Ga La

Ga La: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Ga La

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Ga La — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.70000, 91.00000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ga La

• 噶东寺 · Buddhist site · Lhasa · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Gephel · viewpoint · Lhasa · ~4 km · Must-see
• Drepung Monastery · temple · Lhasa · ~7 km · Must-see
• Nechung Monastery · temple · Lhasa · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lhalu Wetlands National Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Lhasa · ~12 km · Must-see
• Norbulingka · fort · Lhasa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Garu Nunnery · Buddhist site · Lhasa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tibetan National Museum · museum · Lhasa · ~14 km · Must-see
• 功德林寺 ཀུན་བདེ་གླིང · Buddhist site · Lhasa · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pabonka Hermitage · Buddhist site · Lhasa · ~14 km · Must-see
• Chagpori · viewpoint · Lhasa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Potala Palace · fort · Lhasa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Monument to the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet · fort · Lhasa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sera Monastery · temple · Lhasa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ramoche Temple · temple · Lhasa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tsomon Ling · Buddhist site · Lhasa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Jokhang Monastery · temple · Lhasa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Muru Nyingba Monastery · Buddhist site · Lhasa · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ga La

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Ga La

• Mount Gephel · viewpoint · Lhasa · ~4 km · Must-see
• Chagpori · viewpoint · Lhasa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Yarlung Valley · viewpoint · Lhoka · ~96 km · Must-see
• Mount Nyenchen Tanglha · viewpoint · Lhasa · ~109 km · Must-see
• Noijin Kangsang · viewpoint · Lhoka · ~144 km · Must-see
• Painbogo La · viewpoint · Lhasa · ~26 km
• Nyain La · viewpoint · Lhasa · ~28 km
• Chênggo La · viewpoint · Lhasa · ~34 km
• Lungsa La · viewpoint · Lhasa · ~35 km
• Zhag La · viewpoint · Lhasa · ~37 km

All hill stations & viewpoints in Lhoka

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