Private Tibet Tour-One-Day Lake Yamdrok Sightseeing
This one-day private Tibet tour outside of Lhasa offers the visit to the must-see landscape highlight for tourism in Tibet-Lake Yamdrok. Yamdrok Lake, also called Yamdrok Yumtso, is a lake with two long arms of water, making it look like a scorpion from the sky. This shape means you can never see its shape from around it.
We will check out of hotel around 8:00am. You'd better have an early breakfast since we want to have the sunrise photos if possible. We extend the way to the west of Lhasa by driving over the Lhasang Gonggar Airport highway, wind up the mountain roads and cross the lofty Gampala pass(4750m) through numbers of switch backs and surmount the pass with heaps of prayer flags flapping in the breeze. From ridge, it offers a stunning view of the sprawling Yamdrok lake down in the valley and snowcapped mountains in the horizon. Winding down from the pass toward the lake shore of Yamdrok lake and continues enjoy the unforgettable vista of its pincer-shaped expanse of turquoise water. Yamdrok lake is one of the holiest lake in Tibet. It is revered as a talisman, supporting the life-spirit of the Tibetan nation. It is said that should its water dry Tibet will no longer be habitable. It holds a great value among Tibetans and Tibetans offer prayer flags and makes pilgrimage to the lake. And we will drive back to Lhasa around 6 pm after the sigthseeing and leisure time along the way.
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Yamdrok Lake, also called Yamdrok Yumtso, is a lake with two long arms of water, making it look like a scorpion from the sky. This shape means you can never see its shape from around it. From Gyantse, you can see one arm, and follow it until it disappears around a bend in the shore which makes it difficult to estimate the size of the lake.
Yamdrok Lake is one of Tibet's three sacred lakes and the largest lake in southern Tibet. The other two famous and holy lakes are Namtso Lake and Lake Manasarovar. The lake is fan shaped and features numerous bays and inlets and nine islands. The lake has a number of different names. It is called Coral Lake, or Green Jade Lake. The lake received the name Coral Lake, because it is shaped like a piece of coral, and the name Green Jade lake comes from it calm surface and beautiful green color.
Price details of this tour
Group Size |
1person |
2person |
3-5person |
6-9person |
Tour cost |
$385 |
$210 |
$145 |
$125 |
Remarks:
1. Price Per Person in US Dollars base on the change rate: 1USD=6.8RMB
2. Suppose you stay a hotel in Lhasa Downtown
Price Inclusions
1. Private transfers by car/Van/mini bus with experienced driver mentioned above
2. Private Tibetan tour guide
3. All of the entrance tickets mentioned above
4. All necessary Tibet travel permits covering your whole trip
Price exclusions:
1.Arrival and Departure flight tickets
2.All of Personal expenses and Travel insurance fee
3.All of meals and accommodation
4.Other optional activities and terms