Yamdrok Lake
羊卓雍措
Yamdrok Lake is a Tibet POI where foreign visitors should verify Tibet travel-permit handling, ticketing, opening windows, altitude, road access, transport and payment backup before arrival.
Updated 2026-06-28
Direct Answer
Yamdrok Lake: book tickets through official, authorized or agency-assisted channels, keep passport, Tibet Travel Permit and any route-specific permit ready, use Yamdrok Lake selected viewpoint / official lake-route entrance, and verify the 08:00-19:00 opening window plus altitude, weather, road and payment backup before departure.
Lhasa guided vehicle / agency road transfer via Kambala Pass · 10 min walk
Lake route planning window: last entry 17:00
3 price tiers listed below
Foreign Visitor Rules
- English support
- Agency Assisted Limited Onsite Support
- Difficulty score
- 5 / 5
- Notes
- Foreign visitors should save 羊卓雍措, travel through compliant Tibet arrangements, keep passport, Tibet Travel Permit and any border/area permit available, and verify same-day opening, transport, altitude/weather and payment backup before going.
Visit Rule Summary
- Admission
- Permit Controlled Paid Ticket Required
- Ticket required
- Yes
- Reservation required
- No
- Time slot required
- No
- Entry window
- Lake route planning window: last entry 17:00
- Crowd note
- High pass altitude, wind/cold exposure, road/weather controls, vehicle dependence, photo-stop traffic and limited facilities
Ticket And Visit Rules
Book, enter, and price the visit without reading a long rules block.
Opening Times
- Lake route planning windowYear-round; pass/road, snow and wind notices may adjustOpen: 08:00Last entry: 17:00Close: 19:00Verify same-day official notices because Tibet travel permits, monastery rules, altitude/weather, road controls, border-area checks, maintenance or crowd controls can override normal schedules.
Booking And Ticket Channels
- Official/authorized onsite, agency-assisted or travel-platform fallbackChannel type: Onsite WindowOnline booking address: https://us.trip.com/travel-guide/attraction/gongga/yamdrok-lake-75992/No stable official English direct booking page was found; confirm ticket, Tibet permit, border permit and foreign-passport handling through the arranging agency or official venue before travel.Use official onsite, official-account, agency-assisted or authorized channels; avoid unverified resale because passport, permit and real-name matching may be required.
If online purchase is unavailable for foreign passports, confirm official ticket windows, agency-assisted booking, official-account support and permit/passport matching before departure; same-day inventory may sell out or be restricted.
Ticket Price Tiers
- Lake/viewpoint admission referenceGeneral visitorCommon Yamdrok ticket/viewpoint reference; verify live route handling.CNY 60
- Vehicle, guide and optional viewpoint servicesVisitors using agency vehicles or optional viewpointsRoute costs vary by agency, vehicle and itinerary.Free
- Concession / free category referenceEligible policy groupsEligibility and documents apply.Free
Payment And App Access
- Foreign card
- Unconfirmed
- Cash backup
- Yes
- Note
- Use official/authorized channels, agency-assisted handling or free public access as applicable. Optional tickets, vehicles, monasteries, shops, restaurants, parking, events or services may prefer China mobile payment or cash; foreign-card support is unconfirmed.
Access And Navigation
- Nearest metro
- Lhasa guided vehicle / agency road transfer via Kambala Pass
- Station exit
- Use current map-app guidance and same-day agency/official notices because monastery entrances, old-city lanes, mountain roads, lake roads, checkpoints or crowd-control routes can change.
- Walk time
- 10 minutes
- Navigation address
- Yamdrok Lake area, Nagarze County, Shannan, Tibet, China
- Recommended entrance
- Yamdrok Lake selected viewpoint / official lake-route entrance
- Recommended exit
- Return to the nearest planned vehicle pickup, hotel pickup, agency vehicle, monastery gate, town gate or tour vehicle point.
Show 3 more fields
- Drop-off
- Yamdrok Lake selected viewpoint / official lake-route entrance
- Taxi note
- Show driver/guide: 羊卓雍措, Yamdrok Lake area, Nagarze County, Shannan, Tibet, China. Confirm return pickup, altitude comfort and permit/road requirements before entering remote lake, monastery, pass, border or mountain routes.
- Walking entry
- Use map navigation for the final approach and follow on-site security, monastery, road-control, religious, guide or staff instructions.
Suggested Visit Flow
Use the existing POI fields to move from arrival to exit.
- ArriveYamdrok Lake area, Nagarze County, Shannan, Tibet, China
- EnterYamdrok Lake selected viewpoint / official lake-route entrance
- Kambala Pass / lake viewpoint160 minutes · Kambala Pass / lake viewpoint is a core reason to include Yamdrok Lake in a Tibet route.
- Turquoise lake photography60 minutes · Turquoise lake photography is a core reason to include Yamdrok Lake in a Tibet route.
- Lhasa-Shigatse route pairing60 minutes · Lhasa-Shigatse route pairing is a core reason to include Yamdrok Lake in a Tibet route.
