Lhasa One Day Highlight Tour
- Tour Price: $ 110
- Tour Code: CT458
- Available: Daily
- Duration: 1 Day
- Tour Type: Lhasa City Sightseeing
Trip Highlights - Lhasa One Day Tour will show you all the highlights of what this city has to offer. Lhasa is one of the most "want to visit" cities in the world. Sandwiched by the colossal mountain ranges to the north and south and located on the north banks of the Lhasa River, Lhasa is the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of P.R.C. and also the center for Tibetan politics, economy, culture, and religion. People want to visit Lhasa either because of its remoteness or its impressive heritage of over a thousand years of Tibetan culture and religion.
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| Tour Prices (this is private tour based on per person and shown in US dollars) | |
| Group Size | Price / Traveler |
| 1 traveler | USD300 |
| 2-5 travelers | USD170 |
| 6-9 travelers | USD130 |
| 10 travelers & above | USD110 |
| (For 10 persons up, please email us for new quotations) | |
Service Inclusions
| ·Entrance fees and lunch as listed | ·All transfers with private vehicle and guide |
| ·Accident insurance | · |
Service Exclusions
| ·Air fare and airport tax | ·Personal expenses |
| ·Tips for guide and driver | ·Hotel fare |
Tour Itinerary
Tour Itinerary: (Lunch) In the morning your guide will pick you up from your hotel and take you to visit the Tibetan Hospital and then Jokhang Temple, the sacred land of Buddhist pilgrims. The temple here was built in 647 and is the earliest wood masonry structure that still exists in Tibet. After lunch you will visit the Potala Palace, the winter home of the Dalai Lamas. The palace was built in 637 by Songtsen Gampo, the first king of the united Tibet. Afterwards you will visit the Drepung Monastery, the home of the Gelukpa Sect of Buddhism. This was constructed in 1416 and the second through fourth Dalai Lamas lived here. Later that night you will be brought back to your hotel for the rest of the evening.
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Attraction Description
The Jokhang Temple was built in 647 A.D. by craftsmen from Tibet, China and Nepal to celebrate the marriage of the Tang Princess Wencheng and the Tubo King Songtsen Gampo.
The Potala Palace is the most widely recognized symbol of Tibet and is the symbol for Tibet. The Potala Palace was built to honor the marriage of the 33rd King of Tibet, Soongtsan Gampo to Princess Wen Cheng of the Tang Dynasty.
The Drepung Monastery was founded by Jamyang Chojey Tashi-pelden, a disciple of the founder of the Gelug Sect. The monastery was founded in 1416 A.D. according to the Theravadin system of reckoning due to the request by the political leader of Central Tibet.
The Jokhang Temple was built in 647 A.D. by craftsmen from Tibet, China and Nepal to celebrate the marriage of the Tang Princess Wencheng and the Tubo King Songtsen Gampo.
The Potala Palace is the most widely recognized symbol of Tibet and is the symbol for Tibet. The Potala Palace was built to honor the marriage of the 33rd King of Tibet, Soongtsan Gampo to Princess Wen Cheng of the Tang Dynasty.
The Drepung Monastery was founded by Jamyang Chojey Tashi-pelden, a disciple of the founder of the Gelug Sect. The monastery was founded in 1416 A.D. according to the Theravadin system of reckoning due to the request by the political leader of Central Tibet.
