What to Pack for the 2-day Tibet Train Journey

November,20 2019 BY Da Wa 0 COMMENTS

what to pack for qinghai-tibet train journey

Newly arrived tourists in Lhasa Railway Station

For most of Tibet inbound tourists, you will spend 2 nights in the train. The Qinghai-Tibet Train is considered as a 3-star facility train in China, but it is not a hotel, so there are few things we highly recommed you to prepare for the stunning train ride. Packing list for 2-day train journey:

Clothes

Comfortable Pajamas
Light slipper: Slippers can make your feet more comfortable during the train ride.

Recreation

Smart phone
Camera
Battery recharger: You can find battery recharge socket inside train cabin.
Laptop or Ipad (optional)
Headphones: Listen to nice music while enjoying stunning window view outside the train; respect roommates
Tibet travel guide or novels: Books like lonely planet or other novels help you to kill time
Poker (optional)

Personal items

Travel documents (Your Chinese Visa, Tibet Travel Permit, and Passport, ID)
Personal medicines, or eye drops
Small change: You can prepare some small change to buy food sold in the train since there is no ATM in the train.
Ear plugs: Help you sleep well and avoid the noise in the cabin
Sleep mask/ eye blinder
Travel pillow
* Do remember to ask oxygen tube/set from the conductor to prepare for the possible altitude sickness symptom (such as shortness of breath, headache)

Toiletries

Toothpaste: There is no shower system in the train. It is not wise to have a shower yourself or wash hair, given the high risk of getting cold on the plateau.
Towel
Soap
Facial lotion
Wet tissue paper
Toilet paper
Female Tampon/ sanitary pads

Others

Snack
Fruit
Thermal mug/bottle: You can get hot water from water dispenser in the train.

About the Author - Da Wa

Dawa,an excellent tour guide in our company, was born in 1976 in shigatse, where the home of Mt. Everest. Before being a guide, Dawa learnt Buddhism, Tibetan culture as well as English in a college for 10 years. After finished study, he became a tour guide in our company CITS, and had being a guide for more than 11years. His great knowledge about Tibet and its unique culture attracts tourists from all over the world. Would you like to come joining us with Dawa and take a unique experience in Tibet?

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