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Tibet Golden Tour


Duration: 06 Nights / 07 Days
Places to visit: Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse


Day 01: Arrive Lhasa
On your arrival at International airport, transfer to your hotel for overnight stay.

 

Lhasa in Tibetan means "Place of the Gods", the residence of the Dalai Lama. It is sacred because of the figures of Songtsen Gampo and his two royal consorts and the figures of Sakyamuni brought from Chang' and Nepal. One thousand five hundred years ago Lhasa was known as Otang, which means, "plain flowing with milk," because of its rich pasture, good for grazing sheep and cattle. The Rasa Monastery soon became the Otang people's central place of worship, for it enshrined the gilded image of Sakyamuni brought from Chang's an by Princess Wen Cheng. In the course of time, the original name of the place was forgotten, and it became known simply as Rasa, which was gradually changed into Lhasa.

Stay overnight at hotel.

 

Day 02: In Lhasa
Morning you will proceed for full day sightseeing of Potala Palace, Jokhang monastery, Ramoche Monastery and & Norbulinka.

 

Visit Potala, which was constructed in 637 by Songtsen Gampo, the first king of the united Tibet and later reconstructed and served as the winter residence of the Dalai Lamas. and Jokhang monastery, the center of the Tibetan Buddhism and the sacred land of Buddhist followers where innumerable pilgrims come for worship everyday. The temple, built in 647, is the earliest wood-and-masonry structure still existing in Tibet. Norbulingka meaning 'Treasure Park' covers an area of around 360000 sq. m. and is considered to be the biggest man made garden in Tibet.  

 

Later walk on the Barkhor Street nearby the temple, a big free market with its prolific stalls for selling local specialties.


Stay overnight at your hotel.

 

Day 03: In Lhasa
Morning you will proceed for full day sightseeing of Drepung Monastery & Sera monastery. 

 

Drepung Monastery is one the three greatest Buddhist temples in Lhasa together with Sera and Ganden Monasteries.

 

Visit Drepung Monastery for the whole morning, later after drive to Sera Monastery, have a little hike for the beautiful valley scenery nearby and picnic there, in the afternoon, visit Sera monastery, which was created in 1419 and has always been an important Buddhist seminary. As rose are planted everywhere in the monastery, it is also called “the court of wild rose”.

 

Stay overnight at your hotel.

 

Day 04:  Lhasa - Gyantse
Today you will be driven 300KM to the city of Gyangtse. En route you will have experience of the magnificent "Yamzhog Yumco Lake" as well as the "Kalais Kora Glacier"

 

In the afternoon you will arrive and check-in into the hotel. Afternoon take the sightseeing tour of Gyantse
 
 Visit the Palkhor Temple which was built in the 15th century and is situated west of Gyantse Town with mountains enclosing it on the east, west and north sides. Its uniqueness is that the three sects of Buddism – Shaja, Ningma and Guolu were able to exist in harmony under one roof.

Stay overnight at your hotel.

 

Day 05:  Gyantse - Shigatse
Today you will travel 90KM to Shigatse which is the second largest city in Tibet. It is also the home town of the Banchen Lama.

 

In the afternoon you will visit "Tashilumpo Monastery" which sprawls on the slops of Mount Niser, southwest of Shigatse. The monastery grounds cover an area of approximately 300,000 square meters.  There are many priceless and rare historical articles in the monastery.

 

Day 06: Shigatse-Lhasa
Today we will drive back to Lhasa city via Yampachen, where you can enjoy the grassland view and hot spring.

 

Day 07: Depart Lhasa
Morning you will be free for independent activities and later as per scheduled transferred you to the airport to board on fight for onward journey.

 
 
 
 
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