




9 day Blue Ice Tour in Tibet
By Journey2Tibet
Free cancellation available
per adult
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 9d
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
- Selective hotel pickup
- Multiple languages
Overview
- Varied scenic spots: Laigu Glacier, Nyingchi, Bomi, Lhasa, Yamdrok Lake, Shannan;
- Blue ice spectacle: scenery can only been seen once a year;
- Bonus gift: the highest Tibetan-style etiquette reception, authentic Tibetan welcome dinner, portable oxygen;
- Early birds special: the earlier you book, the more you save. Group bookings enjoy additional discounts;
- Guaranteed Tibet travel permit, 4-star prenium hotels.
Activity location
- Lhasa
- Lhasa, Tibet, China
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Lhasa
- Lhasa, Tibet, China
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9 day Blue Ice Tour in Tibet in Multilingual
- 9d
- Opening hours: Wed 12:00 am-11:30 pm
- English
Pickup included
Price details
AU$2,167.07 x 1 AdultAU$2,167.07
Total
What's included, what's not
- Guide in-person
- Tibet Travel Permit
- Tickets: Attractions mentioned in the itinerary
- Accommodation: 4-star hotels for the entire trip
- Vehicle: Business vehicles according to group size (7-seater, 15-seater, 23-seater)
- Insurance: Travel agency third-party insurance/ vehicle seat insurance
- Personal Expenses: Please handle personal expenses on your own
- Lunch and Dinner
- Single Room Supplement: the price supplement need to be charged for around $25 per day
- International Flights: Airfare to Chengdu and returning flights from Chengdu to your city
Know before you book
- Public transport options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travellers
- Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Activity itinerary
Day 1: Reach to Lhasa
- 1 stop
- Meals: Not included
- Accommodation: Lhasa Guizang Manor Hotel (Diffused Oxygen Supply + Humidifier)
Lhasa
- 6h
After arriving in Lhasa, you can stay in the hotel booked by us. We suggest that you may avoid going out as much as possible after arriving in Lhasa, and take a good rest in order to adapt to the plateau reaction.
Tips: Lhasa is 3,650 metres above sea level, the oxygen content is only 70% of the mainland. For the first 2 days most guests will have different degrees of plateau reaction. The best way to prevent plateau reaction is to keep a normal attitude, drink enough water, eat some fruits and have good rest.
Day 2: Lhasa—Basomtso Lake—Niyang River—Nyingchi
- 2 stops
- Meals: breakfast, snacks
- Accommodation: Nyingchi Metropolo (AC)
Basongcuo
- 3h
- Admission ticket included
From Lhasa, you will travel to Basomtso Lake, and travel east along the Niyang River. After crossing the 5013 metres Mira Pass, you will be driven to Nyingchi, the southern part of Tibet, at an altitude of only 2800 metres. Along the way, the scenery is beautiful and the Tibetan villages present their own unique characteristics and fascinating landscapes. You can stop to take photos.
In the afternoon, you will visit the most beautiful lake in Tibet, the so-called Little Switzerland, surrounded by snow-capped mountains and forests—Basomtso. Visit the small island at the centre of the lake and enjoy the view of the lake and mountains from the fence.
Niyang River
- 3h
- Admission ticket included
Afterwards, drive to Nyingchi, the Tibetan word for “throne of the sun”. Along the way, enjoy the scenery of the Niyang River valley, virgin forests, and feel the true beauty of the mountains.
Day 3: Nyingchi—Lulang—Bomi—Midu Glacier—Ranwu Lake
- 3 stops
- Meals: breakfast
- Accommodation: Ranwu Hotel
Lulang Forest
- 3h
- Admission ticket included
Wake up early and travel 100 kilometres from Nyingchi to Lulang in about 2 hours. On the way, you will cross the Segrila Pass at an altitude of 4,515 metres, enjoy the colourful forests of Sedera along the way, and also have a distant view of the Nyingchi County. When you reach the pass, it is the best place to see Namcha Barwa Peak from afar. It is also the best place to take pictures of Namcha Barwa Peak.
Midui Glacier
- 3h
- Admission ticket included
Arrive at Bomi in the afternoon and visit Midui Glacier. Midu Glacier is located near the villages of Mimei and Midu in Yupu Township, Bomi County, Nyigchi Region. It is only 8 kilometres away from National Highway 318, making it very easy to arrive. Due to the low elevation of the ice tongue, it can be easily viewed up close. Midui Glacier shape handsome, by the “China National Geographic” rated as one of the six more beautiful glaciers.
Ranwu Lake
- 3h
- Admission ticket included
Ranwu Lake is surrounded by a large meadow of turquoise grass. It is covered with brightly coloured wolfsbane flowers, forming a beautiful landscape with the blue lake and snow-capped mountains. Depending on the season, the lake water is either blue or green in colour. Many rocks and small islands dot the landscape. The lake is full of trees in spring and summer, and mists in fall and winter, making it a picturesque place in all seasons.
Day 4: Laigu Glacier(The Blue Ice)—Yalong Glacier—Nyingchi
- 2 stops
- Meals: breakfast
- Accommodation: Bomi Renqing Inn
Laigu Glaciers
- 3h
- Admission ticket included
After breakfast, we’ll set off to Laigu Glacier. The multiple glaciers surrounding Laigu Village have formed several ice lakes in front of the village. Due to the different geology and soil composition where different glaciers are located, each glacial lake reflects a different colour. One of the glacial lakes also has large and small icebergs floating on it. Between the end of the glacier and the glacial lake, the broken glacier reveals ten metres high blue and ghostly ice.
