Natural Scenery

Drak Yerpa Monastery is hanging on the hillside of Yerpa Valley, a peaceful and picturesque place. Covered with different kinds of plants, it shows strong vitality in the barren Tibet. When the autumn comes, the valley turns to gold yellow. Against the blue sky and white cloud, it becomes more attractive. At the foot of the peaks, you can hear the impressive voice from the running spring and the whisper of leaves. You will be immersed of the secluded tranquil far from madding crowd.

How to Get to Drak Yerpa Monastery

Drak Yerpa is located in the Dagze County, about 16km to northeast Lhasa City. Around 7:20am, there are daily pilgrims buses running to Drak Yerpa Monastery from Jokhang Temple Square. The ticket for the bus is 20CNY and it takes about one hour to get there along the winding paved road. The buses will return to Lhasa around 14:00pm. Some tourists prefer to rent a car to spare more time in Drak Yerpa Monastery.

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Featured Architectures

Even from the distance, you will be attracted and moved by the amazing landscape in Drak Yerpa Monastery. The various architectures are not grandly towering but spectacularly clung to the hillside. The main hall houses a huge statue of the Past Buddha Matitreya, which is said to the tallest statue of Matitrey in Lhasa. Some other red and white halls are irregularly scattered in the valley. There are many white pagodas standing in the monastery as well, and the pilgrims will kora around them one by one.

Holy Cave Retreat

In Drak Yerpa Monastery, there once to be over 100 mediation caves with different scale and shapes. It is said that many famed person had practiced there, including King Srongtsen Gampo, Padma Sambhava and Venerable Atisha. Now, there are about 16 caves well-preserved. You can find lifelike statues and various murals cherished in the caves. With the soft light shining in the cave, you may feel weather you are walking in the mist-shrouded fairyland. In fact, every cave has its own legendary and related name, like moon Cave, Laku Cave and some others.

Useful Drak Yerpa Monastery Travel Tips

1. The admission fee for the Drak Yerpa Monastery is 20CNY for each traveler. Opening time is 9:00 ~ 17:30.

2. Tourists need to climb to many steps to visit the halls, pagodas and halls. Please remember to walk slowly to avoid high altitude sickness.

3. There is a small store (only open in peak seasons) near the monastery, where you can get some food and drinks. It is also available bring some snacks and take a picnic there.

Tibet is too vast to be visited in one single trip, but planning ahead of time can make most of your holiday. A classic Tibet tour always takes about 4 ~ 8 days. Apart from 2 days for arrival and departure, it usually needs 2 other days to explore majestic Potala Palace and other landmarks in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. With a day trip’s distance from Lhasa, Namtso Lake is another perfect tour extension if you visit Tibet from May to October.

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