6-Day Tibetan Discovery Tour

Destinations & activities: Airport Transfer (Lhasa)

Destinations & activities: Sera Monastery, Norbulingka, Drepung Monastery

- Sera Monastery (3 hours): Located in Lhasa’s northern suburbs, this monastery is home to three colleges and an assembly hall. Dating back to 1419, this monastery is one the Lhasa’s three main monasteries and had been founded by a disciple of Tsongkhapa.
Tips: Visitors can attend the monks’ daily debates at 15:00 every day except Mondays.
- Norbulingka (2.5 hours): The Jeweled Garden is a beautiful summer palace where Dalai Lama had once lived. The building was also once used for government administration.
- Drepung Monastery (3.5 hours): Located under the Gambo Utse Mountain, the beautiful white buildings of the monastery date back to 1416. Visit the monastery in August to attend the Shonton Festival when it comes alive with a lively atmosphere.
- Kechu Hotel: With a beautiful garden and great views, this restaurant serves authentic Nepalese and Tibetan food.

Destinations & activities: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street

- Potala Palace (1 hour): This vast palace is a maze of stairs and corridors leading to richly decorated rooms, antiques, murals, tombs and statues. Visit the Red Palace and White Palace and observe the pilgrims as they make their offerings.
- Jokhang Temple (2 hours): This four storey temple with a golden roof is an important part of Tibetan Buddhism. Thronged by visitors and pilgrims, the temple has yak butter lamps burning in front of the rich statuary.
- Barkhor Street (2 hours): Experience the lifestyle of Tibetans in this 1,300 year old street encircling the temple as the pilgrims circle the temple or prostrate. Surrounding the street are color stores and stalls, tea houses and coffee shops.
- Steak House Restaurant: Serving Tibetan and Western cuisine, this beautiful restaurant is surrounded by gorgeous landscape.

Destinations & activities: Yomdrok Lake, Our guide and driver will escort you from Lhasa to Shigatse, The Palgor Chorten

- Yomdrok Lake (2 hours): Explore the abundant natural resources and dozen islands of Lake Yamdrok- Tibet’s largest water bird habitat.
- Local Restaurant: The choices here are limited but our guide will arrange for the best available local restaurant.
- The Palgor Chorten (1.5 hours): Also known as Palcho Monastery, this Tibetan Monastery is unique because of its structural style. Get amazed by the beautiful mural art, sculptures and architecture of this impressive monastery.

Destinations & activities: Tashilunpo Monastery, Our guide and driver will escort you from Shigatse to Lhasa

- Tashilunpo Monastery (2 hours): One of the most culturally and historically important monasteries in Tibet, the Tashilunpo Monastery was founded in 1447. Clustered together in beautiful terraced rows, the white and red buildings of the monastery offer beautiful views. The five storey temple here showcases Tibetan architecture and is home to the large Maitreya Buddha statue.
- Local Restaurant: The choices here are limited but our guide will arrange for the best available local restaurant

Destinations & activities: Hotel to airport Transfer (Lhasa)