Lhasa Trip Overview
This private classic Lhasa tour offers you opportunity to explore Lhasa highlights with a local Tibetan guide. The attractions you will see are Potala Place, Jokhang Monastery, etc.
Additional Info
Duration: 4 days
Starts: Lhasa, China
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Lhasa, Tibet, China
This private classic Lhasa tour offers you opportunity to explore Lhasa highlights with a local Tibetan guide. The attractions you will see are Potala Place, Jokhang Monastery, etc.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Lhasa
Pass By: Yarlong Tsangpo River, Nyingchi, Nyingchi County China
Upon arrival Lhasa(3650m), the capital of Tibet, your guide will meet you at the arrival exit. On our way to hotel, you can enjoy the heart-beating highland view along the Yarlong Tsangpo River.
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Lhasa Intercontinental Hotel or equivalent
Day 2: Lhasa
Stop At: Potala Palace, No.35 Gongqian Alley, Beijing Middle Road Cheng Guan District, Lhasa 850000 China
You will visit Potala Palace this morning, the highlights of the Tibetan capital. The exotic palace has 13 stories and contains more than 1,000 rooms.Afterwards you will taste Tibetan lunch food at a local restaurant.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street, Chengguan District, Lhasa 850000 China
Then you will head for the visit to Jokhang Temple, which has a history more than 1300 years old, houses one of Tibet’s most venerated images, a solid gold statue of Sakyamuni Buddha.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Barkhor Street, Chengguan District, Lhasa 851500 China
Later you will indulge into local people to walk around the Barkhor Street that is filled with thousands of pilgrims, shops and tea houses.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Lhasa Intercontinental Hotel or equivalent
Day 3: Lhasa
Stop At: Drepung Monastery (Zhebang Si), Southern Slope of Genpeiwuzi Mountain, Chengguan District, Lhasa 850000 China
Firstly you will drive to
Drepung Monastery, meaning of “the hill of rice” in Tibetan, because the white Monastery looks like a big hill of rice. Founded in 1416 by Jamyang Choje, a Disciple of Trongkhaba, it is the largest monastery in Asia.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Norbulingka (Precious Stone Garden), No.21 Luobulinka Road, Chengguan District, Lhasa 850000 China
Then you will visit the Norbulingka Park, known as the site of the
Dalai Lamas‘ summer palace. In 1752, the 7th Dalai Lama built the first palace in this park, since then, Norbulingka has become the summer palace for successive Dalai Lamas. Today Norbulingka has become a public park for picnic, relaxing and entertainment.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sera Monastery, Wuze Hill , Sera Chengguan District, Lhasa 850000 China
Afterwards you will head to Sera Monastery, means “Hailstone” in Tibetan, which is situated at the foot of Mt. Peibuqie in the northern suburb of Lhasa. Between 3pm to 5pm from Monday to Friday, it is the sutra debating time in the Sera Monastery, which is very interesting to view.
Later you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Lhasa Intercontinental Hotel or equivalent
Day 4: Lhasa Departure
Stop At: 拉萨贡嘎机场国内出发, 7WR2+438, Gonggar County, Shannan, Tibet, China
Free time until being transferred to Lhasa airport to catch your flight to your next destination, where the trip concludes.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
