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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.

Ganden Thangka Showing Festival 5
Ganden Thangka festival is a traditional feast that attracts thousands of pilgrims. It falls on August 9th, 2025.

Ganden Thangka Festival

Eric
Eric
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Tibetan Shoton Festival
The Shoton(Sho Dun) Festival is one of the most popular festivals in Tibet. “sho” means yogurt, and “ton” means banquet. It's a feast of eating yogurt.

Tibetan Shoton Festival

Caroline
Caroline
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Saga Dawa Festival 2017 celebrated at Mt Kailash
Saga Dawa is usually celebrated at Mt.Kailash. The famous Tarboche Flagpole would be replaced with new prayer flags and raised again during this festival.

Celebrate Saga Dawa Festival at Mt. Kailash

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Apple
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How to plan a trip to Tibet?
A trip to Tibet is not as tough as you thought. It has a unique landscape, mysterious Tibetan Buddhism, and many other fantastic things for you to explore.

How to Plan a Trip to Tibet?

Eric
Eric
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Entrance
Wenshu Monastery was built during the Sui Dynasty and is a famous Buddhist temple known for its best-preserved cultural relics and other treasures.

Wenshu Monastery

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Overlook of the golden summit of Mt. Emei.
Mt. Emei is located in Leshan, Sichuan Province. It was enlisted as one of the world's natural and cultural heritage by UNESCO in 1996.

Mt. Emei

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Land mark of Spain
Traveling to Tibet from Spain via mainland China or Nepal by connecting flights, Spaniards need to apply for a China visa/group visa and a Tibet travel permit.

How to Travel to Tibet from Spain?

Merry
Merry
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Travel to Tibet from China
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
Liffity
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friendship highway
Friendship Highway(China-Nepal) is the only international highway in Tibet now. Countless tourists travel along the way from Tibet to Nepal or vice versa.

Friendship Highway

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From this map, we can know that Tibet is the second largest region of China.
Tibet maps show the location of Tibet on a world, Asia, and China map. You also can find Tibetan Plateau terrain, travel routes, river resources, etc.

Where is Tibet?

Eric
Eric
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Namtso, located in the central Tibet autonomous region, is the second largest lake in Tibet.
Namtso Lake is one of the top three holy lakes in Tibet, also is called as "heavenly lake" by locals. It's an ideal place to take a spiritual journey.

Namtso Lake

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ANA flight
You can take a flight from Tokyo or Osaka to Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Xian, etc. then take a flight or train to Tibet. There are multiple options.

Flights to Tibet from Japan

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Nyingchi Peach trees bloom from March.
What's the best time to visit Tibet? It depends on what you want to see and do. Generally speaking, April to October is the best time to travel to Tibet.

Best Time to Visit Tibet

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Nance
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Vancouver, the capital city of Tibet
There are multiple ways to travel from Canada to Tibet, mainly via mainland China or Nepal. You may choose according to your travel plan.

Travel to Tibet From Canada

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Beatrice
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Lake Manasarovar is the most transparent fresh water lake in China. It supports life while the salt lake Rakshas Tal lies next to it supports no life.
Lake Manasarovar is regarded as the “Holy Land for the Center of the World” by pious Buddhists because of its charming scenery.

Lake Manasarovar

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Money Exchange Center In Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal
The official currency of Nepal is the Nepalese Rupee(NPR). Tourists can exchange money in major cities so you don't have to take too much cash.

Nepal Currency - Money and Rupee Exchange Rate

Catherine
Catherine
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Daocheng Yading
Daocheng Yading is mainly composed of three sacred mountains Chenrezig, Jambeyang, and Chanadorje, as well as the surrounding lakes and alpine meadows.

Daocheng Yading

Merry
Merry
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Draksum-tso Lake
Draksum-tso Lake integrates snow-capped mountains, lakes, and forests. Tsodzong Monastery on the island is the highlight.

Draksum-tso Lake

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Talung Monastery
Talung Monastery is lying in the green fields of the Pak-chu Valley, the sprawling monastic complex of Talung Monastery is around 120km north of Lhasa by road.

Talung Monastery

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Flight from Delhi to Bhutan
Flying from New Delhi to Paro then driving to Thimphu, you will experience the Himalayan flight views & scenic road journey into Bhutan.

Travel from New Delhi to Bhutan

Eric
Eric
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