Upon arrival at Lhasa Gongkar Airport, you will be picked up by our guide and transferred to the “Gorkha Hotel”. As a welcome present, you will receive a Tibetan “Hada” - a white silk scarf symbolizing respect and blessing. The rest of the day is free to rest and for acclimatization.

Lhasa is the traditional capital of Tibet and the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It is also the traditional seat of the Dalai Lama. Lhasa literally means "place of the gods", although ancient Tibetan documents and inscriptions demonstrate that the place was first called Rasa, which means "courtyard place" or "goat place". Its altitude is about 3,650 m, making it one of the highest cities in the world, and its population about 200,000.