Tibet Tour from Malaysia – Must-visit Lakes in Tibet

Tibet is quite noted for its lakes and mountains. Mapam Yumtso, Lake Baksumtso, Yamdrok Yumtso and Lake Namtso are the most famous lakes on Tibet Plateau. Tibet Tour would be glad to introduce two of the must-visit lakes in Tibet for tourists planning a Tibet tour from Malaysia.

Tibet Tour from Malaysia – Yamdrok Yumtso

Yamdrok Yumtso is the nearest lake around Lhasa. It is only about 70 kilometers away from Lhasa City. Tourists making a Tibet tour from Malaysia might knew that Yamdrok Yumtso is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet. It is a lake highly respected by the followers of Tibetan Buddhism. Tourists could always see pilgrims walking along the lakeside while murmuring the Buddhism scriptures and rotating their prayer wheels.

Yamdroke Yumtso has been one of the must-visit scenic spots for most of the foreign tourists. Tourists making a Tibet tour from Malaysia here would find that the water in the lake presents different colors under the sunshine in different time if you observe it carefully. To provide tourists the chance to enjoy the beauty of Yamdrok Yumtso, Tibet Tour has explored a Yamdrok Yumtso trekking tour for tourists interested in adventure. Walk and rest by such a beautiful lake must be an unforgettable trip. But tourists planning a Tibet tour from Malaysia are not advised to plan some trekking activities by Yamdrok Yumtso in winter in the consideration of your health.

Tibet Tour from Malaysia – Namtso Lake

Compared to Mapam Yumtso in Ngari Prefecture and Lake Baksumtso in Nyingchi Prefecture, Namtso Lake is quite near to Lhasa. It is only about 250 kilometers away from Lhasa. It enjoya an altitude of 4718 meters which is more than 1000 meters higher than Lhasa. The highest mountain pass on the way to Namtso Lake – La-ken-la Mountain Pass enjoys an elevation of more than 5000 meters. Tourists making a Tibet tour from Malaysia here are strongly recommended to make a good preparation to deal with the severe high plateau environment and the possible altitude sickness.

The Marnie piles and flying prayer flags around Namtso Lake would always make tourists be impressed. Tourists making a Tibet tour from Malaysia could spend one day to enjoy the beauty of the holy lake if you only have a limited vacation. Most of the tourists would like to spend a night at Namtso Lake so as to enjoy the sunset landscape and sunrise landscape of Namtso Lake. There are also a large number of tourists willing to do some trekking activities around Namtso Lake. To meet the demand of tourists, Tibet Tour has explored several trekking tour around Lhasa for tourists willing to take a close touch to the nature.