Tibet Lhasa Tours: 7 Days Best of China Tour Package to Lhasa

Summary

D1 Lhasa Arrival: Transfer from Lhasa airport to Lhasa hotel
D2 Lhasa: the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor street
D3 Lhasa: Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery
D4 Lhasa-Damxung by private vehicle: Yambajin, Namtso Lake;drive to Damxung
D5 Damxung-Lhasa by private vehicle, transfer back to Lhasa, Norbulingka
D6 Lhasa: Transfer back to Lhasa, Norbulingka
D7 Lhasa Departure: Transfer to Lhasa airport

Day 1 Lhasa Arrival

Make your own flight or train arrangement to Lhasa. Once you arrive, our guide will meet you at the exit and transfer to your hotel in Lhasa. The rest day is free on your own to explore the city or adjust the altitude stress.

Day 2 Lhasa

After breakfast,our guide will take you to the Potala Palace, it's the most famous and landmark of Lhasa. The palace with a long history was found in the 7th.century. The gilded burial stupas of former Dalai Lamas and meditation Cave of the 33rd great king of Tibet are the most worth seeing in Potala Palace. You will spend a morning in this palace to learn about the culture of Tibetan buddhism and appreciate the architecture.

In the afternoon, you will head to Jokhang Temple, is the spiritual center of Tibet. Everyday, pilgrims from every corner of Tibet trek a long distance to the temple. Some of them progress by prostrating themselves throughout their journey until they reach the threshold of the temple.

The last stop for the tour is Barkhor street, it's a popular place for female since it's a busy shopping street in Lhasa.There are many distinctive shops that sell different Tibetan stuff, you can find lots of local products here, such as local handicraft, Thangka, and so on. What's more, you can join with locals and pilgrims if you interested in the local religious. 

After the tour, drive you back to your hotel in Lhasa.

Day 3 Lhasa

After breakfast, drive you to visit the Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery. Firstly, our guide will show the Drepung Monastery, which is the largest of all Tibetan monasteries that housed for more than 10,000 monks. It was the residence of the Dalai Lamas until the Great Fifth Dalai Lama constructed the Potala. It was known for the high standards of its academic study, and was called the Nalanda of Tibet. And then you also can visit the biggest monastery kitchen in the monastery and enjoy Buddhist sculpture carving workshop near Drepung.

In the afternoon, you will visit the another monastery-Sera Monastery, which is another one of the ‘Great Three’ Gelug monasteries. It is famous for the Buddhism activities of "Monks Debate" for around 3 to 5 PM in the afternoon. Also, inside the monastery, the three sand Mandalas and colorful Rock Painting of Buddha is the hot attractions. 

After the tour, drive you back to your hotel in Lhasa.

Day 4 Lhasa-Yambajin, Namtso Lake-Damxung

After breakfast, drive you to visit the Yambajan, which is famous for its hot spring and is a nice choice for those who want to get a close look at the Tibetan herders and their semi-nomadic lifestyle.Covering an area of about 150,000 square meters, Yambajan, 87 kilometers away from Lhasa, is situated in the basin at the foot of Nyainqentanglha Mountains to the northwest of Lhasa.

After that, our guide will take you to Namtso Lake, it is a mountain lake on the border between Damxung County of Lhasa city and Baingoin County of Nagqu Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, approximately 240 kilometers from Lhasa. It is the largest salt water holy lake in Tibet. It is worth several hours riding on the road to visit. Under the clear sky, it would surely be one of the most heavenly lake in the World. In the late afternoon, our guide will take you to do leisure trek around Tashi Island. If the weather is good, you will have a chance to enjoy the marvelous sunset view of the lake. 

After the tour, transfer to your hotel in Damxung.

Day 5 Damxung-Lhasa

After breakfast, our guide will take you back to Lhasa, it takes around 4 hours driving. Once you arrive, you will visit the Norbulingka. Norbulingka is the summer residence of the successive Dalai Lamas. You will find lush trees in this royal garden, which is rare to see anywhere else in Tibet. It's also a delicate museum of Tibetan arts and culture. 

After the tour drive you back to your hotel in Lhasa.

Day 6 Lhasa

After breakfast, drive you to outside of Lhasa city to visit the Garden Monastery, it is the most special one of six major monasteries in Tibet, it is made of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism founder of tsongkhapa personally set up in 1409, and it’s a global sect of the ancestral monastery and quite worth to see if this is your first time to travel in Tibet.

In the afternoon, you will visit the Drak Yerpa hermitage on the way back to Lhasa. It's close to Lhasa city and consists of a monastery and a number of ancient meditation caves that used to house about 300 monks. The entrance to the Yerpa Valley is about 16 kilometers northeast of Lhasa on the northern bank of the Kyichu. From there, it is another 10 kilometers to the famous ancient meditation caves in the spectacular limestone cliffs of the Yerpa Valley. There is an ancient sky burial site opposite the main caves.

After the tour, drive you back to your hotel in Lhasa.

Day 7 Lhasa Depature

Free on your until transfer to Lhasa airport or train station for your departure.

Price Per Person in US Dollars