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[quote=SILVIO ,28822]Day 04 [August 8] Sightseeing in LhasaAccommodation: Budget guesthouse (without private wash room)Morning visit the Drepung monastery . Drepung once housed 10,000 monks, If we'relucky, we'll quietly ease into a dark columned hall to see and hear the lilting,booming chanting or the sutras, or perhaps sit under a willow tree and watch asthe monks engage in theatrical debateAfternoon go for the tour of Sera monastery , enjoy the interesting lectiondebate of Lamas. Then you can go to visit Dickey Orphanage. It?s a specialplace. I think you can get a very difference feeling at there. Day 0 5 [August 9] Lhasa-NamtsoAccommodation: Tent or budget guesthouse (no private wash room, there is nohotel in Namtso)Drive about 250km to Namtso Lake . On the way, you will pass the Tibet nomads?area where you can see flocks of sheep or goats and yaks, Yangpanchen Hot Springand snow-capped mountains of Nyianchen Tanghla. And there are two mountainpasses named shogula and Dongula. When arriving, enjoy the beautiful sceneryaround Namtso Lake . By the lake, you can view the peak of Nyianchentangula (7162m ). You will start trek in the afternoon. Stay overnight at the bank of thelake.Day 06 [August 10] Namtso trekkingAccommodation: Tent or budget guesthouse (no private wash room, there is nohotel in Namtso)Today you will trek in Namtso Lake for one full day. Day 07 [August 11] Namtso Lake-ShigatseAccommodation: Budget guesthouse (without private wash room)Photo enthusiasts can shot sunrise at Namtso Lake . Later in the morning, drive350km to Shigatse. It?s the second largest city in Tibet . Upon arrival inShigatse, you will visit the Tashilumpo monastery which is the main attractionof Shigatse, it is one of 6 most famous monasteries in Tibetan Buddhism and itis the residence of Panchen Lama. There you can enjoy the highest bronze statueof Buddha, called future Buddha.The rest time will be spent in local free market ; you may find somethingspecial goods. Day 08 [August 12] Shigatse /Gyangtse/ShigatseAccommodation: Budget guesthouse (without private wash room)Today we will drive 90KM to Gyangtse. When arrive in Gyantse, we will go tothe Pelkhor monastery which is famous for its Kumbu Pagoda. Then drive back toShigatse. Day 09 [August 13] Shigatse/TingriAccommodation: Budget guesthouse (without private wash room)Transfer to Tingri. On the way, you will visit small Tibetan villages andappreciate great sightseeing. [/quote]
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