Local favourite Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture, Ngari Prefecture

Gokung Monastery

古宫寺

Gokung Monastery is a Buddhist site in Ngari Prefecture, Ngari Prefecture.

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Gokung Monastery: 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 Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Gokung Monastery

Season: October to March.

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 Gokung Monastery — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.30355, 81.17173. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gokung Monastery

Tegla Kar Dzong · fort · Ngari Prefecture · ~1 km · Must-see
Simbiling Monastery · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~1 km · Must-see
Khojarnath Gompa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~19 km · Must-see
Om Parvat · viewpoint · Pithoragarh · ~22 km · Must-see
Gurla Mandhata · viewpoint · Ngari Prefecture · ~24 km · Must-see
Chuguo monastery · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~48 km · Must-see
Api · viewpoint · Sudurpashchim Province · ~51 km · Must-see
Bobaye · viewpoint · Sudurpashchim Province · ~51 km · Must-see
Lake Rakshastal · lake · Ngari Prefecture · ~58 km · Must-see
Lake Manasarovar · lake · Ngari Prefecture · ~64 km · Must-see
Ishan Parbat · viewpoint · Pithoragarh · ~66 km · Must-see
Saipal · viewpoint · Sudurpashchim Province · ~70 km · Must-see
Lade monastery · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~8 km
Xiede temple · fort · Ngari Prefecture · ~13 km
China-Nepal boundary pillar no. 1 · fort · Sudurpashchim Province · ~22 km
Pung Di · viewpoint · ~23 km
Numuche Tuppa · viewpoint · Karnali Province · ~24 km
Nepal - China Boundary Pillar No. 4 · fort · Karnali Province · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gokung Monastery

Other buddhist sites near Gokung Monastery

Simbiling Monastery · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~1 km · Must-see
Khojarnath Gompa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~19 km · Must-see
Chuguo monastery · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~48 km · Must-see
Lade monastery · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~8 km
Gossul Gömpa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~55 km
Namkha Thuijonh Gumba · Buddhist site · Karnali Province · ~63 km
Chiu Monastery · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~68 km
Langbona Monastery · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~77 km
Dünqu Goinba · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~98 km
Gyangdrak Gompa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~99 km

All buddhist sites in Ngari Prefecture

Frequently asked

Is Gokung Monastery open today?

No visitor has reported the opening status for Gokung Monastery yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

What is the best time to visit Gokung Monastery?

October to March. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

What are the places to visit near Gokung Monastery?

Nearby: Tegla Kar Dzong (fort, 1 km), Simbiling Monastery (Buddhist site, 1 km), Khojarnath Gompa (Buddhist site, 19 km), Om Parvat (viewpoint, 22 km), Gurla Mandhata (viewpoint, 24 km), Chuguo monastery (Buddhist site, 48 km).