Potala Palace

Day 01Arrival in  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

Jokhang Temple

Day 02Lhasa 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 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

Drepung Monastery

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 Lama study the Buddhism scriptures and also touch the real life of local Tibetan people.

Meals: No meals

Yumbulakang Temple

Day 04Lhasa - Tsedang

Highlights: Yumbulakang Temple
Trip detail: Today is the essential of this trip. After breakfast, we will drive to Tsedang, the capital of Shannan Prefecture in south Tibet. After lunch, we will visit the Yumbulagang Temple which is the first palace of Tibet. It's a small palace but takes high reputation in Tibetan people.



Meals: No meals

Samye Monastery

Day 05Tsedang - Lhasa

Highlights: Samye Monastery
Trip detail: After breakfast, we will visit Samye monastery, the first monastery in tibet. The monastery was built by the Trisong Detsen (reigned 742-798) of the Tubo Kingdom and was presided over by the Buddhist master Padmasambhava. The Detsen contributed a lot to the project. First, it was said the name (meaning surprise in Tibetan) originated from an exclamation he made. When the temple was completed, Detsen took part in the foundation ceremony and then ordained seven descendants of blue blood to cultivate in the temple. They became the first group of monks to live at the temple and later the so-called 'Seven Enlighten Disciples of Samye'. Since then, Buddhism had become widespread within Tibet and forms a branch of splendid culture. Now, the temple is listed as one of the cultural relics of national importance under the protection of the state. Drive back to lhasa when finish the Samye monastery.



Meals: No meals

Lhasa Norbulingka

Day 06Lhasa – Next Destination

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


Meals: No meals