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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.

Paro Airport
Paro Airport is a civil airport in Paro City, in the west of the Kingdom of Bhutan. It is located in the Paro Valley surrounded by peaks, about 6 km from the city center.

Paro Airport

Emily
Emily
Trip Advisor
 Tibet train tour from Guangzhou is convenient.
Guangzhou to Lhasa Train Z264 takes 53 hours and 53 minutes and covers a distance of 4,980 km. The train journey is definitely worth taking your time.
Shanghai to Lhasa train map
Shanghai to Lhasa train(Z164) covers a distance of 4,373km and takes around 44 hours and 33 minutes. It's regarded as the most beautiful train route to Tibet.
Xining to Lhasa Train
Xining to Lhasa train is the shortest train journey to Tibet, covering 1972 km and taking 21 hrs. You can view the amazing scenery of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.

Xining to Lhasa Train

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Guest Blogger
Trip Advisor
Gyirong
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.
Nepal Bhutan Tibet Map
Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet are distributed on the south and north sides of the Himalayas, sharing the beautiful scenery. Here're detailed travel maps.
Nepal Bhutan Tibet Tour
Nepal Bhutan Tibet tour is a transnational journey. Before this special tour, travelers need to know some tips about permits and visas and attractions.
Paro Dzong
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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Guest Blogger
Trip Advisor
China visa
A China Visa is required if you are entering China. How do you smoothly apply for a Chinese Visa in your country? Check the details and find the answers.

China Visa

Eric
Eric
Trip Advisor
Tibet train
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.
Mount Kailash trekking tour
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.
Tibetan Plateau
Tibetan Plateau is the world's highest plateau, known as the "roof of the world". Most areas are located in western China, and part of Kashmir.
Gyirong Valley
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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Guest Blogger
Trip Advisor
Making Beijing as the 1st destination before flying to Tibet is a popular choice.
Flying to Lhasa from Beijing is convenient since there are several two flights available every day. Check the last schedules, prices, travel advice, etc.
tibet permit
Tibet Travel Permit/Tibet Visa is a mandatory entry document to Tibet. To obtain it, you need to entrust a Tibet travel agency to apply it for you.
Tibetan Calendar
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.
Dunhuang Lhasa Travel Train
Dunhuang Lhasa travel train departs from Xining, stops Dunhuang, and arrives in Lhasa, covering almost all representative scenic spots along the way.
A monk is meditating at Namtso lakeside.
Meditation can allow us to fully release stress and traveling to Tibet can see plateau scenery. Combining both will be an amazing journey of a lifetime!
zigzag road.
Sichuan Tibet Highway includes the Northern and Southern routes. Most people choose the southern route as it's the most scenic part of G318.
The map of the flight route from Chengdu to Nyingchi
Chengdu to Nyingchi flights cover a distance of 1,700 kilometers and takes about 2 hours. Check the flight schedule, price, and FAQs.

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