Yamzho Yumco is one of the most famous three holy lakes in Tibet

The yacht called" Everest No.1"developed by Tibetan Everest Tour Company used for water tourism on the Yamzho Yumco Lake will start in late June,2012.Travelers and the locals can visit plateau lakes by sightseeing boats,water buses and Yak skin bouts seting from Yamzho Yumco.
Yamzho Yumco is one of the most famous three holy lakes in Tibet.,which is located in the south bank of the Brahmaputra. With an elevation of 4441 meters,lakeshore length of 250 kilometers,the lake is the largest inland lake in the southern slope of the Himalayas.The name of Yamzho Yumco lake means the swan pool or jasper lake.
"Scenery around you seems more beautiful than your image when you are sitting on the sightseeing boat. "Said Dawa,the head of Tibetan Everest Tour Company.The total journey time is about 4hours and 50 minutes,which has been succeeded in its trial trip that represents a new time of Yamzho Yumco Travel.
Dawa said his company had planed the yacht program from last year and late in this June the yacht will take the passengers following the direction of Kong bala to Lang kazi.People have Tibet travel from now on can have a different experience which gives travelers deep impression.As it's well known that the Qinghai Lake is the Largest inland lake of China,if you choose your way as Qinghai Tibet railway or train from Xining to Lhasa,you can go to Qinghai Lke before you arrive in Tibet.

It is relatively easy to get the permits before 2012

Generally speaking, Tibet entry permit (TTB Permit) and Alien's travel permit are necessary for foreigners traveling to Tibet. Tibet entry permit, also known as Tibet visa, is a must for boarding the train or flight to Tibet while the travel permit is required for traveling to "restricted" areas in Tibet. "How to get Tibet permits?" becomes the most frequently asked question among tourists who are planning a tour to Tibet.
It is relatively easy to get the permits before 2012 except for some special period when Tibet is closed to foreigners temporarily. However, the situation has been changed since Tibet Tourism Bureau issued new policy on Tibet permits. The new policy stated that Tibet permits will not be issued unless there are at least 4 tourists with the same nationality in the same tour group. Later, it became more harsh. Tibet permits will be issued to a group with minimum 5, even 6 travelers with the same nationality. All members in the group are also required to enter Tibet from the same city of China or Kathmandu and enjoy the same tour Itinerary.
For example, there is 6 tourists joining in a group tour from Lhasa to Kathmandu, but 4 of them want to take train from Beijing to Lhasa, while the other two plan to take Shanghai to Lhasa train. In this case, they must make an agreement on from which city they will go to Tibet, from Beijing to Lhasa by train or from another city, Shanghai, Chengdu or Xining.
This situation may last to the end of this year, which indicates that it is very hard for individual travellers to get Tibet permits. Therefore, it is advisable for individual tourists to join in a group tour so as gain more chance to get Tibet permits. Tibettravel Org offers many group tours travelling to different places of Tibet and lasting from 4 days to 10 days, like 6 days tour to Lhasa and Namtso Lake, 7 days tour from Lhasa to Kathmandu and 8 days tour of Lhasa and Everest Base Camp. Once you are willing to join in us, Tibet Travel Org will help you to get Tibet permits in 2012 to carry out your travel plan to the roof of the world.

