5 Days Lhasa Highlight & Gandan Monastery Package Tour

Summary

Day 1 Arrive in Lhasa: Transfer to your hotel in Lhasa
Day 2 Lhasa: Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery
Day 3 Lhasa: Potala Palace, Jokhang Monastery, Barkor Street
Day 4 Lhasa-Drak Yerpa-Lhasa: Ganden Monastery
Day 5 Lhasa Departure

Day 1 Arrive in Lhasa

Pick up service can be arranged at Lhasa train station or Lhasa airport, our guide will meet you at the exit with a welcome sign "Lhasa Private Tour". Transfer to your hotel in Lhasa, the rest day is free on your own to adapt to the local altitude.

Day 2 Lhasa

After breakfast, you lhasa tour start with the famous Drepung Monastery. Drepung Monastery is one of the six temples of the Yellow Sect in the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, which means "Duimi Monastery" or "Jimi Monastery" in Tibetan language. It is located in the depression on the south slope of genpeiwuzi mountain, about 10 kilometers away from the western suburb of Lhasa city. It was founded in 1416 by Zhaxi bandan, the founder of yellow religion. The monastery's precious collection, architecture, murals, and a kitchen that can accommodate 10000 monks dining at the same time are all highlights.

After having lunch, you’ll continue to visit the Sera Monastery, which was founded in 1419 by Tsongkapa's disciple Jamchen Choeje. There are a large number of cultural relics in sera monestery, such as Buddha statues, Thangka, scriptures, magic tools, and offering utensils, which are extremely precious.

You will have a dinner at a suitable time. After dinner, you will be taken back to your hotel.

Day 3 Lhasa

Today, you will sightseeing in the Lhasa downtown area, the first stop is the Potala Palace, known as the resort of Tibetan Buddhism, is the highest belief of all Tibetan Buddhist believers. Located on Mt. Maburi in Lhasa, it is a grand building with the highest elevation in the world, integrating palaces, castles and temples. It is also the largest and most complete ancient palace Castle complex in Tibet.

Next, head to the Jokhang Monestery. Jokhang Monestery is the earliest civil structure building in Tibet, and has created the Tibetan Pingchuan style temple city planning. The reason why Lhasa has the reputation of "holy land" is related to the Buddha statue of "Reza", the God of Tibetan Buddhism. The temple was originally called "Reza". Later, it became the name of the city and evolved into the current "Lhasa".

The last stop is the Barkhor Street. It is a famous transit road and commercial center in Lhasa. It has fully preserved the traditional appearance and living style of the ancient city. The original street of Barkor street is only a turning path around the Jokhang Monastery, which is called "holy road" by Tibetans. Here you can do the kora with pilgrims and locals. And then we’ll go to explore the old market and you may have chance to see the traditional jewelry trading between people from different part of Tibet.

Drive back to your hotel.

Day 4 Lhasa-Drak Yerpa-Lhasa

Today, the guide will take you to Ganden Monastery. It is located on wangbori mountain, 3800 meters above sea level on the South Bank of Lhasa River. The Gadan temple is the most special one among the six major temples of the Yellow Sect. It was built by zongkaba, the founder of Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, in 1409. It is the ancestral temple of Gelu sect. The typical Tibetan religious buildings built along the mountain, precious cultural relics, collections, and long history are all the reasons for tourists and believers to visit.

After the sightseeing, drive back to your hotel in Lhasa.

Day 5 Lhasa Departure

Free on your own to explore Lhasa city until transfer to Lhasa train station or Lhasa airport for your next destination. Our service ends.

Price Per Person in US Dollars