Tibet Vacation Package Tour
This is a 8 days overland tour around central Tibet which includes the first monastery ''Samye Monastery",''Yambu Lagang''the first Palace built in Tibet,Tibetan king's tomb in Yarlong Valley,Next Day overland to Lhasa via Ganden Monastery from where you can get beautiful view of Kyichu Valley on the top of Mt.An Gyu Ri During the day hiking at Ganden monastery & travel you will witness high passes and nomads life.
Lhasa is the Campital city of Tibet.Tibetan recorded history began in 127 BC when the first emperor Nyatri Tsenpo was crowned.
During the first half of the 7th century AD,the 33rd Tibetan king,Srongtsan Gampo created an empire that largely corresponds to the present-day extension of the Tibetan cultural realm (incorporating Tibetan-speaking areas in India,Nepal,and China's Sichuan,Qinghai and Yunnan provinces as well as the Tibetan Autonomous Region itself).At that time,Tibetan society was presumably the culture of nomadic warriors,somewhat comparable perhaps to the 11th century conquering Mongols.These warriors were in constant territorial warfare with their neighbours,China's Tang dynasty and the Uighur northern tribes, and at times even with Persia. The Tibetan royal court moved regularly throughout the country,from summer camp to winter camp.
Far from the Yarlung valley where many Tibetan kings were customarily buried,emperor Srongtsan founded Lhasa as Royal camp site in ca. 633. Originally the city had been named Rasa,meaning simply "fortified city".Various factors contributed to the establishment of Lhasa as semi-permanent royal capital.Two of the five queens of Srongtsan fulfilled an ancient prophecy by bringing Buddhist images and ritual knowledge to Tibet.Apart from Srongtsan's own palace (at the site where today's Potala Palace stands),the capital of Rasa consisted of several Buddhist temples and shrines,the queen's palaces,and presumably quarters for servants,labourers, warriors and merchants.Several imperial strongholds are known to have existed in different parts of Tibet during the flourishing of the empire period (7th-9th century).
Sierra Club Members at Ganden Monastery
Highlights:
Duration: 8days
Destination: Tsethang, Samye
Maximum Altitude: 3650m
Best Season: Jan, Feb, March, Aprill, May, June, Aug, Sept, Oct,
Photo Spot: Samye, Sera, Jokhang.