What’s Kora in Tibet? The kora in Tibet is one of the most spiritual things one can do in Tibetan Buddhism. The word “kora” is a transliteration of the actual Tibetan word, which means “circumambulation” or “revolution”, and which denotes the circling of a religious site, such as a mountain, lake, or temple. The kora…

If you ask me, which place in China would I like to go most? I will say Tibet without hesitation. If you ask me, where would you like to go to Tibet most? I will answer you without thinking: that is Ngari. Ngari, west of Tibet, is vast but not barren. Here the sky is…

Traveling to Tibet is one of the most amazing journeys in the world. Heading up to this high-altitude plateau, the highest plateau in the world, is an exhilarating experience, and there is no greater journey than that following in the footsteps of the great explorers of the early 20th century. Tibet was an isolated land…

Why We Visit Tibet in Autumn Autumn in Tibet is one of the most beautiful times of year, not to mention one of the best times to visit the plateau. The rains of the summer months have long departed, the skies are clear and bright, and the weather is still relatively warm, which makes it…

Gyirong Port, the newest border crossing from Nepal into Tibet in China, is one of the most important modern border crossings in the world, and is set to become even more important as time passes and railways link the plateau with the exotic city of Kathmandu. While the port was originally used from the 8th…

Tibet is a high-altitude region of the People’s Republic of China, known as the Tibet Autonomous Region, and lies on the world’s highest plateau in western China. Fringed by the mighty Himalayas, this isolated land was unvisited by foreign tourists for centuries, and it was not until the 1980s that international travelers were first able…

Traveling to Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan together is one of the most amazing tours in Southeast Asia. These three ancient Himalayan kingdoms, all of which were once isolated from the outside world, are now three of the most sought-after destinations in Asia. Lying in the mighty Himalayas, Nepal and Tibet share the stunning Mount Everest,…

There are, essentially, only two ways to get from Nepal to Tibet, either overland by car or by flight to Lhasa Gonggar International Airport. The trip from Kathmandu to Lhasa is an amazing experience, whether you go by car or by plane, and the routes, while very different, have their own unique charms for different…

One of the most popular pilgrimage destinations in the world, thousands of pilgrims head for Mount Kailash in Western Tibet every year to perform the ritual kora around the sacred mountain. The Kailash Manasarovar Yatra is the holy trek around Mount Kailash, followed by a trip to either drink or bathe in the waters of…

Part of the China National Highway G318, the Sichuan Tibet Highway is the main route from Southwest China into the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), and a great way to take a road trip to Tibet. Starting from Chengdu, in Sichuan Province, this amazing road heads all the way to Lhasa, more than 2,000 kilometers to…