5 Days | 4-12 Pax | Click view Departure |
Lhasa - Drak Yerpa - Ganden Monastery - Lhasa | ||
Potala Palace, Johkang Temple, Backhor Street, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, Drak Yerp Hermitage, Ganden Monastery |
Day 1: Arrival & Acclimatization
Airport pick-up | Train station pick-up |
Schedule today: Arrival in Lhasa at airport or train station, pick-up and transfer to hotel for acclimatization, or you can have your free time hanging out at this holy city to get the first impression of Tibet.
Day 2: Lhasa city tour (Tour of the world heritages and Tibetan history)
Highlights: Potala Palace, Johkang Temple, Backhor Street
Potala Palace | Jorhkang Temple |
Schedule today: In the morning, visit the symbol or landmark of Lhasa-Potala Palace, the successive Dalai Lama's winter residence. In the afternoon, visit the center of Tibetan Buddhism-Jorhkang Temple, where you will come across lots of devoted pilgrimages coming from every corner of Tibet. Both sites are under the list of the world cultural heritages by the UNISCO.
Day 3: Lhasa city tour (Tour of the most important monasteries in Tibet)
Highlights: Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery
Drepung Monastery | Sera Monastery |
Schedule today: In the morning, we will visit Drepung Monastery which is the biggest Tibetan Buddhism College with the biggest number of monks in Tibet. The monastery used to be the winter residence of the Dalai Lama before the 5th Dalai Lama moved his residency to the Potala Palace. And in the afternoon, we will visit another influential Gelugpa Monastery-Sera Monastery, where the largest scale of scripture debating among monks is famous all across Tibet. We will watch the debate session and you may join in too with the help your guide.
Day 4: Lhasa-Drak Yerp Hermitage-Ganden Monastery-Lhasa (Tour of shrine of Lhasa)
Highlights: Drak Yerp Hermitage, Ganden Monastery
Drak Yerp Hermitage | Ganden Monastery |
Schedule today: In the morning drive to visit Ganden Monastery which is 65 km away from Lhasa, Ganden Monastery was founded by Tsongkhapa in 1409 as the first and main Gelug monastery in Tibet, by doing a kora around it you could see fabulous and inspiring Lhasa River Valley views. On the way, we will have a short detour to Dark Yerpa Hermitage that is seen as the holiest cave retreat ever, there is a saying that 'Lhasa is the shrine of Tibet, Drak Yerpa is the shrine of Lhasa. Not seeing Drak Yerpa in Lhasa is just like making a dress without the collar.'
Day 5 Tour ends, departure transfer to train station or airport.
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USD 460 p/p | USD 500 p/p | USD 585 p/p | USD 550 p/p | USD 500 p/p |
Group Pick-up Time at airport | 09:30 - 10:30 | 12:30 - 13:30 | 15:30 - 16:30 |
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Group Drop-off Time leaving hotel | 06:30 from hotel | 08:30 from hotel | 12:30 from hotel |
A. The drive length is about one hour between airport and downtown B. It’s free to have pickup and drop-off between train station and downtown |
Lhasa (Day1-Day4) | Yak Hotel or Gangyen Hotel | 3* |
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Hi, I plan to arrive in Lhasa on the 9th of March in 2020 by train and would like to do a 4 day tour. Unfortunately there are no tours scheduled between January and April, will there be tours added or are there not any planned?
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Julian Franz
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Thanks very much for your inquiry. We currently have no group tour in February and March, if you would like to travel Tibet in these months, we are able to arrange a private tour for you. While there are several confirmed departure date for the group tour in January and April, if your time is flexible, you may consider joining a group tour in April. I will send detailed itinerary to your email, please check it. Warm regards.
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