6 Days Tibet Join-In Tour To Lhasa, Gyangtse, Shigatse

Day 1: Meet you at Lhasa Airport or Train Station, and transfer you to your hotel.

Program:
Lhasa Train station/airport picking up, You are warmly welcome to Tibet by saying Tashi Delek at the Train station/airport by our professional employee and send you to reserved hotel in Lhasa. Then have a good rest to acclimatize the high altitude in the afternoon.
Meals: N/A
Accommodation: Mandala Hotel or similar

Day 2: All day Lhasa Highlights: Potala Palace,Jokhang Temple,Barkhor Street, Thangka workroom.

Program:
Morning section to visit the famous Potala palace and explore the grandest of this myriad chapels, you will experience its audience halls, the jeweled and Golden burial chortens(stupa Tombs) of past Dalai Lamas, and tremendous number of Buddhist frescoes, thangkas, combinations of mandala etc. Afternoon section visiting to the holist temple in Tibet, the Johkang Temple, built during songtsen gonpo’s reign by princess Wencheng of tang dynasty, 647 A.D, and its famous Barkor Kora, where you can buy or appreciate traditional Tibetan artifacts, religious implements, antiques, books, Tibetan music instrument, Thangkas, and tradition Tibetan clothes etc. you will have chance to get close to appreciate how the artists draw Thangkas at the Thakangka workroom at Barkor.
Optional program in Lhasa: At night, you may ask your tour guide to arrange the local Tibetan opera show at Shobalamu Tibetan Restaurant, you will enjoy traditional food and local beverage while watching the wonderful show, 180RMB/person.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Mandala Hotel or similar

Day 3: Today we will have further discovery of Lhasa to Drepung Monastery,Carpet Factory, Sera Monastery

Program:
Today, you will visit two important monasteries in Lhasa, the Drepung and the Sera.
Drepung monastery is situated at the foothill of a mountain and was founded by Jamyang Choeje in 1416. It was once home of 10000 monks and Ganden podrang in Drepung is famous it was the government centre during fifth dalai lama and later moved to the famous Potala Palace during fifth dalai lama. Then you will visit the Carpet Factory, you can see how the world-famous Tibetan carpets are made. After having lunch, continue to visit the Sera Monastery, which was founded in 1419 by Tsongkapa’s disciple Jamchen Choeje. The most attractive is that Monks debiting is held there in the courtyard at around 15:30 in the afternoon section most of the time except Saturday and Sunday.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Mandala Hotel or similar

Day 4: Today we will drive via Gyangtse to Shigatse, we will visit Yamdrok Lake,Karuola Glacier and Palcho Monastery.

Program:
Passing by the green farmland of Nyangchu Valley, Yamdro-tso lakes, karo-la glacier roadside at 4960m, we move westwards to the second biggest city Shigatse, the Area spiritually hosted by Pamchan Lama. The most important attraction for today is Yamdro-tso Lake and Kubum monastery in Gyantse. Yamdro-tso Lake is shaped like coiling scorpion with deep blue in colour and Kubum monastery has a 35m-high chorten (stupa) with its white layers trimmed with decorative stripes and its crown-like golden dome. And we will also visit beautiful Karuola Glacier and Palcho Monastery in Gyangtse.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Tsangba Hotel or similar

Day 5: In Shigatse, we will visit Tashilhungpo Monastery; after that, drive back to Lhasa.

Program:

Before back to Lhasa from Shigatse, we will visit the largest Monastery in west Tibet, the Tashilunpo monastery, as the last but famous historic sites for your Tibet tour. On the way from Lhasa to Shigatse, you may see the celestial burial or other celebrations of Tibetan people afar from the vehicle. In Tibetan customs, strangers are forbidden to watch the celestial burial because it's disrespect to the deceased.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Mandala Hotel or similar Hotel

Day 6: Transfer you to Lhasa Airport or Train Station to your next destination. End of Service

Program:
Your tour guide and driver will help to drop you at the Lhasa airport/train station, end the service!

Meals: Breakfast