Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Tibet - Atlas Obscura

Unusual
Attractions
in Tibet

St. Regis Lhasa Resort Swimming Pool

Described as "the world's most blinging pool."

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Rongbuk Monastery and Guesthouse

The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.

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Drigung Monastery

This Tibetan monastery has survived multiple attacks and is home to one of the world's last sky burial sites.

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Unique
Food & Drink
in Tibet

Yak Cheese

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Yak Cheese

From hulking plains creatures comes a delicate, milky cheese.

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Tibetan Buddhist Butter Sculptures

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Tibetan Buddhist Butter Sculptures

Monks make this stunning, ephemeral art from yak butter and mineral pigments.

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Butter Lamps

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Butter Lamps

In Tibetan temples, yak butter burns day and night.

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Bhatsa Marku

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Bhatsa Marku

In Tibet, sweet mac and yak cheese makes a hearty dessert.

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