Tibet tour
4-day Lhasa tour
Highlights:

1. The West Chapel in Potala contains five golden stupas. The gigantic central one contains the mummified body of the Fifth Dalai Lama. This stupa, built of sandalwood, is coated with 3,720 kilograms ( 8,200 pounds ) of gold ' as thick as a cow's hide' and studded with jewels, which is often addressed as No 1 Ornament in the Orient. It rises for more than three stories, 14.8 meters ( 48.5 feet) high. On the left is the funeral stupa of the Twelfth Dalai Lama, and on the right that of the Tenth. The stupas at both ends contain scriptures.
2. 12-year-old Sakyamuni’s statue in Jorkhang. It is said that Buddha Sakyamuni cast his images on the rock so that the sculptor could make the statues because Sakyamuni was shining and the sculptor failed to see the Buddha. The three images are 8-year-old, 12-year-old and 25-year-old.
3. Yamataka’s statue at Drepung. The bull-headed religious protector has 9 heads, 16 feet and 24 arms, hugging his concort, which is regarded as the yidam of Geluck sect of Tibet Buddhism.

Day-by-day Itinerary:
Day01: Arrival either by train or flight , pickup and transfer to a hotel near Barkhor Square. Acclimatize yourself to the high altitude(3700m) at hotel or take an easy walk in the evening to see the heart of Lhasa. You can either eat in the hotel or at a local restaurant with the help of your guide.

Day02: Breakfast in the hotel .Pickup at your hotel and visit Potala, the previous religio-political center of Tibet in the morning and Jorkhang, the final destination of all the pilgrims of different sects of Tibetan Buddhism in the afternoon. You can either eat in the hotel or at a local restaurant with the help of your guide.?
Day03: Breakfast in the hotel .Pickup at your hotel and visit Drepung, Norbulinkha, Tibet Museum and Tibetan Medicine Hospital. Drepung is the largest monastery in Tibet and Geluk sect assumed the reins of government here. Norbulinkha is the summer palace of Dalai Lama. The wall painting there tells of the Tibetan spiritual history while the Tibet Museum is a place that enables you to know the Tibetan history in reality. Tibetan medicine Hospital takes you into the depth of Tibetan culture: astronomy, calendar, medicine and art. You can either eat in the hotel or at a local restaurant with the help of your guide.
Day04:Morning arrangement is flexible. Your guide takes you to see more of the holy city. Afternoon exit by flight or train.

5-day Lhasa tour
Highlights:
1.? The West Chapel in Potala contains five golden stupas. The gigantic central one contains the mummified body of the Fifth Dalai Lama. This stupa, built of sandalwood, is coated with 3,720 kilograms ( 8,200 pounds ) of gold ' as thick as a cow's hide' and studded with jewels, which is often addressed as No 1 Ornament in the Orient. It rises for more than three stories, 14.8 meters ( 48.5 feet) high. On the left is the funeral stupa of the Twelfth Dalai Lama, and on the right that of the Tenth. The stupas at both ends contain scriptures.

1. 12-year-old Sakyamuni’s statue in Jorkhang. It is said that Buddha Sakyamuni cast his images on the rock so that the sculptor could make the statues because Sakyamuni was shining and the sculptor failed to see the Buddha. The three images are 8-year-old, 12-year-old and 25-year-old.
2. Yamataka’s statue at Drepung. The bull-headed religious protector has 9 heads, 16 feet and 24 arms, hugging his concort, which is regarded as the yidam of Geluck sect of Tibet Buddhism.
3. Namtso is the largest? salt lake in Tibet with an elevation of 4718 and an area of 1870 square kilometers, where stands Nyianqingtanggula, the holy mountain of the whole tribes in the northern Tibet.

Day-by-day Itinerary:
Day01: Arrival either by train or flight , pickup ans transfer to a hotel near Barkhor Square. Acclimatize yourself to the high altitude(3700m) at hotel or take an easy walk in the evening to see the heart of Lhasa. You can either eat in the hotel or at a local restaurant with the help of your guide.

Day02: Breakfast in the hotel .Pickup at your hotel and visit Potala, the previous religio-political center of Tibet in the morning and Jorkhang, the final destination of all the pilgrims of different sects of Tibetan Buddhism in the afternoon. You can either eat in the hotel or at a local restaurant with the help of your guide.?
Day03: Breakfast in the hotel .Pickup at your hotel and visit Drepung, Norbulinkha, Tibet Museum and Tibetan Medicine Hospital. Drepung is the largest monastery in Tibet and Geluk sect assumed the reins of government here. Norbulinkha is the summer palace of Dalai Lama. The wall painting there tells of the Tibetan spiritual history while the Tibet Museum is a place that enables you to know the Tibetan history in reality. Tibetan medicine Hospital takes you into the depth of Tibetan culture: astronomy, calendar, medicine and art. You can either eat in the hotel or at a local restaurant with the help of your guide.
Day04: Breakfast in the hotel. One –day trip to Namtso Lake, where there is a nomad life and you might get some ideas how Tibetan religion came into being.?
Day05:Morning arrangement is flexible. Your guide takes you to see more of the holy city. Afternoon exit by flight or train.

