The 13 Tibet Tours That Repay a Whole Day

1.Tibet Tour 8 Days Lhasa to Everest Base Camp Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 578 reviews · from $949Our pick

Travel from Lhasa to Everest Base Camp in a group of up to 12, with an English-speaking Tibetan guide, local driver, permits, hotels, breakfasts, and transport arranged. Visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery, Yamdrok Lake, Gyantse, Shigatse, Rongbuk Monastery, and Everest Base Camp.

“My husband and I recently finished this tour. We would like to thank our tour guide and driver who provided excellent service to ensure that we had a safe and joyble experience. We're extremely impressed by the knowledge shared by our Read more”

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2.7 Days Lhasa to Kathmandu Overland Small Group Tibet Tour via EBC

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 188 reviews · from $989

Travel from Lhasa to the Gyirong border in seven days with a Tibetan guide, small group of up to 12, hotel pickup, permits, transport, and oxygen in the vehicle. Visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, monasteries, Yamdrok Lake, Everest Base Camp, and Rongbuk Monastery. A $60 jeep transfer can continue the trip to Kathmandu.

“Lhatse Tenzin is really good guide. He’s very polite, funny and easygoing. I felt myself safe and comfortable, it wasn’t boring at all. Thank you!”

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3.10 Days Tibet Everest Base Camp and Namtso Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 108 reviews · from $1,329

Travel through Tibet by small-group minibus with an English-speaking Tibetan guide. Visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery, Yamdrok Lake, Mount Everest, Rongbuk Monastery, Tashilhunpo, and Namtso Lake. The $1,329 price covers permits, hotels, breakfasts, transport, entrance fees, airport pickup, and oxygen in the vehicle.

“I have been to Tibet 4 times. This time, our guide Mr Lobsang is very and very good. I give a 10/10 points. He helped a fellow travel mate up the steps in temple and kind enough to share a lot od details. He brought us to tie 藏旗on a mountaRead more”

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4.4 Days Lhasa Impression Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 67 reviews · from $509Best value

Spend three nights in Lhasa with a small group of up to 12 people, an English-speaking Tibetan guide, airport or train transfers, and three-star twin-share lodging. Visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street, Drepung Monastery, Dadong Village, and Sera Monastery, including its famous afternoon monk debates.

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5.6 Days Central Tibet Culture Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · from $799

Spend six days exploring central Tibet with a guide and a small group of up to 12. Visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery, Yamdrok Lake, Gyantse, and Tashilhunpo Monastery. Airport transfers, hotels, breakfast, permits, transport, and an English-speaking Tibetan guide are included.

“The trip went very smoothly from the moment we booked with the agency. Permits were granted quickly and flights booked perfectly. Pick up at Lhassa airport then transfer to the hotel with relevant info very good too. Globally the load oRead more”

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6.8 Days Lhasa Gyantse Shigatse Mt Everest Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 52 reviews · from $1,100

Follow an English-speaking local guide from Lhasa to Gyantse, Shigatse, and Everest Base Camp over eight days. The tour includes six hotel nights, one guesthouse or tent night, breakfast, transport, permits, airport transfers, and emergency oxygen. You will visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Yamdrok Lake, Tashilunpo Monastery, and more.

“Great experience, awesome guides, and friendly staff. The guides were very friendly and punctual, they gave enough free time and explained everything with great detail.”

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7.4 Days Lhasa City Essential Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $605

Spend four days in Lhasa with an English-speaking guide, airport or railway transfers, three hotel nights, breakfasts, and a Tibet Travel Permit. Visit Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, the Tibet Museum, Norbulingka, Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, and Barkhor Street. Recent departures have included guides and hosts such as Beatrice, Tenzin, and Dorji.

“It was a pleasure to be one of the first visitors to Tibet this year 2024, in April 1st. We were in a group with 6 pax, coming from Vietnam, New Zealand and Sweden, with different age groups. Thanks to host Beatrice, guide Tenzin, Dorji and the Read more”

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8.Private Guided Day Tour Potala Palace and Sera Monastery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $745

Spend about eight hours exploring Lhasa’s Potala Palace and Sera Monastery with a private English-speaking Tibetan guide. You’ll have roughly three hours at the palace, then visit Sera in time for its famous scripture debate from 3:30pm to 5pm. Hotel pickup, transport, entrance tickets, and drinking water are included. Tibet travel permits are not.

“This my first trip to Tibet. Agency provides full support from the moment of booking, permit, tickets, meeting at the airport, hotel, excursions. Lhasa is modern city with good roads, new cars and infrastructure. Need more time spend in this nice place. I'm going to come back for kora Kailach.”

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9.9 Days Lhasa Gyantse Shigatse Everest Namtso Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 21 reviews · from $1,443

Travel through Tibet in a group of up to 12 with an English-speaking guide, private vehicle, hotels, breakfasts, and airport or rail transfers. Visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Drepung, Gyantse, Tashilhunpo, Yamdrok Lake, Everest, and Namtso. The route builds in time to adjust to high altitude.

“Merece la pena loe Monasterios, Templos, Palacios y Vistas”

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10.15 Days Mt Everest and Mt Kailash Kora Pilgrimage Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 17 reviews · from $2,280

Travel from Lhasa to Mount Everest and Mount Kailash on a 15-day small-group pilgrimage tour for up to 12 people. Visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Yamdrok Lake, remote monasteries, Everest Base Camp, and complete the three-day Kailash kora. Hotels, guesthouses, tents, permits, transport, and an English-speaking guide are included.

“Incredible value providing a 5 star Tibet travel experience with a 2 dollar sign price. An itinerary to Tibet and its Kailash Kora are perhaps the most logistically challenging itinerary possible, especially considering the Tibet permit, innumerable Read more”

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11.6 Days Lhasa Gyantse Shigatse Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $959

Travel through Tibet on a six-day group tour capped at 12 people. See Drepung Monastery, Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Yamdrok Lake, Pelkor Chode, and Tashilunpo Monastery. Five hotel nights, breakfasts, transport, entrance fees, Tibet permit, and an English-speaking guide are included. Lunch, dinner, flights, and train tickets are not.

“From start to finish, we enjoyed our trip to the fullest.Merry, our tour organizer was so helpful and accommodating, customised our private family tour with attractions of our interest and dates.”

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12.8 Day Tibet Classic Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $1,280

Spend eight days exploring Tibet with airport or train-station pickup, four-star hotels, breakfast, transport, entrance fees, a Tibetan English-speaking guide, and the Tibet Travel Permit included. The route covers Lhasa, Yamdrok Lake, Karola Glacier, Rongbuk Monastery, Everest Base Camp, Tashilhunpo Monastery, and Namtso Lake. Guides such as Zhaba and Xiao Bu are noted for careful, reassuring support at high altitude.

“If you're short on time but still want to see the best of Tibet, this 8-day tour is spot on. Lhasa's Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple are must-sees. The drive to Yamdrok Lake and Karola Glacier? Absolutely stunning. Standing at Everest Read more”

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13.Panorama Multi Day Tour in Tibet

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $1,679

You spend 11 days traveling from Lhasa through Tibet’s mountain country to Everest Base Camp and back. Expect a maximum of 10 people, four-star city hotels, a guaranteed Tibet Travel Permit, licensed buses, and a local team doctor. Gloria, also known as Xue Yang, has handled custom arrangements for past guests with notable patience.

“Just got back from an epic 10-day trip from Chengdu to Lhasa, and wow, what a ride! The train journey on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway was a highlight—stunning views that set the tone for the whole trip. Lhasa's Potala Palace? Mind-blowing. JRead more”

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