Drepung Monastery
哲蚌寺 · Zhébàng Sì
Once one of the largest monasteries in the world, a white hillside town of halls and alleys on the western edge of Lhasa.
No booking neededBring your passport2–3 hours
Tip
Go in the morning, when more halls are open. The paths are steep: take it slowly.
- Opening hours
- Roughly 09:00–17:00; some halls open only in the morning To be confirmed
- Price
- About ¥50 To be confirmed
- How to book
- Tickets at the gate with your passport, or through your tour agency.
- Getting there
- About 8 km west of the centre; a shuttle runs from the gate up the hill
- Address in Chinese
- 西藏自治区拉萨市城关区当巴路哲蚌寺
Photo: Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0
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