- ExitReturn to the nearest planned vehicle pickup, hotel pickup, agency vehicle, monastery gate, town gate or tour vehicle point.
Visit Duration Model
- Quick
- 240 minutes
- Standard
- 480 minutes
- Deep
- 600 minutes
- Family
- 540 minutes
- Mobility limited
- 600 minutes
- Method
- Estimated from POI scope, permit complexity, altitude, walking/driving depth, shuttle/vehicle dependence, road distance, queue risk, weather conditions and first-time foreign visitor navigation friction.
First-Time Recommendation
- Level
- Expert Or Agency Only
- Status
- Source Backed Initial Detail
- Reason
- Yamdrok Lake is useful in Tibet planning, but visitors should plan around high pass altitude, wind/cold exposure, road/weather controls, vehicle dependence, photo-stop traffic and limited facilities.
Facilities
- Restrooms
- Available: Yes Use official scenic-area, monastery, museum, old-city, lake, service-center, restaurant or transport-hub restrooms; availability varies by route and crowd level. Gap: English signage and location-specific restroom details are not fully confirmed in checked stable English material.
- Information Or Service Point
- Available: Unconfirmed Look for ticket windows, visitor centers, monastery gates, scenic service desks, guide/agency staff, police/service desks or hotel desks near the main visitor flow. Gap: Service-desk language support varies by venue, season, route, permit context and staffing.
Services
- Agency / Guide Assistance
- Available: Yes Use the compliant travel agency, local guide, official venue staff, ticket window, service desk or hotel desk. Show the POI name, navigation address, passport, Tibet Travel Permit, route-specific permits, booking code and agency itinerary before committing to the route. Gap: Exact English and passport-handling support varies by agency, official channel, gate, monastery, route, season and staffing.
Experience Modules
Kambala Pass / lake viewpoint
Kambala Pass / lake viewpoint is a core reason to include Yamdrok Lake in a Tibet route.
160 minutesTurquoise lake photography
Turquoise lake photography is a core reason to include Yamdrok Lake in a Tibet route.
60 minutesLhasa-Shigatse route pairing
Lhasa-Shigatse route pairing is a core reason to include Yamdrok Lake in a Tibet route.
60 minutesRisks To Check
- High pass altitude, wind/cold exposure, road/weather controls, vehicle dependence, photo-stop traffic and limited facilities
- Tibet travel permits, passport checks, monastery rules and route controls can change the visit flow.
- Altitude, weather, road conditions, health readiness or crowd controls can reduce comfort or change routing.
Backup Plan
If road, wind or altitude is unsuitable, switch to Lhasa city acclimatization, Norbulingka or a lower-intensity monastery route.
FAQ
Do I need a ticket for Yamdrok Lake?
Yamdrok Lake is treated as a ticketed or reservation-sensitive Tibet POI in this dataset. Foreign visitors should verify ticketing together with Tibet Travel Permit, passport and any route-specific permit handling.
Source field: visitRules.ticketRequiredWhat should foreign visitors check first for Yamdrok Lake?
Check Tibet Travel Permit handling, route-specific permits, current opening, ticket/on-site policy, altitude/health readiness, weather, road status, payment backup and last-entry time before departure.
Source field: foreignVisitorRules.notesChinese Phrase Cards
Please take me to Yamdrok Lake.
Use this when asking a guide, driver, hotel desk, ticket window, transport counter or nearby staff for routing help.Is it open today? What time is last entry? What documents are required?
Use this at staffed entrances, service desks, ticket counters, agency desks, road-control points or transport points before committing to the route.Related Graph
Tibet route pairings
- Potala Palace
Published Tibet POI that can pair with or back up Yamdrok Lake.
- Jokhang Temple
Published Tibet POI that can pair with or back up Yamdrok Lake.
- Barkhor Street
Published Tibet POI that can pair with or back up Yamdrok Lake.
Context Links
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- TibetShigatse
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Sources
- Xizang/Tibet official authority attraction referencesofficial · checked 2026-06-28
- Xizang autonomous-region government portalofficial · checked 2026-06-28
- Xizang/Tibet official authority attraction referencesofficial · checked 2026-06-28
- Trip.com attraction referenceauthorized · checked 2026-06-28
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Field Gaps
- paymentRules.foreignCardSupportedunconfirmed · Official material checked for this POI does not consistently confirm foreign-card acceptance.
- mapRefs.providerPlaceIdsmissing_official_confirmation · Official pages do not publish stable Amap, Baidu, Google, or Apple Maps provider IDs for POI-page submission.
- permits.liveForeignVisitorPermitAndRouteStatusdynamic_requires_agency_or_official_confirmation · Tibet Travel Permit, border permit, route approval, monastery access and foreign-visitor document handling require current agency or official confirmation.
- visitRules.priceTiers.liveTicketTransportWeatherStatusdynamic_requires_live_channel · Ticket inventory, reservation quota, vehicle/shuttle status, road controls, altitude/weather, merchant hours and crowd controls require live confirmation.