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6-Day Chengdu Lhasa Shigatse Shannan Tour

Tour Code:TE-MTR-0801
Start in:Chengdu
End in: Tsedang
Destinations:Chengdu → Lhasa → Shigatse → Tsetang → chengdu
Day 1 Chengdu- Lhasa(Train)
Take the train from Chnegdu to Lhasa around 8:30Pm.
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Day 2  On the Train to Lhasa
The train journey.
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Day 3  Chengdu- Lhasa
Arrive in Lhasa at 5:21Pm,be met by the driver and guide from CTE then  drive to Lhasa city proper and check in the Hotel. Free and have a good rest, avoid extreme physical activity and sickness of high altitude.Dinner and supper by your self, overnight in Lhasa.
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Day 4  Lhasa City Sightseeing
After breakfast,visit the splendid Potala Palace,the administation site of Dalai Lama,Jokhang Temple, then go to Barkhor Street where you can have a good visit of this ancient tibetan street and do some shoppings of Tibetan ornaments.Overnight in Lhasa
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Day 5  Lhasa- Shigatse
Drive to Shigatse, after breakfast in Lhasa,en route visit Yamdrok Lake which is one of the holy lakes respected by local Tibetans,then have a view of Korala Glaciers along the road,then transfer to Shigatse hotel.
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Day 6  Shigatse- Tsedang
Full day guided tour, visit Tashilhunpo Monastery, Shigatse fair, after lunch visit the Lhokar - the Tibetan granary and see the local life, then drive about 4 hours and a half to Tsedang along Yalu Tsongpo river.Overnight in Tsedang.
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Day 7  Tsedang- Samye- Yumbulakang- Tombs of Tibet Kings- Lhasa
After breakfast, drive to visit the Tombs of Tibet Kings among which Songzan Ganpo"s tomb is the largest one,then go to visit Yumbulakang which is a monastery has a history of 2,100 years, known as the "Palace built on the hind leg of a femal deer". After lunch drive to a small dock at the riverside of Yarlu Tsangpo river, take a local boat on Yarlu Tsongpo river for about 1 hour and a half to the other side of the river and change to the local jeeps or tractors which will send you to Samye monastery, the largest monastery in Shannan prefecture.then come back the same way and drive about 2 hours and a half back to Lhasa in the afternoon.Overnihgt in Lhasa.
Notice:On the boat to the samye monastery,you will see imposing gorges, verdent forests,sky-scraping snow mountains.The river bed of Yarlu Tsongpo river becomes much wider after it runs through several gorges, and water bebcomes much milder and smoother, enjoy a comfortable boat ride and the magnificent view of Yarlu Tsongpo river.The boat is local ferry boat which can hold 10 persons, the price in the low travel season is about RMB400 for a round ride, while in high travel season it is about RMB700 for a round ride.When you get down the boat at the other side of Yarlu Tsangpo river, you can change to the local Jeep or tractors which can drive you to Samye monastery with the price around RMB15/person.
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Day 8  Lhasa-Chengdu
Take the morning flight and fly back to Chengdu, end tour.
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