5-Day Tibet Private Tour of Lhasa includes Yamdrok Lake

Attractions:Not Included 

Meal:Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Lhasa

Upon your arrival at the Lhasa airport/railwaystation, your tour guide will greet you and escort you to your hotel and help you get checked in. You will have the rest of the day and evening to rest and relax to become acclimatized to the higher altitude of Tibet.

Attractions:Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street

Meal:Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Lhasa

After breakfast at the hotel, we will visit the incredible Potala Palace – the highest palace in the world. As we climb to the entrance gate, you will have a spectacular view over all of Lhasa.

After exploring the numerous interesting chapels and learning about the traditional culture and history of the palace and the city, we will move on to the spiritually significant Jokhang Temple, one of the most important temples in Tibetan Buddhism.

To see the “real” Lhasa, we’ll stroll through Barkhor Street with its thriving local market where you can pick up some local Tibetan, Nepalese and Indian handicrafts and souvenirs.

Attractions:Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery

Meal:Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Lhasa

Today features visits to 2 of the most important monasteries in Tibetan Buddhism – the Drepung and Sera Monasteries. Drepung Monastery is located on the hillside west of Lhasa – at one time the world’s largest monastery with about 10,000 monks living there. A pleasant walk up the hill leads to the solemn ambience inside the monastery’s many halls and chapels.

After Drepung, we will move on to the Sera Monastery. The main highlight of the Sera Monastery is watching the crowd of monks debating inside the shady courtyard behind the main temple. Every day except Sunday, hundreds of red-robed monks assemble in small groups and practice their debating skills – a very impressive sight to behold, as the monks are very animated in their debates about the various attributes of Buddhist scriptures.

Attractions:Yamdrok Lake

Meal:Not Included

Hotel: Not Included

Only exploring the exotic culture of Tibet is not enough, you also have to enjoy its natural beauty. So today, you are going to visit the picturesque Yamdrok Lake, one of Tibet's three holy lakes, which is surrounded by snowy mountains and icy peaks all year round. According to local legends, it is said to be the manifestation of a goddess.After the sightseeing, drive back to Lhasa. (Optional: if you want, you can spend a night there to watch the amazing sunset and sunrise. But this arrangement needs you to add one extra day to your tour.)

Attractions:No 

Meal:Not Included

Hotel: Not Included

Today you will have free time until your tour guide escorts you to the Lhasa train station or airport for your departing train or flight from Lhasa. This will end your tour services in Tibet.