Notable Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture, Ngari Prefecture
Chiu Monastery
吉乌寺 བྱིའུ་དགོན་པ
Chiu Monastery is a Buddhist site in Ngari Prefecture, Ngari Prefecture.
Chiu Monastery: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Chiu Monastery
Season: October to March.
Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.
How to reach Chiu Monastery — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 30.76536, 81.36663. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Chiu Monastery
- Lake Rakshastal · lake · Ngari Prefecture · ~19 km · Must-see
- Lake Manasarovar · lake · Ngari Prefecture · ~19 km · Must-see
- Chuguo monastery · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~30 km · Must-see
- Mount Kailash · viewpoint · Ngari Prefecture · ~43 km · Must-see
- Gurla Mandhata · viewpoint · Ngari Prefecture · ~46 km · Must-see
- Simbiling Monastery · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~69 km · Must-see
- Tegla Kar Dzong · fort · Ngari Prefecture · ~69 km · Must-see
- Manasarovar Wetland National Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Ngari Prefecture · ~8 km
- Langbona Monastery · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~14 km
- Gossul Gömpa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~15 km
- Luowanggua Lake · lake · Ngari Prefecture · ~31 km
- Zuthrul Phug Gompa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~33 km
- Gyangdrak Gompa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~35 km
- Selung Gompa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~36 km
- Chuku Gompa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~39 km
- Lake Yokmo · lake · Ngari Prefecture · ~46 km
- Lhamoradi Co · lake · ~47 km
- Driraphuk Gompa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~48 km
Other buddhist sites near Chiu Monastery
- Chuguo monastery · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~30 km · Must-see
- Simbiling Monastery · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~69 km · Must-see
- Khojarnath Gompa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~80 km · Must-see
- Langbona Monastery · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~14 km
- Gossul Gömpa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~15 km
- Zuthrul Phug Gompa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~33 km
- Gyangdrak Gompa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~35 km
- Selung Gompa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~36 km
- Chuku Gompa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~39 km
- Driraphuk Gompa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~48 km
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Frequently asked
Is Chiu Monastery open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Chiu Monastery yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Chiu Monastery?
October to March. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Chiu Monastery?
Nearby: Lake Rakshastal (lake, 19 km), Lake Manasarovar (lake, 19 km), Chuguo monastery (Buddhist site, 30 km), Mount Kailash (viewpoint, 43 km), Gurla Mandhata (viewpoint, 46 km), Simbiling Monastery (Buddhist site, 69 km).
Is Chiu Monastery worth visiting?
Chiu Monastery is listed as a notable Buddhist site in Ngari Prefecture on Spotwander.