All major monasteries and national parks require visitors to purchase entrance tickets. These tickets are often colorful, and some include small CDs or postcards. In the summer, tickets are full price, though some are discounted by up to 50% during the tourist low season in the winter. Over the years, ticket prices have increased, and are likely to change again in the future.
In some remote areas, particularly those outside the Tibet Autonomous Region, it is not necessary to purchase entrance tickets. However, as a visitor, you should still think to leave a small offering on an altar in the monastery. It will serve as a donation that will help the upkeep of the place, and it is Tibetan custom to make offerings when visiting temples. Other ways to make offerings to a monastery include placing khata scarves on or near holy statues and pouring yak butter into the ever-burning candles. Khata scarves and butter lamp candles can be purchased in front of most major monasteries.
This list is meant to serve as a reference guide for those looking for more information on the price of entrance tickets in Tibet. However, when calculating your budget, you should not think to include all of these places! Visitors to Tibet can expect to visit two sites per day on average.
Entrance ticket price guidelines:
- Famous monasteries: 70-100 RMB
- Large monasteries: 50 RMB
- Smaller monasteries: 20-40 RMB
Lhasa
Potala Palace: High season 200 RMB
Jokhang Temple: 85 RMB
Norbulinka: 60 RMB
Drepung Monastery: 60 RMB
Nechung Temple: 25 RMB
Sera Monastery: 60 RMB
Ramoche Temple: 35 RMB
Ani Tsangku Nunnery: 30 RMB
Palalupu Temple: 30 RMB
Drigung Til Monastery: 45 RMB
Tsurphu Monastery: 45 RMB
Tibet Museum: 40 RMB
Charpori/Medicine Hill: 20 RMB
Dolma Lhakhang Temple: 20 RMB
Yangpachen Hotspring: 98 RMB
Reting Monastery: 30 RMB
Click here for a Lhasa City Map.
Shannan Prefecture
Dolma Lhakang: 20 RMB
Ganden Monastery: 45 RMB
Trandruk Monastery: 70 RMB
Samye: 45 RMB
Yumbhulhakang Palace: 70 RMB
Tomb of Kings: 35 RMB
Mindroling Monastery: 25 RMB
Dratang Monastery: 20 RMB
Lhagya Ri Palace: 20 RMB
Click here for a Shannan Prefecture Map.
Lakes
Namtso Lake: 120 RMB
Yamdrok Lake: 100 RMB
Drak Sumtso or Basumtso Lake: 120 RMB
Peikutso Lake: 60 RMB
Mapangyuntso Lake or Lake Manasoravar: 150 RMB
Shigatse
Tashilunpo Monastery: 80 RMB
Sakya Monastery: 45 RMB
Shalu Monastery: 40 RMB
Click here for a Shigatse City Map.
Gyantse
Gyantse Fort: 60 RMB
Pelkor Choede Kumbum: 60 RMB
Mt.Everest
Rongbuk Monastery: 25 RMB
Everest Nature Preserve: 180 RMB per person (including the guide)*
Everest National Park Vehicle Fee: 400 RMB (Land Cruiser), 600 RMB (minivan)
Park bus: 25 RMB
*Everest Nature Preserve is the only place where the guide must purchase a ticket. Tour groups are responsible for paying the guide ticket, unless otherwise specified in the itinerary.
Click here for a Mt. Everest Map.
Nyintri
Pasumtso Lake: 80 RMB
Lamaling Temple: 30 RMB
Giant Tree Park: 20 RMB
Lulang Forest: 15 RMB
Click here for a Nyintri Prefecture Map.
Ngari
Mt. Kailash: 50 RMB
Lake Manasarovar: 40 RMB
Toling Monastery: 120 RMB
Guge Kingdom: 240 RMB
Click here for a Ngari Map.
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