Lhasa in a week
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne.
Petit Futé
Where to stay ?
The map of your stay "Lhasa in a week"
Detail of the stay : Lhasa in a week
How to get there
Arrival in Lhasa and acclimatization
Steps: Lhassa
At first, as soon as you get off the train or plane, rest and acclimatization are compulsory for the rest of the day, before going out for a walk in the old town of Lhasa, around the Temple of Johkang.
Places of interest : TEMPLE DU JOKHANG
The monastery of Sera and its famous "discussions"
Steps: Lhassa
Well acclimatized, you can now visit the temple of Johkang and lunch around the square - at the New Mandala restaurant for example. Then, the afternoon will be devoted to a visit of the monastery of Sera, especially to attend the famous "discussions".
Places of interest : MONASTÈRE DE SERA
The Potala palace, highlight of your visit to Lhasa
Steps: Lhassa
This is undoubtedly one of the musts of any visit in Lhasa: The Visite of the Potala Palace and the Norbulingka garden.
Places of interest : NORBULINKA PALAIS DU POTALA
Getaway at Lake Namtso
Steps: Lhassa
If the weather is fine, it is the perfect opportunity to make a round trip the Namtso lake, a wonderful lake lake at an altitude of 4,178 metres.
Places of interest : LAC NAMTSO
Tibetan Buddhism in two visits
Steps: Lhassa
Continue discovering Tibetan Buddhism, especially in the vicinity of Lhasa, at Drepung Monastery, and then at Ganden Monastery.
Places of interest : MONASTÈRE DE DREPUNG MONASTÈRE DE GANDEN
