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Want to visit Tibet, but you are tight on your budget? Fret not, planning your trip on a budget will allow you to enjoy the adventure and experiences as much as a traveler who spends big bucks. You will notice that when on a budget you will not only enjoy life like a local in…
In the far west of Tibet, in Ngari Prefecture lies the most sacred mountain in the world, the holy Mount Kailash. Considered sacred in four religions – Buddhism, Hinduism, Jjainism, and Bonpo – Mount Kailash is the most popular place for pilgrims, who travel there throughout the year to pray at the mountain and circumambulate…
Starting from Xining in Qinghai Province of China, the Qinghai Tibet Highway is the longest and highest asphalt highway in the world, stretching for 1,937 kilometers up to and across the Tibetan Plateau. With an average elevation of over 4,000 meters, this 10-meter wide road winds its way along almost the same route as the…
Traveling from Xining to Tibet can be done in a number of ways, from flights or the train to a long drive or even cycling along the Qinghai Tibet Highway to the capital of Tibet, Lhasa. The journey is one of expectation, anticipating the delights that await you at the end of the trip, and…
To get from China to Tibet, there are four main routes that you can take. From the north, there are the Xinjiang-Tibet Highway and the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, while from the south you can use the Yunnan-Tibet Highway and from the east the Sichuan-Tibet highway. When traveling from the main tourist areas of China to Tibet,…
Going anywhere by overland is one of the pure forms of adventure and travelling. It is not just a glorified form of road tripping; it is much more than that. In a huge country like China, where there is so much to see, overlanding is the best way to fully explore and thoroughly experience what…
Set down in the southwest of China, Yunnan Province is bordered with the Chinese provinces of Guangxi, Guizhou, and Sichuan, and the Tibet Autonomous Region, as well as the countries Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar. The furthest southwest point of China, part of Yunnan was once encompassed in the ancient Tibetan Empire. Tibetan people still live…
The road from Kunming in Yunnan Province of China to Lhasa in Tibet is one of the most arduous roads in the world, traversing more than 2,200 kilometers of mountainous landscapes on the journey to the roof of the world. The route follows first the G214 National Highway north, which runs from Kunming to Xining…
Planning an expedition of this nature, traveling from Chengdu in Sichuan Province, first to Shangri-La in Yunnan Province and then on along the G214 and G318 National Highways to Lhasa is a trip of such epic proportions that it should constitute an expedition. An immense journey crossing three separate regions of the People’s Republic of…
Travelling by road is one of the most exhilarating and adventurous way to travel today. Travelling by road in one of the biggest countries in the world is as exciting as it can get. Adventure aside, the views, various topography, different landscapes, and changing weather through the journey are some of things that will keep…
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