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Holy Lhasa City Tour 01

Day 01: Arrival in Lhasa
Arrive in Lhasa on your own arrangement. On arrival you will be met by the local guide and transferred to your hotel. Balance off the day free to relax and acclimatize to the altitude.

Lhasa in Tibetan means "Place of the Gods", the residence of the Dalai Lama. Life is unhurried, its people jovial and yet remaining staunchly independent.

Day 02: Lhasa
Today we will visit the Jokhang Temple, situated in the heart of Old Lhasa, it houses Tibet's most precious religious relic, a golden Shakyamuni Buddha which was brought as a gift by the Chinese Princess Wen Cheng on the occasion of her wedding to the Tibetan King, Songtsen Gompo. Surrounding the Jokhang Temple is the bustling Barkhor Market place which is the religious and social focus of Lhasa.

Later in the day visit the Potala Palace, this legendary palace built atop a single hill is synonymous with Tibet by the first foremost king Songtsen Gompa. It was expanded to its present structure during the 17th century by the 5th Dalai Lama. This 13 story 1000 room citadel served as the headquarters of the former "church-state" of the Tibet and was home to successive Dalai Lamas, who from the latter half of the 18th century used it as their winter palace.


Day 03: Lhasa
In the morning we will drive to Drepung Monastery, 8 Kilometers west of Lhasa - said to be the largest monastery in the world, housing over 10,000 monks. It was founded in 1416 by the disciple of Je Tsonkhapa, founder of the Yellow Hat Gelukpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism. The second, third and fourth Dalai Lamas lived and were entombed here.

Visit the Sera Monastery, 5 Kilometers north of Lhasa, Sera setting is one of Lhasa's prettiest monasteries. Once a community of more than 5,000 monks resided here and was virtually extinguished by the Chinese. The restored monastery sits below the brow of hill on which tsongkhapa built a hermitage and spent several years mediating. One of the monks disciples began building Sera in 1419, completing it a few years later.

Day 04: Departure
You will be picked up from your hotel in time to connect your flight to your next destination.

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Tour Inclusions: ( $660 per head)

• 4 star hotels with daily breakfasts
• Daily lunches at China's finest restaurants for the tour
• Excellent guide & driver
• Comfortable and clean vehicle
• Entrance fees to all tourist sites
• Two bottles of mineral water per day
• Government taxes