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.
Tibet is a pilgrimage site for countless travelers. There are 7 things you need to know before going to Tibet. The biggest concern is altitude sickness.
7 Useful Things to Know Before Going to Tibet
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Here are some tips for planning a wonderful Nepal Tibet Bhutan tour including regional overviews, required permits and visas, travel routes...
How to Plan a Nepal Tibet Bhutan Tour?
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You can take a flight from Tokyo or Osaka to Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Xian, etc. then take a flight or train to Tibet. There are multiple options.
Flights to Tibet from Japan
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What to pack for your Mt.Kailash trekking tour? You don't have to carry all the items for the 3-day Kailash trek. Here's the list you might need.
What to Pack for Mount Kailash Trekking Tour?
Cherry
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
The answer is definitely YES as plenty of people above 70 years of age have been to Tibet. There are caveats and preparations that you should take heed of.
Is It Okay for the Elderly to Travel to Tibet?
Beatrice
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Popular hotels in Tibet include Luxury hotels, comfortable hotels and economic hotels. Here's the list of best Tibet hotels for your consultation and booking.
Best Tibet Hotels
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Little-known mysteries and facts about Mount Kailash might amaze you. It's a holy place of many sects including Buddhism, Bon, Hinduism, and Jainism.
15 Little-known Mount Kailash Facts & Mysteries
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
The best time to visit Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan is from April to May and September to October each year when it's the local spring and autumn.
Best Time to Visit Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan
Eric
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
The facilities on the Tibet trains are well-equipped. Compared with ordinary trains, they can be better adaptable to the weather of the Tibetan Plateau.
Inside Tibet Train
Apple
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Tibetan Calendar is widely used in Tibet as the crystallization of Tibetan wisdom and experience. It is calculated by astrologers from Mentse Khang every year.
Tibetan Calendar
Caroline
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Sichuan Tibet Highway includes the Northern and Southern routes. Most people choose the southern route as it's the most scenic part of G318.
Sichuan Tibet Highway - Southern and Northern Routes
Beatrice
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
For US and Canadian citizens, getting a Bhutan visa is an easy procedure by booking a tour prior. For Indian citizens, you can apply for a permit on your own.
Bhutan Visa
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Shishapangma which means "the God of the Grasslands" is the only eight-thousander located wholly in Tibet. It is 8,027 meters above sea level.
Shishapangma
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Shigatse Dzong is a landmark building in Shigatse, also known as the "Small Potala Palace" because its architecture resembles the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
Shigatse Dzong
Emily
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Sepu Kangri is located in Biru County, Nagqu, Tibet. Sepu means "white snow god," which is revered as one of the Bon sacred mountains in Tibetan Buddhism.
Sepu Kangri
Beatrice
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
For planning a journey to Tibet, please identify which aspect of Tibet draws you a lot and then you can plan your tour revolved around it.
How to Choose a Suitable Tibet Tour
Caroline
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Phuma Yumtso is located in the Tibet autonomous region, 210 kilometers from Lhasa, at the border of Lhozhag and Nagarze counties in the Shannan region.
Phuma Yumtso
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How to refer to Tibet money? The official name of Tibet currency is Renminbi. Check info about currency exchange and international transfers in Tibet.
A Quick Guide to Tibet Currency and Money
Caroline
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Cham is a religious dance associated with Tibetan Buddhism. It provides compassionate guidance and bestows merit upon devotees.
Tibetan Cham Dance
Merry
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
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