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TT-05 Lhasa-Gyantse-Shigatse-Xegar-Zhangmu?? (8D7N) |
Day 01 Arrive in Lhasa, meet the local guide and transfer to the hotel. Because
Lhasa is 3650m above see level. So in the afternoon we will take time to acclimatize the altitude. |
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(D) Overnight in Lhasa
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| Day 02 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 khangtse(residential compounds with chapels reserved for monks coming from different areas of Tibet). 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 03 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 the Drepung Monastery which was once the largest and wealthiest and a Yellow Hat monastery where the Dalai Lamas were trained. 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 activitiesThe 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 Gyantse
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| Day 04 After breakfast drive to Gyantse. |
| (B/L/D) Overnight in Lhasa |
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| Day 05 In the morning visit Palkhor Monastery, built in 1427, is notable for its superb Kumbum (10,000 images) stupa, which has nine tiers and, according to Buddhist tradition, 108 chapels. The monks may not allow you to complete the pilgrim circuit to the top, but the lower tiers contain excellent murals. In the afternoon drive to Shigatse. Visit Tashilhunpo Monastery, the main attraction in Shigatse is the seat of the Panchen Lama??Tashilhunpo Monastery. Built in 1447 by a nephew of Tsong Khapa, the monastery once housed over 4000 monks, but now there are only 600. Apart from a giant statue of the Maitreya Buddha ( nearly 27 meters high ) in the Temple of the Maitreya, the monastery is also famed for its Grand Hall with its opulent tomb ( containing 85kg of gold and masses of jewels ) of the fourth Panchen Lama. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Shigatse
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| Day 06 After breakfast drive to Xegar, on the way visit Sakya Monastery, is an important old Buddhist Monastery 128 kilometers west of Shigatse in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Founded in 1071, by the powerful noble family of the Tsang its strong abbots governed Tibet during the whole of the 13th century after the downfall of the kings. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Xegar
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| Day 07 Drive to Zhangmu, the last Chinese town you' ll see before hitting Nepal has plenty of places to stay and eat, and in some ways represents a better place to spend your last night. |
(B/L/D) Overnight in Zhangmu
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| Quotation |
Peak Season ( Apr. – Nov. ) |
Slack Season ( Dec. – Mar. ) |
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Budget |
Standard |
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Budget |
Standard |
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| 2-5 pax |
1302 |
1422 |
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1288 |
1446 |
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| 6-9 pax |
976 |
1097 |
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955 |
1072 |
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| Single Room Supplement |
396 |
485 |
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368 |
459 |
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| 10 pax up |
726 |
868 |
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705 |
845 |
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| Single Room Supplement |
299 |
395 |
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268 |
369 |
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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
* Transpotation 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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