Day 1: Arrive in Lhasa
Accommodation: Yak Hotel 3 stars or the same level hotel
Today's activities: Rest and have a look at Lhasa. Welcome to the "Roof of the World." On your arrival to Tibet, we will meet you at the airport or train station and transfer you to the hotel, after you check in, you could either rest for a while or see the city yourself, get the first impression of this ancient city!
Day 2: Lhasa sightseeing
Accommodation: Yak Hotel 3 stars or the same level hotel
Today's activities: Lhasa escorted tour Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor street This morning our tour guide will meet you at hotel .You'll wind your way up through the stunning, awe-inspiring Potala Palace,built in 637 AD by Songtsen Gampo, it was the former winter residence for the Dalai Lamas and is truly a splendor of Eastern architecture. After lunch,we will visit the Jokhang Temple, the center of Tibetan Buddhism, also built in the 7th century on the legendary pond of "Wothang." After that you have time to walk around the Bakhor street which is one of the most devotional circuit as well as crowded central market of Lhasa.During the old days it is the most famous local market but now it is changed to shopping center for tourists. We'll finish the day by taking a Kora around the Barkhor.
Day 3: Lhasa sightseeing
Accommodation: Yak Hotel 3 stars or the same level hotel
Lhasa escorted tour - Drepung Monastery ,Sera Monastery Today we will visit Drepung Monastery in the morning, once the world's largest monastery that contained more than 10,000 monks, it was the resident of the Dalai Lama prior to Potala Palace, but several destruction were taken place in history. Even so ,you still have lots of things to see by walking through numbers of narrow and twisted lane though the monks apartments is thrilling. The amazing day will ended with a visit to the Sera Monastery, it is built in the fifteenth century by the Jamchen choji Sakya Yeshi who is disciple of Tsongka pa, few different monastic colleges in Sera is the home of several hundred monks from different part of Tibet, the famous Buddhist philosophical debates among the monks are happening everyday in the afternoon except Sunday. Later today ,continue to acclimatize and alleviate jet lag in the rest of the day. Overnight in Lhasa.
Day 4: Lhasa -- Yamdrok Lake
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take all your belongings with you and drive to the nature of Tibet, the spot is around Yamdrok Lake and Langkatse. Hiking, trekking, bird watching(mainly in Spring), enjoy the fresh air in the nature, and such kind of activities out in to the Tibet nature. The most interesting thing is that you can visit the exclusive interesting monastery where the master is a female while her followers are monks, named as Samding. Before the sunset, photo the beautiful views, and have the dinner cooked outside in the nature. And stay overnight in the tent. But today’s lunch is either meal box or eat in the same restaurant with the local people, decision of which is to your taste.
Day 5: Trek around Yamdrok Lake
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Walk further in to the more primitive than man-made nature, hike or drive, it is the chance to escape from the noisy city and relax completely. Breakfast, Lunch and dinner are all cooked during the tour.
Day 6: Yamdrok Lake -- Lhasa
back from the beautiful nature to the edge of the city, visit a village where the typical Tibetan clothes are made here. And if you like, drive again to the Lhasa city for a shower, and for a comfort overnight.
Day 7: Depart from Lhasa
Take the flight or the train out of Lhasa.
Dear Janet, I would like to thank you and your team for a wonderful tour setup. Begging with your professionalism, warm support and willingness to make our group tour successful one.And great thanks to Dhargye our tour guide who took care of whole group and especially myself during a night of vomiting. He and Mr. Namla- the driver were superb. I will send you some photos separately. Feel free to use them on your company's website. Am happy to give references as required.
Dear Janet,We are safe and sound home and are looking back at a very impressive trip to Tibet and Zhangye. We have between us some 3000 pictures – some quite stunning. Yesterday the four of us expressed what an unforgettable trip this has been. We want to share our appreciation for the way the trip has been organised. Like clockwork. All guides appearing at the right time and place. Everything was very well organised. It was a bit double for us when we were in Lanzhou hearing about the earthquake creating havoc in Nepal, but not leaving Tibet unaffected either. Thank you again for a trip to be remembered for a long time.
Dear Nancy,I feel embarrased that I am answering only now but another couple of weeks of travelling and the beginning of the next semester at the university made me really busy. However, me and Olaf wanted to thank you for the amazing trip we had in Tibet! The organization was simply excellent, thank you for a very quick and informative communication from your side. Many thanks go also to our guide, Danluo as well as to our driver; both of them acted very professionally and kindly towards us. It was really great that our guide was of the Tibetan origin, providing us with a unique cultural insight and first-hand information. His English language skills were just perfect and the communication with him very pleasant.