4-Day Beijing Extension to Lhasa

Tour Code:BT39From:USD700

Trip Highlights - Attractions involve: Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street, Carpet Factory and the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital, Drepung Monastery, Norbulingka Park, Sera Monastery, Potala Palace. Tibet is so mysterious that many tourists have been attracted to go for exploring it. Beijing, with its convenient transportation to Lhasa, either by flights or by over-night train, is a good starting point for your Tibet tour. Having been organizing Beijing Lhasa Tour for many years, all the group are led by our highly experienced local tour guide. Don’t hesitate to contact us for your Beijing to Lhasa Tour!

Tour Itinerary: (B-Breakfast, L-Lunch, D-Dinner)
Day 01: Beijing / Lhasa (L/D)
Today, your guide will pick you up and send you to the airport to take a flight to Lhasa. Upon your arrival, your guide will pick you up from the Gonggar Airport and drive you to the hotel to rest.
Hotel: Hong Feng Hotel 4 star (or similar class)
Day 02: Lhasa (B/L/D)
Today you will visit the Jokhang Temple and the bazaar at Barkhor Street. Afterwards you will be taken to the Carpet Factory and the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital. Finally you will see Drepung Monastery, constructed in 1416. The second through fourth Dalai Lamas once lived here. Afterwards you will be driven back to your hotel for the remainder of the evening.
Hotel: Hong Feng Hotel 4 star (or similar class)
Day 03: Lhasa (B/L/D)
Today you will visit Norbulingka Park and the Sera Monastery. Afterwards you will then visit the Potala Palace, constructed in 637 by Songtsen Gampo, the first king of united Tibet. Later you will visit a Tibetan family and then be taken back to your hotel.
Hotel: Hong Feng Hotel 4 star (or similar class)
Day 04: Depart from Lhasa (B)
After eating breakfast, you will be sent to the airport to take a flight to your next destination.

Attraction Description
Jokhang Temple
The Jokhang Temple, the most sacred and intensely spiritual holy temple in Tibet for most Tibetans, is located on Barkhor Square in Lhasa. The Jokhang Temple, also known as Jokhang Monastery was built in 647 during Tang Dynasty by craftsmen from Tibet, China and Nepal during the reign of King…
Barkhor Street
Barkhor Street is a circular street located around the Jokhang Temple in the center of the ancient city of Lhasa, the oldest street in the city. The Barkhor Street is the central place in Tibet for culture, religion, economy, ethnical handicrafts, as well as the local Tibetan social…
Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital
The Tibet Traditional Hospital was founded in 1964. It is located in the capital of Tibet, Lhasa and is the biggest Tibetan traditional medicine producing center in China. The Tibet Traditional Hospital lies in the old town of Lhasa, in the Barkhor Street and to the west of…
Drepung Monastery
The Drepung Monastery is one of the six major Tibetan Buddhist Temple of Gelug Sect and the largest temple in the world. The Drepung Monastery is the largest of all Tibetan monasteries and is located on the Gambo Utse mountain with an elevation of 3800 meters…
Norbulingka Park
The Norbulingka, literally Treasure Park, is the Summer Palace for the Dalai Lamas located in the western suburbs of Lhasa. The Norbulingka park was built in 1740's by the 7th Dalai Lama at the bank of Kyichu River about one kilometer southwest of the Potala…
Sera Monastery
Sera Monastery, fully known as Sera Mahayana Temple, is one of the six major temples of the Gelug Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Located three kilometers away in the northern suburb of Lhasa, Sera Monastery was first built in 1419 and finished in 1434 during Ming…