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Tabo is a treat
for the truly adventurous. The terrain and it's stark beauty
will leave you breathless with its rock-hard desert mountains,
torrential rivers and icy cold winds. At a height of 320 m
this high altitude desert is home to the second most important
Buddhist monastery in the entire Himalayan region - the Tabo
Gompa.
It is now 1006 years old and is rumored to be the place the
Dalai Lama will finally settle in. The spectacular Banjara
Retreat at Tabo overlooks the old monastery and is 1 kms away
form the Spiti River that flows through the area. It has been
built in the local architectural style. There are comfortably
furnished rooms with attached bathrooms and well-equipped
kitchen.
The visits to
the 1006 year old Tabo Monastery and the beautiful Nako Lake
60 kms away, will leave you speechless, as will the 800 year
old Dhankar Monastery that overlooks the confluence of Pin
and Spiti rivers. An hour's walk from the monastery takes
you to the beautiful Dhankar Lake. Meanwhile. Get and Kibber,
at 4270m and 4205m, respectively, are the two highest villages
in the world connected by road.
Having experienced
the wonders of Tabo, the journey continues into the incredible
valley of Lahaul and Spiti.
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