Himachal Forum

[megri]

For the truly adventurous the journey up from Sangla towards the Spiti Valley is a must-do! The Tabo terrain will leave you breathless and speechless. Rock-hard Desert Mountains, torrential rivers and icy cold winds account for the sparsely populated villages. At a height of 10,500 ft this high altitude desert is home to the second most important Buddhist monastery in the entire Himalayan region - the Tabo Gompa. It is now more than 1000 years old and is rumoured to be the place the Dalai Lama will finally settle in.

Places to visit around the Retreat
Tabo Monastery
More than 1000 years old monastery in the village.
Nako Lake
Beautiful lake in the middle of the village at 3600 Mtrs.
Dhankar Monastery
About 800 year old monastery. The monastery overlooks the confluence of Pin and Spiti rivers. An hours walk from the monastery takes you to the beautiful Dhankar Lake.
Pin Valley
A short drive from Kaza is the spectacular Pin Valley, home to the Pin Valley National Park which is the natural habitat of the snow leopard and Himalayan ibex.
Kungri Gompa
This is Spiti's second oldest monastery located in the Pin valley. Kungri provides unmistakable evidence of tantric cult as practised in Buddhism. Kungri gompa is the main centre of the Nyingma-pa sect in Spiti. This monastery will form the venue of the next Kal Chakra to be held in 2004.
Lalung Monastery
Lalung Town at above 3800m in the Lingti Valley boasts one of the oldest monasteries of the region, which is dedicated to the female goddesses of Buddhism and contains a total of 51 deities, most of which are painted in gold.
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[rick39]

Oh really .... I love adventures and i went to many places for that , i must say i will go Spiti Valley
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[evathomas]

Tabo is the largest of all the monastic complexes in Spiti.

When the kingdom of Guge rose in Western Tibet after the assassination of Lang Darma because he rejected Buddhism, it encompassed the present day tracts of Spiti, Lahaul, Zanskar and upper Kinnaur.

[marlowsdiamonds]

i really like this i also wants visit there
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