3 Days Tibet tour is the shortest tour of Tibet highland. The tour itinerary covers the most touristic places of Lhasa the main capital of Tibet. The tour covers the best of Lhasa and must visit places in Tibet.
Paro International Airport (Google Map) / Phuentsholing
3 Hours Before Flight Time
1 Night Thimphu,1night Punakha and 1 Night at Paro
Thimphu: Jumolhari Hotel | Punakha: Hotel Lobesa | Paro Hotel Metta Resort/ similar
1 to 2 Pax SUV Car | 2 to 8 Pax: Toyota Hiace Bus | 8 to 16 pax: Toyota Coaster Bus.
English Speaking Guide/ language Guide upon extra payment (German/Spanish/Chinese/Italian/Japanese speaking Guide)
First day L/D and last day only breakfast
When you arrive in Lhasa either by train or flight, your guide will greet you and take you to your hotel. Visit to view the Yarlung Tsangpo River upper stream of Bhamaputra river (the Longest and largest river in Tibet). This river is very important for Pilgrimage tour as this rivers starts from Angsi Glacier in western Tibet, southeast of Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar it later forms the South Tibet Valley and Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon before passing into the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India.
After arriving in Lhasa (3656M) you can take a rest and acclimatize to plateau environment. If you feel like to go out, then you can go to the Potala square, where you will enjoy the fountain with different colors and get amazing photos of the Potala and converse with locals around. Stay overnight in Lhasa.
The highlight of your Tibet tour is the Potala Palace which is the winter palace of the Dalai lama. It was put to use in the 7th Century by the 33rd great king of Tibet. The most valuable collections of Potala Palace are the gilded burial stupas of former Dalai Lamas and the meditation Cave of the 33rd great king of Tibet.
Then after lunch, you will walk to Jokhang Temple, founded by the 33rd great king of Tibet in the 7th century, to promote the Buddhist religion. The temple architecture style is a mixture of Indian vihara design, Tibetan, and Nepalese design.
Inside you can see the statue of Buddha Sakyamuni at the age of twelve, perhaps the only most venerated object in Tibetan Buddhism. Around the temple is Barkhor street where you can do kora (a religious circle of a building or mountain) with pilgrims and locals, in the meantime, you can buy souvenirs.
Stay overnight in Lhasa
Your 3 Days Lhasa Tibet Tour ends here today. The guide will transfer you to the airport or train station and help you get on board.
