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10 Days Tibet Highlights Tour |
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- Trip highlights: Trip to Lhasa, Tsedang, Gyangtse, Shigatse, Tingri, Zhangmu, fabulous monastery sights of Samye and Kumbum Stupa, stunning views of the highest mountains and natural beauty in Tibet.
- Tour price: From
$
924.00
 Price including hotels, tours, meals...
- Destinations:
Beijing, Lhasa, Tsedang, Lhasa, Gyantse, Shigatse, Zhangmu, Shigatse
- Tour code:
SWTB002
Private tour for a van with tour guide and driver, available every day
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| Day 1 Beijing,Lhasa |
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| Be met by our English-speaking tour guide & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure to acclimatize yourself to the high latituder. |
| Lhasa | Lhasa has an elevation of 3650 meters and sits at the center of the Tibet Plateau. It has a history of more than 1300 years. It towers as a huge magnet attracting those who want to explore its culture. Entry into Lhasa allows each traveler the chanc…… |
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| [ Today's Optional ] Ramoche Monastery: it is one of the key cultural relic protection sites in Lhasa, located on the north of Barkhor Street, in the area with a local market and many traditional style Tibetan style civilian houses. |
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| Day 2 Lhasa (B,L) |
Today's Activities: |
| Visit Potala Palace in the morning, and Jokhang Temple in the afternoon. Free time on The Barkhor Street. |
| The Barkhor Street | The Barkhor Street is Lhasa's inner pilgrim circuit shaped roughly like an octagon that runs around the Jokhang. The circuit is lined with markets, shops, stalls and street vendors providing every conceivable item a Tibetan could need. The best plac…… | | The Jokhang Temple | The Jokhang Temple is the spiritual centre of Tibet - a destination for millions of Tibetan pilgrims. The oldest part of the temple dates back to the 7th century AD - being one of the two temples built by King Songsten Gampo to house the statues of t…… | | The Potala Palace | The Potala Palace is a landmark of Lhasa and Lama Buddism. It is a 13 storey and 1000 rooms' palace and once winter residence of the Dalai Lama. The construction of the present structure began during the reign of the fifth Dalai Lama in 1645 and took…… |
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| [ Today's Optional ] Tibetan Opera Performance: The Tibetan people are good at singing and dancing. Tibetan opera is called "Ajilamu" in Tibetan which means "sister fairy maiden". It is a kind of public square opera, which has play, vocal music, separate roles, accompanying band and special masks and clothes, and its main form is song and dance. |
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| Day 3 Lhasa (B,L) |
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| Today's visit is a type of exploring the ancient Tibetan culture, should not be missed in Lhasa. |
| The Tibet Museum | The Tibet Museum, located in the southeastern corner of Norbu Lingka, Lhasa, is the first of its kind in Tibet to be provided with the latest in equipment and facilities. The Tibet Museum was completed and opened in October 1999. | | Tibetan Family Visit | Every Tibetan family has been either directly or indirectly affected by the Chinese, Indian and Nepal culture. Family life is one of the most interesting attractions during your stay in Tibet. Common Tibetan people welcome you to their homes, greet y…… | | The Drepong Monastery | The Drepong Monastery: a cluster of white buildings resembling a riceheap, against the backdrop of Mount Gyenbuwndze. Founded in 1416, Drepong is the biggest and richest monastery in Tibet that was divided into four Tantric colleges - that specialis…… |
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| [ Today's Optional ] Norbulingka: The Norbulingka Park: Norbulingka means "Jeweled Garden". It was constructed as a summer palace for the Dalai Lama at the very beginning and later served as the whole governmental administration. |
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| Day 4 Lhasa,Tsedang (B,L) |
Today's Activities: |
| Drive from Lhasa to Tsedang (about 200km). Visit Samye Monastery, Yumbulhakang and Tradruk Temple. |
| Yongbulakang (Yumbu Lakang) | Yongbulakang (Yumbu Lakang), a reconstruction of Tibet's oldest palace originally established on this site by the founder of the Yarlung dynasty - Niechi Zanpu (Nyatri Tsenpo) during the 1st century BC. | | Changzhu (Changdrok Tradruk) Temple | Changzhu (Changdrok, Tradruk) temple is one of the 18 oldest temples in Tibet, as old as the Jokhang temple, this one was built in the 7th century. It was said that in historythe Master - Milariba and Pandhamasangbawa once practiced and medited nearb…… | | Samye Monastery | The Samye Monastery or Samye Gompa is the first Buddhist monastery built in Tibet, constructed in approximately 761 AD under the patronage of King Trisong Detsen (Chisong Duosan) of Tibet who sought to revitalize Buddhism, which had declined since it…… |
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| [ Today's Optional ] Tibetan Family Visit: Every Tibetan family has been either directly or indirectly affected by the Chinese, Indian and Nepal culture. Family life is one of the most interesting attractions during your stay in Tibet. Common Tibetan people welcome you to their homes, greet you in their traditional way and entertain you with their typical food. |
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| Day 5 Lhasa,Gyantse (B,L) |
Today's Activities: |
| Drive to Gyantse (about 430km). Visit Yamdrok Lake and Kamba La Pass, arrive Gyantse in the late afternoon, stay overnight in Gyantse, the documentary film of "A year in Tibet" was made in this place by BBC FOUR in 2008. Check more details at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0094zlf#broadcasts |
| Yamdroktso Lake | Yamdroktso Lake (4408 m), where you will enjoy the vista of its pincer-shaped expanse of turquoise water, with the mysterious Mt. Donang Sangwari (5,340m) on the peninsula beyond, and the snow peaks of Nojin Gangzang (7,191m) in the distance. You can…… | | Karola Glacier | Go all the way up to climb up the top of the Gangba-La pass, stop at Yamdroktso Lake, suddenly you will meet Karola Glacier face to face. The Karola Glacier is quite close to the road, a breathtaking view of the Karola Glacier is an unforgetable exp…… |
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| [ Today's Optional ] Gyantse: Gyantse (3950m) is located in the Nyang Chu valley 254km south-west of Lhasa, it is a tipical Tibetan town. Gyantse is one of the few places where the mordernazation has not changed much. It is at the cross-roads of trade routes leading south to Bhutan and India. |
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| Day 6 Gyantse,Shigatse (B,L) |
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| Walk around the old town in the morning. Drive from Gyantse to Shigatse (about 90km). Visit Tashilunpo Monastery. |
| Pelkor Chode Monastery & the Kumbum Stupa | Palkhor Monastery was founded in 1418. It houses both Pelkor Chode Monastery and the Kumbum Stupa, the world famous 9-storey 100,000-Buddha Pagoda with 9 floors, 108 doors and 77 rooms. Each room contains a different statue of Buddha and the wall fre…… | | Tashilhunpo Monastery | Tashilhunpo Monastery, the home of the Panchen Lama, is located on the hillside overlooking Shigatse northwest of the town. Tashilhunpo Monastery for the most part escaped the ravages of the Cultural Revolution and its chapels contain countless statu…… |
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| [ Today's Optional ] Dzong Fort: The Dzong Fort is localed on Dzong Hill, in the center of Gyantse. It was the office of the former local governmet of Gyantse. Dzong government of the feudal serf system is still well kept, giving visitors a better understanding of the serf system in old Tibet. |
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