Basum Tso in Tibet | A little Switzerland hidden in Tibet
"Basum Tso" also known as Cuogao Lake🌊, in Tibetan means "green water". The lake is at an altitude of 3480 meters, located 36 kilometers from Bahe Town, Gongbujiangda County, in the upper reaches of the Bahe River in the high mountain valley, it is a famous sacred lake and holy land of the Red Sect. In August 2017, it became the first natural scenic 5A tourist area in Tibet.
🎡 Attractions:
1⃣ Island in the heart of Basum Tso
A small island in the middle of Basum Tso, connected to the land by a floating bridge. Tourists can walk up via this bridge or take a small boat. Legend has it that the island is a "hollow island", i.e., it is not connected to the lake bottom and floats on the lake. Although it is just a legend, it makes people feel the magic of nature.
2⃣ Cuozong Gongba Temple
Located on the island in the lake, it is a famous Red Sect Nyingma temple in Tibet, built in the late Tang Dynasty, with a history of more than 1500 years. There is a peach and pine tree in the south of the temple. In spring, the peach blossoms and green pines contrast each other, which is very beautiful.
3⃣ Jieba Village
At the foot of the scenic area of Basum Tso, there is an ancient village hidden -- Jieba Village, located deep in the scenic area in Cuogao Township. Only when you explore deep into the scenic area, you will find a paradise at the end of the lake.
4⃣ Xinco (very beautiful, worth a visit)✨
Xinco is an extended scenic spot inside Basum Tso, very beautiful, suitable for hiking, 6 kilometers, about 3 hours. Xinco is quite far from Basum Tso, about 20~30 kilometers, and the road conditions are poor.
🎈 Admission: 115 yuan/person, sightseeing car 50 yuan/person
🎈 Opening hours of the scenic area:
3.15-10.15, 8:30--20:30
10.16-next year 3.14, 9:30-19:30
🚘 Transportation: Self-driving or group tour
You can also take a train from Lhasa to Nyingchi, and then take a bus from Nyingchi City Passenger Transport Center to Basum Tso, about 120 kilometers, ticket price 62 yuan, journey 2-2.5 hours
🏠 Food and accommodation: Basum Tso has developed into a relatively mature tourist resort in recent years, with convenient food and accommodation. The prices in the restaurants in the scenic area are relatively high, and the sanitary conditions are general
🌟 Best viewing season: Spring, Autumn.
In spring, Basum Tso will present a charming blue, as if it were the blue tears of Nyenchen Tanglha. If you also like blue, why not go and see Basum Tso in spring!
Every autumn, when the air is crisp and clear, the forest is dyed and the lake water is pure and clear.
Basongcuo is really beautiful! Climb up the observation deck at sunset, the lake is like a blue mirror! Snow mountains, forests, lakes, and landscapes are very rich. Although the new measures hidden in the depths are difficult to reach, they are really great value!
The most worth going is Xincuo. Although the road is very bad, it is really a top scenery. It is only a troublesome procedure for driving into the scenic spot. Although it is understandable to avoid some people with bad thoughts, it is good to make a notice in a conspicuous position or where to make a notice. Including the ticket inspection problem of self-driving into the scenic spot, it is good to say that there are fewer people. If there are more people, the door is not blocked.
Many people say that Basongcuo is not one of the three holy lakes, so it is not worth coming. But I would say that the fun of this lake is the best, you can take a boat, there are temples on the lake heart island. There are many entertainment projects in Xinyi. And the altitude is low, and the physical conditions allow us to have fun. All three sacred lakes do not have.
The sheep Zhuo Yucuo that I have seen has been thinking about; now I see Basongcuo, although beautiful, but not so amazing [happy], may still be preconceived relationship. The big premise of beautiful scenery must be the weather to force, the unpredictable god really can only see luck, Linzhi's weather forecast can not be referenced, every day will change many times 😂, good weather at the same time pay attention to sun protection. A certain journey has tickets + sightseeing car package 165/person, you can buy and use it on the same day, sightseeing car needs to change paper tickets with the QR code, tickets can scan the code or swipe the ID card to enter, and there are also people who see the self-driving scenic spot (self-driving car charges are not known). Sightseeing car 🚗 There are three stations in total, the first station is a far-flung viewing platform, and the original car returns; The second stop is the lake center island, the tour time is long, the island has thousands of ancient trees, white towers, gold barrels and temples, alpine rhododendrons have a small part in full bloom, clear lake water, there are live fish in the water, there are also cruise ships to visit (additional charges); The third station is a high observation deck, about 800 meters away from the lake center island, you can walk, you can also take a sightseeing bus (the sightseeing bus needs to wait for the departure, it may take some time), some steps after getting off the bus, not too high, 10 minutes can be done, the scenery is still good, It is worth a trip [smiling] Photo shooting time: 2024.5.4
If you have a variety of shooting methods, it can indeed enjoy the paradise-like feeling here, but if only limited to mobile phone shooting, it will be easy to monotonous. And here is more constrained by the weather, this time I have seen good luck, Xincuo really recommend to go, that is, the road is not very good haha.
Basongcuo, also known as Cuogao Lake, means "green water" in Tibetan, the lake is 3,480 meters above sea level, which is the lowest lake in Tibet. One of the largest fortress lakes in eastern Tibet, the Tibetan holy lake, the lake presents a different shade of emerald, and the surrounding mountains and forests constitute a beautiful picture.