{"id":15980,"date":"2014-07-13T05:04:50","date_gmt":"2014-07-12T21:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=15980"},"modified":"2015-07-14T07:12:12","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T23:12:12","slug":"top-10-attractions-in-tibet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/tibet-travel\/top-10-attractions-in-tibet","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Attractions in Tibet"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Planning for<\/span>\u00a0<\/b>Tibet Tour? Looking for top things to do in Tibet? \u00a0So here is our list of top 10 Attractions in Tibet.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Namcha Barwa Mountain<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Nyingchi, which literally means\u00a0\u201cthrone of the sun\u201d in Tibetan\u00a0has a\u00a0relatively lower altitude\u00a0bestowed with the green mountain slopes, snow-capped peaks and crystal-clear rivers. Nyingchi\u00a0is dubbed as\u00a0\u201cSwitzerland of Tibet\u201d. The\u00a0county boasts\u00a0 the Namjiagbarwa Peak, and the Yarlung Zangbo Great Canyon, and the abundant nature resources.<\/p>\n

At the distance of 457km west of Lhasa, you reach the Serjila Pass (the Seche La Pass) at the elevation of 5020m where you will be lucky to see the golden summit of Namcha Barwa Mountain (or Namchabarwa and the Namjiagbarwa Peak).<\/p>\n

Mt.Namcha Barwa is famed as \u201cthe father of icebergs\u201d. The foot of the peak is teemed with a number of hot springs and rich vegetation, which is an ideal place for both leisure and exploration.Its colossal triangle body is capped with snow and mists all year around and people find it hard to see its true face. In 1992 that the Sino-Japan Mountain Climbing Team conquered Mt.Nanjiabawa. Today it has become a very popular and challenging destination for leisure travelers and professional mountain climbers from both home and abroad.<\/div>\n

Namchabarwa (7787 m) is selected as the most beautiful mountain in China.<\/p>\n

Check out\u00a04 Wheel Drive to\u00a0Namcha Barwa Mountain<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n

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The golden summit of Namcha Barwa Mountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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2. \u00a0<\/strong>Midui Glacier<\/strong>
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About 30km to the\u00a0west of Ranwu, you turn to the south driving along the mountain road, then change for a horse ride and get to the foot of the most beautiful glacier in China \u2013 Midui Glacier with various styles and beautiful conformation.It is\u00a0a rare natural wonder. The most beautiful glacier in China \u2013 Midui Glacier, about 700 km southeast of Lhasa.<\/div>\n
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Midui Glacier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

3.\u00a0Mt.Everest Base Camp<\/strong>
\nWe left Baiba Township and drove along the National Highway 318 down to the south for about 10km, then we had to stop for border check at Lugonggong Police Checkpost. Everybody on the bus must get off and wait in line inside the check building for check one by one. After we came back from Mt.Everest Base Camp to Baiba Township, we would have to do the same check again. As a foreigner, you must have two permits \u2013 Travel Tibet Permit and Alien Travel Permit.<\/p>\n

The moment we touched on the mountain road, we realized that why the 100km Everest Base Camp Road would take 5 or 6 hours for\u00a0a bus trip. The dirt\u00a0road condition was terrible, tough, harsh, bumpy like\u00a0a\u00a0washing board with\u00a0a corrugated surface and some full of potholes!<\/p>\n

Just over the Gula Pass 5200m, there was a open platform for people to park and view the magnificent Mt.Everest and other peaks. All of us were amazed by the view unfolding before us and couldn\u2019t belive the beautiful views of the snow mountains\u00a0were real! It was so beautiful!<\/p>\n

The Mt.Everrest Base Camp is about 8km south of Rongbuk Monastery. In the middle of the way between the Camp and the Monastery, there is a \u201cTent Community\u201d, also known in the tourist book as \u201cZa-Rombuk\u201d. The \u201ctent community\u201d is set up by locals for 6 months of each year. The tents in Za-Rombuk seems cozy and warmer, and friendly.\u00a0Climbers or leisure travlers\u00a0share their temporary home. The tents are windproof, spacious.\u00a0Heating comes from the stove in the middle of the room which burns yak and goat dung.<\/p>\n

Check out\u00a0Mt.Everest Trip<\/a> <\/strong>for more information.<\/p>\n

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People were crazy about Mt.Everest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


