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Enjoy Bird's view of Tibet Plateau on Plane to Lhasa

July,28 2016 BY Master Catherine Jigme 0 COMMENTS
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Taking a train to Lhasa from Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and Xining is the most popular way to get to Tibet for travelers can enjoy the breathtaking scenery along the world's highest railway - Qinghai-Tibet Railway, while entering Tibet by air, tourists will be able to have a glance of the snowy mountain ranges of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau on the plane as long as the weather is sunny enough.

Bird's View of Tibet Plateau


Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the Roof of the World, covers a total area of 2.5 million square kilometers with an average altitude above 4,000 meters

Bird's View of Tibet Plateau.

A bird's view of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the world's highest plateau, the roof of the world.

Bird's vew of Tibet

The suggestion that first-time visitors should go to by train to gradually adjust to the high altitude in order to avoid from the highland sickness is actually not correct for the train is pressurized, with oxygen pumped in; therefore the train is like that travelling at low altitudes, and you will also feel the affect of altitude when you arrive in Lhasa.

Master Catherine Jigme

About the Author - Master Catherine Jigme

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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