If you are looking for travel partners

If you are looking for travel partners for getting Tibet Permits in June, 2012, Tibet Travel Org have many tourists from different countries planning to travel to Tibet in June along different tour routes. Generally, there are five popular join-in group tours in Tibet for your option, Lhasa City Tour (4 days), Lhasa and Namtso Lake Tour (6 days), Lhasa to Mt. Everest Base Camp Tour (8 days), Lhasa to Kathmandu Tour via Everest Base Camp (7 days) and Lhasa-Gyantse-Shigatse Tour ( 6 days).
If you are planning to travel to Tibet in early June, 2012, currently there are 11 ten Australian tourists, 10 from Germany, 5 from UK, 11 from USA, 5 from France, 4 from Singapore, and over 10 tourists from another countries, including Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Malaysia, Canada, etc.
If you are planning to travel to Tibet in mid-June, 2012, the following travel partners to Tibet are available for you at present, 10 from Australia, 19 from USA, 10 from UK, 4 from Indonesia, 3 from Singapore, 2 from Ireland, 2 from Netherlands and more over 15 tourists from other countries.
If you travel to Tibet in late June, 2012, you can get 12 Tibet travel mates from USA, 13 from Australia, 6 from Singapore, 4 from Mexico, 2 from New Zealand, 2 from Germany and more than 20 from other countries.
The above tourists are waiting for your participation to have fun at the roof of world. You can take train from Beijing to Lhasa or from Chengdu, Shanghai and Xining to Lhasa via the world highest railway. The train tour to Tibet is really wonderful. You will witness the most beautiful scenery of Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the land of snows, the desert, the grassland, the ice mountains, the lakes will continually appear and strongly attract your heart.
Of course, taking a flight to Tibet is more time-saving than taking a train to Tibet which usually costs over 40 hours. There are many flights to Lhasa Gonggar Airport every day in June as it is the peak tourism season of Tibet.
However, Tibet entry permit is a must for travelling to Tibet both by air and by railway. And the more traveler with the same nationality, the easier to get Tibet permits. Tibet Travel Org is trying to find more travel partners for you and invite you to join in the groups to view the fabulous scenery in Tibet in June and enjoy a big feast of Tibetan culture.

I plan a good mood to have my wedding in Tibet

Every girl wants a romantic wedding as much as she wants her Mr. Right, so do I. Since, I’ve already had my Mr. Right, I am really looking forward to my wedding. My wedding must be special and different. And I’ll have my wedding in Tibet. My wedding shall be held in Lhasa. I’m going to have the wedding ceremony in the Sera Monasteries. Then I’ll have some tibet tours, including Lhasa tour, Everest Base Camp Tour and Namtro Lake tour. My tours to tibet shall be made through by taking the tibet train and I believe the scenery along the tibet railway shall never let me down.
As Tibet is pretty high, there’s a risk of high altitude illness when you travel in tibet. Along the tibet railway, you may not feel it, because on the tibet train, there are certain devices adjusting the oxygen content in the train to make you comfortable. However, after arriving in Lhasa and getting out of the train, you may feel uncomfortable, and if so, you should not worry too much. Doctors say that a good mood can always be helpful. You should have a good rest and drink some water with black sugar or just take some medicines if you consider it necessary. Take it easy, and in one or two days you will totally be fine. While, in fact, there are only a few people who have altitude illness in Lhasa, so don’t worry too much and you will certainly have a wonderful Lhasa tour and other tibet tours.

I need a pilgrimage to Lhasa it’s time to take actions

Today, I feel so down. I don’t know whether an Everest Base Camp Tour shall cheer me up, for it is a tour at the highest region in the world. But I really need something different. For a long time, I’ve been working and I have hardly ever traveled to any place in recent three years. Sometimes, I can’t even feel the meaning of life. I’ve long heard about Tibet and all the people who have traveled there said it was well worth traveling. So, maybe really, I need some tibet tours to help me find out that I am alive. To have china tibet tours, in fact, is pretty easy for me, for I myself is Chinese. I don’t need such things as tibet travel permit or China Visa required from foreigners to travel to Tibet. I just need to pack, get a tibet train ticket and then take the train to tibet. Maybe, it’s high time for me took actions. No more “down” for me.
I hate being crowded in a bus like a sardine in the crowded city. Every space in the city is just crowded with people or goods. And the weather is always gloomy. I’ve already forgotten the last time I enjoyed the sunshine in this city. Sometimes, I feel so breathless in this crowding city. I really miss the blue sky, the white clouds, the green tree, the bright sunshine and the vast space. I need travel somewhere urgently to relax myself. There’s one famous song in China which says: take the tibet train and travel to Lhasa. In the song, Lhasa is quite a good place for travel. It is called “the sun city” and it is also the holy city for Tibetan Buddhism. So I’m planning a Lhasa tour and I believe Lhasa won’t let me down. Yes, and I’m gonna to prepare for it. I’ve already know that Lhasa is the capital city of Tibet. Well, then, where is tibet and how to get to tibet? Oh, I can’t wait to find them out. And I’m really looking forward to my tibet tours.

