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Places near Lhasa by type
All 220 places by distance →One day from Lhasa
5 stops, one loop, back by 1:12 pm
38 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Lhasa
- TsechoklingBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Jokhang Monasterymonastery · 45 min
- Sera Monasterymonastery · 45 min
- Garu NunneryBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Nechung Monasterymonastery · 45 min
- Back in Lhasa
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Lhasa?
Tibetan National Museum (museum, about 1 km), 功德林寺 ཀུན་བདེ་གླིང (Buddhist site, about 1 km), Norbulingka (heritage site, about 1 km), Chagpori (viewpoint, about 1 km), Monument to the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet (monument, about 2 km), Potala Palace (palace, about 2 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Lhasa?
144 places on Spotwander: 56 buddhist sites, 29 hill stations & viewpoints, 15 temples, 8 other attractions, 8 museums.
Which is the nearest Buddhist site to Lhasa?
功德林寺 ཀུན་བདེ་གླིང, about 1 km by road; South-western Rigs Gsum Lha Khang (3 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Lhasa?
Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, about 1 km by road; Chagpori (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Lhasa?
Start in Lhasa, visit Tsechokling, then Jokhang Monastery, then Sera Monastery, then Garu Nunnery, then Nechung Monastery, and drive back — about 38 km by road in all.