6 Days Touring Mysterious Tibet

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 central Lhasa in Tibet and surrounded by Barkhor Street, Lhasa Jokhang Temple is the ultimate pilgrimage destination for Tibetan Pilgrims. With an area of 25,100 square meters, Jokhang Temple is filled with palmers and tourists. Compared with Potala Palace, the Jokhang Temple is smaller while more manageable. The temple itself is a 4-storey and golden-roofed temple.

Situated at Barkhor Street, slightly to the west of Jokhang Temple, the Mentsekhang which literally named as Tibetan Traditional Hospital in English was a regional government teaching venue in which Tibetan doctors and astronomers were trained. The hospital was originally built by the Thirteen Dalai Lama and encounted a large expansion in year 1980 and then it had turned to be a center of treatment, training, research as well as the venue of production for Tibetan medicien. Moreover, Mentsekhang is also served as the largest Tibetan Traditional Hospital throughout Tibet.

Situated in the heart of Lhasa encircling the Jokhang Temple, the Barkhor Street is definitly the right place to watch the palmers gathering from different parts of Tibet, doing prostration every 9 steps, or circling deasil around Jokhang Temple, joining the tourists to shop for local products at the colorful stalls, or having a relax in a coffe shop or tea housing to enjoy the show of every passerby, or expacting a date by sitting down against the lover wall?

Day 3

Today's Activities: Lhasa
Drepung Monastery (3.5 hours):

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.

Situated in the northern suburb of Lhasa of Tibet, the Sera Monastery is a traditional Tibetan temple complex of Great Assembly Hall, three colleges and four structures. Some say the "Sera" means wild rose in Tibetan and the monastery was surrounded by wild roses, hence the name. The Sera Monastery was constructed in 1419 by Jamchen Chojey of Sakya Yeshe of Zel Gungtang(1355-1435), a disciple of Tsongkhapa.

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.

Day 4

Today's Activities: Lhasa to Nyingchi
Basumtso Lake (2 hour):

Located about 300 kilometers east of Lhasa of Tibet Autonomous Region, Basum Tso Lake, or Basomtso Lake is a stunning alpine lake at the middle and upper reaches of the Ba River, which is teh largest tributary of the Nyang River (Niyang or Nanpan River). Basum Tso Lake is a place combined with pure beauty, mysterious religion and attractive legends. It was listed as one of the must-see lakes in Tibet by the Tibet Tourism Bureau.

The Giant Cypress Garden is located 19 kilometers from Nyingchi to Bayi, along the Bayi road. The oldest cypress in the Cypress Park is about 2,500 years old with a height of 50 meters and a girth of 18 meters, which offers valued information to experts on plant, geography and geology.

Day 5

Today's Activities: Nyingchi to Lunang to Lhasa

Day 6

Today's Activities: Depart Lhasa, Hotel-airport transfer