Lhasa Gonggar Airport 1 hr 5
Monument to the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet (13 min) Monument and canyon Potala Palace (12 min) Built in the 17th century, this renowned palace complex features hundreds of rooms & shrines. Lalu Wetlands National Nature Preserve (16 min) Protected area, wetland, nature reserve, bird migration, and nature Sera Monastery (22 min) Tibetan Buddhist monastery from 1419 & spanning 28 acres, featuring festivals, debates & artworks. Jokhang Temple (10 min) Revered for housing a statue of young Buddha, this ancient Buddhist temple attracts many pilgrims. Tibet Museum (10 min) Sizable museum of Tibetan history & culture featuring a collection of over 520,000 artifacts. Drepung Monastery (25 min) One of Tibet's three great monasteries, this complex was built in 1416 & includes cultural relics. Intercontinental Lhasa Paradise (16 min) Yerpa (50 min) Noted Buddhist complex with cliffside temples, a monastery & meditation caves dating to the 7th c. Norbulingka (12 min) Tibet's largest manmade garden & 374-room palace from 1755, the Dalai Lama's ritual summer home. Ani Tsankhung Nunnery (9 min) Ramoche Temple (12 min) Founded in the 7th century, this Buddhist temple features both Tibetan & Han Chinese architecture. Lukhang (10 min) Zashi Lhamo Temple (17 min) Canyon, lake, buddhism, and dzong architecture |