2. Yamdrok Tso Lake, Tibet
Offering a stunning picture with its crystalline azure water, surrounded by snow-peaked mountains and little streams feeding it, Yamdrok Tso is one of the four sacred lakes in Tibet. This fresh water lake is revered as a talisman and is believed to be guarded by the goddess Dorje Gegkyi Tso.
A popular attraction for pilgrims as well as tourists, Yamdrok Tso Lake also has a castle named Pede Dzong in one of the lake’s islands.
