Day 1
Chengdu / Lhasa
Transfer to airport for flight to Lhasa (09h15/11h35), be met & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure to acclimatize yourself to the high latituder.

Lhasa, a palace for the Dalai Lama at the very beginning and later served as the whole governmental administration. It is the heart and soul of Tibet and an object of devout pilgrimage, is still a city of wonders. “Lhasa” in Tibetan means “the land of gods” and is the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. More informations of Lhasa…

Day 2
Lhasa
Full day trip to Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Barkhore Street.

photo album-Potola Palace,Lhasa(Click to see details)The Potala Palace is a landmark of Lhasa and Lama Buddism. It is a 13 storey and 1000 rooms’ palace and once winter residence of the Dalai Lama. The construction of the present structure began during the reign of the fifth Dalai Lama in 1645 and took more than 50 years to complete.

The Jokhang Temple is the spiritual centre of Tibet - a destination for millions of Tibetan pilgrims. The oldest part of the temple dates back to the 7th century AD - being one of the two temples built by photo album-Tibet travel and tibet tour(Click to see details)King Songsten Gampo to house the statues of the Buddha that his two foreign wives brought to Tibet from China and Nepal.

The Barkhor Street is Lhasa’s inner pilgrim circuit shaped roughly like an octagon that runs around the Jokhang. The circuit is lined with markets, shops, stalls and street vendors providing every conceivable item a Tibetan could need. The best place to start the circuit is right outside the Jokhang in a clockwise direction.

Day 3
Lhasa
Full day trip to Drepong Monastery, Sera Monastery, Norbulingka, and the Carpet Factory.

photo album-Tibet travel and tibet tour(Click to see details)The Drepong Monastery: a cluster of white buildings resembling a riceheap, against the backdrop of Mount Gyenbuwndze. Founded in 1416, Drepong is the biggest and richest monastery in Tibet that was divided into four Tantric colleges - that specialised in different branches of knowledge.

The Sera Monastery lies on the northern edge of Lhasa at the base of Tatipu Hill. ‘Sera’ means ‘merciful hail’ denoting its rivalry with the ‘Rice Heap’ (Drepong) since hail destroys rice. Sera was smaller than Drepong with about 7,000 monks but was very rich and comparable in power.

Monks in Buddism temple in Lhasa,Tibet(Click to see details)The Norbulingka Park: Norbulingka means “Jeweled Garden”. It was constructed as a summer palace for the Dalai Lama at the very beginning and later served as the whole governmental administration.

The Carpet Factory: The highland of Tibet is the actual home of the oriental carpets. By visiting Carpet Factory you will have a general idea of how carpets are produced.

Day 4
Lhasa / Zedang
Drive from Lhasa to Zedang (about 175km). Visit Yongbulakang and Changzhu Temple.

Yongbulakang: the palace for the 1st Tubo King Niechi in the Yalong River Valley. It is also called “the Mosher and Song Holy Hall”.

Changzhu Temple: It is on the east bank of the Yalong River in the district of Shannan.

Day 5
Tsedang / Gyantse
photo album-Tibet travel and tibet tour(Click to see details)Drive from Tsedang to Gyantse(about 327km).Visit Kamba La Mountain, Yamdrok Lake, and Palchoi Monastery.

Yomdrok Lake: It is within Langkamu county, with an area of 638 square km and a coastal line of 250 km.

Palkhor Monastery: It is with 9 stories, 108 doors and 77 rooms. Each room contains a different statue of Buddha and the wall frescoes tell the story about it.

Day 6
Gyantse / Shigatse
Drive from Gyantse to Shigatse (about 151km). Visit Tashilunpo Monastery.

Tashilunpo Monastery: Painted in red and white, the buildings in the monastery stand closely together in terraced rows, offering a grand and majestic view.

Day 7
Shigatse / Tingri
Drive from Shigatse to Tingri. Visit the Palace of Panchen Lama,Sakya Monastery and Lhatse city.

Palace of Panchen Lama: Located in the south of Tashilunpo monastery(20 minutes’ walk)The Summer Palace built for the 10th Panchan in 1954.

Sakya Monastery:This monastery is the center of the Sakyapa Sect (White Earth Order).

Day 8
Tingri / Everest Base
Drive from Tingri to Everest Base Camp. Visit Rongbuk Monastery then back to Tingri.
-Rongbuk Monastery:once the largest monastic center in the region.

Day 9
Tingri / Zhangmu
Be transferred to the border town Zhangmu.
Be transferred to Zhangmu.

Day 10
Zhangmu / Nepel
Drive to the Friendship Bridge to Nepal.

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