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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.

St. Regis Lhasa Resort
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
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Gyirong
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
Eric
Travel Advisor
Tibetan Calendar
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
Caroline
Travel Advisor
zigzag road.
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
Beatrice
Travel Advisor
The Majestic Shishapangma.
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

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Sepu Kangri
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
Beatrice
Travel Advisor
Phuma Yumtso and Tuiwa Village
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

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RMB 10, 50, 100 YUAN
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
Caroline
Travel Advisor
Lukla Airport
Lukla Airport(Tenzing-Hillary Airport) is located in Lukla in eastern Nepal. It is the only gateway from Kathmandu to Mount Everest.

Lukla: World's Most Dangerous Airport and Gateway to Mt.Everest

Catherine
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Travelers wonder that is it safe to travel to Tibet?
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
Beatrice
Travel Advisor
Yeti
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
Eric
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

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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
Nance
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Temple of Heaven, one of the landmarks of Beijing.
Traveling to Tibet from Beijing is a good choice as Beijing is an important international arrival hub and you can get to Lhasa by flight or by train here.

How to Travel to Tibet from Beijing?

Catherine
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Shegar is a small place.
Shegar is known as New Tingri, but not to confuse it with Tingri. It's subordinate to Tingri County, Shigatse.

Shegar

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Narthang Monastery
Narthang Monastery is not as magnificent as Tashilhunpo Monastery, yet 400 years older than it. It is one of the famous monasteries in Shigatse.

Narthang Monastery

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Tibet scenery
Monasteries are an important part of Tibet's scenery as the natural scenery here has already merged with temples, believers, prayer flags, and Tibetans.

Tibet Scenery

Eric
Eric
Travel Advisor
Have close contact with the locals and then you will find they are very kind and hospitable.
This walk takes in craft workshops, backstreet chapels and pilgrim paths, passing en route some of Lhasa’s traditional architecture.

Lhasa Old Town

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Nalendra Monastery
Nalendra Monastery is the representative monastery for Cha Sec(a sect that belongs to Saga Sect). It's located in the northeast of Lhasa.

Nalendra Monastery

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Tagyel-tso
King Tiger Hot Springs is 21km north of the Raka junction. It's a collection of geysers, bubbling hot springs, puffing steam outlets and smoking holes.

King Tiger Hot Springs

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