4 Days Classic Lhasa Group Tour

Meals: No Meals
Hotel: The Tibet Gang-gyan Lhasa Hotel（or similar）

Take domestic flight or train to Lhasa, you are warmly welcome to Tibet by saying Tashi Delek at the Train station/airport by our professional local tour guide and you are sent to the reserved hotel in Lhasa by taking the shuttle bus with only driver service. Then have a good rest to acclimatize the high altitude in the afternoon.

Note: The free airport transfer from airport to hotel and fixed departure time: 10:00, 13:30, 16:00, 18:30.
Good to know: For the first timer to Tibet, either by flight or train, a good rest is a must for quick acclimation to the high altitude in Lhasa. Never rush to tour the street or attractions on your own. Walk slower and do not exert yourself like running or jumping. If you have any discomfort, do tell it to your guide, and he will help you out.

City View of Lhasa

Meals: Breakfast, Welcome Dinner
Hotel: The Tibet Gang-gyan Lhasa Hotel（or other similar）

After breakfast, enjoy your sightseeing tour today that starts with a visit to Drepung Monastery--was known for the high standards of its academic study, and was called the Nalanda of Tibet, a reference to the great Buddhist monastic university of India. 

In the afternoon, we will drive to the edge of the town to explore Sera Monastery, another one of the ‘Great Three’ Gelug monasteries in Tibet. If we are very lucky, we may come across Sera Monastery's Monks debating which was held in the courtyard at around 3:00-5:30 in the afternoon. The famous debate sessions of the monks in Sera monastery was created in 1419 and has been an important Buddhist seminary. After tour, you will be dropped off at hotel.
 

In the evening, the guide will accompany the group to a traditional Tibetan restaurant for a welcome dinner, marking the beginning of your journey in Tibet. 

Sera Monastery

Meals: Breakfast 
Hotel: The Tibet Gang-gyan Lhasa Hotel（or other similar）

The experience native tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in the morning and then we will start a city exploration tour in Lhasa by visiting the most famous site in Lhasa ---  Potala Palace at first, exploring the grandest of the myriad chapels. The Tibetans proudly claim it to be the prime miracle since the creation of this world.

In the afternoon we will visit the holiest temple in Tibet. That is Jokhang Monastery, which is regarded as the center of the Tibetan Buddhism and the sacred land of Buddhist followers. Therefore, you will find innumerable pilgrims come for worship every day there. After that, walk around at Barkor Kora, a bustling local market, where you can buy some Tibetan traditional or religious things. Exploring the Barkor Street, you can also see many locals prostrate around the Jokhang Temple for worship. The guide will also accompany you to a local Tibetan teahouse, offering insight into the social culture. 

Good to know: Taking photos is forbidden in the monastery. If you want to take photos of Tibetan pilgrims, a gentle ask for permission would be appreciated. Swimming and fishing are not allowed in holy lakes in Tibet; Do not talk about sensitive topics like politics; International tourists are not allowed to travel alone in Tibet according to the policy; Walk clockwise around Barkhor Street; Never venture into the unknown trails. If you are uncertain about something, it’s advisable to ask your guide before you do it at will.

Jokhang Monastery

Meals: Breakfast

Your tour guide will inform you when and where to get on our shuttle bus to Lhasa airport or train station in advance. Then you can choose to suitable time to get on the shuttle bus according to your flight or train departure time. Your Lhasa experience tour ends by group transferring to airport or railway station for departure.

Note: The free airport transfer with driver service only and fixed departure time: 06:30 a.m. , 08:00 a.m. , 12:00p.m.

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