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Tibet Group Tours: Making That Dream Tibet Trip a Reality
Have you been continually shelving that bucket-list trip to Tibet for “someday”? It’s understandable. With the cost of flights, hotels, and transportation in Tibet, it’s easy to rack up a hefty price tag. Plus, researching destinations and finding travel companions takes time. But have you ever thought about doing a group tour? Here are 6...
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How to Get to Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar?
Mount Kailash is a massive pyramid of black rock covered with snow. It is considered the center of the universe, known as the legendary Mount Meru in Buddhism and Jainism, and the home of Lord Shiva in Hinduism. A unique mountain in the range, it stands tall above its counterparts at an altitude of 6,638...
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Mount Kailash Trekking
As your Tibet tour goes on the Kailash trekking from Dirapuk to Zutulpuk Monastery, the second day is going to be rather a hard one, it is the hardest one actually. It goes through the highest altitude of the 3 days trek around Mt. Kailash. The second day is going to be a shorter 18...
Prostrating Pilgrims: Gaining Merit Towards Enlightenment
In Tibetan Buddhism, there are two popular ways of accumulating religious merit: prostrations and pilgrimages. A full prostration requires a pilgrim to put both knees, elbows, and forehead on the ground to show veneration of the Lord Buddha, his teachings, and the community. At the same time, pilgrimages require Tibetans to travel to holy sites...
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Choose the Right Tibet Tours for You
Tibet is huge, and seeing everything it has to offer in one Tibet tour is not possible. So choosing the right Tibet tours are important for travelers. Your best bet is to identify what aspect of Tibet draws you to visit our homeland and plan your trip around that. But even that sometimes isn’t so...
How to Travel to Tibet: A Simple Breakdown of Your Options
How to travel to Tibet is the most common question. Did you know that there is only one international flight into Tibet? It’s from Kathmandu, Nepal and you need the Tibet Group Visa (different from the Tibet Travel Permit) to even board the flight to Lhasa. Tibet is without a doubt one of the most...
The Best Short Treks in Tibet
There are lots of treks you can take in Tibet, from the hike to Mount Everest to the short strolls around the Lhasa foothills and the hermitage sites of the Tibetan capital. For someone who wants to experience trekking at high altitudes, but wants a nice short trek, there are some amazing treks that run...
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Spring is in the air as Tibet opens for the 2019 Tourist Season
Spring is in the air, and in Tibet, that means the start of warmer weather, new growth, blooming trees and flowers, and most of all, the start of the tourist season. Since February, there has been no international tourism in Tibet, due to the closure of the region for the Losar (New Year) celebrations. As...
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Trekking in Tibet in Spring 2019– The Best Spring Trekking Routes
Spring is the start of the main tourist season in Tibet and is one of the best times of year to go trekking on the plateau. With mild weather and temperatures that are just starting to warm up, not to mention that there is almost no rain for the two months of spring from April...
The 5 Tibet Travel Permits and Visas You’ll Need to Explore Tibet
Traveling to Tibet can seem as daunting as climbing Mount Everest. Since the social unrest in 2008, any form of travel in and out of Tibet has been closely monitored. Visitors must now arrange travel plans through a Tibetan tour agency to obtain the necessary permits and visas. To check off everything off your list,...