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6-day Lhasa-Nyingchi tour
Highlights:
Find a place that makes you awestruck or relaxed. The six-day tour enables you to see the Tomb Stupa of the fifith Dalai Lama, which is regarded as No 1 Ornament in the East, the Sakyamuni’s Statue in his 12-year-old look, which is the most sacred in Tibet Buddhism, and charming scenery of snow-capped peaks, virgin forests, crystal clear sky and lakes.
Day-by-day Itinerary:
Day01: Arrival either by train or flight, pickup and transfer to a hotel near Barkhor Square. Acclimatize yourself to the high altitude (3700m) at hotel or take an easy walk in the evening to see the heart of Lhasa. You can either eat in the hotel or at a local restaurant with the help of your guide.
Day02
Potala: The massive castle was the center of old Tibet Authorities with inestimable values of art, culture and religion.??
Jorkhang: The city-start construction is the final destination of all pilgrims from all sects of Tibetan Buddhism.
Day03
Some 400km drive to Basong Tso, where you find yourself in the paradise of blue sky, white peak and green lake. Overnight at Nyingchi.
Day04
Ride to the dock via beautiful landscapes of Benri Holy Mountain, Benri Sacred Spring,King of Mulberry,Tombs of Tibetan Kings,Site of Celestial Burial and river joint.Take a yacht downstream in Namjiabawa Canyon, the largest one in the world with fantastic valley scenery,sublime falls,magnificent snowy peaks. Drive to Daduka to visit ancient castle and overlook Mt Nanjiabawa and Great Bend of River Yarluzangbo .Then back to visit King of Cypress( 2500 year old)
Day05
Drive some 380km to Tsethang via Gyatsa
Day06(Oct 4)
Visit Yumbulakhang and Tandrak monastery before fly out.

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6-day Lhasa-Reting tour
Highlights:
The circuit route is of religion, culture and great beauty. Dreams Travel take you to Ganden Monastery, Terdrom Nunnery (4325 m) and medicinal hot springs; Drigung Monastery, the head of the Drigung school of Kargyupa order of Tibetan Buddhism; Reting Monastery (4070 m), one of the important Gelukpa Monasteries; and our trip culminates while exploring Namtso, the Heavenly Lake.
Day-by-day Itinerary:
Day01: Arrival either by train or flight, pickup and transfer to a hotel near Barkhor Square. Acclimatize yourself to the high altitude (3700m) at hotel or take an easy walk in the evening to see the heart of Lhasa. You can either eat in the hotel or at a local restaurant with the help of your guide.
Day02
Potala: The massive castle was the center of old Tibet Authorities with inestimable values of art, culture and religion.??
Jorkhang: The city-start construction is the final destination of all pilgrims from all sects of Tibetan Buddhism.
Day03:Lhasa-Ganden-Drigung
160km ride north-east via Ganden to Drigung. After the visit try to approach to the sky burial site there. Over-night at guesthouse.
Ganden is the first monastery of Geluk sect. The main attraction there is Tsongkhapa’s tomb stupa and the archimandrite there has achieved the highest level of Tibetan Buddhism. Drigung is the leading monastery of Drigung Kagyu sect.
Day04:Drigung-Reting ?
Some 30km to Terdrom Nunnery and the holy caves. It is nice to bathe in the medicinal hot springs if health permits. Some 100km ride through the Changthang plains to Reting Monastery. Reting Monastery is an important Gelukpa monastery in Central Tibet, situated in a sprawling juniper clad hill. Overnight at guesthouse.
Day05:Reting- Namtso
Another 100km ride to Damshung and then on to Namtso Lake, the 2nd largest salt-water lake in Tibet. The Nyenchen Thangla mountain ranges tower over the lake. During the summer months Namtso is dotted with nomad herders and their cattle and tents. Overnight at guesthouse
Day06:Namtso-Lhasa
Drive back to Lhasa and exit by train or flight.

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6-day Lhasa-Shigatse tour
Highlights:
The circuit route enables you to have a general idea of the central Tibet, both the Front Tibet ruled by Dalai Lama and Rear Tibet controlled by Panchan Lama in the history.
Day-by-day Itinerary:
Day01: Arrival either by train or flight, pickup and transfer to a hotel near Barkhor Square. Acclimatize yourself to the high altitude (3700m) at hotel or take an easy walk in the evening to see the heart of Lhasa. You can either eat in the hotel or at a local restaurant with the help of your guide.
Day02
Potala: The massive castle was the center of old Tibet Authorities with inestimable values of art, culture and religion.??
Jorkhang: The city-start construction is the final destination of all pilgrims from all sects of Tibetan Buddhism.
Day03:Lhasa-Shigatse
3800km ride to Shigaste via Yamdrok lake, Karola Glacier and Gyantse Castle. Yamdrok is one of the most sacred lakes in Tibet. Karola glacier is something that seems to be reached in some-minute walk. Gyantse is a typical Tibetan town and the Chode there is always a tourists’ favourite.Over-night at hotel.
Day04:Shigatse-Tsethang?
After visiting Tashilhunpo Monastery, the seat of Panchan Lama, some 300km drive to Tsethang, the cradle of Tibetan civilization. Visit Yumbulakhang and Tandrok Monastery. Overnight at hotel Day05:Tsethang-Lhasa
Some 30km ride to Songkha Ferry and boat across Yarluzangpo River to see Samye, the head monastery of Nyingmapa Sect. Drive back to Lhasa after that. Overnight at hotel
Day06:Exit
Exit by train or flight.

