City	transfer by	Accommodation
Lhasa	air	5 nights
Gyangtse	bus	1 nights
Lhasa	bus	1 night

Day 1
Arrival / Lhasa
Transfer via: by air - own arrangement
Be met by our English speaking tour guide at Lhasa airport and drive to Lhasa along a 90 kms scenic road, with several photo stops along the Lhasa River.

Lhasa is an amazing city where the traditional culture of devout Buddhists and the modern world intersect, with crowded discos juxtaposed with praying pilgrims outside the Jokhang Temple. Since we have just made a sudden ascent from the lowlands to an altitude of over 3,700 meters (12,139 ft), the afternoon is left free to acclimatize.

Lhasa, a palace for the Dalai Lama at the very beginning and later served as the whole governmental administration. It is the heart and soul of Tibet and an object of devout pilgrimage, is still a city of wonders. "Lhasa" in Tibetan means "the land of gods" and is the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region.  More informations of Lhasa...

Day 2 (B, L, )
Lhasa
Visit the Potala Palace & Jokhang Temple.

In the morning, visit the Potala Palace, landmark of Lhasa and spiritual symbol of Tibet, and join many pilgrims on the way to the top of a hill where this 13-storey architectural wonder is perched. In the afternoon, visit Jokhang temple.

The Potala Palace is a landmark of Lhasa and Lama Buddism. It is a 13 storey and 1000 rooms' palace and once winter residence of the Dalai Lama. The construction of the present structure began during the reign of the fifth Dalai Lama in 1645 and took more than 50 years to complete.

The Jokhang Temple is the spiritual centre of Tibet - a destination for millions of Tibetan pilgrims. The oldest part of the temple dates back to the 7th century AD - being one of the two temples built by King Songsten Gampo to house the statues of the Buddha that his two foreign wives brought to Tibet from China and Nepal.

Day 3 (B, L, )
Lhasa / Ganden Monastery
A leisurely morning to watch the morning pilgrims on Barkhor Street and explore the byways of Lhasa. Later explore Ganden Monastery (30kms) from Lhasa, the first Gelugpa monastery. The monastery offers stupendous views of the Lhasa River valley. Take a light walk to the lower or the higher cora of Gandan Monastery. Later of the day, drive back to Lhasa.  

Gandan Monastery:The monastery has extremely delicate and fine murals and sculptures. It also keeps an armor decorated with gems, which was worn by Emperor Qianlong and was bestowed to the monastery as an offering to Tsong Khapa

Day 4 (B, L, )
Lhasa
Full day trip to Trupeng Monastery, Sera Monastery and the Carpet Factory.

The Tsepung Monastery:  a cluster of white buildings resembling a riceheap, against the backdrop of Mount Gyenbuwndze. Founded in 1416, Drepong is the biggest and richest monastery in Tibet that was divided into four Tantric colleges - that specialised in different branches of knowledge.

The Sera Monastery lies on the northern edge of Lhasa at the base of Tatipu Hill. 'Sera' means 'merciful hail' denoting its rivalry with the 'Rice Heap' (Drepong) since hail destroys rice. Sera was smaller than Drepong with about 7,000 monks but was very rich and comparable in power.

The Carpet Factory: The highland of Tibet is the actual home of the oriental carpets. By visiting Carpet Factory you will have a general idea of how carpets are produced..

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Day 5 (B, L, )
Lhasa / Yamdrok / Shigatse
Drive to Shigstse, via Yamdrok Tso, (about 400km, 5.5 hours driving, have a picnic at the Yamdork Lake). Afternoon to visit the Tashilungpo Monastery in Shigatse.

Yamdok Yumtso Lake (4408 m), where you will enjoy the vista of its pincer-shaped expanse of turquoise water, with the mysterious Mt. Donang Sangwari (5,340m) on the peninsula beyond, and the snow peaks of Nojin Gangzang (7,191m) in the distance. You can walk around the lake before continuing our drive across the narrow Karo-La pass and descending to Gyangtse.

Tashilunpo Monastery: Painted in red and white, the buildings in the monastery stand closely together in terraced rows, offering a grand and majestic view.

Day 6 (B, L)
Shigatse / Gyangtse / Lhasa
Morning from Shigatse to Gyangtse (about 90km,1.5 hours driving). Visit the Kumbum Stupa & Pelkor Chode Monastery. After lunch, drive to Lhasa, via Shigatse, (about 370km, 5 hours driving). Check into hotel.

Gyangtse is a relaxed town offering a splendid sight of the Kumbum Stupa situated at its Northern edge. Housed within the compound of a rather barren looking Pelkor Chode Monastery, Kumbun consists of 8 levels and a total of 75 chapels with wonderful murals revered by art scholars around the world.

Palkhor Monastery: It is with 9 stories, 108 doors and 77 rooms. Each room contains a different statue of Buddha and the wall frescoes tell the story about it.

Day 7 (B, )
Lhasa
Free time in Lhasa. Today will be free to explore Lhasa.

Day 8 (B, )
Lhasa / Departure
Transfer via: by air - own arrangement
Transfer to the airport and leave for your next destination.

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City	Deluxe Class	Comfortable Class
Lhasa	Lhasa Hotel 4 star	Xiong Bala Hotel 3 star
Shigatse	Shandong Hotel 3 star	Shandong Hotel 3 star

Meal Code:   B-Western breakfast in the hotel        L-Chinese lunch in local restaurant
                     D-Chinese Dinner in local restaurant

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* The above quotation is based on twin share.  Single supplement will be charged only when you are the 3rd, 5th person in this group, and need to stay in one single room, which means no one in the group can share the cost of accommodation with you.

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