The China-Nepal International Road

If you want have a tibet tour, it is a good choice to Nepal on the way. With the development of the tibet travel and the construction of the Qinghai Tibet Railway. Tibet area travelling are more and more popular. Go to Tibet and Nepal on the way is a new travelling tour. So the China-Nepal International Road is known by more and more people. The 861-kilometre road begins at Lhasa in the north, then passes by Quxu, Xigaze, Lhaze, Tringri, Nyalam and enters Nepal via the friendship Bridge of Zhangmu. Its destination is Kathmandu. You can start from Lhasa to Kathmandu directly. Thus you will have a nice China tibet tours.
Travel to Tibet some things you have to experience, just like taking Qinghai Tibet Railway, visiting Lhasa city going to EBC or driving from Lhasa to Kathmandu are all right. Especially going to EBC, it is really worth to visit it.
The Everest Base Camp Tour trek on the south side is one of the most popular trekking routes in the Himalayas and is visited by thousands of trekkers each year. Trekkers usually fly from Kathmandu to Lukla to save time and energy before beginning the morning trek to this base camp. From Lukla, climbers trek upward to the Sherpa capital of Namche Bazaar, 3,440 metres (11,290 ft), following the valley of the Dudh Kosi river. The village is a central hub of the area, and food, sundries and even mountain climbing equipment may be purchased here.
This takes about two days. Typically at this point, climbers allow a day of rest for acclimatization. They then trek another two days to Dingboche, 4,260 metres (13,980 ft) before resting for another day for further acclimatization. Another two days takes them to Everest Base Camp via Gorakshep, the flat field below Kala Patthar, 5,545 metres (18,192 ft) and Mt. Pumori. Now many tibet tours have EBC tour.

If you want to have your Tibet travel

If you want to have your Tibet travel, travel from Beijing to Tibet comfortably,it's better to follow the tips bellow:
First, have a good rest before you get on the train Beijing to Tibet because the T27 leaves at 8:09 pm will spend about 45 hours& 8 minutes when finally arrive in Lhasa at 4pm on the third day.
According to the experienced ones, although the railway fare is not so bad ,it's wise to pick instant noodles in your bag.getting a bottom berth is also a good way to smooth your training.By the way,the hard sleeper is about 115 USD for each person.
At last,please do not forget to take a book about Everest travel to spend your time on the long way as well as it may help you with your EBC tour !

How to get to Tibet Monastery

Train to tibet is listed as one of the "The world's top 25 iconic rail adventures"
Although the way is long and need spend a lot of time, it still attract many travelers come from the whole world.
Now it is good time to Travel to tibet, why not take a tibet train tour to enjoy the spring time under the warm sunshine. At the same time taking Qinghai Tibet Railway is also a wonderful thing. The out view is beautiful so that the long journey is not boring. Beijing Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing ,Xi’an, Xining also have train to tibet. Travel in tibet, there many places you can go. And if you are interested in culture, Sera is a good places for you.
The Sera Monastery, located in Southwest China's Lhasa city, distinguishes itself from others with the sutra-printing house set in the monastery. As one of the six major monasteries of the Gelug Sect, the Dalai Lama's sect of Tibetan Buddhism, the Sera Monastery established its own sutra-printing house in 1982.
The US-based Society of International Railway Travelers has published a list of the world's top 25 iconic rail adventures in a special edition of its magazine to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Tibet railway is listed as one of them. In the past traveling to Tibet might be a remote dream. The poor accessibility and appalling high altitude made many people hesitate to step on this mysterious and enchanting land. However, how to get to Tibet? Tibet train available. More and more people choose taking train to Tibet
The first batch of woodblocks used by the Sera Monastery's sutra-printing house was sponsored by the "Snow Sutra-Printing House", the publishing institution founded nearby the Potala Palace by the 13th Dalai Lama.Staffs in the Sera Monastery's sutra-printing house referred to the sponsored woodblocks, produced new woodblock models and have printed 18 collections of Tibetan Buddhist canons so far.
Supported by local Culture Bureau and authorities, the Sera Monastery's sutra-printing house has sorted out and printed a series of works written by Tibetan Buddhist masters, most of which are used as textbooks for monks.

