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China Women Travel Service(中国妇女旅行社)
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Introduction
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Being the holy land on the roof of the world, Tibet is waiting for you to explore its unique beauty hidden in its special life style and culture. In this tours, you will visit the centre of Tibetan life— Potala Palace, roam through local market and visit a local family. Walking beside Holy Lake and the Karola Glacier, you will understand why Tibet is called Shangri La – a place so pure, beautiful and remote!
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Being the holy land on the roof of the world, Tibet is waiting for you to explore its unique beauty hidden in its special life style and culture. In this tours, you will visit the centre of Tibetan life— Potala Palace, roam through local market and visit a local family. Walking beside Holy Lake and the Karola Glacier, you will understand why Tibet is called Shangri La – a place so pure, beautiful and remote!
Itinerary
Day 1 Flight to Chengdu in the morning, our guide will meet you at the airport. After lunch at the local restaurant, there will be a city tour of Chengdu -Temple of Marquis Wu (Situated near the Southern suburb of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Mmarquis Wu Temple is the temple to Zhuge Kongming in Three Kingdoms). and Dufu Thatched Cottage (The former residence of Dufu is located at the bank of Wanhua stream, the suburb of Chengdu. In 759AD, Dufu was forced to leave Shanxi province to Chengdu. With his friend’s help he settled down and built this cottage) (L/D)
Day 2 Flight to Lhasa. Take a rest or move slowly in the hotel to adjust yourself to suit the high altitude after arriving in the afternoon. (B/L/D)
Day 3 City tour of Lhasa -Potala Palace (Polata Palace seen everywhere in Lasha, was first built in the 17th century with the red hill as the background. The red house with the red wall and the white house with the white wall are the main constructures. The main building, 117 metres in height, 360 metre in length from east to west is said to be like a maze with 999 rooms. Potala Palace, magnificent in scale, is composed of the spectacular stupas of Dalai Lamas, inside the goodess of mercy Hall for people is worship the image of the goddess o mercy.), Sera Monastery (It is one of the three famous monasteries in Tibet and located on the top of a hill. It was built in 1419 by the disciples of Tsongkapa. Two Japanese monks once studied Buddhism here), Norbu Lingka (It was built in 1755 on the orders of the 7th Dalai Lama as the summer palace. The main building was the palace for the 14th Dalia Lama, who escaped to India. Right in its front is a fountain. A lot of buildings and furniture are in the western style. Now it serves as a public park with a zoo inside) (B/L/D)
Day 4 City tour of Lhasa -Drepung Monastery (It is the largest monastery in Tibet and built against a mountain in traditional Tibetan style. It is about 12km to the northwest of Lasha. It was built in 1416 by the disciples of Tsongkapa), Jokhang Temple (It as as famous as Kokhang Temple. It was built by Princess Wen Chen in the Tang Dynasty, after she married songtsam Gampo, and became the imperial concubine. The temple was built in memory of the King. Bharkor Street (Bharkor street, a ring-like street, surrounds the Kokhang. Along the street are many stalls dealing with different kinds of groceries, cheese and the things for Buddhists to make circumambulations. This market street is the liveliest and best preserved section of the traditional aspect of the city. Everyone must walk along the street clock wisely. Pilgrims are often seen to make long prostration in this street.) (B/L/D)
Day 5 Back to Chengdu and interchange plane for Beijing (B/L)