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7-day Lhasa-Kathmandu via Mt Everest tour
Highlights:
The tour enables you see not only the Yarluzangpo Civilization, but also the wonderful scenery of north face of Mt Everest
Day-by-day Itinerary:
Day01: Arrival either by train or flight, pickup and transfer to a hotel near Barkhor Square. Acclimatize yourself to the high altitude (3700m) at hotel or take an easy walk in the evening to see the heart of Lhasa. You can either eat in the hotel or at a local restaurant with the help of your guide.
Day02
Potala: The massive castle was the center of old Tibet Authorities with inestimable values of art, culture and religion.??
Jorkhang: The city-start construction is the final destination of all pilgrims from all sects of Tibetan Buddhism.
Day03:Lhasa-Shigatse
3800km ride to Shigaste via Yamdrok lake, Karola Glacier and Gyantse Castle. Yamdrok is one of the most sacred lakes in Tibet. Karola glacier is something that seems to be reached in some-minute walk. Gyantse is a typical Tibetan town and the Chode there is always a tourists’ favourite.Over-night at hotel.
Day04:Shigatse-Tingri via Sakya?
After visiting Tashilhunpo Monastery, the seat of Panchan Lama, some 290km drive to Tingri via Sakya, the leading monastery of Sakya sect. Overnight at guest house
Day05:Tingri-Base Camp of Mt Everest
Some 100km drive to Ronbuk Monastery, from where you will take a yakcart? and it takes another 8km to the Base camp. Overnight at guesthouse
Day06:Base Camp – Zhangmu
Some 360km to cross the Himalaya to see the bristling snowy peaks on the main ridge of the Himalaya. Overnight at hotel
Day07: Exit to Nepal
Our agent in Nepal will meet you at the border and drive 122km to Kathmandu

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12-day Survey of Four Great Sects of Tibetan Buddhism

Day1： Gongkar Airport——Tsetang
Morning arrival at Gongkar Airport(3600m);105km ride to Tsetang Town(3551m) and check-in at Longma Hotel or Yulong Hotel or Post Hotel according to reservation.
Afternoon 12km ride to Yumbulagang(built in 2nd century B.C), 1st Tibetan King’s Castle Via Trandruk Monastery(built in 7th century, subject to Geluk now), in which Pearl Thangkha is kept.
Tsetang is the cradle of Tibetan civilization and it is wise for a newcomer to become acclimatized at a comparatively lower altitude.
Day2：Tsetang——Lhasa
30km ride to Songkha Ferry, 1.5-hour boating across Yarluzangbo and 0.5-hour ride to Samye(built in 8th century,), the premier monastery of Red Sect or Nyingma in Tibtan. Back across the river & 160km ride to Lhasa( 3700m). Kailash Hotel overnight
Day3: Lhasa Visit
Potala, religio-political center of Old Tibet; Jokang, final destination of all sects; and Norbulinkha, Dalai Lama’s summer palace
Day4: Lhasa-Ganden-Lhasa
60km ride to Ganden (built in1409,3800m high), the premier monastery of Yellow Sect or Geluk in Tibetan.
Day5: Lhasa- Tsurpu-Lhasa
70km to Tsurpu (built in 1185,4300m high), the premier monastery of White Sect or Karma Kagyu in Tibetan.
Day6:Lhasa-Xigatse
400km ride to Xigatze(3800m), the capital of Rear Tibet, via Gyantse( 3900m), the typical Tibetan town. Visits to Pelkor Chode(built in 1418) & Shalu(built in 998). Check-in at Yak Hotel
Day7: Xigatse-Tingri
Visit to Tashilhumpo, Panchan Lama’s seat. 260km ride to Tingri(4500m), where a nice view of Mt Cho Oyu(8150m), Everest(8848m) and Lhotse(8516m) is beheld. Guesthouse.
Day8: Tingri- Rongbuk
100km ride to Rongbuk(built in 1899, 4980m high). 8km ride by cart to Camp I (5200m).
Guesthouse.
Day 9: Rongbuk-Xigatze
160km ride to Sakya, (b uilt in 1073, 4200m high), the premier monastery of Grey Sect or Sakya in Tibetan and ride on to Xigatze. Hotel
Day10: Xigatse- Nam Tso
400km ride to NamTso (4718m), by which stands Mt Nyainqentanglha (7114m), the Holy Mountain of the whole northern tribes. Damxung Hotel.
Day11: Damxung-Lhasa
Visit to Drepung(built in 1416, the largest of all) & Sera(built in 1419), both subject to Geluk
Day 12
Drop-off & departure.

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