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Lhasa Tours and Tourist Attractions – Tibet Travel

Usually, a visit to Lhasa will take at least a week or more. It depends how many places you want to go in Lhasa. Here is a recommended itinerary for your choice.

Day 1: Arrive in Lhasa. Get accustomed to the high altitude by resting upon arrival. After a rest, visit Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street. Stay overnight in Lhasa.

Day 2: Visit Potala Palace and Norbulingka. Stay overnight in Lhasa.

Day 3: Visit Drepung Monastery in the morning and Sera Monastery in the afternoon. Stay overnight in Lhasa.

Day 4: Take local bus (Lhasa-Tsetang) to the ferry terminal. Take ferry to Samye Monastery terminal (3 hours). After crossing the river, take the local truck or walk to the monastery. Visit the monastery and follow the same route back to the ferry terminal across the water. Take the same bus (Lhasa-Tsetang) or hitchhike on to Tsetang. Stay overnight in Tsetang.

Day 5: In the morning, hire a local pedicab for a whole day to go to Yumbulagang, visiting Trandruk monastery en route, and then head back to Tsetang. Take the local bus back to Lhasa in the afternoon (4 hours).

Day 6: Shopping in Lhasa and prepare for return trip.

Notes:
1.    It is better to spend the first two or three days at least getting accustomed to the high altitude in Tibet. Don't exercise too strenuously for the first few days. Lhasa lies considerably above the altitude at which one's body begins to feel oxygen deficiency. Headaches, vomiting and heart palpitation are common ailments that appear in the first two or three days. Those with severe heart or chest problems should seek medical advice before going to Tibet.
2.    More tips on high-altitude travel.