Tibet Tour 3 Night 4 Days

ITINERARY 1 (3 NTS/4 DAYS)

Day 01   KATHMANDU - LHASA (3650m)

After breakfast, drive to Kathmandu airport      and take a Air China flight  to Lhasa (Gonggar Airport) by flight CA 408 at 1025hrs. This 1.15 hrs flight is very spectacular (weather permitting!), flying over the Himalayan Ranges with excellent views of the mountains including Mt.Everest (8848m), the highest peak on the earth. Arrive Gonggar airport (3400m) at 1345hrs local time. Drive (2 hrs) to Lhasa (3650m). Complete  rest to acclimatize
Overnight at the hotel

Day 02   SIGHTSEEING TOUR IN LHASA
Visit Potala the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas. It is one of the most  famous architectural works of Tibet & the cream of Tibetan culture. Drive to Sera monastery situated on a mountain slope north of Lhasa city. This monastery belongs to the Gelugpa sect and is one of the three great  monasteries of Tibet, the other two being Drepung & Ganden. Time
permitting, we will visit Norbulingka, the summer palaces of the Dalai  Lamas.
         Overnight at the hotel

Day 03   SIGHTSEEING TOUR IN LHASA
Drive to Drepung Monastery, the largest monastery in Tibet and belongs to the Gelugpa sect. This monastery has plenty of historical relics, Bhuddist scriptures, arts & crafts. Visit 7th century Jokhang Temple which has architectural features from the Tang Dynasty and from Indian  & Nepali Buddhist Temples. It houses many historical relics since the
Tang Dynasty and statues of King Songsten Gompo, Princess Wencheng from China and Princess Bhrikuti from Nepal. Explore the Barkhor market, which was until early fifties a grand, exciting year-round trade fair, crowded with merchants from all over central Asia. Overnight at the hotel

Day 04   LHASA - KATHMANDU
Early morning breakfast, at 6 am drive to Gonggar airport and fly to  Kathmandu by Air China flight CA 407 at 1025hrs. Be sure to humbly request the airline official at the check-in desk to give you seats at
the right hand side of the aircraft so you can get a sight of Mt. Everest.