4 Day Lhasa City Tour with Experienced English-Speaking Guide

4 Day Lhasa City Tour with Experienced English-Speaking Guide

This tour covers all the three world heritage sites like The Potala palace, Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street. Tourists will visit the Drepung monsteary, which used to be a seat of central government until the 5th Dalai Lama who built Potala Palace. Later clients are expected to enjoy the Monks debate on the Buddhist doctrines in the Sera monastery.

Highlights:
- Potala Palace: Winter palace of the Dalai Lama
- Jokhang Temple: Spiritual Center for Buddhists in Tibet
- Sera Monastery: One of the “great three” Gelug monasteries of Tibet, the hot attraction is monks debate.
- Drepung Monstery: Drepung used to be a seat of central government until the 5th Dalai Lama built Potala Palace.

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive in Lhasa

Pass By: Lhasa, Lhasa, Tibet
After arriving in Lhasa, local tour guide will welcome you at the airport/train station, then transfer the guests to the hotel. Acclimatize the high altitude in the hotel.


No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Economy Hotel twin sharing in Lhasa

Day 2: Lhasa City, Potala Place and Barkhor Street (B,D)

Stop At: Potala Palace, No.35 Gongqian Alley, Beijing Middle Road Cheng Guan District, Lhasa 850000 China
*Potala Palace
*Johkang Temple
*Barkor Street

The tour will begin from UNESCO World Heritage site - Potala Palace, which is also the winter palace of Dalai Lama. It's situated at 12,139 feet above sea level. It's a 13-story high building that contains over 1,000 rooms, various statues, stupas, murals and artifacts.

Then continue to Jokhang Temple, another UNESCO World Heritage site. It’s a spiritual center for Buddhists in Tibet. Next to the temple there is Bakhor Street, filled with pilgrims and street vendors, selling traditional Tibetan items such as prayer wheels and jewelry.

Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner: Welcome Dinner
Accommodation included: Economy Hotel twin sharing in Lhasa

Day 3: Monasteries in Lhasa, Drepung and Sera (B).

Stop At: Drepung Monastery (Zhebang Si), Southern Slope of Genpeiwuzi Mountain, Chengguan District, Lhasa 850000 China
*Drepung Monastery
* Sera Monastery

In the morning, tourists are going to visit Drepung monastery which was one of the “three greet” Gelug monasteries of Tibet and was founded in 1416. Ganden palace is used as Dalai Lama’s palace in the Drepung before moving to the Potala palace.

Afternoon, Sera Monastery---It was one of the “three great” Gelug monasteries of Tibet and was founded in 1419. The highlight is the Monks debate at around 3 - 5 in the afternoon.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Economy Hotel twin sharing in Lhasa

Day 4: Depart from Lhasa

Pass By: Lhasa, Lhasa, Tibet
Hotel to Airport/Train station transfer at designated period of time
End the tour


Meals included:
• Breakfast
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