Barkhor Street
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Like a treasure trove or something out of Aladdin’s cave, Barkhor Street is an ancient road that circles the square that houses Jokhang Temple. Most significant as a thoroughfare for pilgrims on their way to the temple, Barkhor Street is also home to the Tromzikhang market, host to a wide variety of vendors selling everything from prayer wheels to yak butter to tea kettles.
According to local history, when Songtsen Gampo built Jokhang Temple, its grand scale immediately began to attract millions of pilgrims from the area. So many walked around the temple that they wore a path, which came to be the original Barkhor Street. Today, visitors can see pilgrims walking clockwise around the temple, holding prayer wheels. Many of these pilgrims have come from the outer regions of Tibet, walking for days, weeks or months to reach the temple. Some move only by bowing, crossing just a few feet during each prostration. A visit to Barkhor Street is an immersion in Tibetan culture, a multi-colored and fascinating glimpse into the wide diversity of people who inhabit this land.
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7-Night Lhasa to Everest Base Camp Classic Tour
This spectacular, and comprehensive tour will help you discover multiple highlights in seven days.You’ll travel between spread out attractions in a comfortable vehicle, and will save time researching and planning your itinerary, as it’s all organized for you. Take the stress out of language barriers, as this tour includes a guide. Highlights included Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera monastery, Karo glacier, and Everest Base Camp.
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$880.00
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8-Night Tibet Hiking and Horseback Riding Tour
Visit the historical city of Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, and hike from Pabongkha to Sera Monastery which is a less traveled path by most tourists as well as many other major attractions such as Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street. In addition, you will take a horse ride to beautiful Yamdrok Lake. This is a great adventure for you to explore central Tibet!
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15 Days Mt. Kailash and Manasarova Pilgrimage Group Tour
For Buddhist believers, Tibet is the holiest place to visit. Here, you can enjoy the ancient monasteries and temples, sacred mountains and lakes. This 15 days Mt Kailash Manasarovar yatra tour is the ideal tour route for those who are interested in Buddhism. At the beginning of the tour, you will spend three days to adapt to the high altitude in Lhasa city. After visiting the main temples and monasteries in Lhasa, you will head to visit EBC, Mt Kailash, Manasarovar Lake, etc. Along the, you will meet lots of pilgrims trekking to the holy mountain and lake.
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Tibet 8-Day Tour including Mount Everest Base Camp
Go on an epic adventure in Tibet with this 8-day tour that stops at some of the most popular monasteries, including Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, Pelkor Chode Monastery, Rongphu Monastery, and Tashilunpo Monastery. Along the journey, see Potala Palace, Barkhor Street, Jokhang Temple, Karo-La Glacier, and Yamdrok Lake. Plus end your tour by visiting the Everest Base Camp at the majestic Mt. Everest.
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3-Night Lhasa City Small Group Tour
Check off the spiritual and historic highlights of Lhasa in just three nights on this classic Tibet discovery tour. Spend your first day exploring the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, and Barkhor Street, then get to know your small group and guide over a welcome dinner. Then travel a little further to two of Tibet’s greatest monasteries: Sera and Drepung. Choose between 3-star or 4-star accommodation, which includes breakfast.
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$480.00
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Small-Group 5-Night Lhasa Tour: Train from Beijing
Discover one the world’s most wild and ruggedly beautiful regions on this seamless, 5-night tour from Beijing to Lhasa, Tibet. Set off in the evening from Beijing and choose a hard-sleeper or soft-sleeper compartment; during your 2-night journey, you’ll pass by some of China’s most remarkable scenery. Upon arrival in Lhasa, enjoy a welcome dinner and settle in at your accommodation. Spend the remaining time exploring the region’s highlights, from the Potala Palace (once home of the Dalai Lama) and Jokhang Temple to the Drepung and Sera Monasteries.
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8 Days Lhasa Shigatse Mt.Everest Group Tour
For those who want to explore the old Lhasa city and the holy Mt Everest, this 8 days Everest Base Camp tour package is the ideal one. Starting from Lhasa city, you will visit some landmarks such as Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery, etc. Then, you will head to Shigatse to enjoy the beauty of Mt Everest on Everest Base Camp. Finally, we come back to Lhasa from Shigatse. Here are some details about this itinerary.
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8 Days Lhasa Gyantse Shigatse Mt Everest Group Tour
This comprehensive tour will take you to many of Tibet’s top attractions. You won’t have to worry about arranging transport, as transfers and accommodation are organized for you. Save time researching places to visit, and instead enjoy your action-packed itinerary, which has been carefully planned so you don’t miss any highlights. Best parts of the tour include Drepung Monastery, and Potala Palace in Lhasa, Lake Yamdroktso, Shigatse, Gyantse, and Mt. Everest.
