Lhasa city tour is a short Tibet tour itinerary. This 3-night four-day tour to Lhasa offers to explore the major attractions of Tibet or Lhasa city. four days Lhasa city tour covers all three UNESCO world heritage listed sites of Lhasa city. Those three world heritage sites to explore during the Lhasa Tibet tour are Potala palace, Jhokhang temple and Barkhor Street. Likewise, you will be exploring the Drepung monastery as well. Drepung monastery used to be a seat for the Dalai lama. It was then transferred to the Potala palace, which the 5th Dalai Lama built. Potala palace is also widely famous as the winter palace of the Dalai Lama.
On the other hand, Jhokang temple is the next attraction of the Lhasa city tour. It is one of the spiritual centres of Buddhists in Tibet and worldwide. During that time, visiting the Sera monastery- was a great experience. Sera monastery is one of Tibet’s “great three” Gelung monasteries. Interestingly, the monks’ debate is the thing to observe inside the magnificent Sera monastery.
Lhasa Tibet City Tour 4 Days Highlights:
- Explore Potala Palace, which is the winter palace of the Dalai Lama
- Visit Jokhang Temple – the Spiritual Center for Buddhists in Tibet
- Go around Sera Monastery: one of Tibet’s “great three” Gelug monasteries. The hot attraction is a monk’s debate.
- Visit Drepung Monstery: It used to be a seat of the central government until the 5th Dalai Lama built Potala Palace.
Tour Short Itinerary
- Arrive in Lhasa and transfer to the hotel.
- Explore the best of Lhasa City, Potala Place and Barkhor Street
- Explore beautiful Monasteries in Lhasa like Drepung and Sera
- Depart from Lhasa to further destination
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Itinerary
After arriving in Lhasa, local tour guide will welcome you at the airport/train station, then transfer the guests to the hotel. Acclimatize the high altitude in the hotel.
Overnight in Lhasa
The tour will begin from UNESCO World Heritage site – Potala Palace, which is also the winter palace of Dalai Lama. It’s situated at 12,139 feet above sea level. It’s a 13-story high building that contains over 1,000 rooms, various statues, stupas, murals and artifacts.
Then continue to Jokhang Temple, another UNESCO World Heritage site. It’s a spiritual center for Buddhists in Tibet. Next to the temple there is BakhorStreet, filled with pilgrims and street vendors, selling traditional Tibetan items such as prayer wheels and jewelry.
In the morning, tourists are going to visit Drepung monastery which was one of the “three greet” Gelug monasteries of Tibet and was founded in 1416. Ganden palace is used as Dalai Lama’s palace in the Drepung before moving to the Potala palace.
Afternoon, Sera Monastery—It was one of the “three great” Gelug monasteries of Tibet and was founded in 1419. The highlight is the Monks debate at around 3 – 5 in the afternoon.
Transfer clients to the airport or train station.