People's Hospital in Tibet

Travel to Tibet, if you feel uncomfortable you have to go to hospital at once. And for most people travel in Tibet, the healthy problem is the most important one.
It is reported that the central government invested a total of 30 million yuan (4.78 million U.S. dollars) in the building, which covers 6,631 square meters, and the hospital raised 6 million yuan (0.96 million U.S. dollars) to decorate its operation rooms and purchase office furniture as well as medical facilities. The construction, which was started on April 29, 2011, adopted the design-construction overall contract, controlling the construction investment and ensuring its quality and time limit, according to Hu Xuejun, president of the hospital.
Because of its advanced design ideas, the hospital is equipped with modern facilities to offer better medical care, thus it is praised as a "modern outpatient building" by president officials. Join a Tibet tour and travel to Tibet right now, a colorful Tibet is waiting for you! You can experience the most famous railway--- Qinghai Tibet Railway and many other famous places here. But don’t forget your healthy problem before you starting.

if you like Tibet culture you can join Tibet tours to enjoy it

Maybe you know where is Tibet in geography, where is Qinghai Tibet Railway,but you know how to travel to Tibet and what is the Tibet sprit exactly?
Why the tibet travel is so attractive, the most important reason is Tibet culture. If you travel in Tibet you will find some interesting culture.
In Tibet there are several special Tibetan groups in the big ethnic Tibetan family. They are the groups of Gyarong, Pari, Pema, Drotsang, Gongbo, and Sherpa.
Especially, Gyarong is a generic name for the Chuchen and Trochu region in Sichuan Province. The territory includes the upper and middle reach of the Mingjiang River in Aba and Garze Autonomous Region and the upper reach of Dadu River in the Chuchen Region of Sichuan Province.
Travel in tibet, if you are lucky enough, you will meet soma special local customs during your Tibet tour. Not only experience the charm of the Qinghai Tibet Railway or Lhasa tour but also get more knowledge about Tibet culture.
In Tibet, you will always be amazed by the artistic wonders: the architectures, the prayer-flags, sculptures and Thangkas, songs and dances, which are representation of the Tibetan cultures. Tibetan arts have gone through a 5000 years of history. The prehistoric art was closely bound up with the aboriginal Bon religion, while its later development relied greatly on the Tibetan Buddhist culture. Therefore, it has been imbued with strong ethnic and regional features.
So if you like Tibet culture you can join Tibet tours to enjoy it.

Pack Then to Tibet in Old Time

Pack the minimum wherever you travel! Planning a travel to Tibet is just the same as in any other places. But remember Tibet is on the roof of the world and most part of it is remote area. The things to pack should be in your consideration beforehand.
Contacting our experienced Tibet travel advice and get a worry-free and hassle-free Tibet tour in your dreaming world.
(1) ID card, the Tibet travel permit and Tibet travel guide issued by the Tibetan government.
(2) A large backpack and a smaller one. The smaller one can be used for daily activities and can also be put into the big one when necessary.
(3) A waist pack to put property and important documents.
(4) Cold-proof clothes: the temperatures change greatly on the altiplano. In the north part of Tibet, people wear thick coats all year round (including July and August which are the hottest months in most of the areas in China). The highest temperature is 4-5 degrees centigrade in northern Tibet. It also snows in July and August. In Lhasa, the temperature in July arrives at 30 degrees centigrade at daytime, but falls to 10 degrees centigrade at night.
Travel in Tibet, expect Qinghai Tibet Railway, Podala Palace and so on, do you know Tibet culture, history and past?
In 1938, approved by Adolf Hitler, an expedition team was set by the Nazi SS chief Himmler to Tibet for expedition, with Ernst Schäfer, a natural historian, as its captain. The other members are: Bruno Beger, an anthropologist; Ernst Krause, a botanist, entomologist, and also official photographer; Karl Wienert, a geophysicist and Edmund Geer, the manager of the expedition team.
In January 1939, the team arrived to Tibet. In the following months, the team members performed a comprehensive study on Tibet's culture and customs, geography landforms and racial characteristics, and record over 30,000 meters of film.
The following photographs were taken by the expedition team during their survey there.
If you are interested in Tibet travel want to know more about Tibet, just join Tibet tour, no matter Tibet train tour, Lhasa tour or Everest Base Camp Tour, you will love this place.

