Arou Monastery

Arou 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 Arou 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 Arou Monastery — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.06444, 100.45072. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Arou Monastery

• Horse Hoof Temple · temple · Zhangye Prefecture · ~58 km · Must-see
• Gaoleng · viewpoint · Haibei · ~17 km
• Jixinshan · viewpoint · Haibei · ~23 km
• 红西路军解放军二军纪念苑 · museum · Haibei · ~27 km
• Jixinliang · viewpoint · Haibei · ~28 km
• 克日杂贡玛 · viewpoint · Haibei · ~33 km
• Sanjiao Barbican · fort · Haibei · ~35 km
• Obo Nanshan · viewpoint · Haibei · ~39 km
• 5080峰 · viewpoint · Haibei · ~40 km
• Biandukou · viewpoint · Jinchang Prefecture · ~50 km
• Shuangshusi Shuiku · lake · Jinchang Prefecture · ~53 km
• Nanchengzi Barbican · fort · Zhangye Prefecture · ~54 km
• Daduma Barbican · fort · Zhangye Prefecture · ~55 km
• Ebao Ruins · fort · Haibei · ~55 km
• Ebao Gate · fort · Haibei · ~55 km
• Mati Si North Caves · cave · Zhangye Prefecture · ~58 km
• Thousand Buddhas Caves · cave · Zhangye Prefecture · ~61 km
• Baguaying Fortress · fort · Zhangye Prefecture · ~68 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Arou Monastery

Other buddhist sites near Arou Monastery

• Kangtsha Monastery · Buddhist site · Haibei · ~82 km
• Yuantong Pagoda · Buddhist site · Zhangye Prefecture · ~86 km
• Xilai Temple · Buddhist site · Zhangye Prefecture · ~120 km
• Satho Ganden Monastery · Buddhist site · Haibei · ~136 km
• Waijiang Monastery · Buddhist site · Haibei · ~18 km
• 德芒寺 · Buddhist site · Haibei · ~31 km
• 金塔寺 · Buddhist site · Zhangye Prefecture · ~51 km
• Guomi Temple · Buddhist site · Haibei · ~53 km
• 民乐青龙寺 · Buddhist site · Zhangye Prefecture · ~54 km
• Garide Temple · Buddhist site · Haibei · ~57 km

All buddhist sites in Qinghai

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