Adventure Travel
It is no easy task getting to see Mount Everest. In the past the trip took three days from Lhasa. You have to travel with a tour guide of course. Permits to visit Mount Everest are now obtained in Shigatse. Once you have the permits, your guide will most likely take you to a […]
Rongbuk is the highest monastery in the world. It has quite a beautiful backdrop featuring Mount Everest. I did not have time to go inside. The cost to enter was 40rmb but you are permitted to wander around outside or do the Kora at no cost. This of course is not the focus […]
The first time I went to Shalu was in 2006 when travel was a bit easier. Part of the adventure was taking a local bus from Shigatse to Shalu. This is not very far (about 12 miles) but back then the bus dropped you off at a dirt road intersection and you had […]
Tashilhunpo Monastery was founded by the first Dalai Lama in 1447. It is a sprawling complex with many buildings, assembly halls and temples. Traditionally, Tashilhunpo is home of the Panchen Lhama, the second highest Lama in Tibet Buddhism. Not much of the monastery was destroyed during the cultural revolution due to The 10th […]
Pelkor Chode Monastery was built around 1425 however, the Kumbum was completed in 1436. It is the largest Stupa in Tibet and the main attraction of the Monastery. There is a charge to enter but usually this is covered by the tour company you hire. Walking in, the path is lined with prayer […]
Drepung Monastery sits in the foothills above Lhasa Valley. The Kora offers amazing views of Lhasa Valley as well as the wetlands on the outskirts of the city. Along the Kora you will find several stupas for incense offerings, usually burning well. Much of the Kora is a stone walkway around the outside […]
Drepung Monastery is located on the outskirts of Lhasa. It is part of the Gelugpa Sect of Tibetan Buddhism and considered one of the three great monasteries in Tibet, the other two being Sera and Ganden. The monastery was built in the early 1400’s. Much of what is seen today is new construction […]
Jampa Lhakhang is a small temple along the Jokhang Kora. It is near the beginning of the Kora if you start from Barkhor Square. The temple is set back a bit but very noticeable with it’s yellow paint and prayer wheels lined up along the outside. The temple is also know as the […]