Name: Discover the amazing Lhasa Monasteries on a full-day private tour
SKU: 26143
Price: 10 USD
Availability: InStock

Duration: 6 h

Activity Level: Moderate

Experience: Unesco, Family, Historical

Language: English

Photo permit included

Tour by public transport

Canal Boat tour included

Train tickets included

Suitable for little children

Wheelchair accessible tour

Museum ticket included

Light snack included

Lunch included

Transportation included

Walking Tour

Overview

Lhasa served as the capital of Tibet at the beginning of the last millennium. After the capital was moved to another city, Lhasa became the religious center of Tibet. During this period, many majestic monasteries and residences were built on the orders of the Dalai Lama. Today you have a unique opportunity to explore the most significant and startling monasteries of Lhasa.

What's included

Professional licensed guide
Transportation by a private vehicle
Entrance tickets
All fees and taxes

Food and drinks

Highlights

Drepung Monastery

Drepung Monastery, located at the foot of Mount Gephel, is one of the "great three" Gelug university gompas (monasteries) of Tibet. The other two are Ganden Monastery and Sera Monastery. Drepung is the largest of all Tibetan monasteries and is located on the Gambo Utse mountain, five kilometers from the western suburb of Lhasa.

Lhasa

Lhasa is a prefecture-level city, one of the main administrative divisions of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It covers an area of 29,274 square kilometres of rugged and sparsely populated terrain. Its capital and largest city is Lhasa, with around 300,000 residents, which mostly corresponds with the administrative Chengguan District, while its suburbs extend into Doilungdêqên District and Dagzê District. The consolidated prefecture-level city contains additional five, mostly rural, counties.

Norbulingka

Norbulingka is a palace and surrounding park in Lhasa, Tibet, China, built from 1755. It served as the traditional summer residence of the successive Dalai Lamas from the 1780s up until the 14th Dalai Lama's exile in 1959. Part of the "Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace", Norbulingka is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was added as an extension of this Historic Ensemble in 2001. It was built by the 7th Dalai Lama and served both as administrative centre and religious centre. It is a unique representation of Tibetan palace architecture.

Sera Monastery

Sera Monastery is one of the "great three" Gelug university monasteries of Tibet, located 2.01 km north of Lhasa and about 5 km north of the Jokhang. The other two are Ganden Monastery and Drepung Monastery. The origin of its name is attributed to a fact that during construction, the hill behind the monastery was covered with blooming wild roses (or "sera" in Tibetan). The original Sera Monastery is responsible for some 19 hermitages, including four nunneries, which are all located in the foot hills north of Lhasa.

Itinerary

8:00 9:00 10:00

The guide will pick you up at the hotel you are staying in.

The first place you will visit will be Norbulingka – the former residence of Dalai Lama. You will admire the Norbulingka Palace and stroll along the paths of the park which surrounds the palace.

The next stop will be at one of the most important and the largest Buddhist monastery in Tibet – Drepung Monastery.

The last stop in your tour will be at Sera Monastery where you will be able to see the Buddhist monks practicing their debating skills.

At the end of the tour, the guide will drop you off to the hotel.

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Discover the amazing Lhasa Monasteries on a full-day private tour