Tibet Destinations

Lhasa (ལྷ་ས།) means Place of God. The Lhasa Prefecture is the area around Lhasa city. It encompasses the Northern Tibetan Highland, the Valley of Lhasa, and the Valley of Drigung. The Namtso Lake is the Biggest in Lhasa Prefecture, and the Nyenchen Tanglha Range is the highest point in the prefecture. It covers 29,274 square kilometers of sparsely populated and rugged terrain.

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

Ngari 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 Prefectures on the east. It is home to the most famous Mount Kailash and Manasarovar Lake. The average elevation of the region is 4500 Meters. In the region, four mountain ranges—the Himalayas, Gangdise, Kunlun, and Karakorum—meet. The area is famous for Lhasa to Kashgar overland tours and spiritual journeys to Mt. Kailash.

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

Nyingtri (ཉིང་ཁྲི།) is located in the southeastern part of Tibet. Bordering the Lhokha prefecture on the west, Lhasa on the northwest, 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 the Sun. It is renowned for its lush greenery, majestic mountains, and mighty rivers. The Himalayas and the Tangula Mountains merge here from west to east, forming a boundary that resembles two giant dragons, and join the Henduan Mountains in the east.