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Chengdu – Lahsa – Gyantse - Shigatse - Leshan |
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Bangkok – Chengdu (D) |
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Upon arriving in Chengdu, your personal guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel for a rest before you are taken out for a delicious dinner of Sichuan cuisine at a local restaurant.- Chengdu: centrally located in the western Sichuan Plain, the capital of Sichuan Province, Chengdu has a history of over 2300 years. It is renowned for its fertile land and agricultural wealth, which have earned the city the nickname “Storehouse of Heaven”.
Overnight in Chengdu
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Chengdu. (B, L) |
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On this day, you will visit the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, followed by a trip to the Wenshu Temple where you can spend some time sitting in its tea house enjoying a cup of traditional Chinese tea and absorb the special atmosphere of Chengdu and Jili Old Street.
- Giant Panda Breeding Research Base: 18km from the city center, is home to 12 pandas. It is the best place to see Chengdu's most famous residents get to know more about this precious species.Wenshu Temple: Chengdu's oldest and largest Buddhist temple was originally built in Tang Dynasty. It was rebuilt during the Qing Dynasty and features exquisite relief carvings. You can absorb the very atmosphere of Chengdu here: the temple is full of local worshippers burning incense. The tea house at the back of the complex is a great place to relax yourself and do some people watching, while the streets outside are filled with blind fortune-tellers, hawkers selling incense, paper money and statues.
- Jinli Old Street: located in Chengdu combines the ambience of ancient and modern China. Jinli Old Street was constructed in 2004 in the traditional architectural style of Sichuan Province during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Jinli Old Street is not only a wonderful reminder China’s past, but also a great place for people to fully appreciate Sichuan’s customs, and folk arts.
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Chengdu – Lahsa (B, L) |
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Transfer via: Flight on economic class on our arrangement You will be free until your local guide escorts you to the airport for your flight to your next destination. Upon your arrival at Gonggar airport, you will be met by your local guide and transferred to the hotel in Lhasa city (2-hour drive), you will view the Stone Giant Buddha engraved in the mountain face en route. After checking in the hotel, rest in the afternoon to get adapted to the high altitude. -Lhasa: the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region with an elevation of 3650 meters (12,000 feet) above the sea level, nicknamed Sunlight City, it is the highest city in the world. This ancient sprawling city, settled 1,300 years ago, is the region's political, economic and cultural center as well as a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism.
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Lahsa (B, L) |
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Your sightseeing today will include the Lhasa’s cardinal landmark -- Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and flourishing Barkhor Street.
- The Potala Palace: the symbol of Lhasa, perched upon Marpo Ri Hill, 130 meters above the Lhasa Valley, it is the greatest monumental structure in Tibet and one of the most famous architectural works of the world. The construction of it was started in 641 AD and was rebuilt by the Fifth Dalai Lama in three years, while the Thirteenth Dalai Lama extended and repaired it into what it is now. As the religious and political centre of old Tibet and the winter residence of Dalai Lamas, the palace witnessed the life of the Dalai Lamas and the important political and religious activities in the past centuries. Potala Palace also houses great amounts of rare cultural relics including the gold hand-written Buddhist scriptures, valuable gifts from the Chinese emperors and a lot of priceless antiques.
 - The Jokhang Temple: located in the center of the old section of Lhasa, built in 647 AD by Songtsen Gampo and his two foreign wives, and later extended by successive rulers, it has now become a gigantic architectural complex and it is the spiritual center of Tibet.
- The Barkhor Street: a circular street around the Jokhang Temple in the center of the old section of Lhasa, it is the oldest street in a very traditional style in Tibet, where you can enjoy bargaining with the local Tibetan vendors for the handicrafts which are rare to be seen elsewhere in the world. Barkhor Street is one of the most important religious paths along which pilgrims walk around Jokhang Temple while turning prayer wheels in their hands through centuries. Buddhist pilgrims walk or progress by body-lengths along the street clockwise every day into deep night.
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Lahsa (B,L) |
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Today we will bring you to the Norbulingka Park, the Drepung Monastery and the Sera Monastery.
- Norbulingka Park: Norbulingka means "Jeweled Garden", built in 1751 AD as a summer palace for the Dalai Lama where they handled political affairs and practiced religious activities. Now a large-scale palace complex and garden in Tibetan style covering an area of 40 hectares, the whole park has 370 rooms of different sizes and lawns shaded by green trees and enclosed by various flowers. Before 1959, commoners had no access to this park. Nowadays, on festivals and holidays, the local people in their colorful costumes come here with food and tents to sing and dance overnight.
- Drepung Monastery: the largest monastery of Gelug Sect in Tibet, standing on the slope of the majestic Mount Gambo Utse, it was built in 1416 AD and the place where each reincarnation of the Dalai Lama received his training. In its heyday, it had more than 10,000 monks, now it is home to about 700 monks.
