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Travel Advice and Tips

Here, we show you some practical travel tips to help you plan better before you go and deal with emergencies or unpredictable situations on your trip. If you choose us, we will do our best to provide you with first-class service and sincere travel tips and suggestions.

Amazing plateau scenery
Xi'an to Lhasa takes about 31 hours and covers a distance of 2,864 kilometers. There're three trains available at present: Z265, Z165 and Z917.

Xian to Lhasa Train

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Eric
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Tibet train
The facilities on the Tibet trains are well-equipped. Compared with ordinary trains, they can be better adapted to the weather of the Tibetan Plateau.

Inside Tibet Train

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Tibet travel permit
Tibet Travel Permit/Tibet Visa is a mandatory entry document to Tibet. To obtain it, you need to entrust a Tibet travel agency to apply it for you.

Tibet Travel Permit(Tibet Visa)

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Eric
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The plane flies over the Himalayas
Kathmandu-Paro flight Route is special as it passes through the Himalayas. Drukair runs daily flights at around USD233, with a duration of 1hr 20 min.

Nepal-Bhutan Flights: Everything You Need to Know!

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Beatrice
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Tibetan incense
Tibetan incense has a typical "earth" or "herbal" flavor, and also with a deep relationship with Buddhism and Tibetan Medicine.

Handmade Tibetan Incense - Representative of Tibetan Culture

Catherine
Catherine
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The 8 Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism includes 8 subjects.
8 auspicious symbols of Buddhism appear in the form of murals and are closely related to the Buddha or Dharma. What's the significance of the Tibetan symbols?

8 Auspicious Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism

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Eric
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Alien's Travel Permit
Alien's Travel Permit is required if foreign travelers wish to visit the territories outside Lhasa, such as Shigatse, Shannan, Ngari, Nyingchi, etc.

Alien's Travel Permit

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Beatrice
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Autumn in Shigatse
October is the best time to visit Tibet, as the weather starts to cool down with less rain. Tibet is covered with golden yellow color, like a fairy tale world.

Tibet Weather in October

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Beatrice
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Kathmandu valley map
Kathmandu is situated in the Kathmandu Valley of the central Bagmati zone. Check Kathmandu maps with attractions, city map, Kathmandu valley map, etc.

Maps of Kathmandu

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Nepal tourist map
Located on the southern slopes of the Himalayans, Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia, in eastern Eurasia, and on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean.

Where is Nepal Located?

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Eric
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Thangka is a traditional Tibetan painting art form.
Tibetan thangka is a scroll painting used for worship in Tibetan Buddhism with distinct national characteristics, religious color and unique style.

Tibetan Thangka Painting

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Lynn
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Zhangzhung is the kingdom and ancient culture of Tibet. Zhangzhung culture predates the Tibetan Buddhist culture and is the source of all Tibetan culture.

Zhangzhung: The Ancient Tibetan Kingdom and Culture

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Catherine
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Tihar, also known as Deepawali or Diwali, is the most beautiful festival in Nepal for driving away darkness with light and defeating evil with goodness.

Tihar in Nepal

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Catherine
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Nepalese women dress up for Teej Festival
Hartalika Teej is a traditional festival celebrated by Hindu women. During the festival, married women would fast and pray for longevity for their husbands.

Hartalika Teej Festival

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Catherine
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Mount Kailash
Mount Kailash Trek is a pilgrimage kora, which is 52km and it usually takes 2 to 3 days. It is one of the most strenuous and challenging treks for pilgrims.

How to Complete Mount Kailash Trek?

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Eric
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traveling from the U.S. to Tibet become easier than it once was
As a U.S.citizen, you can definitely travel to Tibet. There are two ways for Americans to get to Tibet, from mainland China or from Kathmandu.

Can Americans Travel to Tibet?

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Eric
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a monk at Punakha Dzong
Americans can travel from the USA to Bhutan through Bangkok/Kathmandu/Delhi/Singapore by flight, or travel to Bhutan through India/Nepal by land.

How to Travel to Bhutan from USA?

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Beatrice
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O.R Tambo International Airport
Traveling from South Africa to Tibet offers an unforgettable adventure, with applicable flight routes, necessary permits, and the chance to explore Tibet’s rich culture and landscapes.

Travel to Tibet from South Africa

Merry
Merry
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Mount Kailash
Ngari is a remote region in western Tibet. There're two ways to get to Ngari, by flight or by road. Driving to Ngari can lower of risk of altitude sickness.

How to Get to Ngari?

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Beatrice
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