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7 Days Lhasa Tour with Brahmaputra Cultural Relics Discovery
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Tour Type:
Escorted by private guide and vehicle; leave 365 days a year!
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Trip Level:Easy - suitable for all levels of fitness, family with kids and senior groups.
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Trip Level Guide:
- Easy - suitable for all level of fitness, family with kids and senior groups.
- Moderate - suitable for ones with average level fitness, family with kids bigger than 12 yrs.
- Moderate to Strenous - suitable for ones physically fit; have experiences of high altitude trek.
- Strenuous: suitable for adventures and individual with physically fit and healthy.
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Overview
What Makes this Tibet Trip Different?
This itinerary is tailor-made for tourists who are passionate for the discovery of the source of Tibetan culture and of mysterious meditation caves hidden in mountains.
Tibetan Travel Guru,Keldor
This trip starts in the main tourist sites both inside and surrounding areas of Lhasa, like Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Drepung, Sera monastery in Lhasa.
Outside Lhasa, tourists can visit lofty Ganden built on the top of high mountain and the stunning architecture of Drigung Til Monastery built from the bottom of the mountain all the way to the top. Besides, tourists can refresh themselves in Tidrum, famous medical hot-springs.
Day to Day Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive in Lhasa
When you arrive in Lhasa either by train or flight, your guide will greet you and take you to your hotel .An route to view the Yarlung Tsangpo River/ Bhamaputra river (the Longest and largest river in Tibet) and Lhasa river.
After arriving in Lhasa ,you can take a rest and acclimatize to plateau environment. If you feel to go out, then you can go to the Potala square, where you will enjoy the fountain with different colors and get amazing photos of the Potala and around.
Stay overnight in Lhasa.
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![day image]( "Tibetan tour guide greets you at Lhasa Airport.")
Tibetan tour guide greets you at Lhasa Airport.
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![day image]( "Lhasa River")
Lhasa River
Tibetan tour guide greets you at Lhasa Airport.
Lhasa River
Day 2: Lhasa Tour - Potala Place, Johkang Temple, Barkor Street (B)
Today's tour will first bring you to the Potala Palace which is the winter palace of the Dalai lama. It was put to use since the 7th Century by the 33rd great king of Tibet. The most valuable collections of Potala Palace are the gilded burial stupas of former Dalai Lamas and meditation Cave of the 33rd great king of Tibet.
Then after lunch, tourists head to Jokhang Temple which was founded by the 33rd great king of Tibet in the 7th century, in order to promote the Buddhist religion. Inside you can see the statue of Buddha Sakyamuni at the age of twelve, perhaps the only most venerated object in Tibetan Buddhism. Around the temple is Barkhor street where you can do kora (a religious circle of a building or mountain) with pilgrims and locals, in the meantime you can buy souvenirs.
Stay overnight in Lhasa
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![day image]( "Majestic Potala Palace")
Majestic Potala Palace
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![day image]( "A Tibetan pilgrim is worshipping Jokhang Temple")
A Tibetan pilgrim is worshipping Jokhang Temple
Majestic Potala Palace
A Tibetan pilgrim is worshipping Jokhang Temple
Day 3: Lhasa Tour - Drepung and Sera Monastery (B)
In the morning ,you are going to visit Drepung monastery which is one of the “great three” Gelug monasteries of Tibet, founded in 1416 by Jamyang choge, one of the Tsongkhapa’s main disciples. Ganden palace used to be Dalai lama’s palace in the Drepung before he moved to the Potala palace.
In the Afternoon, Tourists will visit Sera Monastery which is another one of the “great three” Gelug monasteries of Tibet, founded in 1419 by Jamchen Chojey, one of the Tsongkhapa’s main disciples. The hot attraction is the Monks debate at around 3 - 5 in the afternoon.
Stay overnight in Lhasa.
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![day image]( "Monks chat happily before the assembly hall of Drepung monastery.")
Monks chat happily before the assembly hall of Drepung monastery.
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![day image]( "Monk debate held in the courtyard of Sera Monastery")
Monk debate held in the courtyard of Sera Monastery
Monks chat happily before the assembly hall of Drepung monastery.
