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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.

Indian tourists in Kathmandu
Indians can travel to Nepal by flight, by road or by railway. Either a Passport or Voter ID can be valid for entry if you travel by flight or overland.

How to Travel to Nepal from India?

Zoe
Zoe
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Qiangtang means "northern highland". This prairie located among the Kunlun, Tanggula and Gangdese Mountains.
Strolling under the blue sky and white clouds of the Qiangtang Grassland, you will feel a kind of natural and profound beauty.

Qiangtang Prairie

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Drigung Til Monastery once had a very brilliant position in the history of Tibet.
Drigung Til Monastery is the most famous sky burial site in central Tibet. It's the head monastery of the Drigongpa school of the Kagyupa order.

Drigung Til Monastery

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Famous as the “third pole of the world”, Tibet attracts more and more travelers to explore its beauty.
Tibet vacation is not cheap but we can offer group tours for sharing the cost of travel guides, vehicles, etc., and making it affordable for every traveler.

Tibet Vacation Cost

Meo
Travel Advisor
Tibetan Nomads with their horse.
Tibetan Nomads are one of the ethnicities who prefer the nomadic lifestyle. They have no fixed residence for long and choose places with grass and water.

Tibetan Nomads

Cherry
Cherry
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Mt. Kailash kora map
Mount Kailash Kora is the most pious pilgrimage for believers. Here are travel tips showing the maps and trekking details.

Mount Kailash Kora Route Map

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Lulang forest is in Nyingchi and shows your typical alpine scenery.
Nyingchi Lulang Forest is a typical plateau-mountain meadow, known as the fairyland with scenic beauties that gods live in.

Lulang Forest

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Amdo Tibet
Amdo covers a large part of present-day Qinghai Province as well as the adjoining parts of Sichuan and Gansu. It is one of three traditional regions of Tibet.

Amdo Tibet

Freya
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If you are very lucky, you will see the facial features of Namcha Barwa mountain. One glance eternity.
Namcha Barwa is located in Nyingchi, Tibet. It keeps a mysterious veil from the public. Seeing the face of it is the ultimate dream for most travelers.

Namcha Barwa Mountain

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Tibetan music bowl
Tibetan Sound Bowls are a musical instrument widely used in Tibetan Buddhism and also used in daily life such as in yoga meditation and psychotherapy.

Tibetan Sound Bowls

Catherine
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Lhabab Duchen
Buddha's Descent Day is called Lhabab Duchen in Tibetan. Tibetan Buddhism believes that September 22nd is the day when Sakyamuni returns to the world.

Lhabab Duchen

Catherine
Catherine
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Chokor Duchen Festival
Chokhor Duchen falls on June 4th of the Tibetan calendar. Chokhor means “Dharma chakra” and “Duchen” means “great occasion” in Tibetan.

Chokhor Duchen Festival

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Learn Some Tibetan Words
Learn some basic Tibetan words, phrases and numbers for your next trip to Tibet. It contains the most important and most frequently used vocabulary.

Learn Some Tibetan Words and Numbers

Catherine
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Have a holiday in Tibet is a good choice
Here are recommended hand-picked holiday packages, designed by local travel experts and operated for years successfully.

Tibet Holiday Packages

Meo
Travel Advisor
A religious mask for Cham dance
Tibetan Mask is called "Ba" in Tibetan. Colorful Tibetan masks in various forms have deposited the essence of Tibetan culture.

Tibetan Mask - Show Tibetan Culture with Rich Expressions

Catherine
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Nyemo Tunba is the birthplace of Tibetan incense.
Nyemo Tunba is located in Tunba Township, Nyemo County. It's the birthplace of Tibetan incense, also famous for its traditional handicraft.

Nyemo Tunba

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Lhamo La-tso lake
Lhamo La-tso plays an important role in Tibetan Buddhism. It is said that it is the best place for Buddhists to predict the reincarnation of the Living Buddha.

Lhamo La-tso

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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
Travel Advisor
Overlook Ganden Monastery
Ganden Monastery is at the top of Wangbur Mountain, Dagzê County at an altitude of 4,300m. It was founded in 1409 by Je Tsongkhapa, founder of the Gelug sect.

Ganden Monastery

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Himalayan scenery
Nepal and Bhutan are located at the foot of the Himalayas, with excellent natural scenery, a great deal of ancient temples and a strong religious atmosphere.

Nepal vs Bhutan, Which is Better for Tourists?

Zoe
Zoe
Travel Advisor

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