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 Known as the roof of
the world, Tibet is the ultimate destination for the adventurous
seekers for experience enchantment and tantalizing mystery of a
lifetime! It is the mystic land of ancient Buddhist culture,
awesome landscapes, artistic monasteries, exotic cities, hidden
valleys and centuries- old caravan trails. Sprawled over
landscapes of 1.2 million sq. km. at an average altitude of 3000
m and huddled in the rain- shadow behind the mass range of the
northern Himalaya, Tibet is a mysterious land which has retained
the feeling of the medieval era and a tinge of Shangri- La.
Mount Everest treks & Expedition offers several tour packages
for Tibet categorized as Cultural tours, treks, & hikes,
mountain expedition, mountain biking, overland or fly in/ fly
out tours.
Travel Information:
Passport:
A traveler should bring with him a passport with validity
remaining not less than six months. Make sure that it has plenty
of blank pages for visas, entry and re-entry stamps and
extensions. Loosing passport in Tibet will be very difficult, as
you have to go to Beijing to get new one.
Visa-Travel Permit:
A traveler to Tibet requires a special group visa/ permit. The
visa processing is initiated only after you book a trip with us.
Original passport has to be submitted while applying for
visa/permit as the Chinese Embassy in Nepal or abroad. We are
eligible to process your visa/ permit even in Kathmandu before
your arrival. Normally, Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu opens on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 09:30 am to 11 am. A
Tibet-bound traveler requires paying visa fee according to
varying nationalities.
Food:
In Lhasa there are some popular restaurants that provide
Tibetan, Chinese and even Western food to the travelers. These
restaurants also serve Tibetan tea (salted butter tea), sweet
milk tea, hot boiling black tea, Tibetan barley beer, soft
drinks, canned beer and imported wine, whisky and local
beverage. Very basic food will be served at Zhangmu and Xegar.
Guesthouse or hotel on the way will provide you basic
accommodation.
Landslide & Extra Charge:
Our company will put all its efforts to make your journey smooth
and pleasant. However, during the monsoon while crossing the
Tibet-Nepal border you need to pay extra cost to hire porter &
additional transport due to landslides & road blockade.
Money:
The circulated currency in Tibet is RMB. Foreign currency can be
exchanged in the bank of China in Lhasa and other cities. But
only the main offices of Bank of China accept traveler’s check &
cash in advance. You can exchange money into RMB according to
the exchange rate of that day with your valid passport. If you
want to visit remote areas in Tibet, you are advised to have
enough RMB with you. However, you can have some US$ with you,
too
Seasons and Clothing:
Because of its high altitude and climate, Tibet is some-what
cold and the difference between temperature in the day and at
night is very great. But as for its long sun-shine time, winter
is not too bad. Its annual rainfall is not much with the
monsoons occurring between July and September. In spring, autumn
and winter it is a bit dry.
Spring (March-May): Cold, dry and windy. A jacket and
woolen sweaters are necessary.
Summer (June-August): Cold but hot at noon. Shirts, pants
or skirts will be fine.
Autumn (September-November): Cold, dry. Jackets and
sweaters are necessary.
Winter (December-February): Frigid and very dry. Warm
pullover, down jacket, woolen sweaters, scarves and gloves are
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