Monk debate held in the courtyard of Sera Monastery
Day 4: Lhasa to Tsedang (B)
Today we will drive to Tsedang, the capital of Shannan Prefecture, located at Yarlung Valley. It's reputed as "the cradle of Tibetan Civilization"". You go to visit Yumbu lhakhang ,the first imperial palace on the rocky hill for a first Tibetan king and you could have nice view the whole valley from there.
Then visit one of the oldest monasteries, Trandruk,with a history of 1,300 years, which is definitely worth a visit.
Stay overnight in Tsedang
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![day image]( "Lofty Yumbu Lhakhang")
Lofty Yumbu Lhakhang
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![day image]( "Yumbulhakhang, the first palace built in Tibet")
Yumbulhakhang, the first palace built in Tibet
Lofty Yumbu Lhakhang
Yumbulhakhang, the first palace built in Tibet
Day 5: Tsedang - Samye Monastery (B)
Tourists are about to visit Samya Monastery which is the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet, built in the 8th century. A unique monastery layout was designed in the form of giant mandala,a representation of the Buddhist universe. The main temple in the center represents Mt. Meru, the mythical mountain at the center of the Buddhist universe. The four continents in the ocean around Mt. Meru are represented by the four temples at the cardinal points, each flanked by two smaller temples to symbolize islands in the ocean.
Stay overnight at Samye Monastery hotel.
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![day image]( "Samye Monastery, the first Buddhsit monastery in Tibet")
Samye Monastery, the first Buddhsit monastery in Tibet
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![day image]( "Pilgrim worships Samye Monastery")
Pilgrim worships Samye Monastery
Samye Monastery, the first Buddhsit monastery in Tibet
Pilgrim worships Samye Monastery
Day 6: Samye Monastery to Chim-puk Hermitage (B)
Today’s itinerary covers Chim-puk ,north–east of Samye monastery. It is a warren of caves that were once the retreat for Guru Rinpoche. It is a popular day hike for the travelers. The walk takes around four or five hours up and three hours down. Take some water with you.There is 108 meditation cave and you can see many Buddhist practitioners doing their practice.
Drive back to Tsedang and the travel ends.
Stay overnight in Tsedang.
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![day image]( "Enjoy the stunning panorama of Samye Monastery")
Enjoy the stunning panorama of Samye Monastery
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![day image]( "It is an ideal day hike route for a day hike at Samye to explore the meditation caves.")
It is an ideal day hike route for a day hike at Samye to explore the meditation caves.
Enjoy the stunning panorama of Samye Monastery
It is an ideal day hike route for a day hike at Samye to explore the meditation caves.
Day 7: Tsedang to Gongka Airport (B)
The guide will transfer you to the airport or train station and help you get on board.
Service Guide
Service Included:
- Tibet travel permit and all other necessary permits to Tibet;
- All entrance ticket fees for all tourist sites listed in the itinerary;
- Personal knowledgeable English-speaking Tibetan local tour guide;
- Personal comfortable, clean and safe vehicle with reliable Tibetan local driver; vehicle ranging from 4WD land cruiser to minibus depending on your group size;
- All lodging listed in the itinerary; it’s your decision about the accommodation class: luxury 5-star international hotel, comfortable 4-star hotel, economic 3-star hotel or budget hostel, guesthouse or tent. Please tell us your accommodation preference when submitting the enquiry; we will arrange the best-value hotels for you.
- Domestic flight/train tickets listed in the itinerary;
- All meals listed in the above itinerary;
- Tourist accident/casualty insurance;
- First aid kit;
Service Excluded:
- International flight to and out of China;
- Chinese visa (Note: we could help you with the Chinese visa application, like providing the invitation letter, presenting the hotel or domestic flight reservation copies, etc that you may need. )
- Domestic flight/train not listed in the itinerary. (We can provide you the domestic flight/train ticket booking service at the BEST discount price; please contact us our travel experts for the details.)
- Meals not specified in the itinerary; usually it costs about USD3-15 per person for one meal in TAR (Tibet Autonomous Region).
- Tips and gratitude to tour guide and driver;
- Personal expenses, like laundry, phone call, snacks, soft drinks (please do the best to avoid the alcoholic beverages during your Tibet trip), optional tour activities, etc.
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