Gannan Hotel
Gannan Hotel is renowned for its hospitality and homely environment and is one of the hotels in Lhasa that always get top feedbacks from the guests. The hotel offers Homely Tibetan traditional style accommodation equipped with modern facilities of Cable TV and AC at reasonable rates. There are now 41 Tibetan style rooms, 2 suites, 23 standard double rooms, 12 budget dormitory rooms and 4 standard single rooms.
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Tibetan New Year Vaccation
Highlights:
Duration: 8days
Destination: Lhasa City.
Maximum Altitude: 3650m
Best Season: Feb,
Photo Spot: Monasteries and Bharkor street.
Tibet Highland Expedition will deeply share the three ethnic of Tibet groups New Year (Lossar in Tibetan) experience with our customers, Kham,Amdo and Lhasa regions,Kham and Lhasa area will celebrate the Tibetan new year according to Tibetan calender.
Tibetan New Year & Lossar is a one of the very special vacation for locals and they will do many shoppings,make many defferent Tibetan traditional foods and gethering with all families at home to celebration the new year ones year,during those days they will drink a lot and dancing,singing and gaft the presents each other,total they will celebrating the New Year around 8days and it is starting from 11th of Feb 2010,also you will see the Drepung and Sera Monastery\'s Thangka displaying,also we will invite you one of our staff\'s home and will share the experience.
Please contact with us for more details or longer tours during the Tibetan New Year.
NOTE: You can requesting Amdo and Kham new year Vacation as well
Day01:FLY TO LHASA GANGGAR AIRPORT
Received by Tibetan local guide and driver and drive to Gannan Hotel
Day02:SIGHTSEEING
AM:Sera Monastery PM:Jokhang temple
Sera is the second biggest Gelupa Monastery in the north suburb of Lhasa,which was built in 1419 by Tsongapa\'s disciple Sakya-yeshi. Situated at the heart of the oldest section of the Lhasa city,Jokhang,one of the oldest temples in Tibet,was built in the 7th century by the 33rd king Sontsanganbu.
Barkor is the middle pilgrimage circuit around Jokhang temple.
Day03:SIGHTSEEING
AM:Potala Palace,PM:Jokhang and Norbulinka
Potala was the winter palace of the Dalailama, which was originally built in the 7th century by the king Sotsen Gampo and rebuilt to the present size by the 5th Dalai lama in the 17th century. Built in the mid-18th century by the 7th Dalailama,Norbulingka,the Jewel Park was the Dalai lama\'s summer palace,it covers 100 acres with palaces,pavilions and a zoo. Drepung monastery is built in 1416 by Tsongapa\'s disciple Jamyang-choje,Drepung Monastery is the biggest Gelupa monastery in the west suburb of Lhasa.
Day04:CELEBRATING THE NEW YEAR AT TIBETAN HOME
Our local guide will share the celebration of New Year with our clients at Tibetan home.
Day05:SHARE THE TIBETAN NEW YEAR EXPERIENCE WITH LOCALS
Local\'s home or walk around Bharkor street.
Day06:SHARE THE TIBETAN NEW YEAR EXPERIENCE WITH LOCALS
Local\'s home or walk around Bharkor street.
Day07:VISIT THE THANGKA DISPLAYING
Early morning after the breakfast,drive to
Day08:DRIVE TO AIRPORT
- Sightseeing tour in Lhasa city as per above programs.
- Land Transfer by TOYOTA Landcruiser & Deluxe bus
- Tibet travel permit.
- Tibetan English speaking guide during the tour
- Twin sharing accommodation as per tour program
- Monasteries entrance fees as per program
- Travel insurance
- Cold drinksalcoholic beverages,
- Lunch & dinner
- Nepal Re-entry visa,
- Tips for guide,porters,driver.
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