2008 Tibetan new year 8 days tour

Tour Specialty

In this 8 days tour, you will have a chance to see the Tibetan new year -----LOSAR, there are many traditional activities during the new year . and you will not only see the rmost famous history monument of Tibet. Such as Potala Palace,Jokhang,Temple,Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, Ganden monastery... also see some famous sight seeing. Yamzhog Yumco lake, Samye monastery ,yubulagang palace and many many more .all these touring sites which make you have a fabulous view about Tibet and never to forget.

Day by Day Itinerary

Day 1
Place & Transport: Arrive in Lhasa, Flight No. TBA
Today's Activities: Airport Transfer (Lhasa)
Detailed Itinerary: The guide will meet you at Gonggar Airport or Tibet Railway Station, and transfer you to Lhasa city. After arrive in Lhasa, rest and acclimatize.

Day 2
Place & Transport: Lhasa
Today's Activities: Potala Palace, Tibetan family visit
Meals: Chinese Lunch
--Potala Palace:The Potala Palace, which is now on the list of Chinese national key protected cultural relics, is the most valuable storehouse in Tibet. It is a huge treasure house for materials and articles of Tibetan history, religion, culture and arts. The Palace is widely known for the precious sculptures, murals, scripture, Buddha figures, murals, antiques, and religious jewelry treasured up, they are of great cultural and artistic value. In 1994, the Potala Palace was declared the United Nations World Cultural Heritage site.Perched upon the Marpo Ri Hill, 130 meters above the Lhasa valley, it is the greatest monumental structure in Tibet

Day 3
Place & Transport: Lhasa
Today's Activities: Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street
Meals: Chinese Lunch
--Jokhang Temple:Constructed in the 7th century AD to house the statues of Buddha that princesses Bhrikuti from Nepal and Wen Cheng from Tang Dynasty China brought as gifts for their future husband, King Songtsan Gampo. The temple has been enlarged many times over the centuries and now also houses statues of King Songtsan Gambo and his two famous foreign brides. However, the original statue of Jowo Sakyamuni Buddha that Princess Wen Cheng brought from Chang'an over 1300 years ago is definitely it's most sacred and famous possession, and is perhaps the most venerated religious artifact in all of Tibet. The temple, a splendid four-floor building facing west under a gilded rooftop, is located on Barkhor Square in the center of the old section of Lhasa.
-- Barkhor Street:The Barkhor is the oldest street in Lhasa as well as the center of old Lhasa and remains very traditional. It is a place where Tibetan culture, economy, religion and arts are assembled.

Day 4
Place & Transport: Lhasa
Today's Activities: Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery
Meals: Chinese Lunch
-- Drepung Monastery:Drepung Monastery lies in west of Lhasa under Mt. Gambo Utse, clustered round by the black mountain, its white grand buildings shining under the sunlight. Built in 1416, it is considered as one of the largest monasteries in the six principle monasteries of Gelu Sect in China. Drepung Monastery used to be the living palace of Dalai Lamas before the reconstruction of Potala palace (after the 5th Dalai Lamas was bestowed by Qing emperor Qianlong).
-- Sera Monastery:It is known as one of the three greatest monasteries of Tibet. As one of the three main monasteries of Lhasa, it is here that the monks "famous daily debates" take place.

Day 5
Place & Transport: Lhasa to Shigatse
Today's Activities: Yomdrok Lake, Tashilunpo Monastery
Meals: Chinese Lunch
-- Yamzhoog Yumco Lake:Yamzhog Yumco covers an area of 678-square kilometers, at 4,441 meters above sea level. It is one of three holy lakes, the others being Namtso and Mampang Yumco. It is the largest inland lake at the northern foot of the Himalayas. Yamzhog means upper pastureland and "co" mans Lake in Tibetan. When overlooking the Yamzhog Yumco Lake, one might envision a gigantic sapphire within surrounding mountains.
--Tashihungpo monastery:As an important cultural relic protection site,the Tashilhungpo Monastery is located on the southern slope of the Nyimari Mountain northwest of the city of Xigaze.It is the largest monastery of the Gelug Sect in western Tibet,and the main stage where generations of the Panchen Lama carried out religious and political activities.It is one of the four main monasteries in Tibet with the other three in Lhasa.

Day 6
Place & Transport: Shigatse to Tsetang/Zedang
Today's Activities: Yumbulagang Palace, Trandruk Monastery
Meals: Chinese Lunch
--Yumbulagang Palace:Towering at the summit of Mt. Tashitseri, the east bank of Yarlung River, Yumbulhakang is the first palace as well as one of the earliest construction in Tibet, therefore you could have a bird's eye view of the whole beautiful Yarlung Valley.
-- Changzhug Monastery:Changzhug Monastery is one of the earliest Buddhist Temples in Tibetan history. Built in 641 A.D, it is said that King Songtsan Gampo established the temple to suppress the ogress in order to prosper his kingdom, and later it became the winter palace of the King and Princess Wencheng in Tsedang. It contains the precious relics the Pear Tangkha, which, 2 meters in length, 1.2 meters in breadth, is made of 29026 pears and different precious stone by Naidong during the reign of Pamodrupa Kingdom.

Day 7
Place & Transport: Tsetang/Zedang to Lhasa
Today's Activities: Samye Monastery
Meals: Chinese Lunch
-- Samye Monastery:Samye Monastery is located in Danang County, the north bank of Yarlung Tsampo River, 38 km to Tsedang. This monastery was built in accordance of an aspiration of King Trisong Detsan and the construction was directed by the famous Indian Masters Padmasamabava and Shantarakshita.it is the oldest monastery in Tibet.

Day 8
Place & Transport: Depart Lhasa, Flight No. TBA
Today's Activities: Airport Transfer (Lhasa)
Pack your luggage and get ready for leaving. The guide will transfer you to the airport. Say goodbye to Tibet

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Tour Prices

(per person and in US dollars)

Note:

Our quotations are not valid in the following situation, the first week of May and October—the national two holidays. Shanghai F1,Guangzhou Fair, Chinese New Year.

Service Inclusions

• Everyday breakfast and lunch. The dinner listed in the itinerary.
• Private vehicle, driver and guide.
• China domestic flight and airport taxes.
• Entrance fees to the sightseeing.
  
• Umbrella when it is raining.
• One bottle water per person one day.
• Accident Insurance 500,000 per person.
• The luggage transfer fees between airport and hotel.
• Governmental taxes.

Service Exclusions

• Excess baggage charges
• Tips for guide & driver
• International airplane ticket and taxes
• Personal expense