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Arrive in Lhasa.
Our tour guide and driver will meet you at Lhasa airport, greet and offer you a white scarf (called Hada) in a Tibet traditional way which brings you good luck.and then transfer to Lhasa city.
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Sightseeing in Lhasa: Potala, Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Bazaar
Potala palace, the highest palace in the world! At the top the palace called golden roof, you can have a bird’s-eye view of the whole of Lhasa. In the distance are undulating mountain ranges, the beautiful Lhasa River, tracts of fields, tree-shaded villages and the glistening of Jokhang Temple.
Jokhang Temple is the first built during the period of Sontsan Gambo in the 7th century. You’ll find that many Pilgrims pray before the monastery. Then sightseeing or shopping at Bakhor Bazaar near Jokhang Temple. |
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Sightseeing in Lhasa: Drepung monastery, Norbulingka and Sera Monastery Drepung monastery is the biggest monastery in Tibet and Norbulingka is the summer palace of Dalai Lama. Sera Monastery, there you can enjoy the exciting lection debating of Lama.
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Lhasa--Gyantse: Yamdrok lake, Palkhor monastery and Kumbu pagoda
Yamdrok lake is one of the three most sacred lakes in Tibet and Pakhor monastery is famous for its mixture religions with several Tibetan Buddhism sects together.
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Gyantse--Shigatse: Shalu monastery and Tashilumpo monastery
Shalu monastery is the mixture architecture of Han style and Tibetan style.
Tashilumpo monastery is one of 6 biggest monasteries in Tibet and it is the residence of Panchen Lhasa. There you can enjoy the highest bronze Buddha statue, called future Buddha. |
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Shigatse--Saga: sightsee along the road. |
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Saga--Payang |
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Monasorivor Lake---Darchen
Monasorivor lake is one of three most famous sacred lakes in Tibet. Most of people who make pilgrimage toMountain Kailash will firstly come here and clean his own body, it is said that, in this way he will be favoured by God.
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trekking around the Kailash
Mountain Kailash, also called Holy mountain in Tibet. It is the most sacred mountain in Tibetan. The top of the mountain was covered by snow all through the year, “Snow mountain” is pronounced “Dishi” in Sanskrit, so people believe the “big snowed mountain” mentioned in the Buddhist bible is this “Gangdishi Mountain”. It has been a holy land of Buddhism for over one thousand years, which is attracting large numbers of pilgrims from domestic and overseas.
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Drive to Paryang |
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Paryang---Saga |
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Saga---Lhatse |
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Lhatse---Tingri
Do preparation for walking to Everest Base Camp, hire yakman and yaks there today. |
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Trek to Lunja Village |
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Trek to Drokpa before Lama La Pass |
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Cross Lama La and trek to Drakchu river |
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Trek to Everest Base Camp via Rongbuk monastery |
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Rongbuk---Tingri |
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Tingri---Shigatse |
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Shigatse ---Lhasa: Yangpachen
Drive 350km from Shigatse to Lhasa via Yangpachen, there you can enjoy the natural hotspring one you own expense. |
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Lhasa--Drigung monastery
Drigung Monastery is famous for its Sky-burial. Tibetans believe that, more important than the body, is the spirit of the deceased. Following death, the body should not be touched for three days, except possibly at the crown of the head, through which the consciousness, or namshe, exits. Lamas guide the spirit in a series of prayers that last for seven weeks, as the person makes their way through the bardo--intermediate states that precede rebirth.
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Drigung monastery--- Reting monastery: Tidrum hotspring
Tidrum hotspring is on the way from Reting Monastery to Drigung Monastery, its good quality attracts many people, although the condition there is not so good.
Reting Monastery is not only famous for the Reting living Buddha but also famous for the Protection area around the monastery, especial the huge cypress forest around the monastery, the cypresses are more than 500 years old and they strangely just exist around the monastery
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Reting monastery---Dangxung |
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Dangxung---Lhasa: Namtso lake
Namtso Lake is also one of the three most sacred lakes in Tibet, after you enjoy the Namtso lake, drive to Lhasa.
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free day in Lhasafor your exploring. |
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Exit Tibet and proceed to your next destination |
