7-day Tour Visiting Earliest Tibetan Civilization

Tour Code: TTCW-005
Tour Duration: 7 days
Tour Catalog: Private Tour
Routes: Lhasa-Tsedang-Airport
Primary Resorts: Potala Palace,Johkang Temple, Sera Monastery,Drepung Monastery,Ganden Monastery,Samye monastery,Yumbulhakang,tomb of Tibetan kings,Tandruk monastery

Day01 Arrive in Lhasa by flight or by train
Lhasa airport/Train station picking up, have a good rest to acclimatize the high altitude in the afternoon.
Overnight at Lhasa.

Day 2-3 Two full days Lhasa Sightseeing(B)
The first two days you are in Tibet will be put towards sightseeing inside Lhasa, to visit fabulous and typical Buddhist and historic sites, such as Potala Palace,Jokhang Temple,Barkhor street, Sera Monastery and Drepung Monastery.

In Potala palace, you can explore the grandest of this myriad chapels, its audience halls, the jeweled and Golden burial chortens(stupa Tombs) of past Dalai Lamas, and tremendous number of Buddhist frescoes, thangkas, combinations of mandala, figures of the Buddha   You will visit 3 important monasteries in Lhasa, the first and foremost is Johkang Temple, the spiritual center of Tibetan Buddhism, attracts pilgrims all over Tibetan Area, built during songtsen gonpo's reign by princess wencheng of tang dynasty, 647 A.D. the other two Monasteries Sera and Drepung Monastery locate in suburb of Lhasa, are hosted by hundreds of Monks, learning, praying, studying, living there. The famous Monks debiting is held in the courtyard of Sera Monastery in the afternoon.  
You will also explore the circular pilgrim route barkhor while traveling at Johkang Temple, to contact local folks here, and if possible purchase some traditional Tibetan artifacts, religious implements, antiques, books, Tibetan music instrument, Thangkas, and tradition tibetan clothes etc.
Overnight at Lhasa
(Notice, the sequence of sightseeing will be based on the reservation of Potala Palace)


Day04:Visiting Ganden monastery and enjoying the beautiful scenery around it(50km)with smooth plan tar road
Ganden monastery is about fifty kilometers east of lhasa and is first and primary monastery of Gelug sect in Tibet.Ganden monastery is situated on the Wangpori muontain with an elevation of 3800m above sea level. The monastery is initiated by Tsongkapa himself(founder of yellow hat sect in Tibet) and is also the first Ganden Tripa(Abbot) of the Ganden monastery. It is very interesting to go for Lingkor(circuit) around the monastery and you can also see the crack of rock which was magically done by Tsongkapa himself. Ask your tour guide for more information about this.
Rest a night at Lhasa.

Day05:Visiting Samye monastery(250km) with good road condition upto Tsedang and then couple of kilometers with rough bumpy road. 
Tibet was once occupied with the Bon religion and so many demons everywhere in Tibet It was King Trisong Detsen that he have invited Guru Padmasambhava from India to destroy all the demons in Tibet to have a peaceful life in Tibet. King Trison Detsen order to built the Samye monastery for Guru Padmasambhava and initiated the Nyimapa order in Tibet. So Samye monastery was the first monastery in Tibetan buddhism and later King Trison Detsen ordered to translate different books into Tibetan language. Now a days you can see so many different sculpture in monastery written in some precious things like gold, silver, torquise and soon.
Night in Tsedang

Day06:Visiting Yumbulhakang(12km) and tomb of Tibetan kings with Tandruk monastery(90km) with good road condition.
 Yumbulhakang was the oldest architecture in whole Tibet and was built for the first Tibetan king Nyatri Tsenpo who was believe to came from heaven or from Indian site according to Tibetan document. It is a 5 story fortress-like dwelling built on the spur of a hill that commands an impressive view of the entire fertile valley. Inside the palace, you can see the images of Early Tibetan king. Then towards the tomb of Tibetan king, where you can explore the Tombs with flat on the top and piled with earth and rocks. Tandruk monastery has got history same as that of Jokhang and Ramoche in lhasa. Its been very badly distroyed during cultural revolution in Tibet.
Rest a night at Tsedang.

Day07:Returning back from Tsedang to lhasa airport for saying good bye Tibet
End the tour

What's included
1) Accommodation in qualified hotels in Lhasa, Shigatse,Tsedang based on your request;
2) All Breakfast, in Lhasa mixed style breakfast(Tibetan, Chinese, Western styles)
3) Transportation:
  Inside Lhasa((Mini Van, car or Taxi according to group size)
  Trip out of Lhasa(Mini Van)
4) An experienced Local Tibetan English speaking tour guide
5) All necessary travel permits
6) Oxygen supply in Vehicle
7)Travel Insurance, only for accident
8)1 Tibetan style dinner served at a famous local Tibetan family restaurant.

What's excluded
1) All air tickets or train tickets
2) All entrance fees of sightseeing place mentioned in itinerary
3) Private expense like shopping
4) Tips for the tour guide and driver.
6) Banking commission of the payment, the price quotation does not include banking commission.

Airport/train station pick up or drop off will be surcharged as price listed below
Prive Airport pick up/drop off:  45USD/time
Train station pick up/drop off:  18USD/time
 
Price Quotation(USD/P.P)

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