Escape to Lhasa

Escape to Lhasa
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Escape to Lhasa
Lhasa
Trip length:
5 days
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Huddled in a valley basin surrounded by the Himalayas,
Lhasa is one of the world’s highest cities at an average
elevation of 3,500 meters. Meaning “place of the gods”,
it became Tibet’s political, religious and economic
center after the fifth Dalai Lama moved the capital here
in 1642. On this journey you’ll get at the heart of this
ancient capital-in-the-clouds and the spiritual home
of Tibetan Buddhism. In a whirl of prayer wheels and
stupas you’ll visit temples and monasteries thick with
incense and crimson-robed monks, breathe crystal clear
air in Tibet’s awe-inspiring landscape, and find serenity
in a uniquely spiritual culture.
WHAT WE LOVE
Best for: First-timers, Cultural Immersion Seekers
Price from: USD $1,600/person
ITINERARY
Day 1 | Barkhor pilgrimage route, where prayer wheels
are spun, pilgrims prostrate, and sutras are chanted
Day 2 | Jokhang Temple, the most sacred temple in
Tibet | Learn about Tibetan medicine at an old Tibetan
pharmacy | Tibet’s defining religious landmark, Potala
Palace
Day 3 | Pabongka Monastery | Chupsang Nunnery,
home to 80 red-robed nuns | Sera Monastery, where
monks engage in animated debate
Day 4-5 | Clear blue Yamdrok Tso Lake | Ganden
Monastery, tucked away on a mountain ridge
∗ Enjoying a picnic lunch on the banks of holy
Yamdrok Tso Lake while surrounded by softly sloping
mountains
∗ Witnessing monks animatedly debate Buddhist
philosophy in the courtyard of Sera Monastery, one of
Tibet’s top university monasteries
∗ Seeing countless pilgrims prostrating and praying in
Jokhang Square
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