Travel Days: – Day tour
Altitude Range: Lhasa 3659m → Nenang Monastery 4200m → Tsurphu Monastery: 4300m → Back to Lhasa
Total round distance: approx 130 km
Visit quiet, less crowded Nenang Monastery first with traditional Tibetan architecture and peaceful hillside scenery, then head to Tsurphu Monastery — the main seat of Karma Kagyu lineage, featuring grand halls, ancient murals and valley panoramic views. Enjoy local Tibetan meals nearby, then return to Lhasa. Gentle pace, pure cultural and religious sightseeing with obvious altitude rise; dress warm, move slowly and follow monastery etiquette.
Baisic Route
Lhasa 3659m → Nenang Monastery 4200m → Tsurphu Monastery: 4300m → Back to Lhasa
Route Overview
Start from Lhasa, drive west into the mountain valley, visit Nenang Monastery first, then proceed to Tsurphu Monastery, explore both sacred sites leisurely, then return directly to Lhasa. Round trip road around 130km, smooth mountain highway all the way.
Tour Highlights & Visit Guide
Nenang Monastery
An ancient key monastery of the Kagyu school, perched on a quiet hillside with pure pastoral surroundings.
Features classic Tibetan monastery architecture, old prayer halls, tranquil courtyards and distant mountain views. Less touristy, retains original local religious lifestyle and peaceful atmosphere.
Tsurphu Monastery
The main ancestral seat of the Karma Kagyu lineage, with profound historical and religious status.
Explore the grand main assembly hall, ancient murals, Buddha statues, monastery compounds and surrounding mountain hermitage areas. Walk around the outer pilgrimage path, enjoy panoramic views of the valley and snow-capped hills around the monastery.
Arrangement
Casual sightseeing pace, visit both monasteries at your own leisure, have simple local Tibetan meals near Tsurphu, then drive back to Lhasa after finishing all visits. No rushed schedule, pure cultural and religious hiking experience.
Tour Notes
• Dress modestly, no shorts or sleeveless clothes inside monasteries.
• Follow clockwise circumambulation for all kora and temple circuits.
• No photography allowed inside main prayer halls.
Yes, all international visitors require a valid Tibet Travel Permit, which we will arrange for you fully.
Absolutely. This gentle 3-day Lhasa tour is designed for all age groups with slow altitude adaptation.
All accommodation, private guide, driver, transportation, entrance tickets and permit services are fully included.
Beautiful spiritual journey, perfectly planned gentle Lhasa tour with incredible local guide service. Very smooth experience for first-time Tibet travelers.
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