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4 Day Lhasa City Group Tour Monasteries and Cultural Highlights

By Guide Tibet Tour
Free cancellation available
Price is $635 per adult
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Overview

Delve into the rich heritage of Lhasa on this 4-day city tour, exploring iconic sites such as Drepung Monastery and Potala Palace. Begin with your arrival and acclimatization, ensuring a smooth transition to this high-altitude city. Visit the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery, Drepung, and witness the vibrant debates at Sera Monastery. Discover the sacred Jokhang Temple and stroll through the lively Barkhor Street, immersing yourself in local culture and spirituality. This tour is ideal for travelers seeking cultural and spiritual insights into Tibetan Buddhism, complete with comfortable accommodations and a knowledgeable guide.

  • Explore iconic Lhasa attractions including Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple
  • Witness traditional Buddhist debating at Sera Monastery
  • Enjoy free time to acclimatize and wander the city at your leisure
  • Comfortable accommodation provided throughout your stay
Activity location
  • Lhasa
    • Lhasa, Tibet, China
Meeting/Redemption Point
  • Lhasa Gonggar Airport
    • 850614, Shannan, Tibet, China

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4 Day Lhasa City Group Tour Monasteries and Cultural Highlights in English
  • Activity duration is 4 days4d
    4d
  • Opening hours: Fri 12:00am-11:30pm
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
$635.00 x 2 Adults$1,270.00
Total
Price is $1,270.00

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Lhasa
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Lhasa
  • 4h
Our staff will greet you at Lhasa Airport/Railway to transfer you to hotel. From Lhasa Airport to downtown Lhasa, usually takes abt 1.5hrs; from Lhasa Railway Station, abt 20mins. After transferred to hotel, the rest of the day you will be free to wander around the city on your own but try not to overtax yourself. The first day’s well-rest is crucial to acclimatize high altitude. Remember to drink lots of water, eat light, and not to shower if you can help it.
Day 2: Lhasa Suburb
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Drepung Monastery (Zhebang Si)
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
In the morning, we will head to Drepung Monastery, which means “Monastery of Rice Heap” in Tibetan. The entire complex is large in scale, with white buildings clustering and covering the mountainside. Drepung Monastery is the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery and housed over 10,000 monks at its peak. From the First to the Fifth Dalai Lama, all held their enthronement ceremonies here, and every Dalai Lama has regarded Drepung as their “mother monastery,” making it also the highest-ranking monastery within the Gelug School.
Sera Monastery
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
In the afternoon, we will visit Sera Monastery, famous for its unique Buddhist debating sessions. Debating is a traditional practice in Tibetan Buddhism, where monks engage in lively and intense dialogues to discuss Buddhist doctrines through questions and answers. You will have the opportunity to witness this dynamic and intellectual religious practice, experiencing the profound scholarly atmosphere and distinctive monastic culture of Tibetan Buddhism.
Day 3: Lhasa City
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Potala Palace
  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
Today, you will visit the most famous Potala Palace, which is the cardinal landmark of Tibet and the masterpiece of Tibetan architecture. Potala Palace was the winter palace of successive Dalai lamas. In possession of rich cultural heritage, Potala Palace is known as the "pearl on the roof of the world. At the top the palace called golden roofs, you can have a bird-eye view of the whole of Lhasa. In the distance there are undulating mountain ranges, the beautiful Lhasa River, tracts of fields, tree-shaded villages and the glistening Jokhang Temple.
Jokhang Temple
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
At noon, the tour guide will bring you to a good restaurant to have lunch and have a rest. In the afternoon, we will go to visit Jokhang Temple in the center of the Lhasa old town. Jokhang Temple is the most sacred temple in Tibet and it is always bustling with earnest local pilgrims since the early days.
Barkhor Street
  • 1h
After that, you will take a walk around the Barkhor Street - one of the most devotional circuits as well as a crowded central market of Lhasa. Barkhor Street is a very ancient round street surrounding the Jokhang Temple and the locals are always proud of it. As a symbol of Lhasa, it‘s also a must-see place for visitors.
Day 4: Lhasa > Airport/Railway
  • 1 stop
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Lhasa
Your 4-day Lhasa City Essential Group Tour ends today. After breakfasts, you will be free for the morning. Our staff will collect you at your hotel around noon to transfer to Lhasa Airport. For Lhasa Railway, we will arrange free individual transport. End of tour!

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