5-Day Lhasa & Ganden Monastery Group Tour

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Duration 5 Days
Route Lhasa → Ganden
Entry City lhasa
Exit City lhasa

Overview

Explore Lhasa’s principal religious sites and add a day visiting Ganden Monastery and Drak Yerpa on this five-day route. The first day is reserved for arrival, followed by two city-sightseeing days before the excursion outside Lhasa.

Your Route Map

English illustrated route map for the 5-Day Lhasa & Ganden Monastery Group Tour
Lhasa → Drak Yerpa meditation caves → Ganden Monastery and Ganden Kora → Lhasa, with the confirmed Lhasa monastery, palace and old-city visits. Select the map to view the full-size image. Illustrated route; not to scale.

Route and pace

Duration: 5 days. Route: Lhasa – Ganden.

The out-of-city monastery visits can involve steps and exposed walking. Discuss the intended route and your comfort with walking at altitude before booking. The programme should follow confirmed access and admission arrangements, with a measured pace and time to rest after arrival.

Confirm your group departure

Request the dated programme for your party before booking. It should identify the meeting arrangements, guiding language, accommodation where applicable, included admissions and meals, and any optional activities. The day-by-day itinerary below shows the planned sequence; the written confirmation sets out the services and conditions for your departure.

Explore the destinations

Lhasa travel guide

Daily Itinerary

Arrive in Lhasa — 5-Day Lhasa & Ganden Monastery Group Tour
Lhasa valley and Potala Palace panorama; Chengdu to Lhasa by Air, Day 8 of 15-Day Classic China, Panda & Holy Tibet Small Group Tour.

Upon arrival in Lhasa, our tour guide will meet you at the airport/train station and take you to hotel in Lhasa. In the rest of the day, please rest well and adapt to the altitude.

Lhasa City Sightseeing — 5-Day Lhasa & Ganden Monastery Group Tour
Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Square in Lhasa featured in 13-Day China Group Tour from Shanghai with Holy Tibet Discovery.

Visit the Drepung Monastery in the morning, in the afternoon, visit the Sera Monastery and watch the monks’ debate activities.

Lhasa City Sightseeing — 5-Day Lhasa & Ganden Monastery Group Tour
Potala Palace sightseeing in Lhasa; Lhasa Tour, Day 4 of 13-Day China Group Tour from Shanghai with Holy Tibet Discovery.

Visit the Potala Palace, and participate in local Tibetan folk activities in the Local Park under the palace; Visit the Jokhang Temple and Barkor Street. Having tea the sweet tea house to experience Tibetan social culture.

Lhasa – Gandan – Drak Yerpa – Lhasa — 5-Day Lhasa & Ganden Monastery Group Tour
Ganden Monastery on the highlands east of Lhasa

Drive to the Drak Yerpa Monastery hinden in the mountain, Hike hours to visit the meditation caves of renowned Buddhist pioneers in Tibetan history, and sit in one of these caves to experience meditation in the secluded and distinctive surroundings. Visit Gandan Monastery on the top of mountain and trek Ganda Kora.

Depart from Lhasa — 5-Day Lhasa & Ganden Monastery Group Tour
Lhasa to Shanghai by Air, Day 11 of 13-Day Essential China Group Tour with Lhasa & Chengdu Pandas.

Escort tourists from the hotel to the airport/train station to end their Tibet trip.

Frequently Asked Questions

The exact meeting point, local contact, check-in time and late-arrival rule must appear in the final voucher. Do not rely on a city name alone; confirm whether hotel pickup is included and how long the guide will wait.

Confirm transport, guide service, entrance tickets, meals, hotel nights and room basis, plus any shuttle, cableway, show or activity supplement. The final quotation should also state tips, optional activities and personal expenses that remain excluded.

International visitors need the operator to coordinate the current Tibet travel documents using valid passport and visa details. The itinerary must also allow gradual acclimatization, explain the highest sleeping altitude and keep a lower-intensity alternative if a traveller feels unwell.

The 5 plan follows Lhasa → Ganden. Ask for estimated road, rail or flight time on every transfer day and avoid adding fixed evening activities after a long connection.

Suitability depends on vehicle access, steps, standing time, toilets and the group pace. Share ages, mobility aids and rest needs before booking; a shared departure cannot always slow down, while a private alternative may offer more flexibility.

Ask for the deposit schedule, cancellation scale, minimum group rule, single-room supplement and the deadline for passport details. If the departure is not confirmed, the operator should state when the decision is made and what refund or alternative applies.

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