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…

Origin of Tibet Shoton Festival As one of the largest and most popular festivals in Tibet, the Shoton Festival actually dates back to around the 11th century, at a time when Buddhism in Tibet was recovering from the fractured period of the 9th to 11th centuries in the Tibetan Empire. The Indian lama, Atisha, was…

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…

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…

Is Tibet closed in March? Can I visit Tibet in March? While in previous years, travel to Tibet has normally been closed from just before the Tibetan New Year celebrations of Losar to the 1st of April, this year is a little different. Now, if you are on a private tour, all international travelers can…

Is Tibet closed in March? Tibet has been closed for the period from the Tibetan New year (Losar) to the end of March for many years. However, thanks to changes in the structure of tourism in Tibet, March is now a month that has been opened for travelers to Tibet, and since 2021, international tourists…

If you have decided to have a trip to Tibet in 2023, there are many things you need to prepare, including the necessary documents, tickets, your health conditions, a detailed packing list and so on. Due to the particular environment of Tibet, you also need to have some basic medical knowledge of traveling to Tibet.…

Traveling through Tibet is one of life’s biggest adventures, and never more so than when traveling in the west of the region, in some of the most inhospitable environments in the world, on the high Tibetan plateau. Western Tibet, which covers mostly northwestern Shigatse and Ngari Prefectures, is a remote area on the edge of…

As the New Year starts, bringing with it a new beginning, there is no better time to head for the high-altitude Tibetan plateau if you want to experience the best of Tibet, without the crowds of tourists that the summer months always bring. While Tibet may be closed from the week before the Tibetan New…

On the high-altitude plateau, known as the Roof of the World, Tibet has become one of the most sought-after destinations in Asia for discerning tourists. A land of lakes and mountains, rivers and valleys, and filled with devout Tibetan Buddhists, this unique region is a head and shoulders above the rest, literally. Travel to Tibet…