Foreigners Tibet Travel Tips

1. Are there any restrictions on foreign tourists to visit Tibet? What about overseas Chinese, Taiwanese, Hong Kong and Macao residents?
Foreign Tibet tour must be organized to travel to Tibet. They must be organized by travel agencies and with confirmed routes and Tibet travel guide. What's more, a Tibet travel permit (TTP for short) from the Tibet Tourism Bureau is indispensable. The TTP must be shown upon booking flights and boarding planes.
2. Who needs a border pass when traveling Tibet How to apply and can it be applied in Tibet?
Since many places during travel in Tibett are in the border areas or haven't been entirely opened to tourists, domestic citizens (including Hong Kong and Macao citizens) must apply for border passes if they want to enter these areas. Otherwise, they will be turned down.
3. Which areas in Tibet need border passes?
Shigatse Prefecture Zhongba county, Saga county, Nylam county (Zham), Tingri county, Kangma county, Yadong county, Gampa county, Dinggye county, Gyirong county.
Lhoka Prefecture Cona county, Lhongzi county, Lhodak county, Nanggarze county.
Nyingtri Prefecture Mailing county, Nang county, Zayul county, Medog county.
Ngari Prefecture Purang county, Zhada county, Rutog county, Gar county.

Now with the increasing of the Tibet travel

Norbu Lingka in Tibetan means "Treasure Park" in Tibetan ("Norbu" means "treasure" and "Lingka" means "park"). It is located in Lhasa and serves a purpose similar to that of the Summer Palace in Beijing. Norbu Lingka covers an area of 360,000 square meters, made up of the Galsang Phodrang Palace, the Gyianse Phodrang Palace, and the Daain Myingquelin Phodrang Palace. If you have a Lhasa tour you have to visit it.
Each palace is divided into three sections: palace, the front section and the garden. In the garden there are altogether 370 rooms dotted with pavilions, waterside pavilions, hills and lawns. In summer, various flowers, grasses and trees were planted around and Norbu Lingka becomes an open garden in Tibet. Now with the increasing of the Tibet travel, you can taking your Tibet visa and Tibet travel permit come to there to enjoy the warming sunshine of Highland. If you have a chance travel in Tibet, you will find an other style garden quite different from Beijing and Hangzhou..

the increasing of the Tibet economy

With more and more people travel to Tibet and the increasing of the Tibet economy. In a Himalayan village bordering India, the 67-year-old man talked with bitter-sweetness about the rapidly changing life of his tribe over the past six decades.
In the Lhasa, the region's capital, about 900 kilometers north of Alusong's Deng tribal village, Vice President Xi Jinping led a gigantic celebration of Tibet's peaceful liberation 60 years ago.
"For the past six decades, the ancient and magical land of Tibet has experienced earthshaking changes," Xi said on Tuesday as he addressed thousands of Tibetans in front of Lhasa's iconic Potala Palace.
Two years after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the central government signed an agreement for the peaceful liberation of Tibet.
Over the past three decades, as China has risen to become the world's second-largest economy with huge economic vitality and global clout, Tibet has also become more connected to the rest of the world. As a result, Tibet's unique culture is being challenged by modernity.
If you want to know more about Tibet, you can join a Tibet tour, there are many different types you can choose, Everest Base Camp Tour, Tibet train tour, Lhasa tour and monastery tour are all ok.

