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Samye & Yumbu Lakang Day Trip — Tibet

Tibet · Day Trip

Samye & Yumbu Lakang Day Trip

The first monastery of Tibet and the first palace - the Shannan heritage day across the Yarlung Tsangpo.

1

Across the river

Morning from Lhasa to the Tsangpo crossing - the ferry or the bridge to the Samye shore.

2

The mandala monastery

The Wutse Hall, the four-continent temples and the white stupas of the circular wall - the first monastery of Tibet.

3

The first palace

The afternoon at Yumbu Lakang above the Yarlung valley, then the road back to Lhasa.

Practical — Samye RMB 40-60 · about 2.5 hours from Lhasa each way · ferry or bridge crossing · dorm beds RMB 15-40 if you stay.
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