UNESCO-listed · LhasaPotala Palace
The winter palace of the Dalai Lamas, stacked against the Marpori hill and visible from most of Lhasa.
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Mount Kailash & Lake Manasarovar
Sacred to four religions and to no tourism at all: the mountain, the lake, and the three-day walk between them.
CountryTibet
RegionNgari · western Tibet
Height4,590–5,630 m
Best timeMay to mid-September only
Typical visit4 days with the kora
What it is
Kailash is the unclimbed, diamond-faced peak that four faiths revere, and Lake Manasarovar is the freshwater lake beside it, ringed by gompos. The 52 km kora is one circuit around the mountain — a hard, altitude-high walk most pilgrims do in a day and we do in three.
How we visit it
As our own 15-day yatra: overland from Kathmandu to Puhing, Lake Manasarovar, Darchen and the kora, with our own drivers, Tibetan guides, yaks for the bags and every permit in a single pack. Since 2024 the route opens with a limited quota in season — so plan a year ahead.
Before you go
Good to know
- Passport, Chinese visa and Tibet travels permit plus Ali documentary; we arrange all three
- Train, then walk — the kora is a real trek at 5,000 m-plus
- The May–September window is short and weather-dependent. Leave buffer days
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