Must-see temple · Gyangzê, Lhoka
Palcho Monastery
དཔལ་འཁོར་ཆོས་སྡེ 白居寺
Palcho Monastery is a temple in Gyangzê, Lhoka.
Palcho Monastery: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this temple: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Palcho Monastery
Season: Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds.
Busiest days: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Palcho Monastery — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 28.92439, 89.59495. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Palcho Monastery
- Diwu si · Buddhist site · Gyangzê · ~13 km · Must-see
- Naining Qude Temple · Buddhist site · Kangmar · ~15 km · Must-see
- Linbu si · Buddhist site · Gyangzê · ~18 km · Must-see
- Drongtse Monastery · Buddhist site · Gyangzê · ~22 km · Must-see
- Enza si · Buddhist site · Gyangzê · ~23 km · Must-see
- Tianjuelin si · Buddhist site · Gyangzê · ~24 km · Must-see
- Zangzha monastery · Buddhist site · Kangmar · ~25 km · Must-see
- Niancuo si · Buddhist site · Gyangzê · ~29 km · Must-see
- Dechen Gompa · Buddhist site · Bainang · ~36 km · Must-see
- Pökang Gompa · Buddhist site · Bainang · ~40 km · Must-see
- 金嘎查珠寺 · Buddhist site · Gyangzê · ~42 km · Must-see
- Xiezulin si · Buddhist site · Bainang · ~53 km · Must-see
- Yungdrungling · Buddhist site · Namling · ~61 km · Must-see
- Ralung Monastery · Buddhist site · Gyangzê · ~63 km · Must-see
- Yemar Gompa · Buddhist site · Kangmar · ~65 km · Must-see
- Gadong Monastery · Buddhist site · Bainang · ~65 km · Must-see
- Gandan rebujie si · Buddhist site · Namling · ~67 km · Must-see
- Gepeilin si · Buddhist site · Bainang · ~71 km · Must-see
Other temples near Palcho Monastery
- Tropu Kumbum · temple · Sa'gya · ~150 km
- Samding Si · temple · Lhoka · ~98 km
- Chumba Goinba · temple · Kangmar · ~101 km
- Zhashilunbu Si · temple · Samzhubzê · ~103 km
- Nartang Si · temple · Samzhubzê · ~111 km
- Tangbug Goinba · temple · Lhoka · ~132 km
- Garanhusur Chandika Mandir · temple · Gasa District · ~137 km
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Frequently asked
How crowded is Palcho Monastery today?
No visitor has reported the rush & crowd status for Palcho Monastery yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
What is the best time to visit Palcho Monastery?
Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Palcho Monastery?
Nearby: Diwu si (Buddhist site, 13 km), Naining Qude Temple (Buddhist site, 15 km), Linbu si (Buddhist site, 18 km), Drongtse Monastery (Buddhist site, 22 km), Enza si (Buddhist site, 23 km), Tianjuelin si (Buddhist site, 24 km).
Is Palcho Monastery worth visiting?
Palcho Monastery is listed as a must-see temple in Lhoka on Spotwander.