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8 days Tibet Overland - Fly
in-fly out |
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Country:
Tibet |
| Description |
8
days,
hotels
with
breakfast,
extensive
sightseeing
program
with
English
speaking
guide.
Fly
in,
fly
out. |
| Itinerary |
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Day
1:
Arrive at Lhasa and hotel transfers.
Day
2:
TSEDANG
-
According
to
legend,
it
was
in
a
cave
here
that
a
monkey
emanation
of
Avalokiteshvara
(Bodhisattva
of
Compassion)
mated
with
an
ogress,
thereby
giving
birth
to
the
original
Tibetan
clans.
Perched
on
a
craggy
ridge
in
the
vicinity
of
this
mythical
cave,
overlooking
the
first
cultivated
fields
in
Tibet,
is
the
resplendent
Yumbu
Lagang
palace.
Sacred
texts
are
said
to
have
miraculously
fallen
on
the
palace
roof,
heralding
the
first
appearance
of
Buddhism
in
Tibet.
On
the
banks
of
Yarlung
Tsangpo,
the
tibetan
name
for
Brahmaputra
river,
south-west
of
Lhassa,
is
one
of
the
important
monasteries
of
Tibet
:
Samye.
The
monastery
is
built
with
the
shape
of
a
huge
mandala.
Surrounded
by
a
circular
wall,
it
is
a
representation
of
cosmos.
The
different
buildings
are
arranged
according
to
a
complex
symbolism,
around
the
Utse,
the
central
hall,
housing
the
hall
of
prayers.
Day
3:
We
head
for
Gyantse.
Our
route
follows
the
Kyi
Chu
to
the
Tsangpo,
the
highest
river
in
the
world.
We
cross
the
Tsangpo
and
begin
a
hairpin
ascent
to
the
15,700
foot
Khampa
La
("la"
means
pass
in
Tibetan).
Then
a
thousand
feet
down
to
Yamdrok
Lake.
We
drive
via
Yamdrok,
the
Turquoise
Lake
to
Gyangtse
across
Kampa
la
pass
at
5050
m
and
Karo
la
pass.
At
Gyangtse
we
visit
the
Kubum
stupa
and
the
Pelkor
Chode
Monastery.
Gyantse
was
historically
Tibet's
third
largest
city
(after
Lhasa
and
Shigatse).
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The
Potala |
| Included |
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Twin
sharing accommodation with breakfast in hotels as
per itinerary. Airport transfer in Lhasa. Sightseeing as mentioned in the itinerary
with local English speaking guide. Entrance
fees. All transfers. Tibet permit.
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| Departure
Dates |
| every
Sat.
and
Tuesday.
from
April
-
Nov.
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Day
4:
GYANGTSE-SHALU-SHIGATSE
(3860
M),
90
KMS
Drive
to
Shigatse
and
en
route
visit
the
Shalu
Monastery
and
the
Tashilhunpo
Monastery,
which
is
the
seat
of
Panchen
Lama
-
the
second
highest-ranking
religious
leader
of
the
Buddhist
religious
order.
The
most
amazing
image
in
this
monastery
is
the
statue
of
the
giant
Maitreya
(Future
Buddha)
erected
by
the
9th
Panchen
Lama
in
1914,
and
took
four
years
for
its
establishment.
This
giant
statue
stands
twenty
six
meters
in
height
and
275
Kg.
of
solid
gold,
great
quantity
of
precious
things
such
as
pearls,
turquoises,
corals
and
ambers
have
absolved
for
its
construction.
We
also
recommend
a
visit
the
famous
Shigatse
Market.
Day
5:
Drive
from
Shigatse
to
Lhasa
and
transfer
to
your
hotel.
Day
6:
We
start
off
with
a
walking
tour
of
Jokhang
Monastery
and
the
bustling
Barkhor
market.
The
Jokhang
Monastery
is
the
home
of
the
statutes
of
the
revered
Buddha,
Shakyamuni.
While
all
Buddhist
statutes
are
magnificently
robed
in
colorful
brocade
adorned
with
pearls,
turquoise,
coral,
and
silver,
solid
gold
bowls
of
holy
water
rest
before
Shakyamuni
as
well
as
offerings
of
yuen
(money)
and
khatas
(scarves)
left
by
pilgrims.
On
this
day
we
also
visit
the
Tibetan
Medical
Center.
Day
7:
Guided
sightseeing
tour
of
Potala,
the
winter
palace
of
the
Dalai
Lama.
Stunningly
dominating
the
skyline
of
Lhasa
atop
the
crest
of
Marpo
Ri
hill,
the
seventh-century
Potala
is
considered
Lhasa’s
most
holy
destination
for
a
pilgrimage.
Winding
up
the
hill,
a
stone
path
leads
to
the
14-story,
1000-room,
23,000
square-foot
palace.
Each
day,
thousands
of
pilgrims
give
the
prayer
wheels
lining
the
path
a
clockwise
spin
as
they
make
their
way
up
to
the
entrance.
Next
we
visit
the
Drepung
monastery.
Drepung
once
housed
10,000
monks,
If
we're
lucky,
we'll
quietly
ease
into
a
dark
columned
hall
to
see
and
hear
the
lilting,
booming
chanting
of
the
sutras,
or
perhaps
sit
under
a
willow
tree
and
watch
as
the
monks
engage
in
theatrical
debate.
Day
8:
Breakfast and transfer to the airport for your flight.
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| Departure |
| Lhasa,
Tibet |
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Price:
$ 850 (Budget Hotels)
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$
975 (Standard Hotels)
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$
1050 (Luxury Hotels)
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 Book
your Flight to Lhasa
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Beijing
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Lhasa
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$340 |
$655 |
$340 |
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$310 |
$610 |
$220 |
$415 |
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$273 + 43 |
$525 + 96 |
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