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Yamdrok & Gyantse Day Trip — Tibet

Tibet · Day Trip

Yamdrok & Gyantse Day Trip

The turquoise holy lake, the Karola Glacier and the fort town of Gyantse on the Lhasa-Shigatse road.

1

Over the Gampala Pass

Morning from Lhasa - the 4,978-m pass and the first ribbon of turquoise below.

2

The lake & the glacier

The Yamdrok viewpoints, then the Karola Glacier and the high road west.

3

Gyantse town

The fort and the Baiju Kumbum of the old town, then the evening road to Shigatse or back to Lhasa.

Practical — Yamdrok about RMB 40 · Lhasa-Gyantse 264 km · coach RMB 50 or hired car · full day · no permit needed on the main road.
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