Day01: Fly to Lhasa ----------------------------------------L -------------------3* Xiongba-Lha Hotel Taking morning flight into Tibet, upon your arrival, local guide will meet you and transfer you to Mindrok monastery, 50 kilometers to the east of Lhasa airport in Zhalang county. Mindrok monastery is located in a flat area and surrounded with peaceful peasants' houses and lush trees, the pretty scenery along the unpaved road is so beautiful and impressive that you will dream one day you could live there for your leisure time. Mondrok belongs to Nyingmapa order (the Red Hat order among the 5 Tibet Buddhism schools) and is famous for its rituals, teachings and studied on literature, astranaumy and Tibetan pharmacology. In the late afternoon, drive to Lhasa.
Day02: Lhasa sightseeing ---------------------------B/L -------------------3* Xiongba-Lha Hotel In the morning, visit the grand -- looking Potala Palace, which was built in the 7th century for the King. In the afternoon, visit Jokhang temple and stroll in the famous local bazaar - Parkhor street.
Day03: Lhasa sightseeing ---------------------------B/L -------------------3* Shigatse Hotel Visit Tsepung monastery, which is the biggest monastery in Tibet and was once said holding 10,000 lamas. After lunch, visit Sera monastery in the north part of Lhasa city, it as well as the Drepun monastery and Ganden monastery, are the first three Gelupa monasteries built in the first 20 years of early 15th century. After visit to Sera, go and visit Tibet museum.
Day04: Lhasa to Namtso Lake ---------------------B/L ------------------Lakeside Guesthouse Drive to Namtso Lake from Lhasa city in the morning. On the way, pay a visit the HOME monastery of Garma Kargyuelpa order - Chupu monastery which belongs to Garma Kargyue, the White school among the 5 Tibetan Buddhism classes. Before 2000, the successive top leaders of Garma Kargyue lived here and it was Kargyuepa that first began the re -- incarnation system to find the heir to the passed top leader. When arriving Namtso Lake (245km to the north of Lhasa), enjoying the glory of sunset over the lake. By the lake, you can view the peak of Nyianchentangula (7162m).
Day05: Namtso Lake to Lhasa ----------------------B/L ------------------3* Xiongba-Lha Hotel In the morning, enjoying the sunrise over the lake. Then, drive back to Lhasa. On the way, visit Reting monastery. Reting monastery belongs to Gardangpa (Kardanpa) established by Atisha, an enlightened monk from ancient India via Gar (the far west of Tibet bordering Kirshimir). Gardangpa didn't get involved into politics but it impacted greatly the Gelupa order in history and was merged into Gelupa after the rise of the latter. The natural beauty along this road and in the valley is impressive, the peace of life there will beat your busy hearts, try there! In middle afternoon, back to Lhasa city, you are free to make a crazy shopping and last feel over this old highland holy city.
Day06: Lhasa to your de
Information:
transportation Library
1. Airfare (one-way basic):
Kathmandu to Lhasa: USD287.00
Kathmandu to Delhi: USD100.00
Kathmandu to Hong Kong: USD363.00
Kathmandu to Bangkok: USD233.00
Kathmandu to Chengdu: USD333.00
Kathmandu to Singapore: USD363.00
Kathmandu to Paris: USD550.00 +60.00
Kathmandu to Doha:
Kathmandu to Dubai:
Kathmandu to Osaka:
Kathmandu to Bombay:
Lhasa to Chengdu: USD199.00
Lhasa to Xi'an: USD218.00
Lhasa to Beijing: USD315.00
Lhasa to Xining: USD212.00
Lhasa to Zhongdian: USD184.00
Lhasa to Chongqing: USD215.00
Lhasa to Kunming: USD256.00
Lhasa to Guangzhou: USD324.00
2. The lunch is to be served outside hotel and the dinner is not overed; if you wish to cover your dinner and wish to have lunch and dinner served inside hotel, please inform us when you put your reservation
3. In tour peak season or during festival celebrations, we hold the the right to adjust hotel and use other 3 star hotel as replacement without early informing; below are the replacement
In Lhasa: 3* Shangba-Lha Hotel, 3* Century Hotel, 3* Yunlong Hotel, 3* Tibet Grand Hotel, 3* Century hotel, 3* Shengtaiyuan Hotel
In Shigatse: 3* Shangdong Dasha Hotel, 3* Shigatse Wutse Hotel, 3* Shengkham Hotel
In Tsetang: 3* Youzheng Hotel, 3* Tsetang Hotel, 3* Snow Pigeon Hotel
Local featured hotels: Luodakangsang Hotel, Kuoerkha Hotel
4. Map of the vehicle to be used for running this tour; you can decide which type of land cruiser you wish to use by clicking to view the vehicle's picture
5.transportation arrangement
stination Taking morning flight to leave Tibet for your next destination.
