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      Tibet Switzerland View Tours

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      Tibet 'Switzerland Views' refer to the area of Nyingchi where the climate is subtropical, rice and bananas are grown, four seasons are seen in the mountains. It is called 'Pearl of Tibet Plateau' and it was said to be the views of Switzerland by a tourist coming to this area. The itineraries to this area could be shorter or longer. And you could travel through all this area to see views from all over Tibet if you like.
       
      Lhasa Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, covers an area of 544 square kilometers and is "The Land of Gods" in Tibetan, sits on the north bank of River Lhasa, a tributary of the Yarlung Tsangbo River, at an altitude of 3,700 meters. It has a history of over 13 centuries. With more than 3,000 hours of sunshine annually, Lhasa is famed as "the City of Sunshine". It is the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region and the center of Tibet's political, economic, cultural and religious activities. There are many historic sites and famous relics in the city proper and its suburbs, among which the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery and Ganden Monastery are world famous.
       
      Nyingchi Nyingchi, situated in the southeast of Tibet, meaning 'sun throne' in Tibetan, is named as 'Switzerland of Tibet'. The beautiful Nyingchi is famous with its big Yurlung Tsangpo canyon, the deepest canyon in the world. And the traditional customs make it even more mysterious. The area is wet and warm, yearly average temperature is on the top of 5¡æ, and abundant in forest resource with the coverage of 34.3%, including plants of economics and pharmaceutical.

      Tour Date Destinations
      Day 1Fly to Lhasa from Chengdu
      Day 2Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor street
      Day 3Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastey
      Day 4Lhasa-Gandan Monasery-Basomtso Lake
      Day 5Basomtso Lake-Bayi
      Day 6Bayi-Lhasa
      Day 7Lhasa-Chengdu

      Day 1

      Destination: Fly to Lhasa from Chengdu

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      Taking the flight into Tibet upon your arrival. Local guide will meet you and transfer you to Lhasa. On the way, you can enjoy the heart-beating highland view along the Yarlong Tsangpo river( the longest river in Tibet). The rest time is free for relax and more oxygen.

      Day 2

      Destination: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor street

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      The first day of sightseeing starts from Lhasa's cardinal landmark- Potala Palace, a structure of massive portions. Its towering image already appearing on various occasions, but your first sight of the Potala will still be an awe-inspiring moment. It takes at least a good 2-hour to visit those rooms, halls and chapels
       
      In the afternoon, we will drop a visit of the Jokhang Temple, the spiritual center of Tibet. Everyday, pilgrims from every corner of Tibet trek a long distance to the temple. The temple is the product of Han, Tibetan and Nepalese architectural techniques. Then we will visit Barkhor, the oldest street in a very traditional city in Tibet

      Day 3

      Destination: Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastey

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      About 8km west of central Lhasa is the Drepung, once world's largest monastery with about 10,000 monks. This day's sightseeing begins with these white monastic buildings piled up on the hillside. Walking up to the hill is a pleasant thing, an easy break from the solemn ambience inside the halls and chapels. At the plat roof of hillside, you can have very good views of the whole Lhasa city and the distant mountains.
       
      Drepung is one of Lhasa's two great Gelugpa monasteries, the other is Sera. Around 5km north of central Lhasa, Sera may not be as grandiose as Drepung, but is more serene surrounded by many small temples. The 'Buddhism Scriptures Debating' in Sera is very famous.

      Day 4

      Destination: Lhasa-Gandan Monasery-Basomtso Lake

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      Drive about one and half hours to get to Gandan Monastery for a visit. It is the first Gelugpa monastery. After visit, onward to Basomtso Lake for 370km on a well paved road, taking 5 hours. Basomtso Lake, 3,500 meters above sea level, originates from Nyching Tanglha Mountain and is a dozen kilometers long. Snow-covered mountains, glaciers and tress are reflected upon the lake's rippled surface. There are small islands in the middle of the lake with Lamaist temples built upon them.

      Day 5

      Destination: Basomtso Lake-Bayi

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      Visit Basomtso Lake and enjoy the beautiful views there in the whole morning. And then leave for Bayi Town, the capital of Nyingchi area. And then continue driving about 2 hours to get to Bayi. Upon arrival there, visit a huge pine tree of over thousand years old. Rest time you can stroll in the city for the modern city in East Tibet.

      Day 6

      Destination: Bayi-Lhasa

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      Today drive back to Lhasa for about 5-6 hours.

      Day 7

      Destination: Lhasa-Chengdu

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      Take flight to Chengdu, tour ends.


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