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.
Chengdu to Nyingchi flights cover a distance of 1,700 kilometers and takes about 2 hours. Check the flight schedule, price, and FAQs.
Chengdu to Nyingchi Flights
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Flying to Lhasa from Beijing is convenient since there are several two flights available every day. Check the last schedules, prices, travel advice, etc.
Beijing to Lhasa Flight
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Kunming to Lhasa flight covers a distance of 1,963km and takes about 2 hours and 50 minutes. Check for more details and tips.
Kunming to Lhasa Flights
Liffity
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Festivals in Bhutan can be divided into traditional festivals, non-religious festivals and religious festivals, among which Tshechu is the grandest one.
Top 10 Grand Festivals in Bhutan
Catherine
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Traveling to Mt.Everest, Mt.Kailash and other border areas between Tibet and other countries, you are required Tibet Border Pass.
Tibet Border Pass
Eric
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Saga Dawa festival is celebrated in the 4th month of the Tibetan Calendar. It's significant for remembering the birthday, enlightenment, and death of Sakyamuni.
Saga Dawa Festival
Beatrice
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Chengdu to Tibet is a popular tourist route as there are multiple international flights to Chengdu and it's very convenient to travel to Lhasa from Chengdu.
How to Get to Tibet from Chengdu?
Eric
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Butter Lamp Festival falls on the 15th of the first month of the Tibetan Calendar. It’s a tradition that commemorates all of Buddha’s miracles.
Butter Lamp Festival
Nance
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Ganden Thangka festival is a traditional feast that attracts thousands of pilgrims. It falls on August 9th, 2025.
Ganden Thangka Festival
Eric
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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
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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
Apple
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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
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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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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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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
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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
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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
Freya
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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
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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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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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