Must-see Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture, Ngari Prefecture
Simbiling Monastery
བཤད་འཕེལ་གླིང་དགོན (香柏林寺)
Simbiling Monastery is a Buddhist site in Ngari Prefecture, Ngari Prefecture.
Simbiling 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 Buddhist site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Simbiling Monastery
Season: October to March.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
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 Simbiling Monastery — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 30.30457, 81.16215. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Simbiling Monastery
- Tegla Kar Dzong · fort · Ngari Prefecture · ~0 km · Must-see
- Khojarnath Gompa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~20 km · Must-see
- Om Parvat · viewpoint · Pithoragarh · ~22 km · Must-see
- Gurla Mandhata · viewpoint · Ngari Prefecture · ~25 km · Must-see
- Chuguo monastery · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~49 km · Must-see
- Api · viewpoint · Sudurpashchim Province · ~50 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 · ~65 km · Must-see
- Saipal · viewpoint · Sudurpashchim Province · ~70 km · Must-see
- Lade monastery · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~9 km
- Xiede temple · fort · Ngari Prefecture · ~14 km
- China-Nepal boundary pillar no. 1 · fort · Sudurpashchim Province · ~21 km
- Pung Di · viewpoint · ~22 km
- Kacharam · viewpoint · ~24 km
- Numuche Tuppa · viewpoint · Karnali Province · ~24 km
- Nepal - China Boundary Pillar No. 4 · fort · Karnali Province · ~24 km
Other buddhist sites near Simbiling Monastery
- Khojarnath Gompa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~20 km · Must-see
- Chuguo monastery · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~49 km · Must-see
- Lade monastery · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~9 km
- Gossul Gömpa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~55 km
- Namkha Thuijonh Gumba · Buddhist site · Karnali Province · ~64 km
- Chiu Monastery · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~69 km
- Langbona Monastery · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~78 km
- Dünqu Goinba · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~98 km
- Gyangdrak Gompa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~99 km
- Selung Gompa · Buddhist site · Ngari Prefecture · ~99 km
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Frequently asked
Is Simbiling Monastery open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Simbiling Monastery yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Simbiling Monastery?
October to March. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Simbiling Monastery?
Nearby: Tegla Kar Dzong (fort, 0 km), Khojarnath Gompa (Buddhist site, 20 km), Om Parvat (viewpoint, 22 km), Gurla Mandhata (viewpoint, 25 km), Chuguo monastery (Buddhist site, 49 km), Api (viewpoint, 50 km).
Is Simbiling Monastery worth visiting?
Simbiling Monastery is listed as a must-see Buddhist site in Ngari Prefecture on Spotwander.