Best places to visit in Tibet

The small town of Gyantse, 260 km southwest of Lhasa and 90 km southeast of Shigatse, is without question a beautiful place to go and visit when touring Tibet .

Perched on the Tibetan plateau at 3,600m, overlooked by imposing mountains, Lhassa sits on top of the world.

Nestled at an altitude of 3800 m and 300 km from Lhasa, Shigatse is the second city of the autonomous prefecture of Tibet .

Situated in the Tibet Autonomous Region, about 160km southeast of Lhassa, the town of Tsetang is the third largest town in central Tibet.