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5 Days Lhasa to Lake Yamdrok Small Group Tour Tour Route PTL013 Lhasa - Lake Yamdrok - Lhasa OverviewThis tour covers the major tourist sites of Lhasa City: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Bakor street, Drepung monastery and Sera monastery, and you can see the one of the three sacred lakes in Tibet, Yamdrok-tso lake at an altitude of 4400m above sea level with a stunning view of holy Mt Nyenchen Khangsar and rich pasture land of local herdsmen. Daily ItineraryDay 1: Arrive in Lhasa, get the first impression of Tibetan daily life Welcome to the roof of the world!
When you arrive in Lhasa either by
train or flight, your guide will greet you and take you to your hotel
.An route to viewing the Yarlung Tsangpo River/ Bhamaputra river (the
Longest and largest river in Tibet) and Lhasa river. Day 2: Lhasa Tour - Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street Today's tour will first bring you to the Potala Palace, the winter palace of the Dalai Lama. It has been used since the 7th Century by the 33rd great king of Tibet. The most valuable collections are the gilded burial stupas of past Dalai Lamas and meditation Cave of the 33rd great king of Tibet. After you take lunch and then head to Jokhang temple which was founded by the 33rd great king of Tibet in the 7th century, in order to promote the Buddhist religion. Inside you can see the statue of Buddha Sakyamuni at the age of twelve, perhaps the single most venerated object in Tibet Buddhism. Around the temple Barkhor street where you can kora (circling the Barkor street) with pilgrims and locals and buy the souvenirs. Stay overnight in Lhasa. Day 3: Drepung and Sera Monastery In the morning have a tour for Drepung Monastery, the ever largest monastery with more than 10 thousand monks, Buddhist debates often occur there. Seen from afar, its grand, white construction gives the monastery the appearance of a heap of rice. As such, it was given its name which, in the Tibetan language, means Monastery of Collecting-Rice. Learn about the lives of Tibetan monks there.
The afternoon is spent touring Sera Monastery, have a little hike for the beautiful valley scenery nearby and picnic there, in the afternoon, visit Sera monastery, which was created in 1419 and has always been an important Buddhist seminary. As rose are planted everywhere in the monastery, it is also called �the court of wild rose�. Today still 200 lamas live in there. Catch the famous debate session of the monks before returning back to Lhasa. Stay overnight in Lhasa.
Day 4: Lhasa - Yamdrok Lake- Lhasa (B) Day : Depart from Lhasa The guide will transfer you to the airport or train station and help you get on board.
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