Trip to lake Namtso

To the sacred lake

Petr Liška

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Inserted: 25.08.2014

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Very nice two days trip from Lhasa leads to, for Tibetan sacred, lake Namtso surrounded by six thousand meters high mountains. If you don´t need to return to Lhasa and want to continue exploring Tibet by less frequently walked routes, you can alternatively go through very high pass Suge la (5 450 m asl), which is also a shortcut to Shigatse or Gyantse.

Day 1

The way to the lake

On the first day of this trip awaits you several hours of driving to the lake. Along the way, you can enjoy beautiful views of the Tibetan landscape below the mountains of Nyenchen Tangla mountain range. After accommodating at the lake, go explore not only its banks but also beautiful sacred rocks hung with prayer flags and small shrines in caves.

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Drive Lhasa - Namtso

Journey to the sacred lake

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| Altitude: 5 190 m / 17 028 ft

More than two hundred kilometers long journey from Lhasa to the sacred lake Namtso leads mainly in river… continue reading

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Sacred places by Lake Namtso

Tibetan sea

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| Altitude: 4 729 m / 15 515 ft

Namtso (4 729 m asl) is the largest lake lying in the Autonomous Republic of Tibet and also one of the… continue reading

Day 2

Short walks at the lake Nam tso

There are basically only two possibilities for short outings on the sacred peninsula – walk around the peninsula (about 4 kilometer hike) or ridge way either in the western or eastern direction. You can go back the same way or alternatively via pass Suge la, but this only if you continue on to Shigatse.