Further south along the shore of Manasarovar, this charming monastery is part of the Manasarovar kora but can now be reached by road. The three resident monks can show you the meditation cave of Götsangpa (the ascetic who opened up the Kailash kora in the 13th century) and a sacred stone conch shell, and you can buy amulets or packets of holy Manasarovar sand, incense and salt. The views of the lake are breathtaking.
The best way to reach the road is if you are driving from Purang; an unsigned dirt road branches off the main road 10km north of the Gurla-la (around kilometre marker 36), crosses a pass and then swings left to follow the lakeshore for 10km. From Gossul it’s 7km north to the paved main road and then a further 6km to Chiu Monastery.