Being in Laigu Village, you can see the Meixi Glacier, Yalong Glacier, Ruojiao Glacier, Dongga Glacier, Xiongjia Glacier and Niu Ma Glacier. Because all these glaciers surround Laigu Village, they are collectively known as Laigu Glacier (Note: Glaciers change because of the four seasons. Each glacier viewing period is different, different time to visit the scenery seen different).
Nyingchi County
- 3h
Which is generated in the east end of the Gangzhigabu mountain up to 12 kilometres long, Yalong glacier is the most majestic. It extends from the main peak, which is more than 6,000 metres above sea level, to the side of Laikou Village, which is about 4,000 metres above sea level.
Day 5: Bomi—Lulang International Tourist Town——Lulang Forest Viewing Platform—Nyingchi
- 1 stop
- Meals: breakfast
- Accommodation: Nyingchi Metropolo (AC)
Lunang
- 3h
Lulang in Tibetan means “Dragon King Valley”, is located in the Tibet Nyingchi region Nyingchi County, known as “Switzerland in the snow”. It is about 80 kilometres away from Bayi Town on the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, and is located in the deep forests, known as “Tibet Jiangnan”.
Day 6: Nyingchi—Kading waterfall—Lhasa—Mt. Yaowang Observation Deck
- 2 stops
- Meals: breakfast
- Accommodation: Lhasa Guizang Manor Hotel (Diffused Oxygen Supply + Humidifier)
Kadinggou Scenic Spot
- 3h
- Admission ticket included
After breakfast, we will go to the primitive forest - Kading Ditch Tianfo Waterfalls, which means “Heaven on Earth”. 24 kilometres from Bayi Township, the Niyang River in the Kading water, is a typical canyon landscape. There are high mountains and deep ditches, strange peaks and rocks, ancient trees. The waterfall with a drop of nearly 200 metres flows straight down, majestic and spectacular. In the waterfall, there is a naturally formed Buddha with a kind face, which gives the waterfall its name. There are naturally formed Buddha statues and guardians on the rock walls, and the virgin forests in the gully are densely covered with the beautiful legend of being one and the same with Tibetan Buddhism. After the tour, drive along the original road back to Lhasa.
Yaowang Mountain of Lhasa
- 3h
- Admission ticket included
Yaowang Mountain means "mountain of the corner" in Tibetan, which refers to its location at the corner of the Red Mountain where the Potala Palace is located. At the end of the 17th century, in order to develop Tibetan medicine, Diba Sangye Gyatso built Menba Dratsang (medical institute) on Yaowang Mountain. He selected some lamas from various temples to study Tibetan medicine in the Dratsang. There is a statue of Medicine Buddha painted with sapphire in the Dratsang. Therefore, the Han people called this mountain "Yaowang Mountain". This medical school existed until 1959 and was also called "Yaowang Mountain Lizhong Medical College".
Day 7: Lhasa—Yamdrok Lake—Observation Deck 1, 2, and 3—Lhasa
- 1 stop
- Meals: breakfast
- Accommodation: Lhasa Guizang Manor Hotel (Diffused Oxygen Supply + Humidifier)
Yamdrok Yumtso Lake
- 6h
- Admission ticket included
In the morning, we depart from Lhasa and drive to one of the three sacred lakes in Tibet - Yamdrok Yonchoe, which is the highest freshwater lake in the world, with an altitude of 4,441 metres. Yamdrok Lake is the highest freshwater lake in the world, with an elevation of 4,441 metres above sea level. It is called “Jasper Lake” in Tibetan. After that, we will go down the mountain to get close to Yamdrok Yonchoe. The blue water of the lake and the snow-capped mountains in the distance, together with the colourful mountains on both sides of the lake, the distinctive Tibetan villages, and the cows and sheep everywhere, will make you feel calm and relaxed.
Day 8: City centre Lhasa: Potala palace—Jokhang Temple—Bharkor Street
- 3 stops
- Meals: breakfast, snacks
- Accommodation: Lhasa Guizang Manor Hotel (Diffused Oxygen Supply + Humidifier)
Potala Palace
- 3h
- Admission ticket included
In the morning, you will visit the Potala Palace, the highest ancient fortress-like complex in the world. It is the residence of the Dalai Lamas and the centre of political and religious power in Tibet. It houses the golden stupa of the Dalai Lamas and a large number of precious murals, thangkas and statues, which is a concentrated manifestation of Tibetan culture.
Jokhang Temple
- 3h
- Admission ticket included
After lunch, you can visit the earliest Buddhist temple built during the Tubo Dynasty—Jokhang Temple. The temple enshrines the twelve-year-old statue of Sakyamuni that accompanied Princess Wencheng into Tibet, which is the most sacred and spiritual statue in the hearts of the Tibetan people.
Barkhor Street
- 3h
- Admission ticket included
Visitors can not only see the devotion of the locals, but also pray for all living beings by circling around the Barkhor Street together.
Day 9: Drop-off in Lhasa
- 1 stop
- Meals: breakfast
- Accommodation: Not included
Lhasa
- 6h
The enjoyable trip to Tibet is over. Breakfast is provided at the hotel. We will send the guests to the airport or train station according to the way they return to their cosy home.
Location
Activity location
- Lhasa
- Lhasa, Tibet, China
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Lhasa
- Lhasa, Tibet, China
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