Upon arrival at Lhasa airport, you are met by your local guide and you are transferred to your hotel in Lhasa City (1 hr).

Check in hotel and take rest for acclimatization. 

Overnight: 3* Standard hotels.

Meals: None

Full day sightseeing of Lhasa, visiting Dalai Lama’s Potala Palace-the principal attraction of Lhasa, which was residence and power centre of Tibet until Dalai Lama’s departure from Tibet in 1959, Sera Monastery-the last of the three Yellow Sect monasteries to be built in Lhasa and Norbulingka- the summer palace of the Dalai Lama.

If you are hiking enthusiast and if you do not show signs of altitude sickness, Sera Monastery kora (hiking on the pilgrimage path around the monastery) would be worth trying. We will also take chance to attend the debating ceremony of Sera Monks. At Norbulingka, we visit 14th (current) Dalai Lama’s palace, visit his chambers and audience hall.  

Overnight: 3* Standard hotels.

Meals: Breakfast

Today, we will visit Drepung Monastery-the largest, richest and the most powerful of the three major Yellow Sect monasteries of Tibet. Drepung commanded the administration of Tibet before establishment of Potala Palace. Afternoon, we visit the ancient Jokhang Temple in the old Tibetan quarter of Lhasa and the Barkhor Street that forms the pilgrim circuit around the Jokhang Temple. 

Overnight: 3* Standard hotels.

Meals: Breakfast

We leave Lhasa early morning for Draksum Tso Lake. We cross Manxung La (14683m/5, 950ft) and will arrive Kongpo Gyamda around lunch time where we will have lunch break and we continue further east to Draksum Tso Lake, also known as Basum-Tso. Not only the lake and the surroundings are beautiful, the lake is also revered due to its connection with semi-mythical ruler of the Kham region and Guru Rinpoche. We visit the Tsodzong Monastery, the biggest attraction of the area by crossing the bridge. 

Overnight: Tourism Holiday Village in common rooms.

Meals: Breakfast

In the morning, we have time to take walk along the lakeshores or we can even join the pilgrims on the kora hike around the monastery. Late morning, we retrace drive back to the main road and drive further 48 km (30 miles) to Bayi-the major town of Nyinchi region. We pass through Shoka and Jara villages, en route.

Upon arrival in Bayi, we check in hotel and after some rest, we jump on the trail for 3 hours long Pelri Kora hike that goes around the holy Bayi Pelri Mountain associated with Guru Rinpoche. If you are not keen on hiking, you can visit Nyingchi town, 11 miles east, where you will visit Neche Goshog Monastery of Bön followers. En route, we will stop to see the 2000 year old cypress trees in Nature Reserve.

Overnight in 3* Standard hotels

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, we leave hotel for Tsedang. About 28km (18 miles) south, we will stop to see Buchu

Monastery, an ancient Gelugpa monastery. If road condition permits, we will also visit Lamaling Monastery, associated with Nyingmapa order. We continue our journey, following the bank of Yarlung Tsangbo River. We stop in Nang County for overnight stay.

Overnight in 3* Standard hotels.

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, we continue our journey to Tsedang-the gateway city to Yarlung Valley. We check in hotel and visit the ancient Trandruk Temple and Yumbulakhang Palace. Trandruk Temple is one of the earliest temples of Tibet, contemporary to Ramoche and Jokhang Temple. Yumbulakhang Palace, seated on a high hill overlooking the valley, is believed to be the first palace building of Tibet. 

Overnight: 4* Tsedang hotel or similar.

Meals: Breakfast

Transfer to Gongar airport of Lhasa (52 miles, 2 hrs) and depart for your next destination.

End of Tibet side service.

Meals: Breakfast