- Sera Monastery: Sera means "Wild Rose Garden" in Tibetan because lush wild rose woods once grew around it, the monastery is one of the three largest monasteries in Tibet. Located at the northern outskirts of Lhasa, it was built in 1419 AD by Jamchen Choje (or Sakyayeshe), one of the eight disciples of Tsong Khapa who was the founder of Gelugpa Sect. Sera Monastery houses three colleges built in 15th and 16th century respectively as well,and it is famous for the "Buddhism Scriptures Debating".
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Lahsa - Gyantse . (B, L) |
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Today's drive is from Lhasa to Gyantse (about 256km, 5.5-hour drive), along the way you will visit Yamdrok Lake and a Tibetan family. After arrival in Gyantse, you will tour Palcho Monastery.
－Yamdrok Lake:one of the three largest lakes of Tibet and one of the three holy lakes, it covers an area of 638 square kilometers with a coastal line of 250 kilometers. The deepest point is 60 meters. The coast of the lake is an ideal pasture, where you can enjoy the intoxicating picturesque natural scenery.
- The Tibetan Family: where you will be greeted and warmly welcomed by common Tibetan people in their traditional way and entertained with their typical food.- Gyantse: was an important wool trading post between Tibet and India in mediaeval times.
- Palcho Monastery: built in 1414 AD, it is unique because three Sects of Buddhism-Sakya, Gedan and Gelug are living harmoniously under one roof. The Palcho Pagoda beside the Monastery has 9 stories, 108 doors and 77 rooms housing some 100,000 statues of Buddha, so it is famed as the "100,000-Buddha Pagoda." The frescoes, statues and sculptures in the monastery are exquisite, succinct and life-like.
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Gyantse – Shigatse. (B,L) |
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After breakfast, drive from Gyantse to Shigatse (about 90km, 1.5-hour drive). In Shigatse, you will visit Tashilumpo Monastery and free market.
 - Tashilumpo Monastery: built in 1447 AD, the oldest and largest Gelugpa monastery in Tibet, the seat of Banchen Lama, painted in red and white, the buildings in the monastery stand closely together in terraced rows, offering a grand and majestic view. The most amazing image in this monastery is the statue of giant Maitreya (Future Buddha)--the largest one in the world, erected by the 9th Panchen Lama in 1914, it stands 26 meters in height and 275 kg in weight with solid gold, great quantity of precious things such as pearls, turquoises, corals and ambers. The image of the Buddha is kind, generous and vivid.
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Shigatse – Lahsa. (B, L, D) |
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Today, drive back to Lhasa (280km, about 6 hours driving) along the Yaluzangbu River, enjoy the beautiful view of the valley en route. After a rest in Lhasa, the farewell dinner will be arranged at the Typical Tibetan restaurant for you to enjoy the local food with Tibetan dances and songs.
－The Yaluzangbu River: with 2,051 km long, the Yaluzangbu River turns and twists like a silver dragon from the west to the east into the valleys of South Tibet. It runs through Muotuo County. After a 90-degree turn, it empties into the Indian Ocean.
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Lahsa - Chengdu (B) |
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Transfer via: Flight on economic class on our arrangement Free in the day until our local guide escorts you to the airport for flight back to Chengdu. Upon your arriving in Chengdu, you will be escorted to the hotel. You are free for the rest of the day.
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Chengdu - Leshan (B, L, D - Farewell Dinner) |
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 On this day you will be driven about 2 hours to Leshan and visit the Giant BuddhaOn this day you will be driven about 2 hours to Leshan and visit the Giant Buddha carved out of the cliffs at the confluence of the Dadu, Minjiang and Qingyi Rivers. You will be escorted back to Chengdu city after the tour.
- Leshan Giant Buddha: the largest stone Buddha statue in the world is 71 meters in height, and its head is 14.7 meters high and 10 meters wide with total 1021 buns of hair on it. The statue’s 8.5-meter-wide instep can accommodate over 100 people.
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Chengdu - Bangkok (B) |
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You will be free until your local guide escorts you to the airport for your flight back to your sweet home. |
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END OF SERVICE |
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Price Included:
- Air tickets Chengdu - Lahsa - Chengdu
- Accommodation base on twin sharing room with breakfast
- Tour and transfer as private vehicle
- Meals as mentioned in the program (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
- English speaking guide
- Entrance fee to tourist sites.
- China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty insurance
Price Excluded:
- Visa fee for China, depends on nationalities.
- International flight from/to Chengdu
- Sightseeing not listed in the itinerary
- Meals not listed in the itinerary
- Other meals, tip (USD3 per day, pay guide directly), drinks, airport tax, single room supplement, personal expenses, travel insurance, visa, flight in/out Bangkok, any optional additional tours or activities during free time.
Remarks:
- Confirmation of room & price are subject to space availability at the time of booking only.
- All rates are subject to change without prior notices.
- All above itinerary is flexible, depending on arrival or departure flights of passengers
- Ground operator reserved the right to amend or adjust itinerary to match with real situation.
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Validity: Now – 31 Oct 12 Price per person in USD |
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Price for this tour on request. Please send an email. |
| Chengdu 4* |
Tianfu Sunshine Hotel |
Lahsa 4* |
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Gyantse 2* |
Gyantse Hotel |
Shigatse 3* |
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