4-Day Lhasa Cultural Tour with Potala Palace and Drepung Monastery

• Enjoy a short flight into Tibet, offering a panorama of the snowy Himalayan ranges and the snow-covered Tibetan plateau. If you take the train to Tibet, it emerges onto the high plateau by crossing the mighty Tanggula Pass (5076 m), bringing you to Lhasa with beautiful scenery along the route.

• Meet your Tibetan guide at Gonggar Airport or Lhasa Train Station.

• Transfer to your hotel in Lhasa city. Lhasa Airport is about 60 km away, and the journey takes less than an hour along the recently built highway. From the train station, it is only 25 km and takes about half an hour.

• Check in to the hotel and spend the rest of the day acclimatizing and recovering from any jet lag.

Stay overnight in Lhasa.

• Visit the famous Potala Palace, the cardinal landmark of Tibet and a masterpiece of Tibetan architecture. It was once home to the Dalai Lama and his government. Walking up the long steps is quite challenging, but it is worthwhile to leave your footsteps in the spiritual palace of the God of Compassion. The palace was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.

• Proceed to Drepung Monastery, which was once the world's largest monastery. It was the official residence of the Dalai Lama before the completion of the Potala Palace and has suffered severe damage over the centuries.

• Continue to acclimatize and alleviate jet lag for the rest of the day.

Stay overnight in Lhasa.

• Visit the famous Potala Palace, the cardinal landmark of Tibet and a masterpiece of Tibetan architecture. It was once home to the Dalai Lama and his government. Walking up the long steps is quite challenging, but it is worthwhile to leave your footsteps in the spiritual palace of the God of Compassion. The palace was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.

• Proceed to Drepung Monastery, which was once the world's largest monastery. It was the official residence of the Dalai Lama before the completion of the Potala Palace and has suffered severe damage over the centuries.

• Continue to acclimatize and alleviate jet lag for the rest of the day.

Stay overnight in Lhasa.

• Drop off at the airport or train station.