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Shanghai China Travel International Limited(上海中旅国际旅行社有限公司)
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Introduction
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During this Tibet Adventure, you will visit Potala Palace, Jorkhang Temple, Barkhor Street, Yombulakang, Yomdrok Lake, Tashilunpo Monastery and so on.
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During this Tibet Adventure, you will visit Potala Palace, Jorkhang Temple, Barkhor Street,Yombulakang, Yomdrok Lake, Tashilunpo Monastery and so on.
Day 1 Arrival at Shanghai
Upon arrival Bejing, You will be greeted by our guide and transferred to your hotel.
Day 2 Shanghai/Chengdu
Morning at leisure. Fly to Chengdu in the afternoon. Upon your arrival in Chengdu, known as “the Land of Fish and Rice”, you will be met by the local guide and transferred to your hotel. (B)
Day 3 Chengdu/Lhasa
Visit to the renowned Panda Research Center in the morning. Enjoy a sumptuous Sichuan lunch before transfer to the airport for your flight to Lhasa. Upon arrival you are met and transferred to your hotel, 100km distance taking 1.5 hours to city (B/L/D)
Day 4 Lhasa
Sightseeing in Lhasa at Potala Palace in the morning and tour at Jorkhang Temple, Barkhor Street in the afternoon. Dinner is Tibetan food with Tibetan folk singing and dancing. (B/L/D)
Day 5 Lhasa/Samve/Tsedang
Tour to Tsedang (about 220km, 3 hours drive), the motherland and original of Tibetan culture. Enroate vist Samye, the first monastery in Tibet after taking the wooden skiff powered by a tractor enjine crossing Brahmaputra River. Here you can enjoy the historical site of Tibetan Buddhism and study the difference on architecture between Tibetan, Chinese and Indian Monastery. Overnight in Tsedang Hotel. (B/L/D)
Day 6 Tsedang
Visit the first palace in Tibet, Yombulakang, the first farmland and Changzu Temple (also called the Pearl Monastery). (B/L/D)
Day 7 Tsedang/Gyantse
Drive 350km with almost sparry road condition via Yomdrok Lake to Gyantse, a well-known Tibetan cultural town in south west of Tibet. On the way to Gyantse, you will cross two big passes, Gangbula and Karula, and the most wonderful scenic spot is the holy lake, Yomdrok Lake, with the covering of 880squre kilometers. An instant food is always arranged for lunch. You can arrive Gyantse around 16:00, check in Gyantse Hotel. (B/L/D)
Day 8 Gyantse / Shigatse
Gyantse is well known by the Kumbu Monastery and the Ruins of Zhongshan, Gyantse is also called Hero Town for defence the British invading in 1904. The murals in Kumbu Monastery are regarded as the world artist treasure. On visiting Zhongshan Ruins you can find the feature view of the old county in Tibet. After launch in Gyantse, another 2hours driving at the distance of 95km to Shigatse, Check in Shigatse Hotel. (B/L/D)
Day 9 Shigatse
Shigatse is the second largest city in Tibet, it is well known by the typical west Tibetan custom and culture. The monastery, Tashilunpo is the residence of Banchan of all ages and one of major monasteries of the yellow sect with the world’s largest bronze statute built in 1904, Qianba Buddha. The program in Shigatse covers Tashilunpo Monastery, the New Palace of Banchan Lama and the local free Market with rich of Tibetan handmade crafts. (B/L/D)
Day 10 Shigatse/Lhasa
Drive 5hours along Brahmaputra River at the distance of 286km back to Lhasa. The road is paved way and you can enjoy the nature landscape of Brahmaputra River. (B/L/D)
Day 11 Lhasa/Shanghai
Morning at leisure. Fly to Chengdu in the afternoon, and get your connection flight to Shanghai. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel. (B)
Day 12 Departure for home
Today you will have free time to go shopping or explore more of Shanghai by yourself. Then you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back home