8 days Lhasa - Samye - Tsetang - Mintorlin

[ Fly in + Train out ]

Day01: Fly to Lhasa by air    (B/L) ---------- 3 star hotel

Fly to Lhasa; your guide will meet you at Lhasa airport, and then sent to Lhasa city and check into the reserved hotel.
In the rest of the day, you are free to arrange your time, (1): having rest at hotel or have slow walk around; (2): do tour to local bazaar - Parkhor market for fun

Day02: Lhasa city sightseeing       (B/L) ---------- 3 star hotel

Today, guided to visit Drepun monastery in the morning; Drepun monastery, also called Tsepun monastery, is the biggest functioning monastery in Tibet A.R. this visit requires whole morning;
In the afternoon, first, drive to Sera monastery for a visit, then drive back to visit the famous Jokhang temple, and stroll around the local market Parkhor Bazaar.

Day03: Lhasa city sightseeing       (B/L) ---------- 3 star hotel

Today, guided to visit Potala palace, the landmark of Lhasa city.
In the afternoon, Drive you to visit the famous Yangdrok lake, which is about 100 kilometers to the southwest of Lhasa city
---- note: You can choose to visit Ganden monastery instead of do sightseeing to Yangdrok lake; Ganden monastery is about 60 kilometers to the north of Lhasa city and is the first Gelupa sect monastery built in 1409;

Day04: Lhasa to Tsetang        (B/L) ---------- 3 star hotel 

Tsetang is the regional capital of Shannan prefercture of Tibet A.R.; on the way there, visit Samye monastery, this monastery is thought to be the 1st monastery in history of Tibet
After arrival at Tsetang city, check into hotel first, then do tour to visit Tibet's first palace - Yongbulakang palace, which is 15 kilometers to the south of Tsetang city, having a overlooking view

Day05: Tsetang city to Lhasa              (B/L) ------------  3 star hotel

After having breakfast, drive back to Lhasat, on the middle way, drive to visit the famous Nyingmapa monastery - Mintorlin monastery; this monastery is one of the several monasteries to the Red Hat sect (Nyingmapa order); Mintorlin monastery is built in a village and surrounded with retile farmlands and peaceful villages;

Upon your arrival back to Lhasa city, you are free.

Day06: Leaving Tibet by taking train

1 hour before the train leaves, you will be sent to Lhasa railway station and you take train to your next destination.

---- (you can take train and go to Golmud, Xining, Lanzhou, Beijing, Chengdu and Chongqing)

Day07: on the train

Day08: Arrival at your next destination

Train gets to your next destination; if your tour through us has next service, you will be met by your guide and start your next leg of tour in China.

-- If  there is no tour service after your trip ends in Lhasa, you are free to arrange your time and connect your next leg of tour yourselves