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.
Can you believe that Mount Everest is NOT the tallest mountain on the earth and Mount Everest is older than the Himalayas? See more interesting facts.
30 Interesting Facts About Mount Everest
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
For tourists from the Philippines to Tibet, you are advised to fly to mainland China first. Please secure your China visa and Tibet travel permit prior.
How to Get to Tibet from Philippines?
Eric
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
For Indian citizens or passport holders, the first thing to travel to Tibet is to obtain Tibet Visa, which is not as difficult as you imagine to obtain.
Tibet Visa for Indian
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
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?
Guest Blogger
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.
What to Pack for Mount Kailash Trekking Tour?
Cherry
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Popular hotels in Tibet include Luxury hotels, comfortable hotels and economic hotels. Here's the list of best Tibet hotels for your consultation and booking.
Best Tibet Hotels
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
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.
Best Time to Visit Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan
Eric
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
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.
Tibetan Calendar
Caroline
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Sichuan Tibet Highway includes the Northern and Southern routes. Most people choose the southern route as it's the most scenic part of G318.
Sichuan Tibet Highway - Southern and Northern Routes
Beatrice
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Shishapangma which means "the God of the Grasslands" is the only eight-thousander located wholly in Tibet. It is 8,027 meters above sea level.
Shishapangma
Guest Blogger
Shigatse Dzong is a landmark building in Shigatse, also known as the "Small Potala Palace" because its architecture resembles the Potala Palace in Lhasa.
Shigatse Dzong
Emily
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Sepu Kangri is located in Biru County, Nagqu, Tibet. Sepu means "white snow god," which is revered as one of the Bon sacred mountains in Tibetan Buddhism.
Sepu Kangri
Beatrice
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Phuma Yumtso is located in the Tibet autonomous region, 210 kilometers from Lhasa, at the border of Lhozhag and Nagarze counties in the Shannan region.
Phuma Yumtso
Guest Blogger
How to refer to Tibet money? The official name of Tibet currency is Renminbi. Check info about currency exchange and international transfers in Tibet.
A Quick Guide to Tibet Currency and Money
Caroline
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Bhutan is currently implementing a 5-day quarantine. The good news is that quarantine will be lifted for all fully vaccinated tourists from September 23, 2022.
Bhutan is Open to Fully Vaccinated Tourists from Sep 23, 2022
Zoe
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Tibet is a safe place. Most dangers come from the physical environment, especially the altitude. Here're some concerning issues you need to know.
Is It Safe to Travel to Tibet?
Beatrice
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
It is generally believed that the yeti is a mysterious animal between humans and apes. There are no exact yeti specimens, far more legends than evidence.
Yeti of the Himalayas
Eric
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
Drolma Lhakhang is associated with the eminent monk Atisha. It is only a 30-minute drive southwest of Lhasa and is worth a stop for Buddhist culture.
Drolma Lhakhang Monastery
Guest Blogger
Many travelers who are visiting Lhasa always take Beijing as the first stop, as it's convenient to fly to Beijing, then get to Lhasa.
How to Travel to Lhasa from Beijing？
Nance
Travel Advisor
Travel Advisor
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