3 Days Trip to Lhasa

Day 1

Today's Activities: Arrive in Lhasa, airport-hotel transfer

Day 2

Today's Activities: Lhasa
Potala Palace (1 hour):

Situated on Mountain Maburi (Red Mountain) in Lhasa of Tibet, the Potala Palace is an ancient Tibetan palace complex with a height of 110 meters. The whole traditional Tibetan style building consists of the White Palace in the east which Dalai Lama lives in and the Red Palace in the middle containing the Dalai Lama Stupa Temple and the Buddha Temple.

Located in the west of Lhasa city and at the foot of Mountain Gambo Utse, the white imposing Drepung Monastery is well known as one of the largest monasteries in the six main monasteries of Gelu Sect in China, which as built in 1416. It used to be the living palace of Dalai Lamas before the restructing of Potala Palace. Besides, the Shonton Festival here will give tourists a great chance to have a close encounter with the ancient Tibetan festival.

Day 3

Today's Activities: Depart Lhasa, hotel-airport transfer
Tibet Museum (1 hour):

Situated in the southeast corner of Norbulingka of Lhasa of Tibet, the Tibet Museum is a wonderful combination of Chinese and Tibetan architectural styles. The museum is divided into two catalogues.The first catalogue includes two exhibition halls on the first floor, showing the splendid history of Tibet and its abundant natural resources, the other catalogue is on the second floor with five small exhibitions halls displaying the Tibetan religion, folk custom, treasures, and arts and crafts with a rich collection of prehistoric cultural relics including Buddha statues in different postures, imperial jade seals, gold albums, gifts granted by emperors, colorful tangkas, and various printed Sanskrit and Tibetan scriptures.