Tibet Tour 4 Days

Tibet Tour 4 Days

US $ 972 per person

Trip Duration

4 Days

Max Altitude

3656 M

Best Season

Summer (May,Jun) ,

Autumn (Mid-Sep - Mid November)

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Tibet Tour 4 Days

Overview

Tibet Tour- 4 days is a short ultimate tour that takes you across the cultural highlights and historical reminder of Lhasa city. For those who have a deep passion to visit Tibet but have a limited number of days, this tour might be ideal given that it covers the most popular and best milestones of Tibet like Potala Palace, Jokhang temple, Drepung monastery, Sera monastery, and Barkhor street.

Looking for a short tour to replenish you from inside and rejuvenate you? This 4-day long Tibet tour might be it.

Potala Palace of Lhasa is a very famous and venerated place which used to be the winter palace of Dalai Lama. The artworks, architecture, environment, views, etc. of Potala palace contribute in making this 17th-century masterpiece a UNESCO world heritage site.

Jokhang Temple and Barkhor street in Tibet are equally appealing aspects of Tibet that showcases the cultural as well as the vivacious outlook of Lhasa. Drepung monastery and Sera monastery of Lhasa are 2 other highly revered and influential landmarks of Tibet. Drepung monastery is popular for the advanced and high standard Buddhist academic study whereas Sera monastery is famous for the Buddhism debate revolving around Buddhism philosophy.

 

Outline Itinerary

Day 01: Arrival in Lhasa

Day 02: Lhasa Sightseeing tour

Day 03: Additional day Lhasa City Tour

Day 04: Departure from Lhasa

 

 

Itinerary

Arrival: Lhasa > Departure: Lhasa

1

Arrival in Lhasa (3656 meters)

Tashi Delek! We welcome you to the capital of Tibet – holy and pristine Lhasa. One of the representatives of Greater Himalaya will pick you up and escort you to a pre-booked hotel room in Lhasa. With the leisure time that you have got left, you can acclimatize yourself by exploring the local areas and letting yourself adapt to the altitude and weather of Lhasa. Overnight stay at a hotel in Lhasa.

2

Lhasa Sightseeing Tour

We shall visit major places and attractions of Lhasa today like Drepung monastery and Sera monastery. Along the journey to these monasteries, we will brief you about some do’s and don’ts while exploring the monasteries. Both of these monasteries are revered Tibetan monasteries or gompas and are situated in the sacred land of Lhasa. Drepung monastery was once the largest monastery in the world with a myriad of stupas, paintings, sculptures, statues, etc. Likewise, the Sera monastery is another intriguing and revered place to be in where Buddhism Debating is quite a thing. It is believed that Buddhism debating will enhance the comprehension and understanding of Buddhism Philosophy.

3

Additional day Lhasa City Tour

Today is the day to explore other landmarks of Lhasa like Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor street, etc. Your tour guide will pick you up from the hotel and then together you can set out to explore the UNESCO World heritage sites of Lhasa – Potala Palace. Located at 3700 meters, Potala Palace is known for its mesmerizing architecture plus the ancient and cultural value it holds. While the palace and Red palace are 2 parts of Potala palace. Potala Palace was once home to the Dalai Lama. After exploring Potala Palace, next on our list is Jokhang temple which homes a life-sized statue of 12-year-old Shakyamuni. Jokhang temple is very much revered and is flooded by devoted pilgrims. Later today, we will also explore the lively round street market around the Jokhang temple. Feel free to buy some souvenirs for your loved ones.

4

Departure from Lhasa

You can spend your free time as you see fit before you are escorted to Lhasa airport for the flight. Thank you for choosing Greater Himalaya!

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