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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.

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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With the altitude of 4,300m, Chim-puk Hermitage has become a hot place for meditation.
Chim-puk Hermitage is located on the hillside of Narui Mountain, 15 miles northeast of Samye Monastery in Shannan, Tibet. It's a famous meditation place.

Chim-puk Hermitage

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Trandruk Monastery
Trandruk Monastery is one of the earliest Buddhist monasteries in Tibet, famous for a Thangka of Chenresig made up of 29,000 pearls.

Trandruk Monastery

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Located in Nagarzê County of Shannan, Yamdrok Lake (羊卓雍措湖) is one of the three sacred lakes in Tibet. It means "jasper lake" and "swan pond" in Tibetan.

Yamdroktso Lake

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Experience the sacred Kailash Charan Sparsh pilgrimage, purify your mind, receive blessings, and awaken inner strength on this spiritual journey.

Kailash Charan Sparsh

Merry
Merry
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The climate in Tibet is a typical high-altitude plateau climate, cold and dry. See temperature and precipitation of tourist sites, with tips on tourist seasons.

Tibet Climate: What is the Climate on Tibetan Plateau

Eric
Eric
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Here you can find some very useful Sichuan and Chengdu tourist maps, including prefectures, attractions, distance, and more.

Sichuan Maps

beatrice
Beatrice
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Tibet scenery
If you are from Australia and traveling to Tibet, you can either fly to a mainland city of China or fly to Kathmandu of Nepal and then get to Lhasa.

How to Travel to Tibet From Australia?

beatrice
Beatrice
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Gama Valley Trek
Trekking in Tibet provides a unique and closer encounter with the natural beauty and spirituality of Tibet. Check out the greatest hikes that await you.

The 10 Greatest Trekking in Tibet

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Tibet travel permit
Input the Tibet Travel Permit application online, and we will help get it on your behalf. Please provide detailed info to achieve the visa successfully.

Permit Application

Zoe
Zoe
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Norbulingka
Discover the top 15 things to do and places to visit in Tibet including Potala Palace, Namtso Lake, Yamdrok Lake, Mt. Everest, Mt.Kailash and more.

Top 15 Things to Do in Tibet

nance
Nance
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Rainbow around Jokhang Temple
With sunny weather throughout the year and sparse rainfall, Lhasa belongs to a plateau temperate semi-arid monsoon climate. Check more dressing info!

Lhasa Weather

beatrice
Beatrice
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Tibetan medicine
Tibetan medicine is formed through long-term practice on the basis of extensive absorption and integration of theories of Chinese, Indian, and Arabian medicine.

Tibetan Medicine

Catherine
Catherine
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US tourists in Tibet
Americans can travel to Tibet via Chinese cities such as Beijing by flight or train. You also can travel to Tibet via Kathmandu by land or plane.

How to Travel to Tibet from the United States?

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Mount Kailash is an important pilgrimage destination for Hinduists.
From India to Tibet is relatively easy now. You can fly or travel overland from India to Kathmandu, then take a flight or a land trip to Tibet.

Travel to Tibet from India

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Lhasa - Nyingch Railway is an important part of the Sichuan-Tibet railway, covering 435.48 km. It greatly improved the local traffic condition.

Lhasa - Nyingchi Railway

Julie
Julie
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Take photos at the roof of Jokhang Temple, the landmark of Tibet.
Plan your Tibet trip from the UK via China or Nepal, with flight routes, train tips, visa requirements, and Tibet Travel Permit info.

Travel to Tibet from United Kingdom

Eric
Eric
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Green tara
Popular Buddhist gods include Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Goddesses, etc. Major deities of Buddhism in the list can be found in almost every Tibetan monastery.

12 Tibetan Deities

Catherine
Catherine
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Road to Mt.Kailash
Discover the best travel routes to Mount Kailash via China and Nepal. Learn about flight options, overland journeys, and essential permits.

How to Get to Mount Kailash？

Eric
Eric
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Vultures are holy birds in Tibetan culture.
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
Liffity
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