Tibet is one of the most beautiful lands on the face of earth; it’s a holy land with magnificent landscapes, known as the Roof of the World and Third Pole of the Globe all over the world. Its snowy surface, clear blue lakes, transparent sky and amazing mountains make you feel heaven. Some people get into tears when their eyes and soul meets with exquisitely pure nature. Every year thousands of tourists from different parts of the world come to visit Tibet.
Lhasa is the capital of Tibet, is historic holy city situated above 3700 meters above sea level. The holy Yamdrok Lake in the city makes it even more precious. The fresh water of this lake near Himalayas appears as a bunch of magnificent diamonds having amazing colors when sun light falls over it. This river is also known as coral lake because it takes shape as corals when you see it from its adjacent mountains.
Potala Palace in Lhasa is the heart of Tibet. This palace was built in seventh century; it’s very crucial and sacred for people of Tibet. If you are planning to visit Tibet, don’t forget to include the following places along with Potala Palace and Yamdrok Lake in your tour:
Namtso: Namtso means ‘lake of heaven’ this sacred lake exists in autonomous region of Tibet-Damxung County and Baingos County, this lake is china’s second largest salt water lake. There are four ancient temples near this tranquil lake.
Jokhang Temple: This temple is located at Barkhor Square and was built by King Songtsan Gampo in the 7th century. For the people of Tibet and Buddhism, this temple is foremost and sacred.
Yangbajing: It’s a town situated around 90 kilometers northwest of Lhasa city. The town comes in the region of Damxung County. The Yangbajing Hot Springs are the highest temperature springs in china due to geothermal resources of the town. It is amazing to experience hot springs surrounded by mountains covered with snow.
There are some more places like Norbulingka, Lulang Forest, Tashilhunpo Monastery and Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon with their own unique superiorities.
If you planning to visit this heaven land of pure nature, you can find some online tour companies engaged in providing high quality Tibet tour services. These company’s tour packages takes you to all the famous places as well as some such places which are not very famous but adds great experience to the tour.