5 Days Best Winter Lhasa Tour Option

Overview

Tour Type:

Escorted by private guide and vehicle; leave 365 days a year!

Trip Level:

Easy – suitable for all levels of fitness, family with kids and senior groups.

Season:

春
Spring夏
Summer秋
Autumn冬
Winter

Day to Day Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive in Lhasa

When you arrive in Lhasa either by train or flight, your guide will greet you and take you to your hotel .An route to view the Yarlung Tsangpo River/ Bhamaputra river (the Longest and largest river in Tibet) and Lhasa river.

After arriving in Lhasa ,you can also take a rest and acclimatize to plateau environment. If you feel to go out, then you can also go to the Potala square, where you will enjoy the fountain with different colors and get amazing photos of the Potala and around.

Stay overnight in Lhasa.

Day 2: Lhasa tour – Potala Place, Johkang Temple, Barkor Street (B)

Today’s tour will first bring you to the Potala Palace which is the winter palace of the Dalai lama. It was put to use since the 7th Century by the 33rd great king of Tibet. The most valuable collections of Potala Palace are the gilded burial stupas of former Dalai Lamas and meditation Cave of the 33rd great king of Tibet.

Then after lunch, tourists head to Jokhang Temple which was founded by the 33rd great king of Tibet in the 7th century, in order to promote the Buddhist religion. Inside you can also see the statue of Buddha Sakyamuni at the age of twelve, perhaps the only most venerated object in Tibetan Buddhism. Around the temple is Barkhor street where you can do kora (a religious circle of a building or mountain) with pilgrims and locals, in the meantime you can also buy souvenirs.

Stay overnight in Lhasa

potala palace The large square before Jokhang Temple

Day 3: Lhasa Tour – Drepung and Sera Monastery (B)

In the morning ,you are going to visit Drepung monastery which is one of the “great three” Gelug monasteries of Tibet, founded in 1416 by Jamyang choge, one of the Tsongkhapa’s main disciples. Ganden palace used to be Dalai lama’s palace in the Drepung before he moved to the Potala palace.

In the Afternoon, Tourists will visit Sera Monastery which is another one of the “great three” Gelug monasteries of Tibet, founded in 1419 by Jamchen Chojey, one of the Tsongkhapa’s main disciples. The hot attraction is the Monks debate at around 3 – 5 in the afternoon.

Stay overnight in Lhasa.

Drepung Monastery, one of the Great Three Gelug monasteries of TibetMonk Debate is a highlight of Sera Monastery

Day 4: Lhasa- Tsurphu Monastery – Yangpachen – Lhasa (B)

After breakfast, drive to Tsurphu Monastery (northwest of Lhasa City). The monastery was founded in 1159. In the 8th century, the Buddhist mystic Padmasambhava foretold that Tsurphu would be the center of activity for a series of Karmapas – religious leaders who would liberate inconceivable numbers of sentient beings. It is the proto-monastery of the Kagyu order, one of Tibetan Buddhism’s four major sects.

Then continue to Yangpachen to visit hot springs there. You can enjoy a bath at the hot spring.

Later, drive back to Lhasa.

Stay overnight in Lhasa.

Tsurphu monasteryThe nun preparing the butter lamp at Chimelong Nunnery

Day 5: Departure from Lhasa (B)

The guide will transfer you to the airport or train station and help you get on board.

Included:

• Tibet travel permit and all other necessary permits to Tibet;
  All entrance ticket fees for all tourist sites also listed in the itinerary;
  Personal knowledgeable English-speaking Tibetan local tour guide;
  Personal comfortable, clean and safe vehicle with reliable Tibetan local driver; vehicle ranging from 4WD land cruiser to minibus depending on your group size;
  All lodging listed in the itinerary; it’s your decision about the accommodation class: luxury 5-star international hotel, comfortable 4-star hotel, economic 3-star hotel or budget hostel, guesthouse or tent. Please tell us your accommodation preference when submitting the enquiry; we will also arrange the best-value hotels for you.
  Domestic flight/train tickets also listed in the itinerary;
  All meals also listed in the above itinerary;
  Tourist accident/casualty insurance;
  First aid kit;

Excluded:

• International flight to and out of China;
  Chinese visa (Note: we could help you with the Chinese visa application, like providing the invitation letter, presenting the hotel or domestic flight reservation copies, etc that you may need. )
  Domestic flight/train not listed in the itinerary. (We can also provide you the domestic flight/train ticket booking service at the BEST discount price; please contact us our travel experts for the details.)
  Meals not specified in the itinerary; usually it costs about USD3-15 per person for one meal in TAR (Tibet Autonomous Region).
  Tips and gratitude to tour guide and driver;
  Personal expenses, like laundry, phone call, snacks, soft drinks (please do the best to avoid the alcoholic beverages during your Tibet trip), optional tour activities, etc.