\n4. \u00a0Mt.Kailash<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Location: Mt.Kailash is located in the north of Pulan county in Tibet. It is the second highest peak (6721m)\u00a0in the Gangdis\u00ea Mountains which runs parallel to the\u00a0Himalayan mountains. Mt.Kailash is considered to be the \u201cHoly Mountain\u201d\u00a0 for the four religions: B\u00f6n, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and\u00a0prayed by the pilgrims from the neighbouring countries like\u00a0Tibet, Nepal, India.<\/p>\n

Best Travel time; May \u2013 OctoberIn the hearts of the pilgrims, Mt.Kailash is a holy place or the Buddha or God itself. Each year thousands of pilgrims made visits to the holy mountain and keep the tradition of walking around the mountain. It is said that circumambulating Mount Kailash on foot is a holy ritual that will bring good fortune.The path around Mt.Kailash is about 52km. People in good shape take 15 hours to complete the 52 km trek.Mt.Kailash also attracts\u00a0the International Mountaineering.\u00a0A number of mountaineers have prospected the mountain with a view to climbing. But\u00a0up to now Mt.Kailash\u00a0has not been climbed for various reasons.\u00a0The main\u00a0reason\u00a0is that\u00a0nobody wants to offend the holy peak<\/p>\n
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Mt.Kailash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

5.\u00a0<\/strong>Namtso Lake<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Lying between\u00a0Baingoin County of Nagqu Prefecture and\u00a0Damxung (Damshung) County of Lhasa Prefenture, Namtso Lake is located about 240km to the northwest of Lhasa city.<\/p>\n

Namtso Lake literally means \u201cthe heavenly lake\u201d, a mountain lake perched\u00a0on the north of the Nyainq\u00eantanglha range with a sea-level of\u00a04,718m and a surface area of 1,920 square kilometres. It is often quoted as the second largest salt lake (after Qinghai Lake) in China\u00a0and the highest salt lake of\u00a0the\u00a0size\u00a0in the world. Accompanied by the massive Nyainq\u00eantanglha range, Namtso Lake appears like a charming lady, the most stunning body of water in Tibet.<\/p>\n

The best season to visit Namtso Lake is between June and September. Normally starting from October and November, Namtso Lake will be closed to tourists due to heavy snow. You may hire a SUV car with the help of\u00a0the staffers from your hotel or inn.<\/p>\n

The cheapest way is to join in a shared coach organized by the local travel agencies. You will find the coach tours of visiting Namatso Lake from most of the youth hostels or hotels in Lhasa. In addition, each morning, the seat-in coach will start from the\u00a0area by the White Pagoda on the\u00a0east gate of the Potala Palace around 7:00am.<\/p>\n

Check out\u00a0Lhasa Namtso Road Trip<\/a> <\/strong>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n

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Namtso Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n


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6. \u00a0Potala Palace<\/strong>
\nMany visitors would like to take some photos of Potala Palace bringing their memory back home. There are many places to view and photograph Potala Palace sitting on a hill in the heart of Lhasa city.<\/p>\n

You may walk around\u00a0Potala Palace<\/a>\u00a0in a clockwise direction, a religion kora and\u00a0take some pictures of Potala Palace from diffent angles and spots. Wandering on the path\u00a0circling Potala Palace takes you approxi. 40 minutes.<\/p>\n

There two best places to have an overview of Potala Palace for pictures taking \u2013 the\u00a0Medicine King Hill and Palubuk Rock Temple both to the southwest of the palace. It takes you 2 yuan to take photos on the viewing platform on the hill. The entrance to Palubuk Temple costs you 20 yuan.<\/p>\n

Check out\u00a0Best Places to Take Picture of Potala Palace Lhasa<\/a> <\/strong>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n

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View of Potala Palace with its square to the south.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

7.\u00a0Jokhang Temple<\/strong>
\nJokhang Temple, the fist Buddhist temple in Tibet, is located in the center of Lhasa city. Jokhang temple was built during the reign of King Songsten Gampo to celebrate his marriage with Princess Wencheng of Chinese Tang Dynasty. For most Tibetans it is the most sacred and important temple in Tibet.<\/p>\n

