Tibet | A one-day self-driving tour from Lhasa to Yamdrok Lake

Visiting Lhasa in the off-season is really pleasant 🤜Yamdrok Lake🤛 Yamdrok Lake, one of the three holy lakes of Tibet, is the largest enclosed inland lake on the southern Tibetan Plateau, lying quietly like a sapphire among the mountains. 🤜One-day tour route🤛 Navigation: Yamdrok Lake Scenic Area. It's about a 2-hour drive from downtown Lhasa. A round trip from Lhasa by car in one day is very easy due to the good road conditions. There are multiple viewing platforms around Yamdrok Lake, with the five main ones listed. As the lake winds along the mountains, each viewing platform offers a different view. ⭕ Yajiang River Valley Viewing Platform (passed on the way to Viewing Platform No. 1 via navigation) Altitude: 4280 meters Cost: 10 RMB for a photo with a lamb, 20 RMB for a photo with a Tibetan mastiff or yak ⭕ Yamdrok Lake No. 1 Viewing Platform (main viewing platform) Altitude: 4998 meters Cost: 60 RMB per person (free in winter) ⭕ Yamdrok Lake No. 2 Viewing Platform (Langbuqi Viewing Platform) Location: About 3km from the main viewing platform Cost: 5 RMB sanitation fee The view is just as good as the main viewing platform ⭕ Yamdrok Lake No. 3, 4, 5 Viewing Platforms Cost: Free (including parking fee) All three platforms allow for close-up views of Yamdrok Lake, with No. 4 particularly recommended for its many seabirds, yak photo opportunities, and pristine scenery; No. 5 has facilities such as plank roads, sky ladders, and a sky realm. ‼️Important Notes‼️ To reach the Ludingla Viewing Platform and Rituo Temple, you have to travel 20km on a washboard road