Lhasa City Tour

Trip Duration 4 Days
Trip Grade Moderate

About Lhasa City Tour

This 4 day Lhasa City tour includes the major sites of Lhasa city (capital city) like the Potala Palace, Drepung Monastery, Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery and Barkhor Bazaar. People complain ‘I don’t have enough time for Tibet tour.’ Never worry about your time limitation. This short tour will give you a short and sweet memory of Tibet as a whole as Lhasa is its capital representative city of Tibet as a whole.

Trip Highlights

Scenic drive from the airport to Lhasa with a visit to Drolma Lakhang
Visit to the beautiful hillock carved with the impressive image of Lord Buddha (Shakya Muni Buddha) on the way to Lhasa
Half day visit to the majestic Potala Palace with 13 floors 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.
The monks of different ages in their saffron colored robes in every corner of the monastery and Lhasa city,
Half day visit to the Drepung Monastery located to the north west of Lhasa city on the foothill
Half day visit to Jokhang Temple in the middle of the Lhasa city’s at Barkhor Bazaar
Evening exploration of the Barkhor Bazaar (downtown bazaar) with the hustles and bustles featuring the locals and the 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.

So, please do not have a misunderstanding that to visit Tibet you need to buy a tour with more 10 days or so. We do offer short tour packages of 4 days, 5 days, 6 days, 7 days, 8 days and so on. Just choose one of them and travel with us. We assure you of the best out of Tibet tours.

Itinerary

1
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.
- LHASA
- BED & BREAKFAST
- HOTEL
2
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 the 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 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.
- IN LHASA
- BED & BREAKFAST
- HOTEL
3
Day 03: IN LHASA

AM: Visit Drepung Monastery.
It is situated 5 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. One time, the biggest monastery with 10,000 monks occupies 250,000 square meter. 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. The debating monks are the worth seeing sight organized everyday in the afternoon in the garden of Sera Monastery.
- IN LHASA
- BED & BREAKFAST
- HOTEL
4
Day 04: LHASA - KATHMANDU

After breakfast, transfer to the airport (45 min) and fly back to Kathmandu or to your onward destination.
- KATHMANDU OR ONWARD
- BED & BREAKFAST

Cost Includes

NOTE: The cost given in the prIce tag is based on 2 persons with 3 star hotel basis.

HOTEL ACCOMODATION IN TWINSHARING ROOM ON BED & BREAKFAST (BB) BASIS IN THE RESPECTIVE HTL IN TIBET AS PER YOUR CHOICE OF 3 STAR OR BUDGET HOTEL.
GOOD A/C VAN/BUS WILL BE PROVIDED IN TIBET AS PER GROUP SIZE,
SIGHTSEEING WITH A GOOD ENGLISH SPEAKING TIBETAN GUIDE AS PER ITINERARY,
TIBET TRAVEL PERMIT FEE,
ENTRANCE FEES TO MONASTERIES & MONUMENTS,
800 ml OXYGEN BOTLLES TO 1 EACH,
AIRPORT/HOTEL/AIRPORT TRANSFERS.

Cost Excludes:

NEPAL RE-ENTRY VISA FEE,
AIRFARE KTM/LXA/KTM: US$ 510 (Extra payable: subject to change as per airlines)
TIBET VISA FEE (Extra payable: US$ 69 for the nationals other than the US citizens & for the US citizens, it is US$ 159: subject to change as per Chinese Embassy)
ALL INSURANCES,
PHOTOGRAPHY FEES IN MONASTERIES,
EXTRA COST DUE TO NATURAL AND POLITICAL CAUSES SUCH AS LANDSLIDES, SNOW, STRIKES, ETC.,
ALL EXPENSES OF PERSONAL NATURE SUCH AS DRINKS, LAUNDRY, TIPS, ETC.

FOR THE PRICE OF BIGGER GROUPS, PLS SEE THE COST DETAILS BELOW.

COST: (LOW SEASON: JAN, FEB, APR, MAY, JUN & OCT, NOV, DEC 2018)

IN US$/NET PER PERSON

No. of pax	3 Star Hotel	Budget Hotel
01 pax (person)	$ 970	$ 870
02 – 03 pax	$ 545	$ 495
04 – 06 pax	$ 420	$ 370
Single Supplement	$ 120	$ 70

COST: (HIGH SEASON: JULY, AUGUST & SEPTEMBER - 2018)

IN US$/NET PER PERSON

Basis	3 Star Hotel	Budget Hotel
01 pax (person)	$ 1,080	$ 940
02 – 03 pax	$ 595	$ 545
04 – 06 pax	$ 460	$ 400
Single Supplement	$ 120	$ 70

Useful info

There are better hotels in Lhasa like:

5 star deluxe (St Regis Lhasa Resort or Hotel Shangri-la),
4 star deluxe (4 Point by Sheraton),
5 star Hotel Xing Ding or Brahmaputra)(normal).

However, there are no better hotels other than the 3 star hotels outside Lhasa, except in Tsedang, where there is a good 4 star hotel called Tsedang Hotel. Please make a choice, we will forward you better hotels’ special rates upon hearing from you.

NOTE: Please see TRAVEL INFO on TIBET TOURS for other details including Tibet Visa requirements and processing.

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