there are many kinds of tours in Tibet

With the development of the Tibet traveling, there are many kinds of tours in Tibet, face to different kinds of Tibet tours do you know which one is the most suitable. In fact, they are including different places.
In a word, the tour you choose based on what you interested in. If you like climbing mount you can joining Everest Base Camp Tour; if you like natural scenery you can joining Lake tour, of course if you like something about Tibet culture, you can joining Monastery tour. If you have enough many you can join a private tour, you can make route by yourself.
Over all, travel in Tibet you can find any thing you are interested in, and what’s more you can taking the most famous rail in the world the----Qinghai Tibet Railway, that is also an interesting thing during you Tibet travel.

Tibet Tour Guide

In 2006, Liu was chosen from the 20 thousand candidates in a nationwide aid-Tibet program organized by the National Tourism Bureau. He was thrilled by the news; however, when first travel in Tibet, he suffered from altitude sickness, headache, vomit, insomnia.
Liu worked hard on rehearsing and reciting related tour guiding words. "I have to, because most of the spots in Tibet are monasteries which own a long time history and culture. I must make sure that my interpretation is accurate," he said.
He made full use of his spare time to study more about the Tibet Autonomous Region including its Tibet railway , Tibet hotels, history, culture, religion and folklores. Liu’s efforts rewarded him. At the end, tourists were very satisfied with his service, appraising his service excellent.
In 2007 and 2009, Liu volunteered again to Tibet as an experienced aid- Tibet travel guide He said it an honor to serve Tibet travel" Tibet teaches me sincerity, inclusiveness; I will remember this experience for ever".

How Tibetan Build House

Travel to Tibet, you will feel the building here is quite from other places.
Locals have a unique way to build their houses in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
Male and female workers sing and dance while hitting the roofs or indoor grounds with an agar, a kind of Tibetan construction tool, in the right hand.
Most of their songs originate from local ballads, similar to the inland work songs, and with various and humorous lyrics, these songs have many themes, expressing feelings, describing landscapes or jeer life stories.
If you wanna visit Tibet, you can join China Tibet tours, not only Jokhang Monastery, you can also visit Potala Palace, Barkhor Street and experience the Tibet train. The train from Beijing to Lhasa is frequently and now is easy to get a Tibet train ticket.

What is the best time to travel to Tibet?

Generally speaking, early April is the beginning of travel season, which lasts to mid-June when a large number of Chinese travelers rush to Tibet for summer holiday. Late June to the end of National Holiday is the peak travel season when some important festivals held in Tibet, like Shoton Festival, Gyantse Dawa Festival and Nagqu horse riding Festival and if you travel in Tibet during this time, you are very likely to experience these Tibetan festivals. After mid October, Tibet turns to winter and as the visitors reduce greatly, more than half of Tibet hotels are closed for the poor reservation. So as for the best time to travel, it depends largely on your travel requirement: 1. If you want an extremely cheap price, go to Tibet in winter, from December to next March; 2. If you like trekking, do it at May or September when the monsoon will never bother you and the weather is balmy and pleasant; 3. If you love Mt.Everest, try to avoid the rainfall season and foggy weather; 4. If you love to visit the grass land in north Tibet, do the tour in July; if you want to know more about how to travel in Tibet, you may look into some Tibet travel guide or Tibet travel advice.

need I take rainproof with me if I travel in Tibet during its rainy season

The rainy season in Tibet is mainly from June to August and it does have a very bad impact on the roads. However, there are many track maintenance workers and local army would also give help to restore the roads. Generally speaking, it only takes a few hours to make the roads feasible again. As for the rainproof, you are suggested to take raincoat, rain-proof trousers and shoes if you want to trek, climb the mountain or ride a bike as part of your Tibet tours. If you have some tours to Tibet organized by some travel agencies, usually you don’t need to take rainproof with you, because Tibet often rains at night and the weather is quite good in the daytime. Besides, the tourist bus is always along with you. So, if you do worry about the rainy season in Tibet, you may choose to travel in Tibet in other time, or let’s say now, now is the best time to travel to Tibet. I think you can just apply for Tibet travel permit and arrange your schedule as for how to travel in Tibet.

is smoking ok in Tibet?

