for their charming scenery. They are also perfect options for outdoor enthusiasts keen on drifting or boating. The best rafting time in Lhasa is from June to September. As a professional Tibet travel agency introducing thousands of foreigners to visit Tibet each year, we can provide admirable service and advanced drifting equipment for tourists, such as canoes, paddles, life jackets, helmets, drifting bags, cold-preventing clothing and shoes. Besides, we have an experienced team, including international guides, Tibetan guides, dedicated coaches and a professional rescue team trained in wilderness first aid and river rescue. At present, here are two main drifting/boating rivers with official permits in Lhasa for your option.
Duration: Half a Day (Starts from 8:00 or 9:00 am, finishes around 12:00 pm.).
Tour Type: Private tour.
Attractions: Lhasa River, Tolung Chu
Dining: Picnic.
Accommodation: Excluded.
Service: Hotel pick-up & drop-off service, private vehicle and Tibetan English-speaking tour guide.
If time allows, you are strongly recommended to spare a few days for Lhasa discovery. Join-in our LHASA TOUR, not only can you go to visit the Landmarks of Lhasa, like Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street, but also do the off-the-beaten-track trekking, even stretch your legs to its surroundings, like Yamdrok Lake in Gyantse, Namtso Lake in Nagqu, Samye in Tsedang, etc. Seeing is believing. Hope to see you in Lhasa in the following days!
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