5 Days Short Lhasa Tour from Nepal by Flight

B-- Breakfast    L-- Lunch    D-- Dinner

• Day 1 Fly from Kathmandu to Lhasa

     

  When you arrive in Lhasa by flight, your guide will greet you and take you to your hotel. An route to viewing the Yarlung Tsangpo River/ Bhamaputra river (the Longest and largest river in Tibet) and Lhasa river.

  After arrive in lhasa, you can take rest and acclimatize. If you feel to go out, then you can go to the Potala square, where you will enjoy the fountain with different color and get amazing photos of the Potala and around.

  Accommodation: Stay overnight in Lhasa.

• Day 2 Lhasa tour - Potala Place, Johkang Temple and Barkor Street (B)

     

  Today's tour will first bring you to the Potala Palace, the winter palace of the Dalai Lama. It has been used since the 7th Century by the 33rd great king of Tibet. The most valuable collections are the gilded burial stupas of past Dalai Lamas and meditation Cave of the 33rd great king of Tibet.

  After you take lunch and then 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 single most venerated object in Tibet Buddhism. Around the temple Barkhor street where you can do kora (circling the Barkhor street) with pilgrims and locals and buy the souvenirs.

  Accommodation: Stay overnight in Lhasa

• Day 3 Lhasa Tour - NorbuLingkha Palace, Tibet Museum and Sera Monastery (B)

     

  In the morning, we visit some representative monasteries and palaces in Tibet. NorbuLingkha Palace, the summer palace of Dalai Lama, is a representative of Tibetan garden with pavilions and ponds. And there are many rare and valuable treasures in NorbuLingkha.

  Then you will visit the Tibet Museum nearby Norbulingka Palace, where one can have a basic understanding of Tibetan people, history of cultural development, Tibetan life style and so on.

  In the afternoon, you will visit Sera monastery, one of three magnificent monasteries in Tibet. The highlight of this Buddhist school is daily routine monk debate at 4pm. They debate the issues of Buddhism with body language, which is one of the classic events of Tibetan Buddhism.

  Accommodation: Stay overnight in Lhasa.

• Day 4 Lhasa Tour - Ganden Monastery and Trek around (B)

     

  Today drive to the Ganden Monastery. It is about 60 kilometers east of Lhasa and is one of the “Great Three” Gelugpa monasteries of Tibet, founded by the Great Tsongkhapa in 1409.The main sight is Serdung, which contains the tomb of Tsongkhapa. Ganden monastery is situated on the Wangpori mountain with an elevation of 3800m above sea level.

  It is very interesting to trek Lingkor(circle) around the monastery and you can also see the Great Tsongkapa’s meditation cave and many religious figure statues and the beautiful view of Lhasa valley.

  In the afternoon, drive back to the Lhasa.

  Accommodation: Stay overnight in Lhasa

• Day 5 Departure from Lhasa (B)

     

  Your guide and driver will be ready and waiting at your hotel lobby to get you to the airport on time.

  End the tour.

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