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Driving Tour to Tibet Tour Code:T-C2101 |
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Duration: 21 Days
Itinerary
Day 01: arrive in Lhasa Fly to Lhsa, the capital of Tibet Autonomous Prefecture.
Day 02: Lhasa Today, our tour will be started at the world famous Potala Palace (excluded entry fee of sightseeing). This palace was built in 7th century during the Tang Dynasty for King Songtsan Gambo's wife Princess Wencheng. After that go on to visiting Jokhang Temple( the most famous and oldest building in Lhasa), Barkhore Street( the business center of Lhasa), having a general idea for Tibetan culture and life. Lastly, overnight in Lhasa.
Day 03: Lhasa Appreciate Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery and Norbulingka Palace. Drepung Monastery located at the foot of Mt. Gephel, which was known for the high standards of its academic study. And it was also called the Nalanda of Tibet, a reference to the great Buddhist monastic university of India. The Sera Monastery is a famous monastery located at in the northern suburb of Lhasa city. The Sera Monastery is dedicated to the Gelugpa or Yellow Hat Sect, a branch of Tibetan Buddhism, founded by Tsong Khapa. Jamchen Chojey, one of Tsong Khapa's disciples built the monastery in 1419 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The monastery was named Sera which means wild rose in the Tibetan language, because the hill behind it was covered with wild roses in bloom when the monastery was built. Norbulingka Palace, which is the summer palace of the Dalai Lama, is constructed during the time of the sixth Dalai Lama since he had a weak body and has to rest in a cool area during summers.
Day 04: Lhasa Visit Small Jokhang Monastery and Nunnery. May be the Small Jokhang Monastery is smaller than Jokhang Temple, but it has its own characteristics. In historical recordation, it was built under the Prince Wencheng’s mastery. So the early structures of small Jokhang Temple has a shadow of the style of old Chinese Tang dynasty.
Day 05: Lhasa-Dangxung-Namco Go to Namco (God lake) by the way of Dangxung. Namco Lake is 200 kilometers north of Lhasa and is the largest inland lake in Tibet. Namco Lake spans 70 kilometers east to west and 30 kilometers north to south -- a total area of 1,900 square kilometers. By April, most places in China have begun spring, but at 4,718 meters above sea level, Namco Lake is still experiencing winter, its surface still covered in white ice and snow. At this time there are still many tourists who come to the sacred lake to ask for a blessing. It is said that it takes half a month to walk around the lake and a half-year if you perform a bowing ritual as you walk.
Day 06: Namco-Palgo Today we will go to Palgo, where is called the heaven of wild birds.
Day 07: Palgo-Selingco Leave Palgo for Selingco.
Day 08: Selingco We will have a relaxation in the arm of nature with seeing lake and look for wild animals.
Day 09: Selingco-Shiquan Go on the journey to Shiquan town, the capital of Ali prefecture.
Day 10: Shiquan Today we will visit Guge Kingdom Ruins, which was established in about the 10th century, and was founded by one branch of descendants of a nearby crimbled Kingdom. It has been used as the old summer palace of Tibet. While these ruins were once an imperial estate which fell into disrepair after the civil revolt and the invasion of the allied armies of eight foreign countries, the Guge kingdom also encountered civil strife and foreign attacks which fragmented the once prosperous state. However, the legendary kingdom hasn't been totally lost as much can be learned about it from its remains.
Day 11: Shiquan-Pulan Leave Shiquan to Pulan.
Day 12: to Pulan Go on the way to Pulan county. And today we will arrive at there.
Day 13: Pulan-Payang Leave Pulan county to Payang.
Day 14: Payang-Saga Leave Payang to Saga.
Day 15: Saga-Tingri Go to Tingri. Tingri is a town in southern Tibet with a population of around 523. It used to be an important post where Sherpas from Nepal exchanged rice, grain, and iron for Tibetan wool. But now it is used as a base by mountain climbers preparing to ascend Mountain Everest or Cho Oyu.
Day 16: Tingri-Shigatse Leave Tingri to Shigatse, the county-level city and the second largest city in Tibet, People's Republic of China, with a population of 80,000 about 250 km southwest of Lhasa. It is the administrative centre of modern Xigazê County in the Xigazê Prefecture, a region of Tibet.
Day 17: Shigatse-Grangtse Go to Grangtse visit Kanbamstupa Monastery and Red Rive Valley.
Day 18: Grangtse-Lake Yamdokco-Tsedang Leave Grangtse to Tseddang by pass Lake Yamdokco. Tsedang is located by Yarlung Valley, is the capital of Shannan Prefecture. It's reputed as "the cradle of Tibetan Civilization", mainly for two reasons: First, the mild weather and fertile land in Shannan gestated the great Tibet dynasty. Second, it's the birthplace of the first Tibetans who were said to be the offspring of a monkey and a demoness. So Tsedang literally means "monkey's playground".
Day 19: Tsedang Still stay at Tsedang with visiting Yamdokco lake, Tanchuk Temple and Tibet King's Tomb.
Day 20: Tsedang Visit Samye Monastery To the north bank of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, among the open farmland, stands Tibet's very first monastery- Samye which has a history over 1200 years.
Day 21: Tsedang Go to airport go to your next destination.
We can make hotel reservation for your in Chengdu, such as Lhasa Giant Hotel or Jinhe hotel(3stars) at rate of 46USD/room/night. All above subjected to our confirmation. |
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