Spring is not only a season full of hope and excitement, but also a great time to visit east Tibet. You will be overwhelmed by the picturesque scenery of grand snow mountains and beautiful peach blossoms. It is best to make a tour to Tibet in April 2013 as the 11th Nyingchi Peach Cultural & Tourism Festival will last from March 15 to April 30. The open ceremony is scheduled to be held on March 23. (See the hot Nyingchi peach blossom tour in 2013)
Nyingchi is one of the most popular destinations in Tibet, alongside Lhasa and Shigatse. Nyingchi in spring is a famous for its gorgeous peach blossoms in the embracing of Mt. Namjagbarwa, the most beautiful mountain in China. The amazing combination of peach blossoms and snow peaks attracts numerous travelers and photographers to Tibet in March and May.
With an average altitude of 3,100 meters and surrounded by the snow-capped Himalaya mountain range, Nyingchi welcomes spring earlier than the rest of Tibet. The numerous peach trees scattered across the prefecture is coming into bloom, the local government is busy preparing for the annual peach blossom tourism festival starting on March 15, 2013.
For tourists, it is also the time to preparing the tour to Tibet. Tourists can fly from Chengdu to Nyingchi directly, but it is best book air tickets in advance as there are only a few flights to Nyingchi at present. (Chengdu to Nyingchi Tour: 10 days Eastern Tibet Expedition from Chengdu).
In addition, tourists can take flight or train to Lhasa from Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and then travel to Nyingchi by air or road. By road is the most interesting way as you can view different sceneries along the road. (Lhasa to Nyingchi tour: Amazing Forest and Mountains Tour - 7 days).
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With exceptional passion and outstanding leadership, Mrs. Catherine has dedicated herself to Tibet inbound tourism and China tour for 15 years. As one of the handful females who see great potential of Chinese inbound tourism, Catherine has made great contribution to promoting Tibet tourism and enhancing the employment of Tibetans and prosperity of local Tibetan community.
Over the years, she travelled overseas with Tibet Tourism Bureau many times to promote Tibet tourism. Currently, Catherine works as the marketing director of Tibet Vista, an opinion leader behind the whole team of Tibet Vista.
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