Gyirong Port as the New Gateway for Tibet Nepal Overland Tours
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 cut off for quite a while. The full recovery of Zhangmu border was expected to come in two years. Before that, Gyirong Port, another gateway from Tibet to Nepal, was likely to open in next month this year.
Gyirong Port, a new gateway for Tibet and Nepal overland tours.
Gyingrong Port is about 477km west of Shigatse, and only 85km away from Kathmandu, Nepal. It is always a key trading port next to Zhangmu port. After Zhangmu port was greatly damaged in the earthquake on April 25th, 2015, Gyingrong will become the main port for overland tours between Tibet and Nepal. However, the recent best way to travel between Tibet and Nepal and vice versa is still by flight.
