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Lhasa/Tsurphu Monastery/Ganden Monastery/Tidrum Nunnery/Drigung Monastery 7 day tour

time:2006-3-20 Hot:72

Trip Code:TTC-08

Rout feature:
  During this tour, you will see some central tibet valleys and countryside sceneries. Along the way visit monasteries, enjoy hot-spring...

The tour itinerary:
B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner, N=overnight
Day01 Chengdu/Beijing/Shanghai/Xian/Chongqin/Kunming flight to Lhasa
   Lhasa airport picking up, have a good rest in the afternoon. Overnight at Lhasa. 

Day02  Lhasa sightseeing (B + L + D)
   Visit Potola Palace, Johkang temple, and Barkor Market. Overnight at Lhasa.

Day03 Lhasa sightseeing (B + L + D)
   Visit Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery. Overnight at Lhasa.

Day04  Lhasa /Tsurphu Monastery/Yangbachen hot-spring (B + L + D)
   Drive about 70km west of Lhasa to Tsurphu Monastery, which is the seat of the Karmapa branch of the Kagyupa order of Tibetan Buddhism. Tsurphu Monastery is set in a valley. If you are acclimatised the altitude, you can do the Tsurphu Kora. It winds up some 150m,providing splendid views of Tsurphu below. Afternoon drive to Yangbachen to have hot-spring. Overnight at Lhasa.

Day05  Lhasa / Ganden Monastery / Tidrum Nunnery (B + L + D)
   Drive to Visit Ganden Monastery which is about 120Km away from Lhasa, afternoon drive to Tidrum Nunnery, it has a great location in a narrow gorge at the confluence of two streams. You can have the famous medicinal hot-springs there. Overnight stay at Government  guesthouse of Nunnery Guesthouse( Dorm bed). 

Day06  Tidrum Nunnery / Drigung Til Monastery / Lhasa (D)
  Early drive to Drigung Til which sprouts from a high, steep ridge overlooking the Drigung Valley. Drigung Til is the head monastery of the Drigungpa school of the Kagyupa order, right now there are about 270 monks living in. Up to the hill of Drigung Til, there is one the holiest sky-burial site in Lhasa region, if you want to see the sky-burial, you need to ask for the permission from the the family of the deceased and the senior lama who conducts the ceremony. If they don't want you to attend, then just let it go. Overnight at Lhasa.

Day07 Lhasa airport dropping off (B)
   Morning Airport dropping off, end the trip.

 

The tour service includes:
  1. Meals:11 meals
  2. Transport: Landcruiser or Minivan available
  3. Accommodation:5N standeroom,1N guesthouse
  4. Guide: Chinese, English speaking guide available
  5. Entrance tickets
  6. Tibet entry permit
  7. Airfares: Chengdu-Lhasa-Chengdu

Tour service excludes:
  1. Your international flight ticket
  2. Your own expense
  3. Tips for the guide and driver

Note: We can offer you the flight ticket from any other places your require, and the train tickets from Beijing/Xingning/Xian or Chengdu 10 days before reservation.

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