Gamba La Pass
Gamba La Pass
driving up to a viewpoint high above the Yamdrok Lake on 5.400m
Location:
Yayou 亚尤
Duration:
Saturday, September 2, 2017
Personal highlights
- Gamba La Pass: a viewpoint on 5,400 meters, two hours outside Lhasa
- Yamdrok Lake: impressive turquoise lake, declared holy by Tibetans
- Altitude: feeling the thin air after an hour on over 5,000 meters
- Yaks: impressive animal living freely on the meadows of Tibet
- Journey: leaving Lhasa for a few hours requires a special permission
Image sources
- View over Yamdrok Lake
- Viewpoint on half way
- Prayer Flags on the peak
- Free grazing Yak!
- Me enjoying the view
