Travel F.A.Q

There are some top frequently asked questions choosed from our guests, hope the answers can help you on plan your Tibet tour.

1. What is the best gateway to enter Tibet?

• The main gateway to enter Tibet is mainland of China and Kathmandu of Nepal
• The gateway cities from mainland of china: Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Xi'an, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Zhongdian/Shangri-la. There are several flights fly between Chengdu and Lhasa every day, it is one of the best gateway to enter Tibet. There is one ( two in peak season) flghts fly to Lhasa from Beijing.
• There is daily flight between Kathmandu and Lhasa of Tibet every April to October, and flights on every Saturday from November to next April.

2. How to get to Tibet?

• By air: there are several routes available to get to Lhasa of Tibet. Get flight timetable here
  

  Beijing-Lhasa: daily flight, all around the year available
  Chengdu-Lhasa:daily flight, all around the year available, one of the best gateway
  Xi'an-Lhasa: daily flight, all around the year available
  Guangzhou-Lhasa: daily flight, from July 1 to Oct 28
  Kathmandu-Lhasa: every Tue, Thu and Sat from Mar 28 to Oct 28
  Chongqing-Lhasa: every Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun from Mar 26 to Oct 27
  Xining-Lhasa: every Wed and Sun from Mar 26 to Oct 25

• By train:there are several routes available since last July 1st.
  

  Beijing-Lhasa, Chengdu-Lhasa,Shanghai-Lhasa,
  Guangzhou-Lhasa, Chongqing-Lhasa, Xi'an-Lhasa.
  
  Besides above jumping-off point, all the train will pass through Xi'ning, Golmud. Please click here to know the tains' timetalbe and prices.

3.What's the best season to visit Tibet?

Due to the altitude and weather, it is best season to travel in Tibet from every July to September.

Considering bothe the travel situation and weather, it is good choice to visit Tibet from April to June and later October to November. During this period, the weather is OK and at the same time the guide, accommodation, vehicles are not as tight as in July to September. The quality will be well guaranteed.

If you just visit in Lhasa, Nyingchi or Tsedang area, it is available all around the year.

4.What documents we need to travel Tibet? Is the passport and China visa enough?
5.What kind of currency we can use in Tibet?
6.What kind of accommodation we can expect?
7.Altitude sickness and how to avoid it?