Potala Palace

Day 01Arrival Lhasa

Highlights: Acclimatization
Trip detail: Fly or take train to the holy city of Lhasa, capital of the mystical Buddhist Kingdom of Tibet. Our excellent tour guide and experienced driver will meet you at the airport or train station with Tibetan Traditional presenting Hada ceremony and a souvenir picture, and then transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day will be at leisure for you to relax and acclimatization.
Note: Today is very important for our respected tourists to acclimate the high altitude. You are suggested to drink some more water and eat some fruit which will help you to acclimate the high altitude. Please do not do much exercise or activities. Please do not smoke and drink alcohol if possible.

Meals: No Meals

Drepung Monastery

Day 02Destination: Lhasa city

Highlights: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Tibet Medical Factory, Barkhor Street
Trip detail: Usually our first stop is Potala Palace, which built in the 7th century by the famous Tibetan king-Songtzen Gampo. It became known as the "Winter Palace" by the 1750, when the 7th Dalai Lama built the Norbulingka Park as his summer residence.
After lunch, you will visit the Jokhang Temple, situated in the old section of Lhasa. King Songtzen Gampo built this temple in the mid-7th century A.D. Now it is the most sacred place.
After Supper, you are suggested to ramble over the Barkhore Street. This is a famous local handmade crafts market. You can choose and buy some little present to your families, relatives and friends.
Note: As you may know, to protect the Potala Palace, there is a restriction of 2000 tourists everyday and only one-hour- sightseeing for each tourist. So we may do the converse tour as Jokhang Temple first in the morning and Potala Palace in the afternoon or may changed the schedule with Day 3 in the high season (From April to October)in Tibet. In the early morning and evening,hundreds or thousands of pilgrims or lacal religious people come to the Jokhang Temple and circle around the Barkhore Street. You will appreciate how consecrated the city is and how religious the people is!!!

Meals: No meals

Barkhor Street

Day 03Lhasa city

Highlights: Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, Tibetan Museum
Trip detail: We will begin our tour at Drepung Monastery which is used to be the most large monastery in Tibet where lodged more than 10000 monks at its summit in the morning.
After that, you will visit the Sera Monastery which is famous for its Buddhism scriptures debating in the afternoon. You will finish today's activity after visit the Tibetan Museum, the exhibition center of Tibetan traditional handicrafts. Note: Today is very easy. But you will experience how the Lamas study the Buddhism scriptures and also touch the real life of local Tibetan people.

Meals: No meals

Yamdrok Lake

Day 04Lhasa/Shigatse

Highlights: Yamdrok Lake, Pelkhor Monastery
Trip detail: Drive to Gyantse after breakfast. On the way, Yamdrok-tso Lake can be seen from the summit of the Kamba-la pass (4794m). Yamdrok is one of Three Holy Lake in Tibet (the other two are Namtso Lake and Manasarovar Lake). When you arrive at Gyantse, visit Pelkor Chode Monastery. The Monastery is founded in 1418, notable for its superb Kumbum Chode(10,000 Images Stupa). Arrive at Shigatse later for rest.
Note: The Yamdrok Lake and the Pelkhor Monastery are the highlights of today's activities.

Meals: No meals

Rongbuk Monastery

Day 05Shigatse/Rongbuk monastery

Highlights: Rongbuk Monastery
Trip detail: Early morning start driving to Rongphu via Lhatse and Shegar, cross over Gyatsola & Pangla Pass, where you will see the Himalaya mountain ranges in a clear day.
Rongphu is the highest monastery in Tibet, still a good point to see Mt.Everest. Afternoon start trekking from Rongphu to E.B.C, it takes about 2 hours. Or you can take a local sight seeing bus (pay by yourself).

Meals: No meals

Mt. Everest

Day 06Rongbuk monastery/EBC/Shigatse

 

Highlights: EBC Sunrise
Trip detail: If you are lucky enough, you will see sunrise at E.B.C. Late morning start driving back to Shigatse.

Meals: No meals

Tibetan People

Day 07Shigatse/Lhasa

Highlights: Tashilunpo Monastery
Trip detail: Morning visit the Bachen Lama Set - Tashilunpo Monastery, which was built in 1447 by the first Dalai Lama. Drive back to Lhasa along Yarlong Tsangpo River by the Nepal friendship road in the afternoon. Then, our guide will take you to visit a local Tibetan family and Tibetan carpet workshop for free.

Meals: No meals

Tibet Pleateau

Day 08Lhasa–Next Destination

Highlights: Depart Lhasa
Trip detail: Morning Airport or train station dropping off. End the trip.
Note: As for the recent restriction of tour into Tibet, Foreigner tourists are required to book the return or leaving flight/train. Otherwise the TTB will not issue the Tibet Enter Permit.

Meals: No meals