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Tabo Monastery

Himachal Pradesh

A thousand-year-old monastery of mud walls and fine murals in Spiti.

Photo: Michael Scalet · CC BY-SA 2.0
Best Time to Go
Jun–Sep
Our full guide to Tabo Monastery is being written. It's on the North India list as Worth a Detour.

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Himachal Pradesh
About 30 miles away

A high cold desert in Spiti, home to ibex and snow leopards.

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Mountains · Road trips

Kinnaur

Himachal Pradesh
About 39 miles away

Apple orchards, wooden temples and Kinner Kailash on the high road toward Spiti.

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Nature · Lakes

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Himachal Pradesh
About 52 miles away

A crescent lake at over 4,000 meters in Spiti, reached by a rough summer road.

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