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13 Days Lhasa Mt.EBC Mt. Kailash Kathmandu Group Tour
Mt.Kailash is recognized as the holiest mountain in the world, Tibetan Buddhism believes it represents immense happiness. Its snowed-capped peaks always shine in the sunshine and with holy light. Many Pilgrimage followers were attracted to there year by year. With its special mountain shape, it is quite different from surrounding peaks. With the view of This mysterious holy mountain, people could deeply feel pious and wonders of religion.
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15-Day Everest Base Camp & Kailash Pilgrimage Trek with Lhasa and Yamdrok Lake
This Mt.Kailash Tour design for the customers who is looking for in-deep exploration in Tibet. Located in the Ngari Region of Tibet, Mt. Kailash and Lake Mansarova are famous as Sacred Mountain and Holy Lake respectively. Both have often been chosen as a sacrificial center for Hindu, Buddhist, and Bonist pilgrims. Their spiritual aura and paradisiacal scenery also entice visitors. The route also including other must visit attractions in Tibet.
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4 days Lhasa tour
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Getting an in-depth understanding about Tibetan culture, religion, tradition, costume, architecture and festivals etc., we can arrange an inspirational and enlightening talk with invitation of renowned Tibetan local experts on the theme of your interest.
A visit to Tibetan traditional handicraft school will be also arranged during the tour to see and learn the extraordinary array of authentic Tibetan traditional and contemporary works of crafts and arts, like Tibetan traditional Thangka painting, fabrication of Buddhist statues etc.
Visit to a family in rural traditional Tibetan village to observe and experience an up close of the traditional lifestyle of the indigenous Tibetan farmers and taste locally made snacks
To see and feel what it is like to be eating in local Tibetan restaurants and have a morning or afternoon tea in local popular tea shops.
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7-Day Private Tibet Tour: Lhasa, Gyangtse, and Shigatse
Explore Tibet on a private 7-day tour that starts in Lhasa and continues to the important cities of Gyantse and Shigatse. Travel with an experienced guide through Lhasa to see Potala Palace, Norbulingka Palace, Jokhang Temple, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery and Barkhor Street. After three days, head to Gyantse, stopping at beautiful Yamdrok Lake before arrival in Gyantse where you take in Palkhor Monastery. Keep going to Shigatse to tour the Tashilhunpo Monastery and the New Palace of Panchen (Summer Palace of the Panchen Lamas) before returning to Lhasa.
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6-Night Lhasa to Kathmandu Overland Group Tour
This 7-day overland tour from Lhasa to Kathmandu follows the Sino-Nepal highway, which offer you amazing views of the Himalaya and the picturesque Tibetan countryside. The visit to the old cities: Lhasa, Gyantse and Shigatse, will give you a complete impression of Tibet's religion, cultural treasures, and dreamlike landscape.
The highlighted trip to Everest Base Camp en route will be a life-time memory to overcome yourself and get higher to the top of the world.
Notes: Please book this tour 20 days in advance, letting us have enough time to apply for your Tibet Travel Permit and then send it to you.
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$980.00
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8 Days Lhasa & Everest Base Camp Tour
This Lhasa & Mount Everest tour includes all of the best sights, sounds, and smells Tibet has to offer. The expedition to the great Mt. Everest, one of earth’s most remote corners, could also give you a chance to view the sunrise and sunset there. You can do nothing but feel marvel for the nature’s masterpiece on this tour.
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5-Night Lhasa and Lake Namtso Highlights Group Tour
This convenient five-day tour of Lhasa and nearby areas is an ideal tour for travelers who want to see the cultural and natural beauty of Tibet but don’t have weeks to explore. Everything will be arranged for you, so you can just enjoy the cultural treasures of Lhasa, including the unmissable Potala Palace and other monasteries. Plus, visit Lake Namtso on an easy overnight excursion, one of the most beautiful lakes in Tibet.
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8 Days Lhasa to Mt. Everest (EBC in Tibet) Join-in Group Tour with 4-star Hotel
This 8-day Lhasa to Everest Base Camp tour with 4 stars hotel is one of the classic itineraries in Tibet. In this tour, you will not only visit the famous attractions in Lhasa and Shigatse, like Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, Tashilhunpo Monastery, etc, but also witness the the world highest mountain - Mt.Everest from the Everest Base Camp at 5200 meters above the sea level.
