Upon your arrival at the Lhasa airport, your tour guide will greet you and escort you to your hotel and help you get checked in. You will have the rest of the day and evening to rest and relax to become acclimatized to the higher altitude of Tibet.

Meals: No meals, advice freely available

Accommodation: Lhasa Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

After breakfast at the hotel, we will visit the incredible Potala Palace – the highest palace in the world. As we climb to the entrance gate, you will have a spectacular view over all of Lhasa. After exploring the numerous interesting chapels and learning about the traditional culture and history of the palace and the city, we will move on to the spiritually significant Jokhang Temple, one of the most important temples in Tibetan Buddhism. To see the "real" Lhasa, we'll stroll through Barkhor Street with its thriving local market where you can pick up some local Tibetan, Nepalese and Indian handicrafts and souvenirs.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation: Lhasa Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Today features visits to 2 of the most important monasteries in Tibetan Buddhism – the Drepung and Sera Monasteries. Drepung Monastery is located on the hillside west of Lhasa – at one time the world's largest monastery with about 10,000 monks living there. A pleasant walk up the hill leads to the solemn ambience inside the monastery's many halls and chapels.

After Drepung, we will move on to the Sera Monastery. The main highlight of the Sera Monastery is watching the crowd of monks debating inside the shady courtyard behind the main temple. Every day except Sunday, hundreds of red-robed monks assemble in small groups and practice their debating skills – a very impressive sight to behold, as the monks are very animated in their debates about the various attributes of Buddhist scriptures.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation: Lhasa Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

In the morning you will leave for Gyantse and drive by up to Kambala Pass where you will have a beautiful view of Yamdrok Yumtso. Then visit Palkhor Monastery and its stunning Kumpum stupa when you arrive in Gyantse.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation: Gyantse Economic Hotel (Twin sharing)

In the morning, you will drive to visit Shalu Monastery. Then start a 5-6 hours trekking to Uper Lungsang in the afternoon. Overnight in a camp.

Meals: No Meals

Accommodation: Local Guest House (Dorm Bed)

Today continue your trek from Upper Lungsang to Ngor village, about 4 hours. You will visit the Ngor Monastery which is well-known because of its rick collection of Sanskrit and Newar-style nurals. Overnight in a camp.

Meals: No Meals

Accommodation: Local Guest House (Dorm Bed)

Today you will trek about 5 hours through the villages to Nartang Monastery. After visiting Nartang Monastery where the driver will be waiting, you will be transferred to Shigatse.

Meals: No Meals

Accommodation: Shigatse Economic/Comfortable Hotel (Twin Sharing)

In the morning, you will visit Tashilunpo Monastery before 5 hours driving back to Lhasa, which on the way allows you to enjoy the Bramaputra River.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation: Lhasa Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Today you will have free time until your tour guide escorts you to the Lhasa train station or airport for your departing train or flight from Lhasa. This will end your tour services in Tibet.

Meals:Breakfast Provided by the Hotel