How to travel in Tibet safely? The first issue comes to the high altitude sickness. You may have heard about high altitude sickness. It is a common disease which may happen in the first few days during people’s Tibet tours. And as the altitude is pretty high, the oxygen content is quite low on the plateau. So as for the question considering whether smoking is ok when travel in Tibet, it’s “yes” but, you are not supposed to smoke when you have just arrived in Tibet for your good for smoking may make you breathe hard. Besides, you should forget to smoke on the plateau so as not to do any harm to the environment of Tibet as it is such a beautiful holy region. What’s more, you should avoid catching a cold. Drink enough water, keep a good mood (but do not be too excited) and have a good rest after you have just arrived in Tibet to help you overcome high altitude sickness. Start your journey from a Lhasa tour may help you to adapt to the plateau environment gradually as it is comparatively lower. You may look for more information about high altitude sickness on Tibet travel advice.

Shoton Festival is a traditional festival for Tibetans

The Shoton Festival is a traditional festival that has a long history in Tibet. The festival is held at the end of the 6th Tibetan lunar month till the beginning of the 7th month. In Tibetan, 'sho' means yoghurt and 'ton' means feast. So Shoton Festival is a festival of drinking yoghurt. Previously, people only had yoghurt during the Shoton Festival. But now, yoghurt is a common food for Tibetan people. The content of the festival today includes the grand Buddhist and Tibetan opera performances. That's also why Shoton Festival is called 'Tibetan opera Festival' and 'Buddhist Portrait Unfolding Festival'. The festival traditionally kicks off with a Buddhist Portrait Unfolding Ritual, then features a series of performances like yak racing and tests of horsemanship. Shoton festival is a very important festival for Tibetan people. If you want to experience this festival, you may have a Lhasa tour. You may find out how to travel to Tibet and how to travel in Tibet on Tibet travel advice, or Tibet travel guide. I believe your Tibet tours won’t let you down.

things you may be interested in about Tibetan lama

During your Tibet tours, you will meet a lot of Tibetan lamas. Lama is a title for a Tibetan teacher of the Dharma. The name is similar to the Sanskrit term guru. Historically, the term was used for venerated spiritual masters or heads of monasteries. Today the title can be used as an honorific title conferred on a monk, nun or (in the Nyingma, Kagyu and Sakya schools) advanced tantric practitioner to designate a level of spiritual attainment and authority to teach, or may be part of a title such as Dalai Lama or Panchen Lama applied to a lineage of reincarnate lamas. If you are interested in lama or Tibetan Buddhism, you may travel to Tibet to know them. Just remember that before your tours to Tibet, you should apply for Tibet travel permit. You may know more about travel in Tibet on Tibet travel guide and Tibet travel advice.

explore Tibet from applying for Tibet travel permit

Today, it’s raining cats and dogs with lightning every now and then. I just wonder whether there is such heavy rain in Tibet. Where is Tibet? It’s in the southwest of China being the highest plateau in the world, which is bound to make its climate special and different from many other lower places. We all know that Lhasa is also called the Sun City because of its long annual solar radiation. Then, is there such heavy rain in Lhasa, Tibet? Well, the best way to find this out is to have some Lhasa tours. Then, how to get to Tibet to have Tibet tours? Well, you should start from Tibet travel permit.

American dollars can not be used directly in most of Tibet

American dollars can not be used directly in most of Tibet. You should exchange it into Chinese Yuan. In Tibet, bank of China is the only place to change foreign currency and travellers' cheques. Some 4 or five star Tibethotels provide currency exchange service for the hotel guests. The rate is based on the current cash buying rate published by bank of China. It is wise to estimate the total amount of the money you need when travel in tibet and change all the money before your tours to tibet or during your Lhasa tour. The other places where you can change money are Shigatse, Zhangmu and Purang. If you are travelling in small towns or countryside, try to exchange your cash into small denominations. Big cash like 100RMB or 50RMB is sometimes difficult to get rid of in rural area of Tibet. Know more about Tibettravel advice?

