Kumbum stupa in Gyantse / Prayer stick / Tashilumpo monastery in Shigatse
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TIBET 3 : TIBET IN A WEEK / 7 DAYS
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Kumbum stupa in Gyantse / Prayer
stick / Tashilumpo monastery in Shigatse
| Day | Daily schedule | Overnight in |
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| 1 | Transfer from Lhasa airport to hotel. Free day in Lhasa to acclimatize. Talk a leisurely stroll around the charming Barkhor area. | Lhasa |
| 2 | Visit the Potala palace in the morning and Jokhang and Ramoche temples in the afternoon. | Lhasa |
| 3 | Visit the Drepung and Sera monasteries. See the monks debating the Buddhist doctrine. | Lhasa |
| 4 | Drive from Lhasa to Yamdrok Lake | camping on the shore of Yamdrok lake |
| 5 | Drive from Yamdrok Lake to Gyantse. Visit the beautiful Pelkhor Monastery with its great Kumbum Stupa | Gyantse |
| 6 | From Gyantse to Shigatse. Visit the Tashilumpo monastery. | Shigatse |
| 7 | From Shigatse back to Lhasa |
Yamdrok and yaks / farmer near Gyantse / prayer wheels at
Pelkor Chode
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Included |
* English speaking guide * car * accommodation in 3 star hotel (except camping) * camping at Yamdrok Lake is simple * Tibet permit * meals at the camp at Yamdrok lake |
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| Excluded |
* entrance fees * meals * costs made due to land slides |
| Price |
Price for 2 persons: RMB 8100 p.p. /
Price for 4 persons: RMB 5950 p.p. Special group rates are available on
request. (Price will be higher during the Chinese holidays: 1-7 May
and 1-7 October.) Calculate exchange rate |
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Best travel time |
April-November (weather permitted) |
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Remarks |
Itinerary:
Day 1: Pick up from Lhasa airport, transfer to
your 3 star hotel in the center of Lhasa, which is the Barkhor area. This area
is actually the "old" Lhasa, a charming bustling market area full of Tibetan
goods and souvenirs. Many Tibetans from all over Tibet come to this area for
shopping and for sight seeing, so you can see many different kinds of people
here, with stunning clothes and head dresses.
Day 2: Your guide will take
you to visit the Potala palace in the morning and Jokhang and Ramoche temples in
the afternoon.
Day 3: Car and guide to take you to Drepung and Sera
monasteries just outside of Lhasa. The Sera monastery is famous for its daily
debating, which attracts many people. It is so special to see the passion with
which the monks use the debating system to increase their knowledge of Buddhism.
Day 4: Drive to Yamdrok lake. On the way, the road is full of prayer flags
and many holy inscriptions on stone. Yamdrok Lake is one of the 4 holy lakes in
Tibe. We will visit the Samding Monastery which is the only Tibetan monastery to
be headed by a female re- incarnation. Dorje Pamo, the only woman Living Buddha
in Tibet, stays and presides here. We camp 1 night on the
shore of Yamdrok lake, the camp crew will prepare meals for you and arrange the
tents and sleeping gear.
Day 5: Today we drive to
Gyantse. The first thing you will see when approaching Gyantse town is the
impressive Dzong Fort on a hill. This fort once housed the city government of
Gyantse, now it is abandoned. We will visit the Pelkor Chode, a Gelukpa buddhist
monastery. Long ago this walled area contained several monasteries from
different buddhists sects. The most famous structure inside this monastery is
the fantastic Kumbum stupa, the largest stupa in Tibet. The stupa was built in
1427, it has more than 10.000 murals.
Day 6: Drive to Shigatse where we
visit the famous Tashilumpo monastery, with its heavy religious atmosphere. This
monastery was founded in 1477 by the first Dalai Lama. Inside this monastery we
can see the largest copper Buddha figure in the world, adorned with beautiful
precious stones and jewels. The monastery is built in Tibetan style, with
elements of Han Chinese architecture.
Day 7: from Shigatse back to Lhasa