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$920.00
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$920.00
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15-Day Lhasa, Everest Base Camp&Kailash Pilgrimage Trek from Shanghai
This Mt.Kailash Tour design for the customers who is looking for in-deep exploration in Tibet. Located in the Ngari Region of Tibet, Mt. Kailash and Lake Mansarova are famous as Sacred Mountain and Holy Lake respectively. Both have often been chosen as a sacrificial center for Hindu, Buddhist, and Bonist pilgrims. Their spiritual aura and paradisiacal scenery also entice visitors. The route also including other must visit attractions in Tibet.
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$1,881.25
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$1,881.25
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Regular temperature checks for staff
7-Night Central Tibet and Namtso Small Group Tour
See the cultural and natural highlights of Tibet on this easy seven-night tour. All of your permits, entrance tickets, accommodation, and transportation will be taken care of, so you don’t have to worry about any logistics. Explore the thriving, modern city of Lhasa as well as traditional old villages, for an overview of Tibet. Tour with a small group and an English-speaking local guide, for an intimate and informative trip.
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$980.00
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$980.00
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4-Day Tibet Tour: Private Lhasa Package of Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple
Explore the palaces of the Dalai Lamas and learn about Tibetan Buddhism on a private 4-day tour of Lhasa. Tour the iconic UNESCO World Heritage-listed Potala Palace and Norbulingka Palace with your knowledgeable guide, and delve into Buddhist traditions when visiting Jokhang Temple, Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery. Witness the rhythms of local life in the shops along Barkhor Street, and stop into the Tibet Museum and Tibetan Traditional Hospital. This once-in-a-lifetime tour includes three nights of accommodation, airport transfers and most meals.
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$881.00
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$881.00
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3-Night Essential Lhasa Tour
Enjoy the services of a guide and driver without prepaying attraction tickets on this group tour that checks off the Lhasa highlights over just three nights. See the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery, Barkhor Street, and Norbulingka, summer palace of the Dalai Lama, and share a meal with members of your group. Tour includes travel permits and 2-way transfers between your hotel and the station or the airport.
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$473.69
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$473.69
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5-Night Central Tibet Culture Small Group Tour
Visit the three largest cities in Central Tibet—Lhasa, Shigatse, and Gyantse—and get a good overview of the culture and landscape of the region on this convenient five-night tour. You don’t have to worry about any permits, transportation, or accommodation, as it’s all taken care of for you. Travel in a comfortable mini-bus, make new friends on a small-group tour, and learn about Tibet first-hand from a local guide.
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$770.00
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$770.00
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Explore Tibet: 5-Day from Lhasa to Shigatse
This classic Tibet tour offers you opportunity to explore Lhasa, Gyangtse, and Shigatse. The attractions you will see are Potala Place, Jokhang Monastery, Yamdrok, Pelkhor Monastery, and Tashilumpo Monastery etc.
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$2,735.79
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Central Tibet Monastery 6-Day Tour to Lhasa, Gyantse, and Shigatse
Journey around the Tibetan region in China on this 6-day tour to Lhasa, Gyantse, and Shigatse, including five nights of accommodations and all transport. Visit Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, Tashilhunpo Monastery, and Pelkor Chode Monastery. Wander Barkhor Street, see the 1,300-year-old Jokhang Temple, stop at Yamdrok Lake, and catch sight of the UNESCO-listed Potala Palace, which used to be home to the Dalai Lama.
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$968.08
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Day Tour: Tibet Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple
Travel with ease between two of Tibet’s top attractions on an 8-hour tour of Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple from Lhasa. Head first to Potala Palace — World Heritage site and the highest palace in the world — and take a guided tour of the ornate Red and White palaces. See, too, the UNESCO-listed Jokhang Temple, a 7th-century structure that exemplifies Tibetan Buddhist architecture. Small-group tour limited to 12 people.
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$236.80
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$236.80
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FAQ’s
Should I book Barkhor Street tickets in advance?
We recommend booking e-tickets ahead of time to secure your spot since Barkhor Street can get crowded. If you book with Viator, you can cancel at least 24 hours before the start date of your tour for a full refund. See all 190 Barkhor Street tickets and tours on Viator.
How much does it cost to visit Barkhor Street 2021?
Currently, an entrance ticket to Barkhor Street costs USD 236.80. Guided Barkhor Street tours start around USD 236.80 per person. See all 190 Barkhor Street tickets and tours on Viator.
What's the best way to experience Barkhor Street?
The best ways to experience Barkhor Street are:
- 7-Night Lhasa to Everest Base Camp Classic Tour
- 8-Night Tibet Hiking and Horseback Riding Tour
- 15 Days Mt. Kailash and Manasarova Pilgrimage Group Tour
- Tibet 8-Day Tour including Mount Everest Base Camp
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