Hikkim Post Office
Hikkim
The post office in the village of Hikkim at about 4,400 meters, known as the highest post office in the world. Visitors make a special trip here to mail postcards.
The Hikkim Post Office was established in 1983 at an altitude of about 4,400 meters. It has long been called the highest post office in the world. It normally handles mail for surrounding villages and provides savings services. The post office is a small adobe building, and its sign and mailbox-shaped photo spot are popular with visitors. Visitors can buy postcards, have them stamped, and send them anywhere in the world, though delivery may take several weeks. Opening hours are short and irregular, typically weekday mornings to afternoons, and the office may close in winter.
Opening hours
Weekdays approx. 09:00–17:00 (hours not fixed)
Nearby sights
- Kaza Town & Sakya Tangyud Monastery
- Komic Village
- Langza Village
- Key Monastery
- Kibber Village
- Chicham Bridge
- Lhalung Monastery
- Dhankar Monastery & Dhankar Lake