Tibet Travel Guide
Tibet (Tibet Autonomous Region, Chinese:西藏, Pinyin：Xizang), the Land of Snows, the Roof of the world, neibour, borders on Xinjiang, Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan, covers a massive 1,220,000 square kilometers (470,920 square miles), with an average of over 4,572 metres (15,000 ft) above sea level, encompassed by some of the world's highest mountains:the Himalayas to the south, the Karakoram to the west, and the Kunlun to the north.
Tibet is a uniquely spiritual place to many people. Everything seems to be in its proper place in this mysterious Buddhist kingdom, whether inspired by the devotion apparent in the face of a pilgrim or the dwarfing scale of a beautiful landscape. For explorers, imperialists and traders it was a forbidden land of treasure and riches. Dreamers on a spiritual quest have long whispered of a lost Shangri-la, steeped in magic and mystery.
Tibet is the cradle of several great rivers such as the Yangtze River, the Yellow River
, the Nu River (Salween), the Lancang River (Mekong), the Yarlong Tsangpo and the Ganges, offering amazing views of lakes and valleys, including Heavenly Lake Namtso and the holy Lake Manasarova. With the capital of Lhasa, Tibet is changing fast. Absolutely, it’s still the very best destination of travel.
Transport
By air
The civil airports in Tibet are Lhasa Gonggar Airport,Qamdo Bangda Airport, Nyingchi Airport, and the Gunsa Airport. Usually, tourists in Yangshuo have to take a taxi to Guilin, and take a plane to Tibet from Guilin Airport. This is the fastest and safest way to get there.
By train
The Tibet Railway that was completed and set for operation in 2006. If you are traveling around Beijing or Xian, you can choose to take a train, and you can see the beautiful views along the way. But there is no train from Yangshuo or Guilin to Tibet directly.
Recommended Tour Itinerary about Tibet:
Popular Tours Itinerary: Guilin (Li River & Yangshuo)→Yangshuo (Backpackers paradise)→Longsheng ( Rice Terrace Fields)→Sanjiang (Minority and Wind & Rain Bridge)→Zhaoxing (Minority)→Huang yao (Minority)→Kaili & Guiyang →Tibet→ Yunnan.→Hong Kong
