2 km · 10 min
Tawang Monastery
Founded in the 1680s and the largest monastery in India — a golden-roofed citadel of Mahayana Buddhism watching over the valley, home to a 28-foot gilded Buddha.
Places to Visit
Golden monasteries, high passes, glacial lakes.
Timilo sits in the heart of it all — the great monastery is a two-kilometre stroll, and some of the Himalaya’s most storied lakes and passes lie within a day’s drive. Our travel desk arranges transport, permits and seasoned local guides for every one of them.
Near & far
Where our guests go.
16 km · 45 min
PT Tso Lake
A serene high-altitude lake ringed by alpine meadow — a favourite picnic and reflection spot on the road that climbs toward Bumla.
42 km · 2 hr
Sangetsar (Madhuri) Lake
The lake of standing tree trunks, formed by the 1950 earthquake — remote, cinematic and close to the frontier. Permit assistance available.
72 km · 3 hr
Sela Pass
One of the highest motorable passes in the world at ~13,700 ft, past the sacred Sela Lake — the gateway that connects Tawang to the plains.
38 km · permit
Bumla Pass
The Indo-China border pass at ~15,200 ft. Permits take a day to file — tell us early and our travel desk arranges everything.
33 km · 1.5 hr
Nuranang Waterfall
Also called Jang Falls — a thundering hundred-metre cascade tumbling through the forest below Sela, unmissable on the drive up.
Distances from Timilo Boutique
The full map, by the kilometre.
| Destination | Distance |
|---|---|
| Tawang Monastery | 2 km |
| Buddha Park | 3 km |
| Tawang War Memorial | 3 km |
| Urgelling Gompa | 3 km |
| D.K Memorial Museum | 6 km |
| Khinmey Monastery | 8 km |
| Bramadungchung Ani Gompa | 12 km |
| Gyangong Ani Gompa | 15 km |
| Kushangnang — Maternal House of the 6th Dalai Lama | 16 km |
| PT Tso Lake | 16 km |
| Chaksam Bridge | 25 km |
| Nuranang Waterfall | 33 km |
| Bumla Pass | 38 km |
| Sangetsar (Madhuri) Lake | 42 km |
| Taktsang Gompa | 45 km |
| Dolma Lhakhang | 47 km |
| Sela Pass | 72 km |
| Gorsam Chorten | 87 km |
| Guru Padmasambhava Statue | 110 km |
| Chumay Gyatse Waterfall | 140 km |
Permits & guides. Bum La, Sangetsar and other frontier sites need Inner Line and protected-area permits, which take about a day to arrange. Let us know early and our travel desk handles the paperwork, transport and a local guide who knows these passes intimately.