Friday, January 6, 2012

An adventurous Trip to Tibet

By Jessie Joe


The government of china strictly controls your entire trip to Tibet as a result it becomes essential to follow the basic travel guide. It is an autonomous region which is located in the southwest china. The internal provinces of Xinjiang, Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan is bordered by "The Roof of the World" called Tibet.

This region extends till an area of 1.23 million sq km by sharing international border with India, Bhutan, Nepal and Myanmar that too in a range of 3480 km. Your trip to Tibet can be a remarkable experience for you as it is the source of Asia's greatest rivers like China's Yangtze River, Yarlung Tsangpo, and yellow river in china etc.

Some the huge mountains which can be explored in this region are Mt. Nyainqentanglha, Karakoram Mountains, Gangdise and Himalayas which can be found at an average altitude of over 4,000 m. (13,100 ft.). In almost all the region of Tibet, cold and dry plateau climate can be experienced due to its unique landscape.

You have to follow many restrictions before enjoying your trip which was imposed especially after the riots and before the Beijing Olympic in 2008. On an independent basis you won't be able to travel entire region as their norms does not allow the same so you must have organized group to travel.

Before entering this region you will have to take permits from the authorized person. You can obtain the same through the company, who organizes the trip to Tibet for you. It will be checked when you check in for the flight to Tibet or boarding a train to Tibet. A great experience can be explored with such trips.

Thus we can say that the trip would be exciting then an individual can expect it to be. Therefore there are several flights available which you can take for Tibet and you can fly from various cities like mainland China to Lhasa and Kathmandu to Lhasa. You must ensure that travel permit shall be obtained from your local operator before you can take flights to Lhasa. Apart from this permit, Aliens' Travel Permit and Military Permit will also be required but it would depend on the places you would travel.




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