Tibet Tours

To promote the limit of one child per couple, the family planning policy continues in the country since the late 1970s. But in Tibet, the central government encourages the Tibetan authorities to practice the policy of increasing population and rising quality of people for the Tibetans and other ethnic minority, while for managers and employees who work han, birth control applies. It was in 1984 that the officers, employees and Tibetan urban residents were encouraged to give birth to two children with a maximum spacing. About 12% of the population practice birth control. In applying this policy,...

Tibet – a word evocative of vast open spaces, of nomadic herders and the thundering “devil’s horsemen” of Genghis Khan. One of Earth’s last remaining wilderness frontiers, largely inaccessible to western travelers until recently, Tibet offers a rare glimpse of an ancient nomadic culture that has changed little over the centuries. Discover in this untouched land the rare combination of ancient Buddhist traditions, a nomadic horse-based culture and an incredible natural beauty – high mountains, vast grasslands, volcanic lakes and the expanses of the harsh Gobi Desert. Tours...

Day 1 Arrival in Lhasa Arrival in Lhasa via either flight or train, you will be met by our professional local guide and transferred to your hotel. Rest and acclimatize for the rest of the day. Day 2 Lhasa (B, L) After breakfast start your full day tour to Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street. -  The Potala Palace : Rising 170 meters high on Red Hill, it is the greatest monumental structure in Tibet . -  The Jokhang Temple : the spiritual center of Tibet . -  The Barkhor Street : the oldest street in Lhasa as well as the center of old Lhasa . Day 3 Lhasa (B, L) After breakfast, enjoy...

As of July 1, trains to Tibet’s capital Lhasa will arrive at the station several minutes earlier than the original timetable, according to the Lhasa Raiway Station. “From July 1 to September 30, trains leaving out of Tibet will follow the original timetable, while the timetable for trains getting into Tibet will be slightly adjusted,” said Jia Nailin, deputy chief of the Lhasa Railway Station. According to the adjusted timetable, T28 from Beijing to Lhasa will arrive at the station 34 minutes earlier, T23/223 from Chongqing/Chengdu to Lhasa, 16 minutes earlier, T165/265 from Shanghai/Guangzhou...

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the 1,956-km transportation link that began operations over the “roof of the world” in 2006, made it through severe tests to its third anniversary on July 1. The link is the world’s longest plateau railroad, which goes from Qinghai’s provincial capital of Xining to Lhasa, Tibet. It was the first railway to connect central Tibet to the outside world, running through the Qinghai Lake, Kunlun Mountain, Hoh Xil and the northern Tibetan grasslands. Qinghai’s Golmud to Lhasa section zigzags 1,142 km across the Kunlun and Tanggula mountain ranges....

95% of Qinghai-Tibet Railway in good condition in 3 years More than 95 percent of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway has been in good condition since it opened to traffic in July, 2006, according to China National Radio. Furthermore, 98 percent of the 1,142-km section between Golmud in Qinghai Province and Tibet’s capital of Lhasa has been in stable condition. The Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the highest in the whole world, traverses the places with the harshest conditions. To protect the environment along the railway, electrical energy, solar energy and other clean energies have been used widely. All the...

Located in the eastern part of Tibet and covering an area of 108,600 sq km (about 26,835,621 acres), Chamdo Region borders Sichuan Province to the east, Yunnan Province and Burma to the southeast and Qinghai Province to the north. The political and commercial center of the region is Chamdo Town, which is just located along the Chuanzang Highway that connects Sichuan and Tibet. Two rivers passing through the town divide it into four districts. The culture relics discovered in 1977 and 1980 tell the long history of Chamdo Region. There were inhabitants living in the region 5,000 years ago. Under...

– Chengdu / Chengdu Panda Breeding Base / Dujiangyan Irrigation Project / Jiuzhaigou / Huang Long / Mt. Emei / Leshan Buddha /Chengdu ★★ The 8-day tour covers the most wonderful parts of Sichuan province, a perfect itinerary for travelers who come to Sichuan the first time. Sichuan, A Land of Abundance, the scenery, the people, the food, the culture and histroy, the spirit…she shows to the world, you’re gonna witness now! Itinerary︿/td> Arrival in Chengdu Arrive in Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan province; Your guide meets you at Chengdu Shuangliu...

No land has captured man’s imagination for its remoteness & almost mystical aura as TIBET, the forbidden kingdom on the roof of the world. Captivated by Tibet’s mystic charm & ruggedness great explorers & adventurers of the century have ventured into this holy land rendered inaccessible by the hostile natural conditions & bandits that waylaid them across through the Himalayas. Despite untold ravages brought about during the Cultural Revolution, Tibet’s past grandeur, majesty, magic & mystery still remains undiminished. One can still see today nomads herding...

Highways in Tibet Currently, there are five highways to Tibet, namely the Sichuan Tibet Highway, Xinjiang Tibet Highway, Qinghai Tibet Highway, Nepal Tibet Friendship Highway and Yunnan Tibet Highway, as show on the Tibet Road Map below. Due to the poor and rough road conditions, driving to Tibet used to be extremely difficult. However, in recent years, with the improvement of the living standard and transport services on the plateau, self-drive tours to Tibet have been becoming increasingly popular. Now, vehicles from different parts of China can be seen along the Qinghai-Tibet highway and Sichuan-Tibet...