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As you arrive in Lhasa, our tour guide in Lhasa will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. For the rest of the day, we prefer not to arrange any guided tour and you are suggested stay at the hotel to acclimatize yourself to the high attitude. To make it more convenient, dinner will be served at your hotel. (D)

Visit the world-famous Potala Palace, which is the Dalai Lama's Winter Palace, and which is also the theocracy dominant center of Tibet in the past. From the Fifth Dalai Lama, this was also the place to hold the important religion and political ceremonies; meanwhile, it is also the place to consecrate the Dalai Lamas' tope from generation to generation. A western-style lunch will be served at a local hotel. In the afternoon, visit the Sera Monastery, which is famous for sutra-debating of lamas, and you may also visit the scriptures written in gold powder, scroll paintings, a tapestry portrait of Jamchen Chojey, and thangkas throughout Sera. Following is a visit to a local Tibetan Family. An a la carte dinner will be served at a notable Sichuan Cuisine restaurant and you may choose your favorite dishes. (B+L+D)

In the morning, visit the Drepung Monastery, one of the three largest temples in Tibet, which was also the living place for the first to the fifth Dalai Lama. Because of its important status in Tibet, the Sheton Festival is held here every year. A western lunch will be served at a hotel. In the afternoon, visit the Jokhang Temple first. It is a must-see attraction in Tibet with a status of Sakyamuni which was made by Sakyamuni himself when he was 12 years old being taken to Tibet by Princess Wencheng in Tang Dynasty. Being the spiritual center of Tibet, the temple is richly decorated with Tibetan features. It is where tourists can go to get a real taste of Tibetan culture. Then go out of the temple and your tour guide will show you the Barkhor Street, a flourishing local bazaar surrounding the Jokhang Temple. A visit to the Tibetan Traditional Hospital will give you an expression on how traditional leechcraft worked for local Tibetans in the past. The last stop today is the Carpet Factory. You will have dinner at your hotel. (B+L+D)

Drive to Shigatse directly after breakfast. Visit the Tashilhunpo Monastery, the seat of the Panchen Lama since the Fourth Panchen Lama took charge in the monastery, and there are now nearly 800 lamas. Besides the grand palace and gigantic statues, the Tashilhunpo Monastery also treasures characteristic wall paintings. Because of the variety of shapes, resplendent colors and exquisite painting, the murals are considered to be another masterpiece of Buddhist art. Then have a visit to the New Palace of Panchen, the summer resort of Banchan Lama. Tonight you will stay at the local best Shigatse Hotel where your dinner will be also served. (B+L+D)

Today will be the last day you will spend in Tibet. Due to the limited flight schedule, we will only arrange a visit to the Tibet Museum if time permits, where you may learn more about the Tibetan culture. If you have some doubts about Tibet, here you may find the answer. Then you tour guide will transfer you to the airport and help you with the airport check-in procedure, your Tibet exploration tour comes to an end here. (B)