Norbulingka: A City Visited Because of a Song | Norbulingka.
by VICTORIA DIAZ
Mar 7, 2025
Norbulingka
📍Located on Norbulingka Road, Gongdelin Street, Chengguan District, Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region, it is a large-scale and extremely exquisite garden in the history of Tibet. This is not only the zoo with the highest altitude, but also a tourist destination that combines natural scenery, rare animal and plant viewing, and religious and cultural experience.
transportation
🚗You can take a bus or taxi to Norbulingka.
Game guide ⏰
🕐Opening hours: Norbulingka is open all year round and suitable for visiting in all seasons.
You can arrange the itinerary according to your personal time and interests.
🎫Ticket booking: It is recommended to purchase tickets online in advance.
 Free in winter 🆓
Tour area:
💙Front Park: There are dense trees and more than 100 species of plants, including precious flowers from all over Tibet and even from the mainland and abroad. It is called the "Highland Botanical Garden".
💛Core Palace Area: The palaces were carefully built in those days. The buildings are mainly Tibetan style with golden roofs, red and white walls, and most of them are built along the water. The Buddhist temple, lecture hall, guardian temple and other places have a strong religious atmosphere, and the Buddha statues, thangkas, murals, etc. in them are all artistic treasures.
💜Golden Linka Area: Mainly composed of plant jungle, it is the main natural landscape area in the park.
🚶♀️🚶🚶♂️Itinerary: It takes about 2 hours to tour the entire scenic area.
📸Take photos: There are many beautiful sights in Norbulingka, you can bring a camera to record the good times.
🥣Food recommendation: In the snack street near Norbulingka, you can taste a variety of local specialties, such as Tibetan tsampa, highland barley wine, etc.
Things to note ⚠️
🌥️Climate preparation: Since Norbulingka is located in a plateau area, the climate is changeable and the temperature difference between morning and evening is large. You need to prepare appropriate clothing that is both warm and light. At the same time, take sun protection measures, such as carrying sunscreen, sunglasses and hats.
👩⚕️👨⚕️Physical preparation: Plateau areas have certain requirements on physical fitness. It is recommended to do some exercise to increase your physical strength before departure, and consult a doctor in advance whether you are suitable for plateau travel.
📚Respect local culture: When visiting temples and communicating with local residents, please pay attention to respect local religious and cultural customs and do not touch or damage cultural relics at will.
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