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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.

Damgxung Horse Racing Festival
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
Caroline
Travel Advisor
Nagqu Horse Racing Festival is the greatest annual event in northern Tibet
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
Eric
Travel Advisor
Nepal Tibet map
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
Eric
Travel Advisor
Sangzhutse Dzong in Shigatse city
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
Eric
Travel Advisor
Chimi Lhakhang is Bhutan's famous fertility temple, known for blessings of offspring, serene surroundings, vibrant myths, and a tranquil journey.

Chimi Lhakhang

Merry
Merry
Travel Advisor
Punakha Dzong is the most beautiful Dzong in Bhutan.
Punakha Dzong is recognized as the most beautiful dzong and most famous Buddhist shrine in Bhutan. Now it has become the Royal Winter Palace.

Punakha Dzong

Guest Blogger
Taktsang Monastery is the most sacred Buddhist temple in Bhutan
Taktsang Monastery was built around the cave devoted to the Guru. It's the most important pilgrimage site in Bhutan because of its mysterious legend.

Taktsang Monastery

Guest Blogger
Kathmandu Durbar Square
Kathmandu Durbar Square is the largest palace square in Nepal, listing as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique buildings and splendid sculptures.

Kathmandu Durbar Square

Guest Blogger
Niyang River
Niyang River is a major Yarlung Zangbo tributary with stunning landscapes, rich wildlife, and thrilling water adventures in Tibet.

Niyang River

Guest Blogger
The Great Bend of Yarlung Tsangpo Rover
Motuo is located in the southeastern part of Tibet and lies deep in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River. It means the “Hidden Lotus” in Tibetan.

Motuo

Zoe
Zoe
Travel Advisor
Every Tibetan sheep year, numerous pilgrims visit Tashi Dor Monastery.
Tashi Dor Monastery is situated on a hammerhead of land just into the southeastern corner of Namtso Lake. It belongs to the Nyingma Sect.

Tashi Dor Monastery

Guest Blogger
Suosong Village
Traveling to Nyingchi by air or by land is popular. There're also some instructions about transportation around Nydingchi and some travel tips.

How to Get To Nyingchi?

beatrice
Beatrice
Travel Advisor
Guru Padmasambhava Hall
Dorje Drak Monastery is located in Shannan. The name of the monastery is derived from the naturally formed vajra pattern on the back mountain,

Dorje Drak Monastery

Guest Blogger
There're 10~13 direct flights from Chongqing to Tibet everyday.
Chongqing to Lhasa flights cover a distance of 1,489km and take about 3 hours. Check flight schedule, price, required documents, etc.

Chongqing to Lhasa Flight

Eric
Eric
Travel Advisor
Independent travelers cannot get tibet travel permit without a tour currently.
Obtaining Tibet Travel Permits without a tour is no longer possible for independent travelers according to the regulations.

Permit Without Tour

beatrice
Beatrice
Travel Advisor
A Tibetan granny during Tibetan New Year.
Better to know some etiquette and taboos of Tibet customs and traditions when you visit Tibet, to ensure you do not offend anyone by mistake.

Etiquette and Taboos in Tibet

nance
Nance
Travel Advisor
Guangzhou to Lhasa flight covers a distance of 2,651km and takes around 5.5hrs to 7.5hrs with a layover in Diqing or Chengdu.

Guangzhou to Lhasa Flight

Liffity
Liffity
Travel Advisor
Lhamo La-tso plays an important role in Tibetan Buddhism. It is said that it is the best place for Buddhists to predict the reincarnation of the Living Buddha.

Lhamo La-tso

Guest Blogger
There are more than 20 flights from Chengdu to Lhasa, with a full price of USD305 for the economic class. Check schedules, ticket fares, and more.

Chengdu to Lhasa Flight

Liffity
Liffity
Travel Advisor
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Qamdo Bamda Airport, aka, Qamdo Bangda Airport or Changdu Bangda Airport, is the second-highest airport in the world in Eastern Tibet.

Qamdo Bamda Airport

nance
Nance
Travel Advisor

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