Feb 12th:Chengdu/Beijing/Shanghai-Lhasa
Fly-in from Chengdu or Beijing or Shanghai or any city where there is the flight to Lhasa. Airport pick-up and transfer to hotel in Lhasa

Feb 13th:Lhasa Sightseeing
Breakfast at hotel.
Morning visit to Potala Palace:The huge castle was a  center of Tibetan Religio-political authority and now is of art and architecure.
Afternoon visit to Drepung,the largest monastery in the world,subject to Geluk Sect. Eat-out for Lunch and supper yourself.

Feb 14th: Lhasa Sightseeing (new year day) 
Breakfast at hotel.
Morning visit to Jokhang and Barkhor: Jokhang is the final destination of all Tibetan Buddhists,no matter what sect they belong to while Barkhor is a street around Jokhang, where there is a flow of pilgrims, set-free animals, tourists, traders and so on.
Afternoon visit-on the downtown area to find you in a festival atmosphere. Eat-out for Lunch and supper yourself.

Feb 15th:Lhasa-Samye -Tsedang.
Breakfast at hotel
Early some 150km ride to Songkha Ferry and about 2-hour boatride across Yarlung Tsangpo River to visit Samye, the premier monastery of Nyingma Sect.
Eat-out for Lunch and supper yourself and check-in at hotel in Tsethang.

Feb 16th:Tsedang Sightseeing.
Breakfast at hotel
Visits to Yumbulagang, the first castle in Tibet and Trandruk, where Pearl Tangkha is on show.

Feb 17th:Tsethang-Airport-Chengdu.
Breakfast at hotel.100km ride to the airport and fly-out.