Discover the roof of the world
Discover how tradition and modernity go hand in hand in the capital city Beijing; visit there, for example, the Forbidden City and take a walk on a beautiful stretch of the Great Wall. Then fly to the holy city of Lhasa ; perched high on the Tibetan plateau. Get well acclimated and see the Dalai Lama's impressive Potala Palace and the beautiful Jokhang temple in the central and pleasant Barkhor Square. Then explore the beautiful Tibetan mountain landscape with snow-capped giant mountain peaks, magnificent lakes and immense grassy plains with yaks. In the towns of Gyantse and Shigatse, you will see beautiful traditional and sacred buildings and monasteries. A journey full of impressions you will never forget. Where the world can't find you...
Tips & tops Round trip Tibet:
- Explore bustling Beijing in a few days and visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City.
- Enjoy the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace and the Lama and Confucius Temples
- In the evening, you can attend a Kung Fu show or a traditional Beijing Opera performance
- Lhasa is the spiritual center of the Tibetan-Buddhist world.
- Marvel at the magnificent Potala Palace and the hustle and bustle around Barkhor Square and the Jokhang temple
- Outside the city are beautiful monasteries like Dreoung and Sera
- If possible, you can see "debating monks" in the garden of the Sera Monastery
- In Gyantse, visit the beautiful Kumbum stupa and Pelchor Chode monastery
- The Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse was the seat of the Panchen Lama
- Enjoy a free day in holy Lhasa and walk the kora, the circuit around the Jokhang temple, with local pilgrims
- Sample Tibetan delicacies such as the thukpa (noodle soup), momos (dumplings) and et yak meat; of course, a cup of yak butter tea should not be missed
