Nepali-style Pakba Monastery in Gyirong Valley

A monastery is said to be a complex building that has domestic workplaces and quarters for monks and nuns, either living alone or in communities. It has a reserved place for prayers. There are variations in sizes of monasteries. Some have small dwellings having accommodation for a hermit, or can be a single house having…

December 18, 2017 BY Kunga

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Best Time to Visit Kailash Mansarovar

In Tibetan, Mt. Kailash is known as Ghang Rinpoche, which translates to “Precious Mountain”, and it is just that. Holy Mt. Kailash is the most sacred mountain in the world, and it is not just sacred to Tibetan Buddhists. As a holy mountain to four different religions – Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Bonpo – the…

December 8, 2017 BY Kunga

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Top 7 Tibetan Monasteries on Pilgrimage Route to Lhasa from Chengdu G317

The route to Lhasa from Chengdu in through highway G317 traverses many places of cultural and religious significance to Tibetan Buddhism. It passes through parts of Kham Tibet and many other Tibetan occupied areas in China before entering Tibet. Apart from rolling grasslands, towering mountains, pristine lakes, and endless switchbacks, the route is also graced…

December 1, 2017 BY Kunga

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How to Plan a Trip to Nepal?

Nepal is a beautiful country located in the southern part of Asia. This central Himalayan country is beautiful beyond the words that can actually do justice to its beauty. Nepal attracts the tourists from all over the world with its variety and diverse types of enjoyments that it is capable of providing to its tourists.…

November 29, 2017 BY Kunga

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Seven Reasons for Travelling Tibet in Winter

You will experience a huge crowd in Tibet during peak seasons. If you want to avoid such hustle and bustle, travel Tibet during winters. You will enjoy the snow covered plateaus over there. Though many of the places in Tibet are chilled, but still Tibet is not that much chilled as you think, especially in…

November 27, 2017 BY Kunga

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Ultimate Guide to Cycling from Lhasa to Holy Lake Namtso

Tibet’s fantastic roads are waiting to be discovered and what better way to enjoy them than cycling. Moreover, cycling is a great activity to keep the body fit and it improves the blood circulation significantly. The hill range of Nyenchen Tangula provides the water supply to Namtso and the snowfall touches in a spectacular way.…

November 24, 2017 BY Kunga

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Ultimate Guide to Ngari Prefecture, Tibet

Tibet Autonomous Region contains many small counties that are known as prefectures because they are under the governance of prefects. One such beautiful prefecture of Tibet is Ngari. Ngari has the capital of Gar County. Sharing a total area of 304,683 square kilometers, the county is extremely beautiful. Lying in the northwestern region of Tibet,…

November 20, 2017 BY Kunga

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Top 8 Off-the-beaten Track Attractions for Tibet Tour

Tibet has many wonders embedded in it that get portrayed while the tourists visit them. From the outside, Tibet Autonomous Region sounds the charming oriental place and while anyone visits it, the charm gets double folded. Tibet already has the snow-covered mountain ranges, beautiful meadows, crystal clear blue lakes and the enigmatic monasteries that make…

November 13, 2017 BY Kunga

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