10 Days EBC Photography tour

Attraction: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkor street
Today’s tour will first bring you to the Potala Palace, the winter palace of the Dalai Lama. It has been used since the 7th century by the 33rd great king of Tibet. The most valuable collections are the gilded burial stupas of past Dalai Lamas and meditation Cave of the 33rd great king of Tibet.
After you take lunch and then head to Jokhang temple,
Which was founded by the 33rd great king of Tibet in the 7th century to promote Buddhism. Inside, you can see the statue of Buddha Sakyamuni at the age of twelve, perhaps the single most venerated object in Tibet Buddhism. Around the temple, Barkhor street where you can kora (circling the Barkor street) with pilgrims and locals and buy the souvenirs.
Stay overnight in Lhasa Tashi Nota Hotel or Snow heaven Hotel, similar standard Shang-bala Hotel ****

Attraction: Drepung Monastery, Norbu Lingka, Sera Monastery
After breakfast, enjoy your one-day city tour today that starts with a visit to Drepung Monastery, then continue your trip to Norbulingka and Sera Monastery. Located 5 km from Lhasa, the Dre-pung Monastery is considered one of the three great monasteries in Tibet. It was first built in 1416 and held 7,700 monks in its heyday. In the Tibetan language, Drepung Monastery means the monastery of collecting rice.
Norbulingka means Jewel Garden. First, built-in 1751, it borrowed the architectural style from the inland areas of China while maintaining local ethnic and religious features. Norbulingka served as a traditional summer palace and residence starting with the 7th Dalai Lama, and now it is the most extensive garden in Tibet. In the afternoon, the Sera Monastery will be the right choice as well. It is the last of the three principal Yellow Sect monasteries built in Lhasa. The highlight of visiting Sera Monastery will be watching monks debating inside the shady courtyard behind the main temple. Every day, hundreds of red-robed monks assemble in small groups and practice their debating skills.
Stay overnight in Lhasa Tashi Nota Hotel or Snow heaven Hotel, similar standard Shang-bala Hotel ****

Attraction: Samye Monastery, YumbuLhakang Palace 1 to 2 hours trek to YumbuLhakang Palace.
Tsedang
Today, you will have a one-day trip around Tsedang, including Samye Monastery, and Yumbu-lakhang Palace. When you enter into a temple or monastery in Tibet, please take off your hats at the entrance to show your respects and follow the clockwise direction for visiting. No smoking, do not touch the Buddha statues, turn the Buddhism scriptures, or toll the bell.
Built-in the 8th century, Samye Monastery was the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet. Samye is famous for its sacred mandala design: the central temple symbolizes the legendary Mount Meru, the center of the universe. It is a renowned pilgrimage destination for Tibetan Buddhists, some of whom travel on foot for weeks to reach it. Perched on the summit of the Jormo Zhaxi Ceri Mountain on the east bank of the Yarlung River, Yumbulakhang is the first palace in Tibet. It was built for the first Tibetan King by Bon believers in the 2nd century, and became the summer palace of King Songtsan Gampo and Princess Wencheng. Then the 5th Dalai Lama changed it to the temple of Old-Yellow Hat Sect.
Stay overnight in Tsedang ( Tsedang Yarlung River Hotel 4 star Hotel )

Attraction: Yamdrok Yutso lake, Kumbum Monastery, Tashi Lunpu Monastery/ You will have one hour trek near Yamdrok Lake
Today, you will drive to Shigatse in the morning, on the way, take a view for the beautiful Yam-drok Lake, and visit Palkhor Monastery and Kumbum Pagoda. Stay overnight at Shigatse.
Located 270 km west of Tsedang at an altitude of 3,640 meters, Shigatse is the second-largest city in Tibet, with a population of 80,000. It used to be the traditional capital of the area known as U- Tsang on the Nepal border.
Yamdrok Lake is one of the three holiest lakes in Tibet. It is located 100 km southwest of Lhasa and surrounded by Mt. Kampala, Mt. Nyinchenkhasa, Mt. Chetungsu, and Mt. Changsamlhamo. The holy lake is a pilgrimage site for Tibetans. Every summer, groups of pilgrims trek there to pray and receive blessings. The turquoise blue lake has indescribable scenic beauty, prompting the Tibetans to compare it with a fairyland in heaven.
p.s. From November to March of the next year, the water of Yamdrok Lake will freeze due to the weather condition. Stay Overnight in Shigatse ( Shigatse Gyesar 4 star Hotel )

Attraction: ExploreLandscape, passing through different passes.
We’ll leave Shigatse after having your breakfast at the hotel. Today, you will see many villages and young himalayan mountains. After reach at the Lhatse. It is a small town where you can take lunch.
After that, you will drive to Shegar, and if the weather is clear enough, then on the way down to shegar, you will view the Mt, Everest in the distance. After 5 hours drive, you will arrive in She-kar.
Stay overnight in Roof of the world or Qomolangma Hotel.

Monastery, Everest Base Camp View
In the early morning, You will drive ahead to Everest Base camp, So, after 2 hours drive, you will arrive at Rongbuk monastery, but on the way, you will pass one of the highest passes in Tibet (pang la pass height 5050m) from that’s pass you will view the whole five highest peaks in the world. So,
you can see the sunrise appearing on the top of Mt Everest and have a full view of the magnifi-cent Mt. Everest standing like a snow-capped pyramid in front of you at Rongbuk, which is the vantage point for watching Mt. Everest. Then you may trek from tent to Base camp 4/km one way or go to EBC by local bus.
After visiting base camp, tourists can tour Rongphu Monastery, which is the highest monastery in the world (5000m) and belongs to the Nyingma sect. After that, You will drive back to Shi-gatse, and it will take another 6 to 7 hours to drive back to Shigatse.
Stay overnight in Shigatse Gyesar 4 star Hotel )

Attraction: Burmaputra River, Nature
Today, we will drive to Damshung town. The whole distance is almost 410 km, and it takes 7 hours along with all types of mountain and beautiful Landscape.
Overnight in Baima Hotel / White horse hotel

In the early, you will drive about 60 km from Damshung county to Namtso Lake. After arriving in Namtso Lake, you will stop there for one hour or more time exploring the beauty of Namtso lake, which is the world’s highest salt lake. Once, fulfill to enjoy your time in Namtso lake, you will return to Lhasa. Along the way, if you wish to see the Yangbachen Hot spring. We will ar-range that for you as part of your tour. But, in our tour package, we only included a visiting fee of Yangbachen hot spring, not for the swimming.
Stay overnight in Lhasa Tashi Nota Hotel or Snow heaven Hotel, similar standard Shang-bala Hotel ****

End up your tour and Goodbye Tibet. Bring your memories to your home.