4 Days Lhasa Winter Tour

Attractions; Jokhang temple, bustling Bakhor street and Drepung monastery. Today is your first day on the high plateau and some of you may have little headache which is very common for travelers because of the high altitude, so drinking enough water and mild activity during the first few days is recommendable. In the morning our guide will meet you at the hotel and take an easy visit to Jokhang Temple in the center of the old Lhasa city. Jokhang temple is one of the most sacred temples all over Tibet and it is always bustled with earnest local pilgrims since early days. After that you have time to walk around the Bakhor Street which is one of the most devotional circuit as well as crowded central market of Lhasa. During the old days it is the most famous local market but now it has changed into tourist gift shopping center. You will be impressed by the crowds of local pilgrims doing prostration in front of the temple, especially it is more during the winter months. Drepung Monastery is one of the world's largest monasteries that houses more than 10,000 monks. It was the resident of the Dalai Lama prior to Potala Palace. Destructions were taken place in different time but still you have lots of things to see. Walking through numbers of narrow and twisted lanes through the monks’ apartments which are more like a typical village. Continue acclimatizing and alleviating jet lag rest of the day. Overnight in Lhasa.

Today we will visit Potala palace in the morning, the cardinal landmark of Tibet and the masterpiece of Tibetan architecture, it was first built by 33rd King Songtsen Gangpo in 7th century and later in 17th century rebuilt by 5th Dalai Lama. Since then it was home to the Dalai Lama and his government. Walking though the long steps is quite challenging but it is worthwhile to leave your footprints in the spiritual palace on God’s compassion, which listed in the world heritage in 1994.

The amazing day will be ended with a visit to the Sera Monastery. It was built in the fifteenth century by the Jamchen choji Sakya Yeshi who is a disciple of Tsongka pa. A few different monastic colleges in Sera are homes of several hundred monks from different parts of Tibet. The famous Buddhist philosophical debates among the monks are happening everyday in the afternoon except Sunday. Continue acclimatizing and alleviating jet lag rest of the day. Overnight in Lhasa.