Tibet: A Buddhist Legacy

Highlights

• Explore Yarlung Tsangpo Valley
• Explore Chengdu
• Visit Kumbum and monastery as well as Peljor Chode Monastery
• Explore the Jokhang
• See the Drepung and Norbulinka

What's this trip about?

A boat across the Yarlung Tsampo River, Tibet’s first monasteries, snow-covered Himalayas, monks debating religious fine points, walking with pilgrims, sunrise prayers at Lhasa ’s Jokhang – a never-to-be-forgotten journey to a unique destination! Buddhism in Tibet has a long and glorious history dating back to 700 AD and the conversion of King Songtsen Gampo. This Tibetan cultural tour traces the origins of the Buddhist legacy from the Yambulakhang, the oldest known dwelling in Tibet, and Samye, Tibet’s first monastery and where Tibet’s first monks were trained and ordained, west to the towns of Gyantse and Shigatse, and then back to Lhasa, the center of the Tibetan mandala. Along the way, you can savor the incredible art of Gyantse’s Kumbum, wander the pilgrim route around Shigatse’s Tashilumpo Monastery, taste salt tea and Tibetan momos, reflect on how the architecture mirrors the mountains, and truly get inside the issues and culture of today’s Tibet.

What's excluded

• International airfare
• Internal Airfare to and from Lhasa (broken out separately)
• Comprehensive insurance coverage, including medical, evacuation, baggage loss/delay, cancellation ins., etc.
• Visa fees
• Meals where not indicated with a B,L,D
• Tips/gratuity (porters, drivers, local guides, etc)
• International airport taxes
• Other items of a personal nature including laundry, alcoholic beverages, etc.
• Additional expenses resulting from the delay or extension of the trip due to causes beyond our reasonable control

Accommodation