Your Travel Guide for Tabo Village- Places to visit in Tabo Village

Spiti Valley is just the place you need to visit if you are looking to get away from city life to find your peace and restore some calm. Spiti Trip Packages can guide you to help plan your holiday and get, set, and go with your Spiti Valley Adventure.

Tabo Village often serves as a pit stop for tourists traveling to and from Kaza. It is famous for its 1000-year-old monastery and Tabo Caves. Travelers visit Tabo on their way to Kaza, Pin Valley, Dhankar Monastery, Gue Village, etc.

Tabo Village is often covered as a stop by tourists to acclimatize themselves before they head on to much higher altitudes to visit other nearby attractions in Spiti Valley such as Hikkim Village, Key Monastery, Kibber Village, and Tashigang Village. 

Some of the places to visit in Tabo Village include:

• Tabo Monastery

Tabo Monastery is a significant Monastery and known to be one of the oldest operating Buddhist monasteries in India and the Himalayas. Said to be founded in 996 AD by the great scholar Richen Zangpo, it has been termed the ‘Ajanta of the Himalayas’ for its spectacular mural paintings and stucco images that adorn the wall. This serene heritage, surrounded by stark, rugged desert mountains, comprises of nine temples, twenty-three chortens, a monk’s chamber and an extension that the monks live in. Tabo Monastery is also known for its unique architecture that reflects the Indo-Tibetan culture, with its well-preserved ancient artworks, manuscripts and frescoes that represent tales from the Mahayana Buddhism era. It is not only a prominent center for Buddhist learning but also a pilgrimage site for followers from across the globe. The serene atmosphere of the Monastery offers an insight into the ancient traditions and cultural aspects of Buddhism in the Trans-Himalayan region.

After the earthquake of 1975 in Spiti Valley, the original Tabo monastery was damaged and a new modern monastery was built in the same complex. The new complex was visited by His Holiness, The Dalai Lama, in 1996 to commemorate its millennium celebrations, and the Kalachakra festival was also held around the same time.

Tabo monastery is currently home to some 70 Buddhist monks and the monastery complex is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India.