5-Day Tibet Impression Tour from Chengdu to Lhasa

Day 1 Arrival in Chengdu, Greet & Meet at Airport, Transfer to Hotel

Destination: Chengdu
Meals included: Dinner at Halal restaurant
Accommodations: Mercure Chengdu Downtown or similar

Your professional Muslim expert tour guide will meet you at the arrival hall of the airport with your private vehicle on standby and assists you to your hotel. Relax at hotel to recover from the jet lag.

Day 2 Chengdu Panda Base, Wuhou Temple, Jinli Street, Fly to Lhasa

Destination: Chengdu & Lhasa
Meals included: Breakfast at hotel, lunch & dinner at Halal restaurants
Salat prayer: Huangcheng Mosque
Accommodations: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa or similar

Drive out of Chengdu to the Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (40 minutes). Also named Chengdu Panda Base, it is a research and breeding facility for pandas. Rivers, lakes and wild bamboo forests form the panda’s natural ecological environment. Observe pandas of different ages eating, playing and resting. Watch female pandas nursing their cubs. Continue with a visit to Wuhou Temple, an ancestral temple in memory of Zhuge Liang and other heroes in the state of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period when Chengdu was the capital of the state of Shu. Afterwards, roam around the 550 meter long Jinli Ancient Street which had been bustling over eons. Fly to Lhasa in the afternoon. Meaning “Land of the Gods” in Tibetan language, Lhasa had served as the capital of Tibet for over 1,300 years. Transfer to hotel for rest and adjust your body to high elevation upon arrival at this 12000 feet elevated city of Lhasa. Please be sure to drink plenty of water during your time in Tibet.

Day 3 Tibet Museum, Potala Palace, Jokhang Monastery & Barkhor Street

Destination: Lhasa
Meals included: Breakfast at hotel, lunch & dinner at Halal restaurants
Salat prayer: Lhasa Mosque
Accommodations: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa or similar

Explore Lhasa from Tibet Museum to know the history, culture and the development of Tibet. Tibet Museum houses a large amount of valuable treasures found in Tibet: ancient religious books written in gold, silver or coral powders, Buddha statues made from diverse materials, colorful Thangkas and many handicrafts with distinctive Tibetan characteristics. Next, visit the highest palace in the world, the Potala Palace. Built on the red hill in the center of Lhasa, the Potala Palace boasts more than 1000 rooms including the Red Palace where Dalai Lama once lived. Continue with a visit to the 1300-year-old Jokhang Monastery after Salat at Lhasa Mosque. Constructed by King Songtsen Gampo in the year 647, Jokhang Monastery is the most famous Buddhist temple in Lhasa and has remained the center of Buddhist pilgrimage for centuries. Afterwards, follow local Tibetans for a Kora of Jokhang Monastery, walking around the Barkor Bazaar.
 
Day 4 Drepung Monastery, Norbulingka & Sera Monastery

Destination: Lhasa
Meals included: Breakfast at hotel, lunch & dinner at Halal restaurants
Accommodations: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa or similar

Morning visit to Drepung Monastery, the largest of all Tibetan monasteries & one of Tibet’s top Gelug university monasteries founded in 1416. The Ganden Phodrang in Drepung was the residence of the Dalai Lamas until the Great Fifth Dalai Lama constructed the Potala. Drepung was known for the high standards of its academic study. Followed with a visit to Norbulingka, the summer residence of the successive Dalai Lamas. Constructed in the 18th century, Norbulingka comprises a large garden with four palace complexes and a monastery as well as other halls, and pavilions all integrated into the garden layout to create an exceptional work of art. Afterwards, witness monks debate Buddhist philosophy in the courtyard of Sera Monastery.

Day 5 Departure from Lhasa

Meals included: Breakfast at hotel.

Transfer to the airport for your departure flight (without guide). Wish you a pleasant journey home and thank you for traveling with IslamiChina.