Day 1 | Arrive in Lhasa | Meal:None | Accommodation:Lhasa |
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Airport to Hotel Transfer. | |||
Day 2 | Lhasa One Day Tour | Meal:None | Accommodation:Lhasa |
Tour starts from the religious Potala Palace (3700 m )built in the 7th century by the famous Tibetan king-Songtzen Gampo. The present one was built by the 5th Dalai Lama in the 17th century. It became known as the "Winter Palace" by the 1750, when the 7th Dalai Lama built the Norbulingka Park as his summer residence. After lunch, you will visit Jokhang Temple, situated in the old section of Lhasa. King Songtzen Gampo built this temple in the mid-7th century A.D. Now it is the most sacred place in Tibet. Pilgrims come here to pay homage from all over Tibet. Visit Barkhore Street in the evening. | |||
Day 3 | Lhasa to Nyingchi | Meal:None | Accommodation:Nyingchi |
Today, our guide and driver will escort you from Lhasa to Nyingchi, Basomtso - Basomtso (2.5 hours): Covering 26 square kilometers (10 square miles), the pristine waters of the green lake reflects the picturesque snow-capped peaks surrounding the lake.Basomtso lies in the Cuogao Village Gongbujiangda County, Nyingchi. It is in the valley of the upper reaches of the Ba River, 50 km from the Town of Gongbujiangda, 39.6 km from the National Highway No. 318 and 370 km from the Tibetan Capital Lhasa. | |||
Day 4 | Nyingchi to Lhasa | Meal:None | Accommodation:Lhasa |
Today's Activities: Lulang Forest Area, The Gigantic Cypress Wood in Nyingchi, Our guide and driver will escort you from Nyingchi to Lhasa - Lulang Forest Area (2.5 hours): The most impressive is the forest of Tibetan cypresses of about 10 hectares at the Bagyai Village in Nyingchi County at 3,040 meters above sea level. - The Giant Cypress Wood in Nyingchi (2 hours): The giant cypress wood is in the valley of the lower reaches of the Yaluzhangbu River and the Niyang River at the latitude of 3,000 to 3,400 meters. In the Giant Cypress Nature Reserve of the Bajie Township, there scatter hundreds of such huge cypresses only seen in Tibet, which are noted for their huge tree crowns and upright trunks. | |||
Day 5 | Exit Tibet | Meal:None | Accommodation:None |
Morning Airport dropping off, end the trip. |