Tibet Destinations

Lhasa (ལྷ་ས།) means Place of God. Lhasa Prefecture is the area around Lhasa City. Its comprise the Northern Tibetan Highland to the Valley of Lhasa to the valley of Drigung. The Namtso lake is the Biggest in Lhasa Prefecture, and the Nyenchen Tanglha Range is the highest point the in the prefecture. It covers 29,274 square kilometres of sparsely populated and rugged terrain.

Lhokha Prefecture (ལྷོ་ཁ།) can be translated in Tibetan as the Southern Mountains. It is located south of the Lhasa Prefecture, Bordering Shigatse prefecture in west, India and Nepal in South, And Nyintri prefecture in the east. The prefecture is main dominated by the River Valley of Yarlung Tsangpo River. The region is known for its History as it is regarded as the home to Tibetan Civilization and Source of the majority of the Tibetan culture as we know it. The Royal Tombs, Remote monasteries, Ruined stupas, medieval palaces and Meditation retreat are some highlights of the region.

Ngangri Prefecture (མངའ་རིས་) is the Westernmost prefecture of Tibet. Bordering Xinjiang province of China on the north, India, and Nepal on the west and south and Shigatse and Nagqu Prefecture in the east.  It is the home to Most famous Mount Kailash and Manasarovar Lake. The average elevation of the region is 4500 Meters.  In the region four mountain ranges; Himalaya, Gangdise, Kunlun, and Karakorum meets.  The region is famous for Lhasa to Kashgar overland tours, and Spiritual journey to Mt Kailash.

Shigatse prefecture (གཞི་ཀ་རྩེ།) is the central prefecture of Tibet. The area is traditionally known as Tsang. It is bordering Lhasa and Lhoka on the east, Nepal on the south, Ngari prefecture on the west and Nagqu Prefecture on North. It is the home to the most famous monastery of Skaya Monastery and Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, Famous mountains like Mt Everest and Himalaya region. Majority tour in Tibet brings you to this prefecture including tours to Mt Everest and Mt Kailash tours.

Nyingtri (ཉིང་ཁྲི།) is located on the southeastern part of Tibet. Bordering the Lhokha prefecture on the west, Lhasa on the north-west, Qamdo on the north, Yunnan Province on the east and India and Burma on the south. The word Nyintri in the Tibetan Language means the Great Seat of Sun. It is known for its greenery, mountains and mighty rivers. The Himalaya and Tangula Mountains merges here from west to east like two giant dragons and join the Henduan Mountains in the east.