4 Days Lhasa City Essential Group Tour

Ziua 1 · Arrival in Lhasa

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   Oprirea 1

   Trecere fără oprire

   We will pick you up at Lhasa airport/railway station and transfer you to the hotel. It takes about 90 minutes from the airport to the hotel and 20 minutes from the train station to the hotel. After arriving at the hotel, you are advised to take a rest to get used to the high altitude. You can stroll around the hotel, but do not tire yourself out.

Stay overnight in Lhasa, a 3-star or 4-star hotel.

Ziua 2 · Lhasa Sightseeing

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   Drepung Monastery (Zhebang Si)

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   Today is your first day of sightseeing on the high plateau. In the morning, the first station is the Drepung Monastery, which is the largest Tibetan monastery that housed more than 10,000 monks in the past. Drepung means Rice Heap in the Tibetan language. The entire monastery is large in scale and the white buildings cluster and covers the hillsides. It's the highest-ranking monastery in the Gelug Sect.

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   Tibet Museum

   2 ore

   In the afternoon you will first visit the Tibet Museum. Here you can see life scenes, exquisite clothing, house architecture, and festival customs, etc. to explore the special and mysterious Tibetan customs.

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   Oprirea 3

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   You will visit Norbulingka, which is a typical Tibetan-style royal garden, the summer resort of the Dalai Lama.

Stay overnight in Lhasa, a 3-star or 4-star hotel.

Ziua 3 · Lhasa Sightseeing

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   Potala Palace

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   On your third day, you will be feeling much more acclimatized to Lhasa’s high elevation. It is an excellent idea to spend the day exploring the Potala Palace, which is the winter palace of the Dalai Lama. The most valuable collections of Potala Palace are the gilded burial stupas of former Dalai Lamas and the meditation cave of the 33rd great king of Tibet. It's best to explore the inside of the Potala in the morning for 2-3 hours. Afterward, you may walk the pilgrimage route around the Potala Palace.

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   Jokhang Temple

   2 ore Intrarea inclusă

   In the afternoon, you will head to the Jokhang Temple, which is well known as the center of Tibetan Buddhism and features Buddhist prayer wheels, reclining deer, and golden sutra streamers, etc. Also, you can see many pilgrims praying in front of the temple and doing kora.

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   Barkhor Street

   2 ore

   After visiting the Jokhang Temple, you will stroll in the old alleys of Barkhor Street, where you can drink sweet tea, chat with locals and even bargain with the street vendors to understand the real-life in Lhasa.

Stay overnight in Lhasa, a 3-star or 4-star hotel.

Ziua 4 · Departing Lhasa

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   Oprirea 1

   Trecere fără oprire

   Your tour ends today. After breakfast, you will be free in the morning. We will transfer you to Lhasa Airport/Railway Station.