Lhasa and Yamdrok Lake 5 Days Tour

Lhasa and Yamdrok Lake 5 Days Tour

★ No shopping. Pure sightseeing.
★ Officially registered Tibetan English guide.
★ High quality service provided by our professional team.
★ Small group tour to guarantee the service and quality.
★ Comfortable tourist vehicle with oxygen and water supply to make sure the safety and comfort.
★ Use fingertip blood oxygen meter to follow guests’ health condition.
★ Hand-picked Tibetan restaurants with safe food and local flavor.
★ Comfortable hotel with good location.
★ Traditional Tibetan welcome dinner and use Tibetan restaurants during the tour as much as possible.
★ Pay more attention to interaction and activities with local communities rather than just tour.

Itinerary

Day 1: Lhasa arrival

Pass By: Lhasa, Lhasa, Tibet
Arrive in Lhasa and transfer to hotel. The rest time is for you to relax or explore the city on your own.

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: 3-star hotel

Day 2: Lhasa City Sightseeing

Stop At: Potala Palace, No.35 Gongqian Alley, Beijing Middle Road Cheng Guan District, Lhasa 850000 China
Potala Palace is the highest ancient palace in the world. Potala, named after a holy hill in South India, is a Sanskrit word meaning "Abode of the Avalokitesvara (Buddha of Mercy)." The Potala Palace is said to be used for greeting a Han Princess. Legend has it that in the 7th century, to greet his bride Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907) of China, the Tibet King Songtsen Gampo built a 9-storey palace with a thousand rooms up on the Red Hill and named it Potala. The palace was mainly made of stones and woods, and decorated with special local willow branches called Baima Grass.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Barkhor Street, Chengguan District, Lhasa 851500 China
Located in the old area of Lhasa City, Tibet, Barkhor Street is a very ancient round street surrounding the Jokhang Temple and the locals are always proud of it. As a symbol of Lhasa, it is also a must-see place for visitors.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street, Chengguan District, Lhasa 850000 China
The Jokhang Temple was built on the former site of a lake. According to the legend, the lake site was chosen after many failed attempts to build a temple in the region. Prior to this, every time a monastery was built, it would collapse. Confused by this phenomenon, Princess Bhrikuti turned to Princess Wencheng for help. Being a learned woman, Wencheng told the Princess that the geography of Tibet was very much like a hag, with the lake at the heart. In order to build the monastery, Wencheng advised they must demolish the hag by filling and leveling the lake using 1,000 goats to carry soil from a mountain far away.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Dinner: We will arrange a welcome dinner for the whole group.
Accommodation included: 3-star hotel

Day 3: Lhasa City Sightseeing

Stop At: Sera Monastery, Wuze Hill , Sera Chengguan District, Lhasa 850000 China
Located at the foot of Tatipu Hill in the northern suburb of Lhasa City, Sera Monastery is one of three famous monasteries in the city along with the Drepung Monastery and the Ganden Monastery. Everyday, Lamas will debate in the courtyard with each other to discuss the Tibetan sutra. You cannot miss this amazing scene when visiting Tibet.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Drepung Monastery (Zhebang Si), Southern Slope of Genpeiwuzi Mountain, Chengguan District, Lhasa 850000 China
Situated at the foot of the Mountain Gambo Utse, 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) from the western suburb of Lhasa, the Drepung Monastery is known as the most important monastery of Gelugpa in Tibetan Buddhism. It is considered one of the 'Three Great Monasteries' (the other two are the Ganden Monastery and the Sera Monastery). Covering an area of 250,000 square meters (299,007 square yards), it held 7,700 monks in total and possessed 141 fazendas and 540 pastures in its heyday, and is the largest-scale monastery among the ones of the same kind.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel
Accommodation included: 3-star hotel

Day 4: Yamdrok Lake

Stop At: Yamdrok Yumtso Lake, Langkazi Country, Nagarze County 851100 China
Today we will drive from Lhasa to Yamdrok Lake. On the way, we will pass Gangbala Pass and have bird view of the beautiful Yamdrok Lake (1 of 3 Holy Lakes in Tibet). It is surrounded by many snow-capped mountains and is fed by numerous small streams. According to local mythology, Yamdrok Lake is the transformation of a goddess.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel
Accommodation included: 3-star hotel

Day 5: Tibet departure

Pass By: Tibet, Tibet
Our guide will drop you to the airport/train station based on your departure time. Tour ends.

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Breakfast at hotel
No accommodation included on this day.