Our clients in front of the Jokhang Temple

Day 01Arrival in Lhasa

Our guide will meet you outside the baggage claim area at Lhasa Airport, where the altitude is 3,650 meters above sea level. Check in at the hotel. Dinner is served at your hotel.(D)

Descriptions:
Tibet - Tibet is bounded on the north by Xinjiang and Qinghai, on the east by Sichuan, on the southeast by Yunnan, and on the south by Nepal, Bhutan, India and Burma. Covering an area of over 471,045 square miles, it accounts for 12.8% of the whole China. On the average, the area is at an elevation of 13,123 feet above sea level. This mysterious land, combined with unique natural beauty and various humanity sites, has a unique fascination on visitors at home and abroad.

Day 02Lhasa

Visit the Drepung Monastery and the Carpet Factory. After having a western-style lunch, go head to visit the Tibet Museum  and the Norbulingka Park. The a la carte dinner will be arranged for you at a local best Sichuan cuisine restaurant.(B+L+D)

Descriptions:
Tibet Museum - The Tibet Museum is endowed with strong Tibetan flavor. A good selection of cultural treasures is the mirror of Tibetan culture and history. It records the affinity between Tibet local government and China central government since Tang Dynasty (618 - 907). The porcelain and jade works are the best witness of the communication between Tibetan and Han People in history.

Norbulingka Park - It is said that the area around Norbulingka was shrub forest where the Lhasa River passed by. Before the 1740s, this piece of land was a wilderness. When the Seventh Dalai Lama learnt the Buddhist sutras in the Drepung Monastery, he usually came here spending the summer. He loved this place very much, thus pitched a few tents here for rest and reading the sutras. That was the origin of Norbulingka Park.

Sutra debating of the Tibetan lamas

Day 03Lhasa

Visit the magnificent Potala Palace and the Sera Monastery. After a western-style lunch, visit the Jokhang Temple, the thriving bazaar of the Barkhor Street and the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital. Dinner is served at your hotel.(B+L+D)

Descriptions:
Jokhang Temple - Originally built in 647 during the Tang Emperor Lishimin's reign, the Jokhang Temple was constructed in commemoration of the Princess Bhrikuti of Nepal and Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty. The Jokhang Temple is currently the most ancient wooden complex of Tibet. Constructed during the splendid Tubo Period, the temple created a distinct architectural style, which combines the architectural styles of Tibet, the Tang Dynasty, India and Nepal. Due to this, it has been considered as a model ecclesiastical building in Tibet.

Barkhor Street - Having a history of over 1,300 years, the Barkhor Street formed with people's pilgrimage to the Johkhang Temple it surrounds. In the 7th Century, the King of Tibet, Songtsem Gampo, ordered to build the Jokhang Temple which later attracted many pilgrims. Gradually, a ring-shaped road around the temple was trod, which was the earliest Barkhor Street. Later, 18 buildings were constructed for accommodating the pilgrims. Since 15th Century when the Jokhang Temple became the Buddhist center of Tibet, a great many residences, stores, hotels and workshops appeared.

Ganden Monastery, Lhasa

Day 04Lhasa

Drive to visit the Ganden Monastery. Transfer back to Lhasa. Visit the Tibet family. Dinner is served at your hotel. (B+L+D)

Note: If you are not interested in the above arranged day tour, we still have an option for you to choose. And we will quote the price for you upon your enquiry. 

Option Tour: 
Drive to visit the Namtso Lake. Transfer back to Lhasa. Dinner is served at your hotel.(B+L+D)

Day 05Departure from Lhasa

Today we will transfer you to the airport for the return flight. Have a pleasant trip home!(B)

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