At an elevation of 3050 mtrs, in the banks of Spiti River, Tabo is another important place for Buddhist pilgrimage. The small town of Tabo is sub-divisional headquarters in the Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh. The town has been grown an atmosphere of thousand years old Buddhist monastery and is said that it was found in 96 AD by the great scholar. The Richen Zangpo is  an institution for advanced learning. The temple is within the monastery complex in Tabo having a plethora of wall paintings and mud statues. Photography, however, is not permitted inside the monastery.

The Tabo monastery is one of the greatest pieces of Buddhist sculpture and architecture. The monastery has nine structures, the most famous of these being the Duwang Lakhang. Besides these, there is the four-faced beautiful Buddha idol. The monastery has some of the most antique paintings, especially the murals of 11th century. DHANKARMonastery (3890m) :  Dhankar is the traditional capital of Spiti located at a distance of 24 km from Tabo on the way to Kaza. Dhankar is famous for the Buddhist monastery. 3 kms (uphill) from here is a small bowl shaped lake.