Trip
Overview
Shigatse is the second biggest city in Tibet, 90KMs away from Gyangtse. The famous Tashillunpo monastery in Shigatse, seat of the Panchan Lama, one of the six important Gelupa monasteries in China, was built in 1447 by the first Dalailama.
Trip
Highlights
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Phalkor monastery was built in the 15th century by the local chieftain Ramtan Kasom under the guidance of the first Panchan lama.
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Drive to Shigatse with Tashilunpo monastery Shigatse htl (Shigatse is the second biggest city in Tibet, 90KMs away from Gyangtse.
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Drive to Tsedang via Samye monastery.It is 340kms from Shigatse to Tsedang. It takes about one and half hours to reach Samye monastery by crossing the YarlungTsampo River on a ferry.
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The mountain slope palace was originally built in the second century, but the replica was rebuilt in the 1980s.
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Country
Tibet -
Duration
8 Days -
Difficulty Level
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Accommodation
Overnight at the Hotel -
Guide
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