Tibet Travel Guide, Advice and Tips
Latest highly practical Tibet Travel advice about weather, best time to visit Tibet, cost, permits, transportation, attractions, high altitude sickness, maps, etc. Check the tips and information for your traveling in Tibet.
May to October every year is a very suitable time to travel to Ngari, especially from mid-June to mid-September, with higher oxygen content and humid climate.
The Best of Ngari You Can Experience
Eric
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Ganden Thangka Showing festival is a traditional feast that attracts thousands of pilgrims. It falls on the 15th day of the sixth month of the Tibetan Calendar.
Ganden Thangka Showing Festival
Eric
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Tibetan cliff and rock carving is known for its unique style and exquisite appearance as a popular form of art in Tibet.
Tibetan Cliff and Rock Carving
Eric
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Where to shop for the best souvenirs in Lhasa? Here is the list of travel commodities that are worth buying in Tibet, as well as the places to shop in Lhasa.
Shopping in Tibet
Eric
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Located in the Shigatse, to the north slope of Mt. Everest, Rongbuk Monastery is the highest monastery in the world, at 5100m.
Rongbuk Monastery
Guest Blogger
Qamdo Bamda Airport, aka, Qamdo Bangda Airport or Changdu Bangda Airport, is the second-highest airport in the world in Eastern Tibet.
Qamdo Bamda Airport
Nance
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Qinghai–Tibet Railway refers railway from Xining to Lhasa. If you board the Tibet train, you'll experience a scenic railway trip on the sky road.
Qinghai Tibet Railway
Beatrice
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Malaysian travelers who want to visit Tibet must be on an organized tour. You can choose to get to Tibet via mainland China or via Kathmandu, Nepal.
How to Travel to Tibet from Malaysia?
Mark
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Traveling to Tibet from Spain via mainland China or Nepal by connecting flights, Spaniards need to apply for a China visa/group visa and a Tibet travel permit.
How to Travel to Tibet from Spain?
Merry
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
To Everest Base Camp in Nepal, you can fly to Lukla then trek there. To EBC in Tibet, you can fly to Lhasa then drive there or travel overland from Kathmandu.
Travel From Kathmandu to Everest Base Camp
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Ngari is the most mysterious place in Tibet. The climate here is worse than in other parts of Tibet. It's recommended to visit Ngari from May to October.
Things to Know Before Traveling to Ngari
Caroline
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Pangong Lake is located in the western part of the Tibetan Plateau. Two-thirds of the lake belongs to China and one-third of it pertained to India.
Pangong Lake
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Guge Kingdom was an ancient kingdom, established by the descendants of the Tubo royal family in the present Nagri region, Tibet, in around the 10th century.
Guge Kingdom (Tsaparang)
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The Shoton(Sho Dun) Festival is one of the most popular festivals in Tibet. “sho” means yogurt, and “ton” means banquet. It's a feast of eating yogurt.
Tibetan Shoton Festival
Caroline
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Tibetan architecture is influenced by people's emotions and mentality, which are derived from the specific natural environment and historical accumulation.
Tibetan Architecture
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
A guide to Tibetan customs and traditions for visitors covering the form of greetings, etiquette, eating, drinking, tea culture, sky burial, and more.
Tibet Customs and Traditions
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
The celebration of Saga Dawa Festival continues at Kailash after a grand prayer flag pillar changing ceremony. Many pilgrims go have kora during the period.
Faith and Blessings of the Saga Dawa Festival at Kailash
Emily
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Gyirong Valley is a beautiful secret place deep in the Himalayas. In Tibetan, it means "Comfortable Village, Happy Village".
Gyirong Valley
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There is no direct flight from the USA to Tibet. You have to transfer from Chinese cities like Chengdu, Beijing, Shanghai, etc., or Nepal capital Kathmandu.
Flights to Tibet from US
Eric
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Nyingchi is located in the southeast of Tibet. Check the detailed maps for attractions, travel routes, nearby counties, etc.
Nyingchi Map
Cherry
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
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