Day 1: Meet you at Lhasa Airport or Train Station, and transfer you to your hotel.
Program:
Lhasa Train station/airport picking up, You are warmly welcome to Tibet
by saying Tashi Delek at the Train station/airport by our professional
employee and send you to reserved hotel in Lhasa. Then have a good rest
to acclimatize the high altitude in the afternoon.
Meals: N/A
Accommodation: Mandala Hotel or similar
Day 2: All day Lhasa Highlights: Potala Palace,Jokhang Temple,Barkhor Street, Thangka workroom.
Program:
Morning section to visit the famous
Potala palace and
explore the grandest of this myriad chapels, you will experience its
audience halls, the jeweled and Golden burial chortens(stupa Tombs) of
past Dalai Lamas, and tremendous number of Buddhist frescoes, thangkas,
combinations of mandala etc. Afternoon section visiting to the holist
temple in Tibet, the
Johkang Temple, built during songtsen gonpo’s reign by princess Wencheng of tang dynasty, 647 A.D, and its famous
Barkor Kora, where you can buy or appreciate traditional Tibetan artifacts,
religious implements, antiques, books, Tibetan music instrument,
Thangkas, and tradition Tibetan clothes etc. you will have chance to get
close to appreciate how the artists draw Thangkas at the
Thakangka workroom at Barkor.
Optional program in Lhasa: At night, you may ask your tour guide to arrange the local Tibetan
opera show at Shobalamu Tibetan Restaurant, you will enjoy traditional
food and local beverage while watching the wonderful show,
180RMB/person.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Mandala Hotel or similar
Day 3: Today we will have further discovery of Lhasa to Drepung Monastery,Carpet Factory, Sera Monastery
Program:
Today, you will visit two important monasteries in Lhasa, the Drepung and the Sera.
Drepung monastery is situated at the foothill of a
mountain and was founded by Jamyang Choeje in 1416. It was once home of
10000 monks and Ganden podrang in Drepung is famous it was the
government centre during fifth dalai lama and later moved to the famous
Potala Palace during fifth dalai lama. Then you will visit the
Carpet Factory, you can see how the world-famous Tibetan carpets are made. After having lunch, continue to visit the
Sera Monastery,
which was founded in 1419 by Tsongkapa’s disciple Jamchen Choeje. The
most attractive is that Monks debiting is held there in the courtyard at
around 15:30 in the afternoon section most of the time except Saturday
and Sunday.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Mandala Hotel or similar
Day 4: Transfer you to Lhasa Airport or Train Station to your next destination. End of Service
Program:
Your tour guide and driver will help to drop you at the Lhasa airport/train station, end the service!
Meals: Breakfast
