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TT-02 Lhasa-Kathmandu Overland Tour (6D5N) |
| Day 01 Arrive in Lhasa, meet the local guide and transfer to the hotel. BecauseLhasa is 3650m above see level. So in the afternoon we will take time to acclimatize the altitude. |
(D) Overnight in Lhasa
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| Day 02 Visit Potala Palace, was built by King Srong-tsan-gam-po and Princess Wen-Cheng in the Seventh Century. The original palace was largely destroyed in the medieval era. It was rebuilt by the fifth Dalai Lama in the Seventeenth Century. Potala was supposed to be the residence of Avalokitesvara or Guan-Yin who is suppose to be the father of Tibetan and reincarnated as King Srong-tsan-gam-po. This fabulous palace consisted of the White Palace and the Red Palace two parts. It is like " Mona Lisa ", who always looks at you from all angles, among all palaces in the World. Visit Sera Monastery. This can even be seen in the naming of this monastery. Sera, meaning "merciful hail" is a challenge to Drepung monastery, whose name means "rice heap" in the sense that hail damages rice. This rebellious monastery, some of whose monks were famed for their soldiery last challenged power in 1947. In the course of this failed coup, they even made an attempt on the then Regent' s life. Founded in 1419, at its height, Sera monastery was residence to more than 5,000 monks and five monastic colleges. Although much less active now, with only several hundred monks currently in residence, one of the most interesting times to visit the monastery is in the afternoon when monks, after finishing their morning scripture classes, can be seen debating in the courtyard. The monastery is made up of a tsokchen (Great Hall), three tratsangs (colleges that offer specialised studies) and thirty khangtsens (residential compounds with chapels reserved for monks coming from different areas of Tibet). |
( B/L/D ) Overnight in Lhasa
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| Day 03 Visit Jokhang Temple, the Jokhang (right), which is Tibetan for "House of the Lord," faces west towards Chokpori Hill. It is the holiest site in Tibetan Buddhism, housing the Jowo Buddha (below left). Construction was started by Songtsen Gampo in the mid-7th century with founding dates proposed ranging from 639 to 647. The Jokhang underwent a long series of additions and reconstruction in subsequent years, but the present temple is largely the product of the construction by the Great Fifth Dalai Lama in the seventeenth century, who greatly enlarged the building. Visit Barkor market in the afternoon. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Lhasa
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| Day 04 After breakfast drive to Trupeng Hill to visit Trupeng Monastery, is the biggest of the 3 monasteries, sistuated on the slope of Mt.Guopei, it is 10 km to the west of Lhasa. The Monastery is so big that it resembles a town. It was built by Zongkaba' s disciple Jiangyang Qujie in 146. The Monastery consists of a number of grand halls chambers, and the dalai Lamas' palaes. 190 huge pillars are standing in the Grand Hall of Guoqin which could sit as many as 10,000 lamas. The statue of Buddha Jiangba, said to be unearthed by Zongkaba, is enshrined on the second floor. Also enshrined in the Monastery is the white conch with counter-clockwise spiral believed to be buried by Buddha Sakyamuni' s disciple Mujianlianzang. It was later on unearthed by Zongkaba and passed on to jiangyang Qujie. Muslim poems are written on the walls of the Hall. Before he moved to the Potala Palace, the 5th Dalai Lama lived here. The Drepung Monastery used to nourish a lot of scholars of Buddhism in Tibet. In the afternoon drive to visit Norbu Linka, which is a beautiful park in the western suburbs of Lhasa. It used to be the Summer Palace for the dalai Lamas where they handled political affairs, and practised religious activities The construction started in 40s of the 18th century, covering a floor space of 46 ha. The whole park has more than 370 rooms of different sizes, and lawns, shaded by green trees and embedded by various flowers. With the clear water, and the flowers and trees around, it is known as the "park within the park". |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Turpeng
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| Day 05 After breakfast drive 110KM to visit Yamdrok lake, one of the three famous Holy Lakes in Tibet. Situated between Nhagarise and Gongkha, with an altitude of over 4 thousand metres and a coverage of 638 square kilometres, the lake, like a glittering jade inlaid in the mountains is quite well-known as an amazing and pleasant natural scenic spots, where visitors can find snow-capped mountains tranquil islands, ancient monasteries, hot springs, rare birds, wild animals and platns, and enjoy the leisure time in this vast hunting ground! In the afternoon visit Sangding Monestery, was founded in the fourteenth century, destroyed in 1959 during the Cultural Revolution, and rebuilt in the 1980s. The monastery is renowned for being headed by the only female incarnate lama in Tibet, Dorje Phagmo. A mani-wall and chorten can be seen in the foreground. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Yamdrok Lake
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| Day 06 In the morning visit |
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Quotation
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Peak Season ( Apr. – Nov. ) |
Slack Season ( Dec. – Mar. ) |
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Budget |
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| 2-5 pax |
819 |
882 |
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786 |
853 |
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| 6-9 pax |
575 |
638 |
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549 |
632 |
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| Single Room Supplement |
216 |
288 |
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189 |
265 |
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| 10 pax up |
452 |
519 |
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429 |
496 |
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| Single Room Supplement |
145 |
196 |
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126 |
168 |
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| INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE |
* 3* hotel ( budget ), 4* hotel ( standard ) or 5* hotel ( luxury ) , twin-bed room with private
shower and WC
* English speaking local guide
* Daily meals ( exclude the special flavor food )
* Admission charges where applicable as shown in the tour description
* Transportation in the program
* Service charges for baggage handling between hotel and airport
* Domestic travel insurance
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| NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE |
* International flights and tax
* Personal consumption
* Visa fee
* Tips for guide, driver and porter | |
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