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.
Nepal is a beautiful country. Hinduism, Buddhism, ancient palaces, as well as rich and colorful natural landscape, constitute its unique tourism resources.
Top 10 Tourist Places to Visit in Nepal
Guest Blogger
Butter Lamp Festival falls on the 15th of the first month of the Tibetan Calendar. It’s a tradition that commemorates all of Buddha’s miracles.
Butter Lamp Festival
Nance
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
As a sacred region with flourishing Buddhism, most Tibetan holidays are related to Buddhism. Check Tibet Buddhist holidays that may interest you.
Major Buddhist Holidays & Festivals of Tibetan Buddhism
Meo
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Dashain is the largest and longest festival in Nepal. It means tenth in Nepali. It is to commemorate the victory of Goddess Durga over Buffalo demon.
Dashain Festival in Nepal
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
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
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
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
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Bhutan is currently implementing a 5-day quarantine. The good news is that quarantine will be lifted for all fully vaccinated tourists from September 23, 2022.
Bhutan is Open to Fully Vaccinated Tourists from Sep 23, 2022
Zoe
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Tibet is a safe place. Most dangers come from the physical environment, especially the altitude. Here're some concerning issues you need to know.
Is It Safe to Travel to Tibet?
Beatrice
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Pabonka Monastery is s located in the northern suburbs of Lhasa. Pabangka means the palace on the boulder in Tibetan.
Pabonka Monastery
Beatrice
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
There are three ways of traveling to Tibet from mainland China, by plane(the fastest option), by train(the cheapest way) or by road(discover hidden spots).
Travel to Tibet from Mainland China
Liffity
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Have a holiday in Tibet to experience Tibetan culture and beautiful nature. We offer various holiday packages for your choice.
Tibet Holidays
Meo
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Lhasa to Xining train passes through Nagqu, Amdo, Golmud, and finally to Xining. You can check the train schedule and the scenery along the way.
Lhasa to Xining Train
Guest Blogger
It is generally believed that the yeti is a mysterious animal between humans and apes. There are no exact yeti specimens, far more legends than evidence.
Yeti of the Himalayas
Eric
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Drolma Lhakhang is associated with the eminent monk Atisha. It is only a 30-minute drive southwest of Lhasa and is worth a stop for Buddhist culture.
Drolma Lhakhang Monastery
Guest Blogger
Milarepa’s Meditation Cave is located at Nyalam village, 11km north of Gangka County, 450km from Shigatse. It is an eminent monk Milarepa's practice cave.
Milarepa’s Meditation Cave
Guest Blogger
Many travelers who are visiting Lhasa always take Beijing as the first stop, as it's convenient to fly to Beijing, then get to Lhasa.
How to Travel to Lhasa from Beijing？
Nance
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Traveling to Tibet from Beijing is a good choice as Beijing is an important international arrival hub and you can get to Lhasa by flight or by train here.
How to Travel to Tibet from Beijing?
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Shegar is known as New Tingri, but not to confuse it with Tingri. It's subordinate to Tingri County, Shigatse.
Shegar
Guest Blogger
Narthang Monastery is not as magnificent as Tashilhunpo Monastery, yet 400 years older than it. It is one of the famous monasteries in Shigatse.
Narthang Monastery
Guest Blogger
Monasteries are an important part of Tibet's scenery as the natural scenery here has already merged with temples, believers, prayer flags, and Tibetans.
Tibet Scenery
Eric
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
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