Is vegetarian food available on the train to Tibet?

How to travel to tibet? Yes, by plane or by train. Then, is there vegetarian food on the train to tibet? Yes, of course, there is. However, I would definitely suggest you take some food with you. Food quality on the trains is generally not great and is even more limited if you are a vegetarian. If you do not speak Chinese, take a card with you with the characters for "I do not eat meat or fish" - if you eat dairy, you might want to add the characters for that too. There is a plentiful hot water supply on the train, so things like noodles, packet pasta, soup or porridge are all good options. Drinks can be bought on the train or on some of the platform stops. Make sure that you possess the Tibettravel permit before you get on the train and take it along with you when you travel in tibet. Want to know some Tibettravel advice?

There are Laundromats in the street of Lhasa

Laundry services are available in Lhasa and you don’t need to worry about it if you do need such services during your Lhasa tour. Generally speaking, star hotels in Lhasa offer such laundry services. Some of the normal hotels, hostels or guesthouses also provide such services, while some do not. So before you register in a hotel, ask the hotel staff as whether laundry services are available in their hotel. However, if the hotels or guesthouses you live do not provide such laundry services, you don’t need to worry about it either. You can find such Laundromats in the street in Lhasa. There's one close to the Snowland Restaurant at the end of Barkhor Plaza. You can left your things in the morning and take it the day after, which is very quick and convenient. For more information about travel in tibet or Tibethotels, you may look at some Tibettravel guide or Tibettravel advice.

why not travel to Tibet to know Tibetan people?

In the morning, my brother (he is on his Jiuzhaigou Valley tour) told me that the Tibetans in Jiuzhaigou Valley were quite friendly and they treated him with highland barley wine carried by pot. He was overwhelmed by the friendliness showed by the Tibetans. His words make me wonder the Tibetans in Tibet, are they as friendly as those in Jiuzhaigou Valley? I have already known that Tibetan in Tibet is a people who like smile very much. And they have the cleanest and purest eyes in the world. Are you as curious as me? Why not have some Tibet tours to find it out by yourself? By the way, if you want to know more information about how to travel in Tibet and such information like Tibet hotels, Tibet restaurants and so on, you may look into some Tibet travel guide or Tibet travel advice. Just don’t forget the Tibet travel permit thing when you prepare your travel to Tibet.

both soft sleeper tickets and hard seat tickets of Tibet train can be hard to get

How to travel to Tibet? We all know that foreign travelers can only travel to Tibet by plane or train to Tibet. And, the train ticket to Tibet is hard to get as there are many people traveling to Tibet every year especially during the travel peak season from April to October. Soft sleeper tickets are quite limited, which may cause some people have such misunderstanding that hard seat tickets are easier to obtain as opposed to soft sleeper. Of course, it is, comparatively. But, don’t think that you can always buy a hard seat ticket. Sometimes, even hard seat ticket takes tremendous efforts to get. And during travel peak season, you may even fail to buy a hard seat ticket. The scenery along the Tibet railway is quite beautiful and many people traveling to Tibet would choose to enjoy it by taking the Tibet train. The Tibet railway ends at Lhasa, so you will first enjoy your Lhasa tour if you go by train. If you are interested in Lhasa travel information, you may look into some Lhasa travel guide.

new regulation of foreigner’s travel to Tibet

Recently, many foreigners who are trying to have Tibet tours are annoyed by the new regulation issued by Tibet Tourism Bureau that they need to travel to Tibet with a minimum of three other people who are from the same country, and if not, it’s not possible for them to get the Tibet travel permit. Those foreign travelers who have already contracted with their travel agencies have to do something else to ensure that they can travel in Tibet successfully. Tibet is always the dream place for many travelers, while, at the same time, it is also not so easy to make it, which in return makes Tibet more mysterious and attractive. Anyway, our own efforts make things more precious. So, how to travel to Tibet? It may not only concern the transportations, but also the regulations and Tibet permit.