The Lhasa and Samya Monastery Tour is a perfect tour that will take you to the popular and historic Buddhist monasteries and shrines in Tibet. Apart from natural sightseeing and Himalayan panorama you will visit some of the famous and historic places and sites such as Potala Palace, Sera monastery, Drepung monastery, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor market, and Norbulingka Palace, Summer Palace of Dalai Lama.
Firstly Lhasa Tour begins upon your arrival at Lhasa (3650m) where you will explore the culture and one of the most religious sites of Buddhism. After sightseeing in & around Lhasa for 2 days, you will travel to the Samye where you will visit Tibet’s very first monastery which is enriched with a heavily symbolic collection of chapels, chortens, and shrines strewn around a medieval Tibetan-, Chinese- and an Indian-style temple called the Utse.
This 1200-year-old Samye Monastery is a place where Guru Rinpoche battled demons to introduce Buddhism in Tibet and is regarded as one of the holiest monasteries in Tibet. The main temple in Samye is a six-storied building that takes a couple of hours to explore.
Although Samye Monastery was destroyed several times, it was reconstructed to perfection, including every painting and wood-carving with all the details just like the temple used to be. This tour will be a great way to spend a day in Tibet.