Itinerary
Day1 Arrival in Lhasa (D)
Arrive at Gonggar Airport (3500m), welcome by the local tour guide with the hada, which means lucky and happiness, transfer 60km (paved road, about 1 hour drive ) to the city, drive along the Yalutsangpo River and Lhasa River, enjoy the Tibetan style villages and Nyetang Buddha ,check in hotel in Lhasa (3658m) and rest for acclimatization.
Day2 Lhasa (B)
Take a tour to Potala Palace. It was the local government location, and was divided into two parts, the white palace and red one; it was also the highest castle-style palace in the world; Visit Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Market, the heart of the old Lhasa town, here you’ll enjoy fascinating combination of deep religiosity and push and shove market economics. In Tibetan Buddhism Jokhang is also regarded as the center of the Universe, it is a must sightseeing in Lhasa.
Day3 Lhasa (B)
After breakfast, drive to visit Sera Monastery and Drepung Monastery. Sera Monastery built in 1419 and one of the “great three” Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet; Drepung Monastery locates at the foot of Mount Gephel, being the largest of all Tibetan monasteries.
Day4 Lhasa (B)
After breakfast, drive to visit Norbulingka Monastery, which means "precious garden" in Tibetan, was the summer residence of many generations of Dalai Lamas, while Potala Palace was their winter residence. And then, head for Tibet Museum, the official museum of the Tibet Autonomous Region in Lhasa, and finally the Tibetan Traditional Medical Center, you will experience and see some Thangka paining records Tibetan Medicine culture and theory.
Day5 Lhasa Departure (B)
See off at the airport.