Lhasa Highlights Short Tour
| Duration: | 3 Days |
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| Route: | Lhasa |
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| Tour Type: | Private Tour |
Overview
This 3-day Lhasa tour offers a compact journey through the city's highlights.offers a compact journey through the highlights of Lhasa. You will experience the grandeur of Potala Palace, the spiritual atmosphere of Jokhang Temple, and the vibrant local life along Barkhor Street. A visit to Norbulingka adds a relaxing touch, with its green surroundings offering a comfortable setting to ease into the high altitude. This short itinerary blends culture, history, and local life, making it an ideal budget Tibet tour package for travelers with limited time.
| Day | Route | Attractions & Activities |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lhasa Arrival (3,650m) | Pick up, Norbulingka |
| 2 | Lhasa Sightseeing | Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street |
| 3 | Departure from Lhasa | Send off to the airport/railway station |
Daily Itinerary
CollapseTaking a flight into Tibet will give you a panorama of the snowy Himalaya Mountains, or 1-2 days of train riding over the high plateau by crossing the Tanggula Mountains with beautiful scenery along the way. Once you arrive, our local Tibetan tour guide and driver will greet you at Lhasa Airport/Railway with a traditional Tibetan white scarf to wish you good luck! And then transfer you to the hotel.
After that, we will visit Norbulingka, a traditional Tibetan-style royal garden and the former summer residence of the Dalai Lama. The garden is filled with towering trees, vibrant flowers, and a wide variety of plants, along with valuable cultural relics such as Buddha statues, pagodas, thangkas, and murals. Its lush greenery and relatively higher oxygen levels also make it an ideal place for newcomers to gently adapt to the high altitude in Lhasa.
Stay overnignt in Lhasa
- Meals:
- Welcome Dinner
In the morning, your guide will meet you in the hotel lobby and first take you to visit the famous Potala Palace, the cardinal landmark of Tibet and the masterpiece of Tibetan architecture. It was first built by the 33rd King - Songtsen Gangpo in the 7th century and rebuilt later by the 5th Dalai Lama in the 17th century. Now it is a museum and a world heritage site.
In the afternoon, you will go to visit Jokhang Temple in the center of the Lhasa old town. Jokhang Temple is the most sacred temple in Tibet and it is always bustling with earnest local pilgrims since the early days. After that, you will take a walk around the Barkhor Street which is one of the most devotional circuits as well as a crowded central market of Lhasa. Barkhor Street is a very ancient round street surrounding the Jokhang Temple and the locals are always proud of it. As a symbol of Lhasa, it is also a must-see place for visitors.
Stay overnight in Lhasa
- Meals:
- Breakfast
Your tour ends today. Our guide and driver will collect you from your hotel to transfer to Lhasa Airport/Railway Station for your next destination.
- Meals:
- Breakfast
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