Explore attractions across Tibet
Temples, monasteries, viewpoints, national parks and trails in Tibet, with a guide to each: what to see, when to go and how to get there.
Results (21)
Nature
Basum Lake (Draksum-tso)
Nyingchi, Tibet
A forested, glacier-fed lake in Tibet's greenest and lowest-altitude prefecture.
Landmark
Darchen
Ngari, Tibet
The small town at the foot of Mount Kailash where every kora begins and ends.
Temple & sacred site
Drepung Monastery
Lhasa, Tibet
Once among the largest monasteries in the world, on the hillside west of Lhasa.
Landmark
Gyantse Dzong
Shigatse, Tibet
The old fort on a rock spur above Gyantse, one of Tibet's best-preserved dzongs.
Other places
Lhasa Gonggar Airport
Shannan, Tibet
Tibet's main airport, about an hour from central Lhasa by expressway.
Trek
Mount Kailash
Ngari, Tibet
Sacred to four religions, circled rather than climbed by pilgrims from around the world.
Nature
Namtso Lake
Nagqu, Tibet
One of Tibet's three holiest lakes, and the highest large salt lake on Earth.
Landmark
Norbulingka
Lhasa, Tibet
The Dalai Lamas' summer palace and gardens, about 3 km west of the Potala Palace.
Temple & sacred site
Pelkor Chode Monastery and Kumbum
Shigatse, Tibet
Gyantse's monastery and its nine-tiered Kumbum stupa of painted chapels.
Attraction
Potala Palace
Lhasa, Tibet
The Dalai Lamas' winter palace, and the single building most people picture when they picture Tibet.
Temple & sacred site
Rongbuk Monastery
Shigatse, Tibet
One of the world's highest monasteries, at 4,980 metres beneath Everest's North Face.
Temple & sacred site
Sera Monastery
Lhasa, Tibet
Lhasa's monastery of the debating monks, beneath the hills north of the city.
Temple & sacred site
Tashilhunpo Monastery
Shigatse, Tibet
Seat of the Panchen Lama, and one of the largest working monasteries in Tibet.
Nature
Yamdrok Lake
Shannan, Tibet
One of Tibet's three holiest lakes, and its most photographed turquoise water.
Attraction
Yumbulagang
Shannan, Tibet
Tibet's first palace, and the founding site of Tibetan civilisation according to legend.
Temple & sacred site
Jokhang Temple
Lhasa, Tibet
Tibetan Buddhism's most sacred temple, and the reason pilgrims travel to Lhasa at all.
Nature
Lake Manasarovar
Ngari, Tibet
A sacred lake beside Kailash, traditionally believed to purify a lifetime's sins.
Viewpoint
Mount Everest (North Base Camp)
Shigatse, Tibet
A head-on view of Everest's North Face, reached by road rather than a multi-day trek.
Temple & sacred site
Samye Monastery
Shannan, Tibet
Tibet's first Buddhist monastery, built as a three-dimensional mandala.
Market & shopping
Barkhor Street
Lhasa, Tibet
Lhasa's oldest street, still walked clockwise by pilgrims every single day.
Nature
Chamdo River Confluence
Chamdo, Tibet
Where two rivers meet to form the Mekong, deep in Tibet's remote eastern highlands.