Far Western Tibet also called Ngari region is located Western of Tibet Autonomous Region border with Nepal and India. The mountainous region, which is sparsely populated by nomadic tribes, is known as the “roof of the roof of the world,” as it averages about 4500m. It is home to Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarova, known among Buddhists as the “Sacred Mountain and Holy Lake.” The mountain ruins of the Guge Kingdom, famous for their murals, sculptures, and stone inscriptions, are also located in Ngari. A mountain road connecting Ngari and Xinjiang makes it possible to drive from western Tibet to Kashgar.
Ngari is best for travelers interested in rugged adventure tourism, challenging trekking, seeing archaeological sites, circumambulating Mt. Kailash, observing local culture and folk customs, and visiting the most remote area of the Tibetan plateau.
Mount Kailash in the cloud on the first day of trekking
Mount Kailash | Mt. Kailas | Gang Rinpoche
Mount Kailash, which is known as Gang Rinpoche or the Precious Jewel of Snows in Tibetan, is considered by Buddhists to be the abode of the deity Chakrasamvara and by Hindu to be The Heaven of Shiva. The Jainism and Bon are also considered Mount Kailash as the holiest mountain in the world. More info…
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Guge Kingdom | Tsaparang
The Guge Kingdom lies 25km north of Zhada County ( Other names: Tsamda, Zanda) and 15km from Tsaparang. This is one of the most important tourist site after Mount Kailash in far western Tibet. It takes about 3 – 4 days by and coveres almost 1500km one way from Lhasa by car. More info…
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Tholing Monastery | Zhada | Zamda
Toling monastery was built in 997 AD by the second King of the Guge Kingdom – Yeshe -o when Toling as the capital city of Guge, and were constructed under the guidance of the great translator Rinchen Zangpo who traveled to Kashmir and India to study and translate with other 20 young monks. More info…
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Burang, known as Purang in Tibet and Taklakot in Nepali, is a county of administration in Ngari Perfecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region. As its southwestern borders with Nepal and neighbors with India, so It’s a significant customs point between Tibet, India and Nepal. Nowadays, it’s a must-go place if tourist go west of Tibet to Visit Mt Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. More info…
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Dungkar & Piyang Caves Temples
It’s about 60km from Zanda to Dungkar, located north from Toling at the small village of Dungkar and about 3 km away from Dungkar to Piyang. Dungkar and Piyang are famous for the wall painting and meditation caves, records shows there were more than 4,000 caves in the valley that was once inhabited. Nowadays, there are about 2000 caves remained at the Dungkar and Piyang. More info…
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