In January 2014 I had a great trip to Tibet.
It was my 8th visit to Tibet but I enjoyed it immensely. There were so many pilgrims in Lhasa and the monastery’s. And almost no tourists. The weather was really sunny with most days blue sky’s. The hotel rooms, especially those in the small towns, can be really cold this time of the year because the have no heating. But January is a good time to visit Tibet. My itinerary was as follows:
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Day |
Itinerary |
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1 |
Flight Amsterdam – Chengdu |
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2 |
Arrival in Chengdu |
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3 |
Flight Chengdu – Lhasa / visit old centre (Barkhor) |
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4 |
Lhasa / visit to Drepung and Sera Monastery |
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5 |
Lhasa / visit to the Potala Palace, Norbulingka (summer) Palace en Jokhang Temple |
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6 |
Lhasa / daytrip to Ganden Monastery |
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7 |
Lhasa – Samye / visit Samye Monastery |
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8 |
Samye / visit Chimpuk Hermitage |
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9 |
Samye – Gyantse by way of Yamdrok Tso Lake |
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10 |
Gyantse / visit to Pelkor Chöde Monastery with the Gyantse Kumbum and Rabse Nunnery |
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11 |
Gyantse – Shigatse / visit to Shalu Monastery and walk the kora round Tashilhunpo Monastery |
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12 |
Shigatse – Sakya / visit to Sakya Monastery |
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13 |
Sakya – Shegar – Baber / visit to Shegar Chöde Monastery |
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14 |
Baber – Lao Tingri – Lhatse / see Himalaya range with Mount Everest |
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15 |
Lhatse – Shigatse |
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16 |
Shigatse / visit to Tashilhunpo Monastery |
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17 |
Shigatse – Lhasa / visit to old centre |
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18 |
Flight Lhasa – Chengdu |
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19 |
Flight Chengdu – Amsterdam |
