• Potala Palace
  

  
  The Potala Palace in Lhasa was built around 1650 and was the chief residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to India during the 1959 Tibetan uprising. It is now a museum and UNESCO World Heritage Site. 13 stories of buildings – containing over 1,000 rooms, 10,000 shrines and about 200,000 statues – soar 120 m (385 ft) on top of Marpo Ri, the "Red Hill", rising more than 300 m (1,000 ft) above the valley floor.
  
  

• Mount Kailash
  

  
  Part of the Kailas Range, Mount Kailash is the holiest mountain in Tibet, held in reverence by both Hindus and Buddhists. It is believed that a pilgrimage to the mountain and a clockwise hike around its base (52km) brings good fortune.
  
  

• Mount Everest
  

  
  Mount Everest, locally known as Chumalungma, is the world's highest (8844m) and an irresistible attraction for climbers. Even if you're not here to attempt a summit climb, it's well worth doing the 3-4 day trek to the Rongpu Monastery - the highest monastery in the world - at Everest's base, with impressive views of the Himalayas en route.
  
  

• Jokhang
  

  
  The Jokhang, also called the Qokang Monastery, Jokang, Jokhang Temple, Jokhang Monastery or Zuglagkang, is located on Barkhor Square in Lhasa. For most Tibetans it is the most sacred and important temple in Tibet.
  
  

• Gyantse
  

  
  Gyantse is a prominent Tibetan town in the Nyang Chu valley. Its biggest attractions are the restored Gyantse fort and the 15th century Kumbum - a magnificent tiered chorten (religious structure) decorated with 10,000 mostly intact murals - the last of their kind - and containing 77 temples. The restored clay statues are also impressive.
  
  

• Ganden-Samye trek
  

  
  This is one of the most popular treks in Tibet. Starting at the Ganden Monastery and finishing at the Samye Monastery, it lasts four days, crosses three passes over 5000m, and passes by high alpine lakes and herders' camps, with incredible mountain scenery en route.
  
  

• Ganden Monastery
  

  
  Ganden Monastery or Ganden Namgyeling is one of the 'great three' Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet, located at the top of Wangbur Mountain, Tagtse County, 36 kilometers ENE from the Potala Palace in Lhasa, at an altitude of 4,300m.
  
  

• Mindrolling Monastery
  

  
  Mindrolling Monastery is one of the six major monasteries of the Nyingma school in Tibet. It was founded by Rigzin Terdak Lingpa in 1676. Tendrak Lingpa's lineage is known as the Nyo lineage.
  
  

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