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Tibetan tour guide greets you at Lhasa Airport.
Lhasa River
potala palace
In the winter, a growing number of local Tibetans embark on pilgrimages to Jokhang Temple.
Drepung Monastery, one of the Great Three Gelug monasteries of Tibet
Monk Debate is a highlight of Sera Monastery
Tsurphu Monastery, the main temple of the Karma Kagyu sect
The nun preparing the butter lamp at Chimelong Nunnery
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5 Days Best Winter Lhasa Tour Option
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Trip Level:Easy - suitable for all levels of fitness, family with kids and senior groups.
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Trip Level Guide:
- Easy - suitable for all level of fitness, family with kids and senior groups.
- Moderate - suitable for ones with average level fitness, family with kids bigger than 12 yrs.
- Moderate to Strenous - suitable for ones physically fit; have experiences of high altitude trek.
- Strenuous: suitable for adventures and individual with physically fit and healthy.
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Overview
What Makes this Tibet Trip Different?
As there are only 5 days travel, by following this itinerary tourists can tour the major tourists draws in Lhasa and two religious sects plus a relaxing enjoyment of Yangpachen.
Tibetan Travel Guru,Lobsang Tsering
A 5-day short visit to Tibet during winter time enables you to see the real pilgrimages from all the corners of Tibet. Thousands of Tibetans will visit different monasteries, temples and palaces which are sacred for Tibetan Buddhist followers.
Then you will visit the main seat of Kagyu order (one of Tibetan Buddhism's four major sects)- Tsurphu monastery headed by the Karmapa. At last, arrive in Yangpachen. The beautiful Yangpachen Hot Spring is one of the highest altitude sets of hot springs in Tibet. You can enjoy a bath at the hot spring and relax your aching body.
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 take a rest and acclimatize to plateau environment. If you feel to go out, then you can 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.
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![day image]( "Tibetan tour guide greets you at Lhasa Airport.")
Tibetan tour guide greets you at Lhasa Airport.
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![day image]( "Lhasa River")
Lhasa River
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 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 buy souvenirs.
Stay overnight in Lhasa
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![day image]( "Snow-capped Potala Palace on the hill")
potala palace
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![day image]( "In the winter, a growing number of local Tibetans embark on pilgrimages to Jokhang Temple.")
In the winter, a growing number of local Tibetans embark on pilgrimages to 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.
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![day image]( "Drepung Monastery, one of the Great Three Gelug monasteries of Tibet")
Drepung Monastery, one of the Great Three Gelug monasteries of Tibet
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![day image]( "Monk Debate is a highlight of Sera Monastery")
Monk 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.
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![day image]( "Tsurphu Monastery, the main temple of the Karma Kagyu sect")
Tsurphu Monastery, the main temple of the Karma Kagyu sect
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![day image]( "The nun preparing the butter lamp at Chimelong Nunnery")
The 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.
Service Guide
Service Included:
- Tibet travel permit and all other necessary permits to Tibet;
- All entrance ticket fees for all tourist sites 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 arrange the best-value hotels for you.
- Domestic flight/train tickets listed in the itinerary;
- All meals listed in the above itinerary;
- Tourist accident/casualty insurance;
- First aid kit;
Service 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 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.
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