Itinerary:
Day 01: Fly to Lhasa airport and transfer 100km to the hotel, drive through 1 hours to Yerlung Tsangpo and Lhasa river. Afternoon visit this is the holiest shrine in Tibet with houses of golden statues of the Shakyamuni Buddha, brought to Tibet by the Chinese princess Wenchen.
Day 02: Morning visit Potala palace, the seat of both religion and politics in Tibet. It was built in the 7th century by Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo and later renovated by the 5th Dalai Lama in the 17th century. Afternoon visit Sera monastery, 5 km north of Lhasa city. It was built in 1419 by Jamchen Choeji, a disciple of Tsongkhapa, founder of the Gelugpa sect. Sera is one of the three major monasteries of the yellow sect in Tibet. and visit Tibet Museum.
Day 03: Lhasa - Xigatse 280km Drive to Xigatse via Yarlong Tsangpo river gorge, it takes 4 hours, Afternoon visiting Tashilunpo Monastery including the Market of Xigatse. O/n Hotel
DAY 04: Xigatse - Gyantse (3950m) - 90km
Drive to Gyantse which takes 2 hrs. Gyantse is small bustling town steeped in history. It lies 260 km Southwest of Lhasa on the northern bank of Nyangchu river. In the 15th. Century is served as the Capital of a small Kingdom. Visit Kumbum Stupa & Pelchu Monastery which was built around 1400 AD It later became the main center for trade with British / India. Overnight hotel.
DAY 05: Gyantse - Tsedang (3600M) - 3500km
Drivedrive takes 8 hrs you to Tsedang crossing the Karola pass (5010m) and Kampala pass (4794m). The Karola climbs between two lofty mountains, Nochen Kangsang (7223m) and Ralung (6236m) while driving you will see the Yamdrok Tso (Truquoise Lake) which takes approx. 1hr to cross around. After passing Kambala, Lhasa Valley is seen to the north. Reaching Tsedang and check in hotel.
Day 06: Drive to Samye Monastery. It takes 1 hour through the Yarlung Tsangpo River via visiting Samye Valley. and afternoon visit Yumbulakhang palace, that is the earliest Buddhist Temple in Tibet. and Tradruk temple which is located 15 kilometers from the center of Tsedang. O/n Tsedang hotel.
Day 07: Drive to Lhasa airport for next destination |