Day Tours

Join our day tours in Lhasa and surroundings. It's the best way to extend your stay in Tibet or to customise a trip to suit perfectly your interests. Go for a day trek, observe in details the customs and rituals from famous temples and monasteries or join some workshops and culinary classes of our local Tibetan friends.

Day Trek Pilgrimage from Tidrum Nunnery

Wake up early morning around 7am have some local Tibetan noodles and sweet tea breakfast. After Breakfast we leave Tidrum nunnery and climb mountain near the Tidrum nunnery towards west. We will see the view of Tidrum valley after around 1 hour hike.

Water purification water with locals

While the purification ritual with water has removed most negativity from all humans and other sentient beings and from all non-physical beings the remaining negativity can be removed using the ritual with barley flour dough.
Sera-Utse

Sera Utse day trek

Sera Utse day trek is the one of the specialty treks that Tibet Highland Tours offers. Sera Monastery is one of the biggest Buddhist institutes in Tibet. It was founded in the 14th century by one of he disciples of master Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelugpa sect of Tibetan [...]
Ganden Monastery

Ganden Monastery

Ganden Monastery is located 60kms east of the Lhasa. Its known as one of the biggest monasteries of the Gelukpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism. It was built in 1409 by the founder of Yellow Hat sect master Tsongkapa. The monastery is located at the top of mountain which is [...]

Tibet Artisans tour

Explore few Tibetan own workshops of the Lhasa neighbourhood on this artisan tour in Tibet, where craftsmen traditional clothes, household stuff and decorations.
Yamdrok lake

Lhasa to Yamdrok Lake Day Tour

From Lhasa, you will depart for Yamdrok Lake, an amazing lake with a beautiful view of Mt. Nojin Kangtsang, which rises to 7191 meters. Yamdrok is a beautiful turquoise color that is regarded as holy to the Tibetan people. Cost: 240 RMB (~38 USD) Please contact our office one day in [...]
Potala palace

Tsekhor – kora around the Potala

Get up early in the morning (7am) and walk to Potala Square. Take the photo of Potala from Qokpuri to get photo of first sunrise on Potala Palace, join the Tsekhor (kora around the Potala) with local people, can see local people with prayer beads and pray wheel, tourist can [...]
Barkhor streets

The Lingkhor

You will travel around the major pilgrimage sites in Lhasa starting from Ani Tsangkung nunnery and followed by South Rigsum Gonpo temple, Kundheling Temple, and Ramoche temple. Along the way, you will get a glimpse of the contrast between ancient and modern Lhasa as you pass by. You will see [...]