Tibet Travel Guide, Advice and Tips
Latest highly practical Tibet Travel advice about weather, best time to visit Tibet, cost, permits, transportation, attractions, high altitude sickness, maps, etc. Check the tips and information for your traveling in Tibet.
Significant Tibetan festivals include Losar Festival, Saga Dawa Festival, Shoton Festival, etc. Joining a feast is a great way to experience Tibetan culture.
What are the Most Significant Tibetan Festivals?
Caroline
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Tihar, also known as Deepawali or Diwali, is the most beautiful festival in Nepal for driving away darkness with light and defeating evil with goodness.
Tihar in Nepal
Catherine
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Hartalika Teej is a traditional festival celebrated by Hindu women. During the festival, married women would fast and pray for longevity for their husbands.
Hartalika Teej Festival
Catherine
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Check up-to-date Tibet Trains schedule and prices, as well as detailed info like Children’s Train tickets, luggage limitations & prohibited items.
Tibet Train Schedule and Price 2024
Mark
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Chengdu to Lhasa train Z322 takes about 34hr 29min and departs every other day. Although it's a long journey, charming scenery makes your time worth it.
Chengdu to Lhasa Train
Zoe
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Chongqing to Lhasa train Z223 departs every other day. The whole distance is about 3,269 kilometers and it takes about 33 hours and 37 minutes.
Chongqing to Lhasa Train
Liffity
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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
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Kailash inner kora is centered on Yinjietuo Mountain. It's the core pilgrimage area of Kailash, with higher religious and sacred significance.
Inner Kora of Mt.Kailash
Jennie
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Tashi Lhunpo Monastery was founded in 1447 by the 1st Dalai Lama in Shigatse. It's the traditional seat of successive Panchen Lamas.
Tashi Lhunpo Monastery
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Tibetan Sky Burial is a traditional funeral ritual for Tibetan Buddhists, in which the dead body is consecrated to the vultures, to get into reincarnation ...
Tibetan Sky Burial Custom
Liffity
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Pabonka Monastery is s located in the northern suburbs of Lhasa. Pabangka means the palace on the boulder in Tibetan.
Pabonka Monastery
Beatrice
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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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Have a holiday in Tibet to experience Tibetan culture and beautiful nature. We offer various holiday packages for your choice.
Tibet Holidays
Meo
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Lhasa to Xining train passes through Nagqu, Amdo, Golmud, and finally to Xining. You can check the train schedule and the scenery along the way.
Lhasa to Xining Train
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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
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Xi'an to Lhasa takes about 31 hours and covers a distance of 2,864 kilometers. There're three trains available at present: Z265, Z165 and Z917.
Xian to Lhasa Train
Eric
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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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Milarepa’s Meditation Cave is located at Nyalam village, 11km north of Gangka County, 450km from Shigatse. It is an eminent monk Milarepa's practice cave.
Milarepa’s Meditation Cave
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