Welcome to Medro Gongkar County

Medro Gongkar County (མལ་གྲོ་གུང་དཀར་རྫོང་།, 墨竹工卡县, Mòzhúgōngkǎ Xiàn) is most famously home to Drigung Til Monastery and Tidrum Nunnery, around 120km northeast of Lhasa. Both are popular destinations for travellers looking for a short trip near the Tibetan capital, with a number of beautiful small monasteries en route and the possibility of combining the trip with a visit to Ganden Monastery.

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These steep-sided valleys are only a few hours’ drive from the capital, but offer a glimpse into rural life in Tibet. Change is underway in the region: towns are increasingly developed, rivers dammed and hillsides mined. Despite these intrusions of modernity many locals carry on as usual and there are plenty of opportunities to stop off at remote villages as you monastery-hop your way through the region.

When passing through overland between Nyingtri prefecture and Lhasa, it's well worth adding an extra day to your itinerary to explore the region.

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Medro Gongkar County in detail