Tibet Namtso trip review is offered by Swedish traveler
Tibet Tourists name: Emma from Sweden
June23, fly from Beijing to Xi’ning by CA1207 (9:15am-11:55am), connect soft sleeper train leaving Xi'ning for Lhasa
June28, Lhasa to Beijing (Terminal 2), CZ3183 3:25pm-9:20pm, read more about the Lhasa and Tibet Nomad's people's cultrual and landscape review.
Tibet tour program
June23 Day1 fly from Beijing to Xi’ning city by morning flight CA1207 9:15 am-11:55am, to station by taxi (about 70 mins) to Xining west station, connect train for Lhasa (leaving at night)
June24 Day2 arrival in Lhasa by train, station to hotel transfer, you will have good rest for altitude sickness acclimatization, Suit in Thangka Hotel
June25 Day3 Visit Potala palace and Jokhang temple & Barkhor Streets, Jokhang temple is the oldest temple in Lhasa which has history since 7th century. Inside there is the famous statue of Buddha brought from China by princess Wencheng. Also there are lots of old murals and statutes to see. Then walk around the Barkhor Bazaar.
Accommodation as above
June26 Day4 visit Phabongkha monastery which is on a hill 10 km away from Lhasa. There you can visit the monastery where the first Tibetan letter was written on the stone. There you may see the sky burial. Then one hour hiking from the monastery till the nunnery Chupsang where you can see nuns doing their prayer in the small assembly hall. Let us have a local Tibetan lunch there (free) if you like then drive to Sera monastery where we will see the afternoon debating of monks, and we drive back to Lhasa (5km) and we walk to visit the Ani Tsankhung Nunnery (http://www.tibetctrip.com/lhasa-Attractions/Ani-Tsankhung-Nunnery.html)
Accommodation as above
June27 Day5 Lhasa-Namtso-Lhasa (500km landscape trip in northern Tibet, see the grassland, nomad people life
June28 Day6 Lhasa-Lake Yamdrok-airport transfer or station transfer, leaving Lhasa for Beijing by one afternoon flight CZ3183 3:25pm-9:20pm.