The Jokhang Temple, a massive building consisting of three floors and an open roof all filled with chapels and chambers, has undergone extensive reconstructions and additions since the 7th century. The architectural style is based on the Indian design, and was later extended resulting in a blend of Nepalese and Tang Dynasty styles.<\/p>\n

The main hall of the temple houses the Shakyamuni Buddha Statue, besides there are also famous statues of Chenresig, Padmsambhava and King Songtsan Gambo and his two famous foreign brides, Princess Wencheng of China and Princess Brikuti of Nepal.<\/p>\n

Now it has been the most popular attraction in Lhasa and part of the UNESCO World Hentage Site “Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace” \u00a0and a spiritual center of Lhasa.<\/p>\n

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Jokhang Temple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

8.\u00a0Tashilhunpo\u00a0Monstery<\/strong>
\nShigatse City is located 250km southwest of Lhasa <\/a><\/strong>and 480km northeast of Zhangmu Fort. It lies at the confluence of\u00a0Yarlung Zangbo (aka Brahmaputra) River and the Nyang River (Nyanchue) with the altitude of 3800m. Shigatse City administrates 2 subdistricts, and 10 townships around the city. Shigatse City has a population of over 90,000.<\/p>\n

Located on\u00a0the east side\u00a0of the\u00a0hill in\u00a0the west of the city of Shigatse,\u00a0Tashilhunpo Monstery is the seat of panchen Lama and one of the six great Gelugpa temples along with Sera Temple, Drepung Temple, Gandan Monastery, Taer Monastery and Labrang Monastery. Built 1447 by Gendun Drup, the First Dalai Lama, the temple once housed over 4000 monks, now there are about 1,000.<\/p>\n

Check out\u00a0My Trip to Shigatse City <\/a><\/strong>for more information.<\/p>\n

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Tashilhunpo Monstery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

9.\u00a0Yamdrok Lake
\n<\/strong>Yamdrok Lake ( or Yamdrok-Tso Lake and\u00a0Yamdrok Yumtso Lake ) is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet. Yamdrok-Tso Lake is 130km long\u00a0from east to west and 70km wide from north to south with a total perimeter of 250km and the surface area of 638 square km, average depth of 20-40 meters. It is the largest lake at the north foot of the Himalayas.<\/p>\n

Yamdrok Lake is situated within Langkazi County (Nangartse)\u00a0of the Shannan Region of Tibet on\u00a0the way between Lhasa<\/a><\/strong> and Gyantse \u2013 110km southwest of Lhasa and 140\u00a0east of Gyantse.<\/p>\n

Yamdrok Yumtso Lake is a kind of low salt lake formed by the snow melted water from the snow capped mountains nearby. The lake looks like a holy sapphire. Under the clear\u00a0azure sky, the clean water of the lake is as smooth as the surface of fine blue jade. \u00a0Every year, many\u00a0local Tibetans and visitors\u00a0from Lhasa and from other places would come here for pilgrimage or sightseeing.<\/p>\n

If you start from Lhasa<\/a> to visit Yamdrok Lake, you have to climb over Kampala Pass (5000m) where you have a bird\u2019s eye view of the amazing lake. The lake lies several hundred meters below the road or the pass. Under clear weather the lake is a fabulous shade of deep turquoise. Far in the distance is the huge snow mountain \u2013 Mt.Nojin Kangsang (7194).<\/p>\n

If you set off from Gyantse to view Yamdrok Lake, you have to climb over Karola Pass<\/strong> (5042m). Karola Pass is the divided line between Gyantse County and Langkazi\u00a0County.\u00a0\u00a0(Nangartse).Check out the link\u00a0Yamdrok Lake <\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for more information.<\/div>\n

10.\u00a0Samye Monastery<\/strong>
\nSitting Pretty on the foot of Mt. Haibu Rishen, Samye Monastery is situated in the serene Shannan Region, to the north of Tsangpo river. It is located 270 km southeast of Lhasa.<\/p>\n

This is the first monastery in entire Tibet built between 775 and 779. It comprises of the three Buddhist idols, Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. This monastery is hugely popular with all Buddhist pilgrims from around the world. And the beauty of its construction beckons tourists who come to Tibet.<\/p>\n

Any questions, just drop a line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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