Fixed Departures 2009 ,legacy sightseeing trips
Finding a way in Tibet to have a better understanding of Tibetan culture, legacy & sightseeing trip.
Go and visit tibetan people family. Enjoy the butter tea, tsampa and Tibetan barley wine to find out the natural Tibetan life.
The unique manufacturing process gives our customers a greater appreciation of the heirloom quality and value of their Ralo carpet.
Naturally made Tibetan Incense, hand roll Tibetan incense sticks, in their home cottage industriesWith this, the virtuous ones will experience a higher form of existence and will have all their general and specific wishes fulfilled in there workshop.
Itinerary
Day01 Shanghai-Lhasa Morning flight to Lhasa, transfer to Lhasa in the afternoon. The guide will meet you at Konggar Airport, and transfer you to Lhasa city with about 1 hours’ driving (100km). On the way, you’ll get greeted by Nie Tang Budda – a Budda image engraved in the mountain face. After arrive in Lhasa, rest and acclimatize. Overnight in Lhasa. (D)
Day02 Lhasa The first day of sightseeing starts from Lhasa’s cardinal landmark- Potala Palace, a structure of massive portions. It takes at least a good 2-hour to visit those rooms, halls and chapels.
Some 2km to the east of the Potala is the most revered religious structure in Tibet – Jokhang Temple. Bustling with worshippers and redolent with mystery, the Jokhang is an unrivalled experience. The quadrangle of streets surrounding the Jokhang is the Barkhor- Lhasa’s most interesting pilgrimage circuit. This area of the Old Town is both the spiritual heart of Lhasa and the main commercial district for Tibetans. Overnight in Lhasa (B.L.D)
Day 03:Lhasa-Drepung monastery and Tibetan carpet workshop.
About 8km west of central Lhasa is the Drepung, once world’s largest monastery with about 10,000 monks. This day’s sightseeing begins with these white monastic buildings piled up on the hillside. Walking up to the hill is a pleasant thing, an easy break from the solemn ambience inside the halls and chapels. At the plat roof of hillside, you can have very good views of the whole Lhasa city and the distant mountains.
All Tibetan carpets have cotton “fringe” on the ends, this is the natural remaining ends of the weft threads once the carpet is cut off the loom. Since some customers prefer the look and practicality of a clean edge, the fringe is often folded underneath the rug, covered with a strip of canvas, and hand bound.
Overnight in Lhasa. (B.L.D)
Day04 Lhasa-Yamdroktso-Shigatse.
Yamdroktso(4441m), one of Tibet’s three holy lakes, is located 110km outside of Lhasa. It’s mostly mountain road, winding and bumpy, even thrilling somewhat. After about 3 1/2 hours’ driving, climbing over the snow pass of Kambala(5030m), the dazzling Yamdroktso just lies several hundred meters below the road Far in the distance is the huge massif of Mt. Nojin Kangtsang(7191m).
Visit the Old Town of Shigatse after arrive, a great place to wander around: Nicely decorated Tibetan houses and interesting(B.L.D)
Day05 Shigatse-Lhasa. Tibetan incense workshop.
Miles away from Shigaste, you can already see the gold tops of Tashilhunpo shinning under the sun. While Tashilhunpo’s magnificent outside leaves you gasp in admiration, the inside of this monastery introduces you more religious tranquility and sincerity.
Tibetan Incense or Dhoop are handmade in the Himalayas according to traditional Tibetan recipes. The ancient art of making Tibetan incense is the traditional masala method in which natural resins, flowers, spices, aromatic and medicinal herbs are blended with the natural glue to create these bamboo – less stick incense in accordance with the oldest Buddha recipes.
Drive back Lhasa. Overnight in Lhasa (B.L.D)
Day06 Leave Lhasa.
Pack your luggage and get ready for leaving. The guide will transfer you to the airport, and help you board the plane. Say goodbye to Tibet and fly out. (B)
Includes:
1. the Alien’s Travel Permit,
2. 1 Non-Ac jeep/van for tour transportation,
3. accommodation based on twin-bed room in 3-star hotels
4. 1 English-speaking guide,
5. mentioned sightseeing entrance fees,
6. mentioned meals
7. Airfare of Shanghai-Chengdu/Chongqing-Lhasa
8. Railfare of Lhasa-Shanghai(hard sleeper)
Excludes:
tips, not mentioned meals, personal expense
About the hotel Tibet Gorkha Hotel Lhasa
Author Tip from Lonely Planet
Just 40m (130ft) west of the hotel is the Lho Rigsum Lhakhang, a charming temple jam-packed with pilgrims circling its inner kora path. The hotel is right on Lhasa’s Lingkhor pilgrim circuit so you can add some karma points by walking out the front door and hitting the pilgrim trail.
Highlights:
Tibet Culture&Heritage:
Carpet: Hand made rugs have been part of the Tibetan culture for hundreds of years. They are an integral part of the daily life and Buddhist practices of typical Tibetan households. These beautiful pieces are highly valued and are passed on from generation to generation. In olden times a young woman might spend months weaving a set to bring into her new home upon marriage.
All Tibetan carpets have cotton “fringe” on the ends, this is the natural remaining ends of the weft threads once the carpet is cut off the loom. Since some customers prefer the look and practicality of a clean edge, the fringe is often folded underneath the rug, covered with a strip of canvas, and hand bound.
Incense: Tibetan incense is made from recipes in the medical Tantras some them recorded from the time of Buddha. This superior quality incense is an exceptional blend of flowers, plants, herbs and spices (cardamom and nutmeg) scented with musk, saffron and sandalwood from the Himalayas . Its completely natural fragrance will help bring favor from the Celestial realm to benefit all sentient beings. It is believed that Tibetan incense is used to relieve stress, restore emotional equilibrium and rebalance the wind element.
Tibetan aroma therapeutic incense is purely hand prepared from aromatic herbs in high altitude regions of Tibet according to fundamental principles of the ancient Tibetan traditional system of medicine that originated some 2500 years ago. This incense is totally absent of chocking and camphor smell and is non – toxic. Generally Tibetan Incense is used for Puja offering and purification and also used as air freshener which keeps one’s surroundings flavored with a good scent.
