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.
King Gesar (about 1038-1119 AD) was a legendary Tibetan hero who was born in Dege County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
King Gesar of Ling
Julie
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Butter tea, also known as Po cha, is a typical Tibetan tea with a salty taste. It can give you enough energy to brave the cold weather of Tibet.
Tibetan Butter Tea - Po cha
Eric
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Travel Advisor
Prayer flags are the unique spiritual sustenance of the Tibetan people and a religious token for praying for well-being. Content and color on it hold meaning.
Tibetan Prayer Flags
Eric
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Travel Advisor
Tibetan knives here are the most commonly used in hunting, and they are a sharp weapon for breaking through brambles and thorns.
Tibetan Knife
Freya
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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
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Travel Advisor
Hong Kong is a major transportation hub. Among all routes to Tibet from Hong Kong, getting to Tibet via Chengdu is the most recommended.
How to Get to Tibet from Hong Kong?
Liffity
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The Guge Kingdom site, with its capital Tsaparang, is located in Zanda County, Ngari, Tibet. It's a great place to explore history and culture of Tibet.
Guge Kingdom (Tsaparang)
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There’s no direct flight between Hong Kong and Lhasa. If you want to travel to Tibet, please take connecting flights via Chengdu, Chongqing, etc.
Hong Kong to Lhasa Flights
Beatrice
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Travel Advisor
Discover the breathtaking beauty of Sichuan and explore iconic destinations like Jiuzhaigou, Leshan Giant Buddha, and Chengdu Panda Base, etc.
Top 20 Attractions in Sichuan
Jennie
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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
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Travel Advisor
Mount Everest is located on the border between Tibet and Nepal. It's the main peak of the Himalayas and the highest mountain in the world.
Where is Mount Everest Located
Eric
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Travel Advisor
Significant Tibetan festivals include Losar Festival, Saga Dawa Festival, Shoton Festival, etc. Joining a feast is a great way to experience Tibetan culture.
What are the Most Significant Tibetan Festivals?
Caroline
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Travel Advisor
Gyantse Horse Racing Festival is held in April of the Tibetan Calendar. It is the most distinctive folk custom activity in Tibet.
Gyantse Horse Racing Festival
Eric
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Travel Advisor
Introduction about the Horse Racing Festival in Damgxung, including venue, activities, and opening time to help travelers understand Tibetan culture.
Damgxung Horse Racing Festival
Caroline
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Gawula Pass is known as the only viewing platform in the world where you can view five 8,000-meter snow peaks. It is an excellent place to travel to Tibet.
Gawula Pass
Beatrice
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Travel Advisor
Nagqu Horse Racing Festival is the greatest event in northern Tibet to enjoy an attire feast, delicious Tibetan food, as well as singing and dancing.
Nagqu Horse Racing Festival
Eric
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Travel Advisor
Nepal and Tibet are located on the south and north side of the Himalayas. Here're practical travel maps of the world's two top tourist destinations.
Nepal Tibet Map
Eric
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Travel Advisor
Pilgrimage to Tashilhunpo Monastery, admire Mount Everest, trek in the Grand Himalayas, etc. This is Shigatse, there are too many places of interest.
How to Visit Shigatse?
Eric
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Travel Advisor
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