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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.

Things to know before traveling to Tibet
Tibet is a pilgrimage site for countless travelers. There are 7 things you need to know before going to Tibet. The biggest concern is altitude sickness.

7 Useful Things to Know Before Going to Tibet

Guest Blogger
A pilgrim is praying.
A guide to Tibetan customs and traditions for visitors covering the form of greetings, etiquette, eating, drinking, sky burial, and more.

Tibet Customs and Traditions

Catherine
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia
Check out the routes from Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Vladivostok, and options for flights and trains to Lhasa, as well as essential travel permits.

How to Travel to Tibet From Russia?

Merry
Merry
Travel Advisor
The 8 Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism includes 8 subjects.
8 auspicious symbols of Buddhism appear in the form of murals and are closely related to the Buddha or Dharma. What's the significance of the Tibetan symbols?

8 Auspicious Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism

Eric
Eric
Travel Advisor
O.R Tambo International Airport
Traveling from South Africa to Tibet offers an unforgettable adventure, with applicable flight routes, necessary permits, and the chance to explore Tibet’s rich culture and landscapes.

Travel to Tibet from South Africa

Merry
Merry
Travel Advisor
Tibet region
Tibet religion starts from Yungdrung Bon, the indigenous region of the Tibetan Plateau. After Buddhism spread to Tibet, Bon religion also greatly influenced it.

Tibet Religion

Catherine
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Shanghai to Lhasa train map
Shanghai to Lhasa train (Z164) takes around 44 hours and 57 minutes. It's regarded as the most beautiful train route to Tibet.

Shanghai to Lhasa Train

Mark
Travel Advisor
318 national way
You can travel to Tibet by flight, train, or road from China OR by flight or road from Nepal. The best way depends on your place of departure and travel plans.

How to Get to Tibet?

Eric
Eric
Travel Advisor
Mani Stone
Mani Stone is spiritual evidence with a profound religious connotation. It carries the pilgrims' wishes and gradually forms a mound and Wall.

Mani Stone - Mysterious Tibetan Folk Art

Freya
Travel Advisor
Toronto
Canadians can fly to Tibet from Vancouver via Chengdu, Xiamen, or Shanghai. You need to obtain a China visa and Tibet travel permit in advance.

Flights to Tibet from Canada

Emily
Emily
Travel Advisor
Tibetan dance reflects rich culture and devotion, from lively folk traditions to sacred rituals, capturing the spirit of the highland people.

Tibetan Dance

Merry
Merry
Travel Advisor
A monk is meditating at Namtso lakeside.
Meditation can allow us to fully release stress and traveling to Tibet can see plateau scenery. Combining both will be an amazing journey of a lifetime!

Top 10 Meditation Retreats in Tibet

Catherine
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Bhaktapur Durbar Square
Nepal is a beautiful country. Hinduism, Buddhism, ancient palaces, as well as rich and colorful natural landscape, constitute its unique tourism resources.

Top 10 Tourist Places to Visit in Nepal

Guest Blogger
Lanzhou to Lhasa train takes around 23 hours and covers a distance of 2,188 km. There are 4 to 5 trains heading to Tibet each day from Lanzhou.

Lanzhou to Lhasa Train

Guest Blogger
Guangzhou to Lhasa Train Z264 takes 53 hours and 39 minutes and covers a distance of 4,980 km. The train journey is definitely worth taking your time.

Guangzhou to Lhasa Train

Caroline
Caroline
Travel Advisor
Plateau scenery
Chongqing to Lhasa train Z223 departs every other day. The whole distance is about 3,269 kilometers and it takes about 33 hours and 48 minutes.

Chongqing to Lhasa Train

Liffity
Liffity
Travel Advisor
backpackers at Norbulingka Palace
International backpackers must book a tour through Tibet Travel Agency and obtain a Tibet Travel Permit before entering Tibet.

Backpacking in Tibet

Catherine
Catherine
Travel Advisor
Amazing plateau scenery
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
Eric
Travel Advisor
Tibet train
The facilities on the Tibet trains are well-equipped. Compared with ordinary trains, they can be better adapted to the weather of the Tibetan Plateau.

Inside Tibet Train

apple
Apple
Travel Advisor

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