Journey to Enlightenment: A Real Travel Experience from Lhasa to Ganden Monastery

To tourists with limited holiday to travel in Tibet, choosing to tour Lhasa city and its surrounding areas would be the best options. You can explore the old town at the heart of Lhasa city and prestigious Potala Palace, towering Jokhang Temple and bustling Barkhor Street, etc.

With time permitting, you can tour the Ganden Monastery, Sera Monastery, and Drepung Monastery around Lhasa or even move southwest to visit turquoise Yamdrok Lake and historic Gyantse city.

5 Days Lhasa Small Group Tour with Three Major Monasteries

Tour Route: Lhasa - Drak Yerpa - Ganden - Lhasa

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Get Ready to Visit Potala Palace, the Iconic Place in Lhasa

For tourists, Potala Palace will be the first stop and initiation into Tibetan culture. Tourists can slowly ascend the grand white-washed marble steps to view the panorama of Lhasa city and tour the historic white and red palace respectively with the introduction of our guide.

Enjoy the Traditional Tibetan Food in Lhasa

“We really enjoyed the tasty food here.”

Tasting the local Tibetan food is also an integral part of experiencing Tibetan culture. Restaurants chosen by Tibet Vista all have food safety guarantee and offer decent food.

Tour Drepung Monastery

Equally as important as Sera and Ganden Monastery around Lhasa, Drepung Monastery is one of the best places to view Lhasa and do a bit hiking here. The grand Buddha unfolding ceremony is also a great sight to see here during Shoton Festival.

Visit the Heroic Monument for Martyrs in Gyantse

“Saluted for the heroes who fought to defend Gyantse from foreign aggression”

Having visited Yamdrok Lake, tourists toured Gyantse, a historic city known for its Kumbum Chapel and Palcho Monastery, ancient street and People of Gyantse’s heroic deeds to fight against British aggression.

Tibetan Monks are Making Sand Mandala

Sand Mandala, also known as Tan Cheng in Chinese, is the artistic presentation of Tibetan Buddhism’s profound philosophy of transitory nature of life and far beyond. Tibetan monks use funnels, scrapers, and dense colorful sands, made of minerals, etc. to make Mandala. It takes days to make Sand Mandala, yet once it is done and it will be destroyed right away.

5 Days Lhasa Small Group Tour with Three Major Monasteries

Tour Route: Lhasa - Drak Yerpa - Ganden - Lhasa

Price from USD599 p.p

Video about how Tibetan monks make sand painting of Mandala and destory it soon afterwards.

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