Lhasa Monasteries and Meditation Caves
Based in Lhasa, walk the Lingkor and visit Phabongkha, with day trips to Drak Yerpa, Ganden Monastery and Tsurphu Monastery.
Designed for repeat visitors who have already seen the Potala Palace, or for those interested in Tibetan Buddhism. Within the city, walk to Phabongkha and the hills behind Sera Monastery; then spend two days outside town: one at the Drak Yerpa meditation caves and the kora around Ganden Monastery, and one at Tsurphu Monastery, the ancestral seat of the Karma Kagyu school. You return to the old town each night. The two out-of-town days require a chartered car, and the kora routes are at high altitude, so the pace is slower.
Kora routes at Ganden and Tsurphu are cold in winter; during the rainy season, mountain roads can be slippery.
每日安排
第 1 天 · Arrival and Jokhang Kora
About 1 hour from the airport to the city; in the evening, join pilgrims for a walk around Barkhor Street.
Take it easy on the first day and avoid hiking uphill.
住宿：八廓街大昭寺
第 2 天 · Phabongkha and Sera Monastery
About 20 minutes by taxi to the back hill of Sera Monastery; walk up to Phabongkha, come down into Sera Monastery, and return via Dzaki Monastery.
The hike up to Phabongkha takes about 1 hour; pace yourself.
住宿：八廓街大昭寺
第 3 天 · Drak Yerpa Caves and Ganden Monastery
About 1 hour by chartered car to Drak Yerpa; in the afternoon, about 1.5 hours to Ganden Monastery; return to the city in the evening.
The kora route at Ganden is at about 4,300 m and takes about 1 hour.
住宿：八廓街大昭寺
第 4 天 · Full Day at Tsurphu Monastery
About 1.5 hours northwest by chartered car to Tsurphu Monastery; after about 2–3 hours of kora around the mountain, return to the city.
Photography is prohibited in many parts of the monastery; please follow temple rules.
住宿：八廓街大昭寺
第 5 天 · Early Visit to Drepung Monastery and Departure
Take a taxi to Drepung Monastery early in the morning (about 30 minutes); about 1 hour by car to the airport in the afternoon.
Book an afternoon or evening flight.