Day 1: Fly to Tibet. We will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to the hotel, with a bus tour of the area between the airport and the city. We will then check you into your hotel. Due to the need to adjust to the high altitude, the rest of the day will be free, except for meals. You may consult your physician about any adverse affects from the altitude.

Day 2: Lhasa Today we will take you to the Jokhang Temple, Bharkhuo Street and the Tibetan Quarter of the town. Dinner at the Crazy Yak Restaurant.

Day 3: Lhasa We will visit the incredible Potala Palace in the morning. It was the government headquarters, the center of the religion. This is one of the most impressive structures ever built. It is literally a "city set on a hill. "After lunch we will take you to the Sera Monastery and if we are fortunate, we can see the Monks "debate."

Day 4: Lhasa Today we will drive out into the Tibetan countryside via the beginning of the Friendship Road, visit a Tibetan village, see the incredible vistas and have a picnic lunch at the Heavenly Lake. Then we will transfer you back to the hotel.

Day 5: Chongqing After a good breakfast you will transfer to the airport for a flight to Chongqing (via Chengdu). After a brief city tour and dinner you will be transferred to Viking China Cruises.