Lhasa, the religious, political and economic center of the Tibetan world, is also called the Holy or the Land of Buddha “in Tibetan Plateau known. Also refers to the overwhelming culture, only tribes, beautiful views of the monastery, spectacular high alpine hikes. There is a mysterious country when the people speak, they think of the magnificent Potala Palace, the singing of the monks dressed in red colored prayer flags, or the highest mountain in the world. Tourism is booming, with trains and flights to Lhasa are available.
Travelers to Lhasa have considerable experience and fascinated, of course, risky and difficult, past pristine lakes and snow-capped mountains, and received bonuses gull in the area of high metal removal. Also on the street, visitors witness Tibetan spin the wheel, or simply pay on the path of pilgrims, Lhasa is definitely showing a spiritual goal. These precious moments of peace and with all that sit in the right place, your thoughts away from rainfall and sad, and I remember on another tour.
6 days in Lhasa, Tibet Authentic
Day 1 Arrive in Lhasa (no board)
Upon arrival at the airport or train station Gonggar our guide will meet and transfer to your hotel in Lhasa. Free time to acclimatize themselves to the rest of the day.
Lhasa Day 2 (B, L)
Day trip to the city center of the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street.
- The Potala Palace: Lhasa monumental building served as the administrative seat, the seat of government, a monastery, a fortress and home of the Dalai Lamas from the fifth to fourteenth in the past, the cultural heritage by UNESCO in 1994.
- The Jokhang Temple: 1300 years ago with a golden roof and one of the holiest shrines in Tibet.
- Barkhor Street: The Barkhor is essentially a circuit, the pilgrims in a clockwise fashion around the periphery of the Jokhang. More or less like an octagon, is a beehive on the market.
Day 3 Lhasa (B, L)
Day Trips city full of Sera Monastery, Drepung, Norbulingka, and visit the carpet factory.
- Sera Monastery: Built in 1419, and the discussion among the monks is a very interesting scene of this monastery.
- Drepung Monastery: Built in 1416, was once the largest monasteries in Tibet.
- Norbulingka: What was once the summer residence of the Dalai Lama.
Day 4 Lhasa / Gyantze / Shigatze (B, L)
By car from Lhasa to Shigatse (about 350km). On the way visit Lake Yamdrok, Nojin Kangtsang Karola Pass and Glacier Palkhor nearby monastery. Overnight in Shigatse.
- Yomdrok Lake: one of the three holy lakes of Tibet, a pilgrimage site for Tibetans.
- Palkhor Monastery: The monastery housing three schools of Tibetan Buddhism: Sakya, and Gelug Kardam. It is also a famous Kumbum stupa “, which means hundreds of thousands of images.
5. Tag: Shigatse / Lhasa (B, L)
Visit Tashilhunpo monastery. Stroll along the river Yaluzangbu in Lhasa.
- Tashilhunpo, one of the Gelugpa monasteries of the Big Six (or Yellow Hat Sect) in Tibet. It is the seat of the Panchen Lama since the Fourth Panchen Lama took over the monastery.
6. Days Lhasa (B)
Transfer to the airport or train station.
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