Lhasa Tour with Yamdroke Lake

Overview

Lhasa Tour with Yamdroke Lake

Trip Duration: 5 Days

This 5-day Lhasa tour with Yamdroke Lake offers 2 full day sightseeing tour in Lhasa city covering the major tourist sites like Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery. Besides, it also takes you on a highly scenic day excursion trip out of Lhasa city to Yamdroke Lake at a height of 4,400 m. It is one of the 3 biggest lakes of Tibet. It is a beautiful never to miss fresh water turquoise blue lake when you are in Tibet. It lies on the way from Lhasa to Gyantse (261 km).

Trip Highlights

Scenic drive from the airport to Lhasa with a visit to Drolma Lakhang on the way.
Half a day visit to the majestic Potala Palace with 13 floors, 1,000 rooms and 10,000 steps where one can enjoy the photo session wearing the Tibetan costumes on its top floor with the impressive view of the Lhasa city on its back drop.
Half day visit to the Drepung Monastery located to the north west of Lhasa city on the foothill.
Half day visit to Jokhang Temple (central Buddhist cathedral) in the middle of the Lhasa city at Barkhor Bazaar.
Evening exploration of the Barkhor Bazaar (downtown bazaar) with the hustles and bustles featuring the locals and people from around Tibet in their ethnic costumes,
Eating out in the Barkhor Bazaar is enjoyable with choices of restaurants and food varieties.
Half day visit to Sera Monastery, another equally fabulous the second biggest monastic centre where one can witness live debate among the competing monks from the various monasteries of Tibet every afternoon.
Day excursion trip to Yamdroke Lake – a never to miss site when you are in Tibet.

Itinerary

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Day 01:KATHMANDU (1,300M) - LHASA (3,650M)

Morning transfer to airport - Fly to Lhasa by a trans-Himalayan flight (1 hr) with a high chance of enjoying the panoramic view of the mighty Himalaya with a close up view Mt Everest (8,848 m) and other adjoining peaks. Welcome and assistance by our Tibetan guide at the Gongaar airport - Transfer to Lhasa (45 min) through the new tunnel with a visit to Drolma Lakhang and check in to your hotel. Full rest for acclimatisation.

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Day 02:IN LHASA

AM: Visit Potala Palace. It is one of the most famous architectural works of Tibet and stands on the top of the Red Hill in Lhasa. The term Potala comes from Sanskrit. In the 7th century, it was built for meditational purpose. It was the Dalai Lama’s winter palace. Its white part used to be for the administrative purpose and the red part for the religious purpose. PM: Visit Jokhang Temple & Barkhor Bazaar Jokhang Temple Jokhang Temple is situated at the centre of the old part of Lhasa called Barkhor. It was built in the mid-7th century and was later extended by the successive rulers. It is a four storied temple with splendid golden roofs. It has a combination of architecture of Tang Dynasty & Nepalese Buddhist temples. Barkhor Bazaar: It is a bazaar complex just outside and around Jokhang Temple. It is the main Tibetan bazaar which has been able to sustain Tibetan culture & heritage until today. This bazaar is good for shopping and eating out and also mixing with the local Tibetan people.

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Day 03:IN LHASA

AM: Visit Drepung Monastery. It is situated five km away to the western suburb of Lhasa city at the foot of Mt Ganpoi Uze. It was founded in 1416 by Jamyang Choje, a disciple of Tsongkhapa, the founder of Gelugpa sect in Tibet. The monastery occupying 250,000 square metre with a one time 7,700 monks is the biggest one in Tibet. It maintains plentiful of historical relics, Buddhist scriptures, arts and crafts. PM: Visit Sera Monastery. Sera is one of the Gelugpa’s six great monasteries in Tibet. It was founded in 1419. The complex today, a veritable monastic city, occupies a site of nearly 12 hectre. Sera, like Ganden & Drepung, was a vital center of religious activity that drew students from the far corners of TIBET. In its heyday, it boasted over 5000 monks and novices. In fact, Sera is one of the best preserved monasteries in Tibet. Debating monks are the worth seeing sight organized everyday in the afternoon in the garden of Sera Monastery.

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Day 04:LHASA – YAMDROKE LAKE (4,400 m) – LHASA: 170 + 170 KM

After breakfast, take a scenic day excursion trip to Yamdroke Lake (turquoise lake) by crossing over the bridge on the Brahmaputra river. En route, we cross the Khamba La (pass of 4,794 m) from where you can enjoy a scenic bird’s eye view of the Yamdroke Lake. Explore the lake with a plenty of fresh water fish and the surroundings. After lunch, drive back to Lhasa the same way. Evening free for self exploration. Overnight at hotel.

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Day 05:LHASA - KATHMANDU

Free until your guide picks you up for the transfer to Lhasa airport and fly back to Kathmandu or to your onward destination.

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Trip Information

Trip Duration 5 Days
DestinationTibet
Trip StyleTour

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