If you’re traveling to Tibet then most likely you’ll be going on an organized tour. Â But if your tour company doesn’t include all your monastery fees in the cost of the tour, then you’ll want to take a look at the price list below. Â Unfortunately Tibet can be a very expensive country for foreigners, so if you get stuck paying for your monastery fees outside of the price of your tour, you could be in for a real shock…because these things can add up!
The prices here are reflected in RMB (Yuan), which is the currency used in Tibet. Â These prices were recorded in 2016. Â So if you’re reading this after that, there could be slight increases. Â The locations listed below are some of the most popular monasteries around Lhasa, so you’ll most likely be hitting a few of them on your visit to Tibet.
- Potola Palace:Â 200 RMB
- Jokhand Temple: 85 RMB
- Ramoche Temple: 20 RMB
- Lhasa Tsamkhung Nunnery: 40 RMB
- Palhalupuk Temple:Â 20 RMB
- Tsepek Lhakhang:Â Free
- Drepung Monastery:Â 60 RMB
- Nechung Monastery:Â Free
- Sera Monastery:Â 50 RMB
- Ganden Monastery:Â 50 RMB
- Yamalung Nunnery: Free
- Samye Monastery: 40 RMB
- Chimpuk Nunnery: Free
- Yumbulagang Palace: Free
- Thang Po Che Monastery: 10 RMB
- Tombs Of Tibetan Kings: 30 RMB
- Namsto Lake:Â 120 RMB