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Tibet Autonomous Region is located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the "roof of the world", with an average elevation of more than 4,000 meters, is a shining pearl on the earth. You can see people chanting here, rocking their chakras, kneeling on the road, day after day, year after year, all their lives. Devout religious beliefs are integrated with the natural landscape, giving Tibet a mysterious color that attracts the outside world. Here are the top 10 places to visit in Tibet.
Everest Base Camp in Tibet, shortened as EBC, literally means the base camp set on a flat area near Mt. Everest, where shops, hotels, and even post offices exist, supporting tourists to scale the mountain and ensuring their life safety. Right now, EBC is next to the Rongbuk Monastery, which is the highest monastery in the world. Lhasa to Everest Base Camp tour is a popular tour route among tourists.
Ganden Monastery is at the top of Wangbur Mountain, Dagzê County at an altitude of 4,300m. Wangbur Mountain is like a lying giant elephant, carrying a large-scale complex of buildings covered with the mountain, which fully reflects the traditional Tibetan Buddhist monastery architecture in accordance with local conditions. From the kora route around the monastery, there are dramatic views over the valleys that surround it.
Namtso Lake, one of the top three holy lakes in Tibet, is an ideal place to take a spiritual journey. Surrounded by snow-capped mountains and grasslands, Namtso is favored by nomads and tourists. Namtso Lake is at 4730m so you’ll need to acclimatize in and around Lhasa for a few days before heading this way. It is not unusual for visitors to get altitude sickness at Namtso Lakeside.
Sera Monastery is a complex of structures, covering an area of about 110,000 square meters, and in its most prosperous period, there were more than 8,000 monks in the monastery. It is also one of the six main monasteries of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Gelugpa master Tsongkhapa once resided here and lectured in the monastery.
Lake Manasarovar is one of the highest freshwater lakes in the world, at an altitude of 4,588 meters, with an area of 412 square kilometers. And it can reach 70 meters at the deepest position. The surrounding natural scenery is very beautiful.
Yamdrok Lake(also known as Yamdrok tso) is located on the south bank of the Yarlung Zangbo River, in Nagarzê County of Shannan. Yamdrok means "jasper lake" and "swan pond" in Tibetan. There are many branches, like coral branches, so Yamdrok is also called "the upper coral lake" in Tibetan. It's one of the three sacred lakes in Tibet and is regarded as the most beautiful lake in Tibet.
The Potala Palace is where successive Dalai Lamas held political events and religious activities, as well as their winter residence in the past. With profound Buddhist culture, Potala Palace attracts a large number of pilgrims to pray in this holy place. Lhasa City Essential Group Tour is one of the most popular travel packages
Jokhang Templeis considered the spiritual heart of Lhasa city and the most sacred monastery in Tibet due to the status of Jowo Rinpoche. The Jokhang is 1,000 meters (3,300 ft) southeast of the Potala Palace, in the center of the old city of Lhasa. It is also the oldest temple in Lhasa, with a history of more than 1,300 years. It was an important symbol of the Tubo dynasty at that time, and it is still the center of many important political and religious activities in Tibet.
Mount Kailash(冈仁波齐峰) lies near the source of some of the longest rivers in AsiaIn Tibetan language, people called Kailash as Gangs Rinpoche(གངས་རིན་པོ་ཆེ) which means 'Precious Snow Mountain'. It is the axis Mundi or center of the world and is thus considered one of the world’s most sacred mountains. Mt.Everest & Mt.Kailash Kora Pilgrimage Group Tour is a popular tour route among tourists.
Located in the old city of Lhasa, Barkhor Street is famous for its pilgrim circuit and lively market. With a history of more than 1300 years, the historical site now is the most prosperous shopping street around the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa and the most popular bazaar among travelers. In the beginning, there was just a pilgrim circuit, after centuries of development, the ancient street has become a large area of old buildings surrounding the Jokhang Temple.
