4 päivän Holy Lhasa City Join-in -pienryhmätour Lhasassa

Day 1: Arrival in Lhasa (3650m) Attractions: No Meals: No Hotel: 3★/4★ hotel in Lhasa Welcome to Lhasa! Upon your arrival at Gonggar airport or Lhasa Railway Station, your professional Tibetan guide will meet you right in the hall on time, with your name sign. Then a comfortable private car and experienced driver will take you to Lhasa hotel safely. It is about 65km from the airport to Lhasa city and takes less than an hour through the Airport Expressway. It is only 25km from the railway station and takes about half an hour. After arriving at hotel, tour guide will help you check in. You can take a rest and get acclimatized to high altitude. Tips: 1. To adapt to the high altitude ( over 3,600m ), you are recommended to have a good rest in the hotel, no running and intense activity, no smoking and no alcohol, no shower. 2. Please drink sufficient water and eat more vegetable, fruits, meat and eggs for more energy. 3. For the first-time visitors, it is common to have different degrees of high altitude sickness symptom. Day 2: Lhasa tour Attractions: Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery Meals: Breakfast Hotel: 3★/4★ hotel in Lhasa After breakfast at your hotel, driven to visit Drepung Monastery. Drepung Monastery was ever the largest monastery with more than 10 thousand monks, and now is one of three great monasteries in Lhasa. Seen from the distant, its grand, white construction gives the appearance of a heap of rice. In the afternoon, driven to visit Sera Monastery, which is famous for the unique “Daily Scriptures Debating” activity held from 3:30pm to 5pm in the central courtyard. Then transfer back to the hotel. Tips: 1. The road condition to Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery is good. 2. Pack plenty of drinking water, sun glasses, suncream and some food. Day 3: Lhasa tour Attractions: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street Meals: Breakfast, Dinner Hotel: 3★/4★ hotel in Lhasa After breakfast, your tour guide & driver will pick you and drive to visit the splendid Potala Palace, which is Lhasa’s cardinal landmarks. You will have a whole morning to explore this world-level architectural works: White Palace, Red Palace, corridors and stairs and countless lama’s dormitory. Others include: Buddha statues, red-robed lamas and devoted, murals, etc. In the afternoon, you will walk to visit the age-old Jokhang Temple, as the spiritual center of Tibet, which will deeply impress you with its magnificence and sincere pilgrims. You will see pilgrims donating butter oil to keep the lights burning for the Buddha; learning Tibetan Buddhism; hearing the red-robed Lamas praying; taking photos of the gold roof and enjoying the beautiful sunshine of Lhasa. Finally, you will have a relaxing walk around Jokhang Temple at Barkhor Street, which is the oldest street in Lhasa, and full of religious atmosphere, showcasing Tibetan culture, economy, religion and arts assemble. Then transfer back to the hotel. Tips: 1. In Potala Palace, your visiting time is limited on 1 hour. Climb up there, you might experience slight shortness of breath, please take your time and rest when needed. 2. Don’t disturb pilgrims and Lama. Don’t take photos of them without permission. 3. In Barkhor Street, remember to bargain and compare the price in different shops for the souvenirs when you are purchasing. Day 4: Depart from Lhasa Attractions: No Meals: Breakfast Hotel: No Today is free for you until you are escorted to the airport or railway station for departure and the guide will help you get on board.