Notable Buddhist site · Kardze, Sichuan
Gatuo Monastery
རྫ་ཀཿ་ཐོག་དགོན། 呷拖寺
Gatuo Monastery is a Buddhist site in Kardze, Sichuan.
Gatuo 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 Gatuo 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 Gatuo Monastery — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 32.42055, 99.04987. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Gatuo Monastery
- Dzogchen Monastery · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~47 km · Must-see
- Penying Gön · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~5 km
- Chacha Monastery · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~6 km
- Sakya Monastery · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~21 km
- Rungu Gompa · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~24 km
- Sershul Monastery · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~29 km
- Shechen Monastery · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~29 km
- Tagphel Gompa · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~31 km
- Möngyel Monastery · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~37 km
- Lasteng Gompa · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~38 km
- Magon Gompa · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~42 km
- Rakor Monastery · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~47 km
- Nyagé Monastery · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~48 km
- Patrul Rinpoche Togal Practice Cave · cave · Kardze · ~52 km
- Bummé Monastery · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~54 km
- Duoji Lake · lake · Kardze · ~56 km
- Jowo Gompa · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~56 km
- Rongme Ngatra · viewpoint · Chamdo City · ~61 km
Other buddhist sites near Gatuo Monastery
- Dzogchen Monastery · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~47 km · Must-see
- Gonchen Monastery · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~102 km · Must-see
- Derge Parkhang · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~102 km · Must-see
- Kharnang Monastery · Buddhist site · Golog · ~142 km · Must-see
- Beri Monastery · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~146 km · Must-see
- Penying Gön · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~5 km
- Chacha Monastery · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~6 km
- Sakya Monastery · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~21 km
- Rungu Gompa · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~24 km
- Sershul Monastery · Buddhist site · Kardze · ~29 km
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Frequently asked
Is Gatuo Monastery open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Gatuo Monastery yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends and long holidays.
What is the best time to visit Gatuo Monastery?
October to March. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Gatuo Monastery?
Nearby: Dzogchen Monastery (Buddhist site, 47 km), Penying Gön (Buddhist site, 5 km), Chacha Monastery (Buddhist site, 6 km), Sakya Monastery (Buddhist site, 21 km), Rungu Gompa (Buddhist site, 24 km), Sershul Monastery (Buddhist site, 29 km).
Is Gatuo Monastery worth visiting?
Gatuo Monastery is listed as a notable Buddhist site in Sichuan on Spotwander.