4 days wonders
in Lhasa
Lhasa
Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region,
covers an area of 544 square kilometers and
is "The Land of Gods" in Tibetan,
sits on the north bank of River Lhasa, a tributary
of the Yarlung Tsangbo River, at an altitude
of 3,700 meters. It has a history of over 13
centuries. With more than 3,000 hours of sunshine
annually, Lhasa is famed as "the City of
Sunshine". It is the capital of Tibet Autonomous
Region and the center of Tibet's political,
economic, cultural and religious activities.
There are many historic sites and famous relics
in the city proper and its suburbs, among which
the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Drepung Monastery,
Sera Monastery and Ganden Monastery are world
famous.
This route is quite fit
for those people:
1) who always live in the comparatively low
altitude and come to Tibet for the first time
2) who will bring children to Tibet
3) elder travelers
Itinerary day by day:
Day 01 : Fly to Lhasa
from Kathmandu
Taking the flight into Tibet upon your arrival.
Local guide will meet you and transfer you to
Lhasa.
Day 02 : Potala Palace,
Jokhang Temple, Barkhor street
The first day of sightseeing starts from Lhasa's
cardinal landmark- Potala Palace, a structure
of massive portions. Its towering image already
appearing on various occasions, but your first
sight of the Potala will still be an awe-inspiring
moment. It takes at least a good 2-hour to visit
those rooms, halls and chapels
In the afternoon, we will drop a visit of the
Jokhang Temple, the spiritual center of Tibet.
Everyday, pilgrims from every corner of Tibet
trek a long distance to the temple. The temple
is the product of Han, Tibetan and Nepalese
architectural techniques. Then we will visit
Barkhor, the oldest street in a very traditional
city in Tibet
Day 03 : Drepung Monastery,
Sera Monastey
About 8km west of central Lhasa is the Drepung,
once world's largest monastery with about 10,000
monks. This day's sightseeing begins with these
white monastic buildings piled up on the hillside.
Walking up to the hill is a pleasant thing,
an easy break from the solemn ambience inside
the halls and chapels. At the plat roof of hillside,
you can have very good views of the whole Lhasa
city and the distant mountains.
Drepung is one of Lhasa's two great Gelugpa
monasteries, the other is Sera. Around 5km north
of central Lhasa, Sera may not be as grandiose
as Drepung, but is more serene surrounded by
many small temples. The 'Buddhism Scriptures
Debating' in Sera is very famous.
Day 04 : Fly to Kathmandu
Take flight to kathmandu
Extension optional tours
