Notable temple · Xining City, Qinghai
Kumbum Monastery
塔尔寺
Kumbum Monastery is a temple in Xining City, Qinghai.
Kumbum 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 temple: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Kumbum Monastery
Season: Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds.
Busiest days: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.
Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.
How to reach Kumbum Monastery — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 36.48703, 101.56537. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Kumbum Monastery
- Xining People's Park · attraction · Xining City · ~30 km · Must-see
- Dongguan Mosque · dargah · Wuwei Prefecture · ~31 km · Must-see
- Lijiaxia Dam · lake · Haidong · ~58 km · Must-see
- Kumbum Monastery · Buddhist site · Wuwei Prefecture · ~0 km
- The Tibetan Cultural Museum · museum · Xining City · ~2 km
- 下桦岭沟 · viewpoint · Xining City · ~16 km
- 上桦岭沟 · viewpoint · Xining City · ~16 km
- 东沟 · viewpoint · Xining City · ~20 km
- Laji Shan · viewpoint · Xining City · ~22 km
- Jianshi Shan · viewpoint · Xining City · ~23 km
- 多巴清真大寺 · dargah · Xining City · ~24 km
- 上箱柴台 · viewpoint · Hainan · ~25 km
- 下箱柴台 · viewpoint · Hainan · ~26 km
- Longfeng Cliff · viewpoint · Xining City · ~26 km
- 上狼湾 · viewpoint · Hainan · ~26 km
- 今日雪豹: 凌小蛰 · viewpoint · Xining City · ~26 km
- 下狼湾 · viewpoint · Hainan · ~26 km
- 西野百鸟苑 · viewpoint · Xining City · ~27 km
Other temples near Kumbum Monastery
- North Mountain Temple · temple · Wuwei Prefecture · ~32 km
- Tulou Taoist Temple · temple · Xining City · ~32 km
- Chenghuang Temple · temple · Xining City · ~44 km
- Tao Er Temple · temple · Wuwei Prefecture · ~1 km
- 赤岭遗址 · temple · Xining City · ~53 km
- 鹿角寺 · temple · Haidong · ~98 km
- 南山寺 · temple · Haidong · ~102 km
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Frequently asked
How crowded is Kumbum Monastery today?
No visitor has reported the rush & crowd status for Kumbum Monastery yet. Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Busiest: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
What is the best time to visit Kumbum Monastery?
Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds. Moderate; weekends busier.
What are the places to visit near Kumbum Monastery?
Nearby: Xining People's Park (attraction, 30 km), Dongguan Mosque (dargah, 31 km), Lijiaxia Dam (lake, 58 km), Kumbum Monastery (Buddhist site, 0 km), The Tibetan Cultural Museum (museum, 2 km), 下桦岭沟 (viewpoint, 16 km).
Is Kumbum Monastery worth visiting?
Kumbum Monastery is listed as a notable temple in Qinghai on Spotwander.