5 Days Tibet Butter Lamp Festival

Attractions: Jokhang temple, bustling Bakhor street and Drepung monastery. Today is your first day on the high plateau and some of you may have a 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 bustling with earnest local pilgrims from early days. After that, you have time to walk around the Bakhor Street, which is one of the most devotional circuit as well as the crowded central market of Lhasa. During the old days, it is the most famous local market but now it is changed into a 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 at a  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

Attractions: Ganden monastery and ritual ceremony. Today we drive to Ganden monastery which is about 45km east of Lhasa, Ganden Monastery was the first Gelugpa sect monastery in the vicinity of Lhasa and it was founded by the Tsongkapa, then Ganden Ngacho or Butter lamp festival is anniversary of the Tsongkapa’s death, so on this day you will experience a rich spiritual activities at the monastery. Later afternoon drive back to Lhasa and it is good to attend the butter lamp ceremony around the Bakhor street, during the night there will be hundreds of holy butter lamps around the Jokhang temple and crowds of local pilgrims circumambulate around the temple. Overnight in Lhasa

Attractions: Potala palace and Sera monastery. 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 the 7th century and later in the 17th century rebuilt by 5th Dalai Lama. Since then it was home to the Dalai Lama and his government. Walking through 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 every day in the afternoon except Sunday. Continue acclimatizing and alleviating jet lag rest of the day. Overnight in Lhasa

Today our guide and driver will send you to the airport or train station and it is time to say your goodbye and depart to your next destination. Before your departure, we appreciate it if you can spend a short time evaluating our services either by filling the feedback form or simply sending us an email. Then the trip officially ends.