Situated at an altitude of 4718m,Lake Namtso is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet.
Each year countless Tibetan pilgrims flock to this sacred lake not for sightseeing but for praying along the banks of the lake. Pilgrims believe that if one walks along the banks of the lake while saying the prayers, one can acquire profound knowledge and virtue and meanwhile one will gain his redemption and all the physical illnesses will be relieved and even cured.