Tour Briefing:
  Tour Catalog: Sightseeing Tour
  Tour Length: 3 nights/4 days
  Starting City: Any city you choose within mainland China
  Departure City: Lhasa

Route Feature:

There are many historic sites and famous relics in the Lhasa city proper and its suburbs, among which the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery and Ganden Monastery are world famous. You will get a basic impression about Tibetan Buddhism and its unique culture.

This route is quite fit for those people:
1).who always live in the comparatively low altitude and come to Tibet for the first time
2).who will bring children to Tibet
3).elder travelers
   
Day by Day Itinerary:
 

Potala Palace

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Day 1

Take flight into Tibet. Upon your arrival, local guide will meet you and transfer you to Lhasa. On the way, you can enjoy the heart-beating highland view along the Yarlong Tsangpo river (the longest river in Tibet). The rest time is free for relax and more oxygen.

Jokhang Monastery

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Day 2

The first day of sightseeing starts from Lhasa's cardinal landmark- Potala Palace, a structure of massive portions. Its towering image already appearing on various occasions, but your first sight of the Potala will still be an awe-inspiring moment. It takes at least a good 2-hour to visit those rooms, halls and chapels.
In the afternoon, we will drop a visit of the Jokhang Temple, the spiritual center of Tibet. Everyday, pilgrims from every corner of Tibet trek a long distance to the temple. The temple is the product of Han, Tibetan and Nepalese architectural techniques. Then we will visit Barkhor, the oldest street in a very traditional city in Tibet.

Drepung Monastery

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Day 3

About 8km west of central Lhasa is the Drepung Monastery, once the world's largest monastery with about 10,000 monks. This day's sightseeing begins with these white monastic buildings piled up on the hillside. Walking up to the hill is a pleasant thing, an easy break from the solemn ambience inside the halls and chapels. At the plat roof of hillside, you can have very good views of the whole Lhasa city and the distant mountains.
Drepung is one of Lhasa's two great Gelugpa monasteries, the other is Sera. Around 5km north of central Lhasa, Sera may not be as grandiose as Drepung, but is more serene surrounded by many small temples. The 'Buddhism Scriptures Debating' in Sera is very famous.

Sera Monastery

Day 4

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Take flight to Chengdu. Tour ends.