6-Day Tibet Tours
Six days is enough for the classic western loop — Yamdrok Lake, Gyantse and Shigatse — or for Lhasa with Nyingchi or Namtso. You can also arrive on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway.
Private · choose your routeChoose your 6-day journeyCompare 6-day private Tibet tour options: the western loop (Yamdrok, Gyantse, Shigatse) or fly into Nyingchi for gradual acclimatisation.Price on requestSee this tour →
Private · your datesLhasa · Yamdrok · Gyantse · ShigatsePrivate 6-day Tibet western loop: 3 days in Lhasa, then Yamdrok Lake, Karo La Glacier, Gyantse Kumbum Stupa, and Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse.Price on requestSee this tour →
Private · your datesNyingchi · Basum Tso · LhasaPrivate 6-day Tibet tour with gradual acclimatisation: fly into Nyingchi (2,949 m), visit Basum Tso, Lulang and Nangjagbarwa.Price on requestSee this tour →
Group or private6 Days Discover Tibet Train Tour from XiningThe simplest Tibet train journey: 6 days from Xining, overnight on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, and 3 days in Lhasa covering Potala Palace.from $890 per personSee this tour →
Group or private6 Days Lhasa Gyantse Shigatse Cultural TourSix days on Tibet's classic cultural circuit: Lhasa's three UNESCO sites, Yamdrok Lake, Karola Glacier.from $600 per personSee this tour →
Group or private6 Days Lhasa Namtso Lake In-depth TourSix days in Lhasa and Namtso Lake — Tibet's vast 'Heavenly Lake' at 4,718m. Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery debates.from $650 per personSee this tour →
Private · your dates6 Days Lhasa and Ganden Monastery Biking TourSix days of cycling around Lhasa: a manageable intro ride to Ganden Monastery at 4,300m with sweeping Kyichu valley views.from $459 per personSee this tour →
What you can see in 6 days
Six days is enough for the classic western loop. After three days in Lhasa you drive over the Kamba La pass to Yamdrok Lake, on to Gyantse with its great Kumbum stupa, and sleep in Shigatse, Tibet’s second city, before visiting Tashilhunpo Monastery and returning to Lhasa.
Other six-day choices are Lhasa with Nyingchi in the east, where the valleys are lower, greener and forested, or Lhasa with a night by Namtso Lake. You can also arrive on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway from Xining and spend the time in Lhasa.
A typical 6-day route
- Days 1–3 — Lhasa
- Day 4 — Yamdrok Lake and Gyantse, overnight Shigatse
- Day 5 — Tashilhunpo Monastery, back to Lhasa
- Day 6 — Departure
Who it suits
Travellers who want to see more than the capital but have only a week. The western loop shows the farming valleys, the great monasteries of Gyantse and Shigatse and the high passes, and still brings you back to Lhasa for your flight or train.
Good to know
The highest point on the western loop is the Karo La pass at about 5,000 m, crossed by road. Best months are April to June and September to October. We arrange all permits.
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