Itinerary: (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)
Day01 Arrive in Lhasa, transfer to hotel.[D]
Arrive at Gonggar Airport, pick up and transfer to Tsedang(3450 m) with about 90 minutes' driving (100km), rest for acclimatization after your arrival
Day02 Tsedang sightseeing. Yumbulakhang and Trundruk monastery.[B/L/D]
Yumbulakhang is the first palace in Tibet. If the time is enough, you can take a chance to see Mindroling monastery.
Day 03 Tsedang--Lhasa, visit Samye monastery[B/L/D]
On the way to Lhasa, you will take the ferry to cross the Yurlung Tsangpo River for visiting Samye monastery, it is the first monastery for Tibetan Buddhism.
Day04Lhasa sightseeing[B/L/D]
In the morning visit Potala, which was originally constructed in 637 by Songtsen Gampo, the first king of the united Tibet, and later expanded and served as the winter residence of the Dalai Lama's. In the afternoon visit Jokhang temple, the center of the Tibetan Buddhism and the sacred land of Buddhist followers where innumerable pilgrims come for worship everyday. The Jokhang temple was built in 647, is the earliest wood-and-masonry structure still existing in Tibet. Surrounding the Jokhang Temple is the Barkhor Bazza, there you can find many kinds of local products.
Day05 Lhasa
Sightseeing, visit Drepung and Sera monastery [B/L/D]
In the morning visit Drepung monastery, the biggest monastery in Tibet which was created in 1416 and the second, third and fourth Dalai Lama had resided in. In the afternoon visit Sera monastery, which was created in 1419 and has always been an important Buddhist seminary. As rose are planted everywhere in the monastery, it is also called "the court of wild rose". Today still 200 lamas live in there. You may enjoy the exciting scripture debating there.
Day 06:drive to the airport and departs for your next destination, your Tibet tour ends.[B]
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