Gandan Monastery - Day trip
Day 7
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Breakfast at hotel. Morning drive to Ganden Monastery, takes about 2 hrs drive from Lhasa. Gandan Monastery is perches on the top of Mount Wanrigu, 60kms east of Lhasa, at an altitude of 3,800m. It is one of the “ Three Great” Gelug University Monastery and the largest in Tibet, the other 2 are the Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery, the monastery was founded in 1409 by Tsong Khapa, the originator of the Gelukpa, Yellow Hat. On arrival have around 2 hrs soft hiking to visit the Monastery and drive back to Lhasa by late afternoon. Lunch and dinner on guest own account. Overnight at Hotel.