TRAIN to TIBET
ABOUT QINGHAI-TIBET RAILWAY
Take a train to Lhasa on Qinghai-Tibet Railway - the only railway linking Tibet and other cities in China.
Visitors can enjoy the breathtaking scenery: blue sky and white clouds, the grasslands with flocks and herds, snow-covered mountains, source of Yangtze River, etc.
GYANTSE & TSEDANG
To make your dream of a trip to Tibet a reality, we listed some necessary travel tips. All are useful to you.
Here you will find what you possibly want to know before you go to Tibet. Please read them carefully.
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This year, the Losar festival falls on February 9th. Here are the best wishes from tour-tibet.com to all of you! Tibetan New Year Losar, the Tibetan New Year, falls on the first day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar. It is considered as the most significant festival for all Tibetans. During Gutor, the
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There are many festivals during the whole year, which are not only the tradition for local Tibetans but also great attractions for travelers from all over the world, such as the famous Shoton Festival, Saga Dawa Festival and Horse Racing Festival. If you plan to visit Tibet with a local festival experience, you can check
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Gyirong Port, located in Gyirong county, Shigatse prefecture, will take place of Zhangmu port, and become a new port for Tibet and Nepal Overland Tours after the tragic Nepalese earthquake on April, 25 this year. Since the Zhangmu border was damaged a lot in that earthquake, the overland route from Tibet to Nepal had been
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On 25th April,2015, a devastating earthquake hit Nepal Kathmandu and the city of Pokhara, resulting in badly massive damage at the epicenter and in the Kathmandu city downtown. It was a tragedy for the whole world, and we really felt terribly sorry about this. The tourism industry of Kathmandu suffered tremendous loss, with some famous monasteries collapsed, tourist sites damaged, road blocked, etc. At a rough estimate from the authorities, it needs at least 5-10 years to recover the tourism industry from the earthquake.
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4 Days Classic Lhasa Tour
Itinerary: Lhasa City
5 Days Experience the Real Tibetan's Life
Itinerary: Lhasa City
6 Days Lhasa & Tsedang Tour
Itinerary: Lhasa - Tsedang - Lhasa
5 Days Lhasa & Namtso Lake Tour
Itinerary: Lhasa - Namtso Lake - Lhasa
7 Days Tibet "Switzerland Views" Tour (Lhasa - Nyingchi)
Itinerary: Lhasa - Nyingchi - Lhasa
If you have followed any of posts on Lonely Planet’s Thorntree Travel Forum, you will know that it is the best time to travel to Lhasa and other regions of Tibet during the winter. You may think it is crazy to be recommended to visit the highland in the winter, however, there are many good reasons for taking a Tibetan Winter Trip.
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It is officially announced by the Tibet tourism bureau and other departments that Tibet travel permit for Mt.Kailash and far western Tibet tours would be closed from Oct.1st, 2014, because of the worsening weather and traffic safety concerns. Even if you already obtained all the permits to Kailash region, you still need to rearrange the itinerary and get out of the region before Sept 30th, 2014.
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The second railway line in Tibet, an extension of the Qinghai-Tibet railway, the world’s highest, was officially put into use on Aug.15,2014. The 253-km railway line links Lhasa and Shigatse, reducing the travel time between the two cities from the current four hours by highway to around two hours.
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