Lhasa Trip Overview
Visit highlights of Lhasa including the Potala Palace,Johkang Temple,Barkor Street,Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery with this private 4 days tour from Lhasa.
You will be picked up and dropped off from Lhasa airport/train station.
Additional Info
Duration: 4 days
Starts: Lhasa, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Lhasa, Tibet, China
Visit highlights of Lhasa including the Potala Palace,Johkang Temple,Barkor Street,Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery with this private 4 days tour from Lhasa.
You will be picked up and dropped off from Lhasa airport/train station.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive in Lhasa. O/N Lhasa.
Stop At: Lhasa Gonggar Airport International Departure, 7WR2+5MH, Gonggar County, Shannan, Tibet, China
Upon your flight landing/train arriving, our local guide will wait you by holding a welcome board with your name and transfer to hotel.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Lhasa, Lhasa, Tibet
Our guide will help you check in the hotel and you can acclimatize the high altitude in the hotel.
Duration: 18 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Lhasa city, a 4 star hotel
Day 2: Potala Place & Barkhor Street & Jokhang Temple. O/N Lhasa.
Stop At: Potala Palace, No.35 Gongqian Alley, Beijing Middle Road Cheng Guan District, Lhasa 850000 China
Your impressive excursion to the splendid Potala Palace is scheduled in the morning. Originally built in the 7th century as an imperial palace, the Potala Palace has experienced a 600-year’s queasy time until to the reconstruction in the 17th century. From then on, it has been the political, religion, cultural and economic center of Tibet. Currently, it is the largest treasure house of this mysterious land and t’s a 13-story high building that contains over 1,000 rooms, various statues, stupas, murals and artifacts. attracting a great number of travelers and pilgrims everyday.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street, Chengguan District, Lhasa 850000 China
After lunch, you will come to the Jokhang Temple, which is located in the city center. Constructed in the 7th century, the peak time of Tubo Kingdom, this temple is the best architectural combination of Tibet, Han, Nepal and India. It is also a holy Buddhist temple of worshiping the rare life-size statue of Sakyamuni at age twelve.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Barkhor Street, Chengguan District, Lhasa 851500 China
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: 1 hour
Stop At: Lhasa, Lhasa, Tibet
At the end, your guide will escort you to your hotel.
Duration: 18 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Lhasa city, a 4 star hotel
Day 3: Drepung Monastery & Sera Monastery. O/N Lhasa.
Stop At: Drepung Monastery (Zhebang Si), Southern Slope of Genpeiwuzi Mountain, Chengguan District, Lhasa 850000 China
After breakfast, you are going to visit the Drepung Monastery, located in the west suburb of the city. It is one of the ‘Three Great Monasteries’ and the largest one in Tibetan Buddhism. Looking at a distance, the monastery is like a heap of rice, consisting of a group of white buildings layer upon layer.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Sera Monastery, Wuze Hill , Sera Chengguan District, Lhasa 850000 China
In the afternoon, visit the Sera Monastery, the second largest monastery in Tibet which is well-known for the excellent debating of Buddhist doctrines among lamas.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Norbulingka (Precious Stone Garden), No.21 Luobulinka Road, Chengguan District, Lhasa 850000 China
After that, turn to visit the nearby Norbulingka Park, the most beautiful and largest man-made park in Tibet. This park has been built for 200 years and used to be the Summer Palace of religious leaders of the region.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Lhasa, Lhasa, Tibet
At the end, your guide will escort you to your hotel.
Duration: 18 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Lhasa city, a 4 star hotel
Day 4: Lhasa Departure. The tour end.
Stop At: Lhasa, Lhasa, Tibet
Today, our guide and driver will transfer you to the airport for your return flight and see you off there.
Duration: 10 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
