Everything you need to know before you travel to Tibet
Clear, up-to-date answers on permits, best seasons, altitude and culture — written for travellers, not for tour sales.
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Travel Guide
How to get in, permits, best seasons, costs, altitude and packing.
Destinations
Lhasa, Shigatse, Nyingchi, Ngari and beyond — region by region.
Itineraries
Day-by-day routes, from a 4-day city break to a 3-week journey.
Culture
Festivals, food, art and customs — explained with respect.
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Straight answers to the questions travellers ask most.
Tibet Travel Permit
The complete guide to the one document every foreigner needs.
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Fresh, practical answers to the questions travellers search for most.
Tibet Travel Permit: The Complete Guide for Foreigners
What the permit is, who needs one, how it is arranged, how long it takes, and the mistakes that delay trips every season.
Everest Base Camp: North Side vs South Side
What you actually see from Tibet, how it compares with the Nepal trek, and which approach suits the kind of traveller you are.
Tibetan Festivals: A Traveller's Guide to the Year
Losar, Saga Dawa, Shoton and the horse races — what each festival is, when it falls, and how to attend without getting in the way.
Potala Palace: A Visitor's Guide
Tickets, timed entry, the 300 steps, what you can and cannot photograph, and how to see the Potala without rushing it.
Lhasa to Everest Base Camp: An 8-Day Itinerary That Works
A tested day-by-day route from Lhasa to the north face of Everest, with realistic driving times, altitude gains and where to sleep.
Can You Travel to Tibet Without a Tour?
The short answer, what “with a tour” actually means in practice, and the options that give you more freedom than a coach group.
Popular itineraries
Ready-made routes you can follow yourself or hand to an operator.
Destinations
Tibet is huge. Start with the region you are actually visiting.
Culture & daily life
Festivals, food, art and customs — explained with respect, not spectacle.
Questions travellers ask
Short, straight answers to the things people search for most.
Can You Travel to Tibet Without a Tour?
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