Travel to Drigung Monastery

Drigung Monastery is located 150 kilometers east of Lhasa city. There are two ways of getting there. First, you can take a regular bus to Drigung from the Lhasa eastern bus station and then charter a car to go into the mountains to the monastery. The bus ticket cost CNY25.00 net per person and the car charge is about CNY150.00 net. Few people choose this method not only because of its inconvenience, but also because of the long time it will take. Second, you may charter a car or jeep for the whole day's tour. The price is about CNY1000.00 net to CNY1200.00 net, so we suggest you find someone to share the car and the cost. This way you can go and return in one day. However, please be aware that you have to depart at about 02:00am or 03:00am to see the performance of the sky burials before 08:00am. Also, be forewarned that the road is bumpy for the duration of the 6-hour trip  In the afternoon, you can  bathe at the hot spring before returning to Lhasa.

Drigung Monastery is the mother monastery of the Drigung Kagyu tradition. It was founded in 1179 by Kyobpa Rinpoche. The buildings at the monastery were almost destroyed during wars in the past, but were restored afterward. Today, there are more than 300 monks in the monastery. Standing between cliffs high in the mountains, the monastery looks strangely magnificent from a distance.