Tibet Travel Guide, Advice and Tips
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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 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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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
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Tidrum Nunnery with its medicinal hot springs has a great location in a narrow gorge at the confluence of two streams.
Tidrum Nunnery
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Shuba Ancient Fort is situated in Gongbogyamda County. It was constructed with stones and wood in the Tang Dynasty.
Shuba Ancient Fort
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You can fly to Tibet from Canada via Beijing, Hongkong, Shanghai, etc. Or you can get to Tibet via Kathmandu.
Flights to Tibet from Canada
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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 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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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
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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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Legend Story of Mt. Kailash
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This small Sakyapa monastery of only eight monks is of interest mainly to art specialists for its rare murals, which combine Indian and inner Asian styles.
Dratang Monastery
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Tibet Museum, opposite Norbulingka, is worth a visit if you are interested in Tibetan culture and history as well as art.
Tibet Museum
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Located 65km south of Lhasa, Shugshep Nunnery is Tibet's largest nunnery. It is 65km south of Lhasa and is also a favorite of bird-watchers.
Shugshep Nunnery
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Entrust your travel agent to take care of everything therefore you don't need to be required to present your Tibet Travel Permit for booking.
How to Book Flights to Tibet? (The Easiest Way)
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Zanda Clay Forest is the largest tertiary strata earth forest in the world. Entering Zanda, you will be shocked by its vividness and diversity.
Zanda Clay Forest
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Reting Monastery is the seat of Reting Rinpoche, also the first monastery of the Kadam Sect in Tibetan Buddhism.
Reting Monastery
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Handmade art has been an indispensable part of people's lives such as Thangka, Tibetan incense, Tibetan medicine, Tibetan ornaments, etc.
Tibetan Handicrafts
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Trithapuri Monastery is 8km southwest of Moincer. The Hot Springs is the place where pilgrims traditionally bathe after doing kora around Mt Kailash.
Trithapuri Monastery
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