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Lhasa

3 Days in Lhasa

6Stops1UNESCO Site+16Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumPotala

Potala Palace

The Dalai Lamas' palace up hundreds of steps.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    2.5 h

    Potala Palace

    UNESCO

    Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa

  3. 19:00
    1.3 h

    Momos and butter tea

    Food

    Barkhor restaurants

Good to Know

  • Rest the first day; Lhasa is at 3,650 m

Day 2Day TripFullDrepung

Drepung Monastery

Once the world's largest monastery.

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Day 3City DayMediumBarkhor

Jokhang Temple · Barkhor Kora

Tibet's holiest temple, with prostrating pilgrims outside. Walk the pilgrim circuit clockwise.

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Day Trip

Namtso Lake

A sacred lake at 4,700 m.

Day Trip

Yamdrok Lake

Turquoise lake from the Gampa pass.

Half Day · UNESCO

Norbulingka

The Dalai Lamas' summer palace and gardens.

Half Day

Sera Monastery Debates

Monks debating in the courtyard with claps.

When to Go

This version is for May–Jun, Sep–Oct. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Jul (147 mm), driest Jan (1 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER