外国人可以去西藏自由行吗？
西藏它是万千游客心目中最纯净的雪域高原，那里有珠穆朗玛峰，有神山圣湖，有圣城拉萨，有白云蓝天，想亲口尝一尝请客酥油茶，亲身走一走虔诚的转经路，亲眼望一望那浮着云朵的湛蓝天天空。
但是外国游客却只能跟团游，不能自由行以及自驾旅行
为了让外国游客享受一个舒适愉快、无与伦比的旅程，我社专门给外国游客制定以下线路可供选择：
1、拉萨市内4日游：拉萨-哲蚌寺-色拉寺-布达拉宫-大昭寺-八角街-拉萨
2、西藏6日游：拉萨-哲蚌寺-色拉寺-布达拉宫-大昭寺-八角街-羊湖-卡若拉-白居寺-扎什伦布寺-拉萨
3、9天珠峰纳木措：拉萨-哲蚌寺-色拉寺-布达拉宫-大昭寺-八角街-羊湖-卡若拉-白居寺-扎什伦布寺-绒布寺-珠峰大本营-扎什伦布寺-纳木措-羊八井-拉萨
4、15天珠峰阿里: 拉萨-哲蚌寺-色拉寺-布达拉宫-大昭寺-八角街-羊湖-卡若拉-白居寺-扎什伦布寺-绒布寺-珠峰大本营-扎什伦布寺-冈仁波齐-止热寺-祖普寺-玛旁雍措-樟木-拉萨
Lhasa City Essential Group Tour -4 Days(G01)
With limited time or budget, Lhasa City Essential Group Tour will allow you to experience Lhasa, the Place of Gods – the red and white Potala soaring above the holy city; the beating spiritual heart of Tibet, Jokhang with pilgrims prostrating; Barkhor Street full of stalls selling prayer wheels and turquoise, Muslim traders, thangka workshop…
Day 01: Arrival in Lhasa
Our staff will greet you at Lhasa Airport/Railway to transfer you to hotel. From Lhasa Airport to downtown Lhasa, usually takes abt 1.5hrs; from Lhasa Railway Station, abt 20mins. After transferred to hotel, the rest of the day you will be free to wander around the city on your own but try not to overtax yourself. The first day’s well-rest is crucial to acclimatize high altitude. Remember to drink lots of water, eat light, and not to shower if you can help it.
For our free Lhasa Airport/Railway transfer
Please check the Inclusions for the information of our free Lhasa Airport/Railway transfers.
Overnight in Lhasa,3/4 star
Day 02: Lhasa Suburb (B+D)
Highlights: AM: Drepung Monastery or Drak Yerpa
PM: Sera Monastery
Today you will visit totally 2 attractions in Lhasa suburb. In the morning, we will arrange you to see Drepung Monastery or Drak Yerpa. Exactly which one of these two will be decided by our operate team. In the afternoon, we will visit Sera Monastery; You will stay long hour on sightseeing today under the fierce sun of Tibet, do arm yourself with sunglasses/ hat/ sunscreen.
Drepung Monastery was built in 1416 and is the largest monastery of the Gelug Sect. It covers an area ofsquare meters.
Drak Yerpa is a place that has deep meanings in the Tibetan spiritual culture. There is a saying goes like this: "Lhasa is the shrine of Tibet, Drak Yerpa is the shrine of Lhasa. Not seeing Drak Yerpa in Lhasa is just like making a dress without the collar." The entrance to the Yerpa Valley is about 16 km northeast of Lhasa on the northern bank of the Kyichu River. From there, it is another 10 km to the famous ancient meditation caves.
Sera Monastery is located in the northern suburb of Lhasa City. The monastery was named Sera which means wild rose in the
Tibetan language, because the hill behind it was covered with wild roses in bloom when the monastery was built. From of
Mon ~ Fri, every afternoon, you ll be able to see monks debating at Sera Monastery.
Also a welcome dinner will be held tonight to introduce you to the whole gang that you are going to travel with. We have customers from all over the world. Shall be fun to meet people from different countries, culture and background.
Overnight in Lhasa, 3/4 star
Day 03: Lhasa City (B)
Highlights: Potola Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street
This morning, visit Potala Palace. It is more than 3,700 meters above sea level and it is the highest palace in the world! At the top the palace called golden roofs, you can have a bird-eye view of the whole of Lhasa. In the distance there are undulating mountain ranges, the beautiful Lhasa River, tracts of fields, tree-shaded villages and the glistening Jokhang Temple.
Afternoon, visit Jokhang Temple, it is the first built during the period of Sontsan Gambo in the 7th century, features Buddhist prayer wheels, reclining deer, golden sutra streamers. You'll find that many Pilgrims pray before the monastery.
The circuit around it called Barkhor Street, a famous local handmade crafts market, which is a good place to purchase souvenirs.
Overnight in Lhasa, 3/4 star
Day 04: Lhasa > Airport/Railway (B)
Your 4-day Lhasa City Essential Group Tour ends today. After breakfasts, you will be free for the morning. Our staff will collect you at your hotel to transfer to Lhasa Airport/Railway.
End of tour!
