Travel in Tibet before the rush has seen a number of the text on Tibet, when I was in a few months out of the possession of land, many friends began asking about that in the eyes of most people is still a mysterious wild land situation.
Plateau on the blue sky, white clouds, snow-capped mountains, holy lakes, as well as Tibetan Buddhism, as well as that mysterious plateau in the nation to attract the attention of countless friends, perhaps aspire to enter this has been called the world's third most places.
In the same age-old mystery of the Southern Xinjiang, and now I started to answer some of my friends together to prepare on the Tibet issue.
Once said that there is no Cheats in Tibet to speak of, just some of the necessary psychological and material preparations only.
Tibet is with us in the rapid development, and even the pace of development it will be far more than you expected,
So no need to fear, there is no need too many things on the back, unless you want to deliberately self-torture, or swagger once.
Well, here began in the Tibetan areas of a person according to their own feelings readily write down a number of months or useful or nonsense things, to discern and choose, or rely on you to prepare himself into Tibet.
- The cost to Tibet
Military forces did not move, forage first.
Tibet is not a legend to the arena, as there is no million of operating expenses left no less than in Tibet.
If you are an outdoor sports enthusiast or a self-help travel enthusiasts, then you totally get a thousand dollars but can easily Yunnan-Tibet line has completed.
Lhasa save point, back and forth two thousand dollars is absolutely about two weeks to complete a simple journey to Tibet.
Sichuan-Tibet preliminary walk, walk Linzhi, walked Shannan, walked Everest, walked Ali, plus the cost of return to Lhasa and back home, if you are yourself walking, multi-ride, less if chartered, 10000 Yuan spending enough to support your freedom of the Tibetan plateau, wandering for two months.
Of course, this budget, or about the same for many chartered mission is to support the tourist family who might be spending a couple of weeks.
With a credit card unless you can only stay in Lhasa and other big cities, it is recommended, or apply for a postal savings passbook bar, as long as there is a city the size of the postal savings, you can easily take out their own remote deposit money.
Should be explained that Mount Qomolangma, camphor wood line, only able to collect the money Shigatse, Ali is Shiquanhe of.
Remove the Post, the largest banking network is ABC, and China Construction Bank recently in Tibet, and finally achieved a nationwide network.
Separately with a number of carry enough cash, perhaps so that the road is the most secure measures.
- Tibet Route
Qinghai-Tibet, Sichuan-Tibet, Yunnan-Tibet, Xinjiang-Tibet, as well as immigrants from Nepal could be our choice.
But according to the Uygur say, the most beautiful places are hidden in the most difficult to reach places.
Personal views on the Qinghai-Tibet line of the most traditional is cheap, easy go.
Yunnan-Tibet and Sichuan-Tibet Southern Link is a combination of the most shocking and beautiful.
3000 Lane-Tibet line of the most difficult and dangerous, 3-day trip, from more than 800 meters above sea level in Xinjiang, climbed over more than 6000 meters of Jieshan then stay there until more than 4500 meters Ali, coupled with hypoxia and changeable climate, has been More than many people suffer the normal limits.
Of course, fly to Lhasa in Tibet do not have time and fear for the plateau reflects the urban people are the best option.
- Transport in Tibet
From "Caiyunzhinan" Shangri-La in Yunnan proceeding to the border with Tibet, there Deqin county sent to Tibet Qamdo shuttle, but there are those from the Chang Du sleeping car bound for Lhasa.
Two bus lines on the intersection of the plateau in that desolate depot - bang the.
Qamdo has also been bound from the Sino-Indian border town of Zayu shuttle bus, the same interchange in Banda, where you can see the original forest south of Tibet.
Sichuan-Tibet line 102 landslides group of the natural barrier, road closure after a year of governance should now be completed. From Bomi you can find a direct shuttle bus bound for 81.
81 to 400 kilometers in Lhasa has become a thoroughfare, a hundred dollars in expenses you can choose the size of the bus.
From the capital Lhasa to Shannan, to Shigatse, to 81, to Ali, have been published not less bus.
Across the road leading to Tibet, through the unremitting dressing, and many former natural moat has become a thoroughfare.
Lhasa to go south line to Ali's holy mountains, holy lakes, has no need to have the legendary off-road vehicles plus two necessary conditions for a truck.
The road is said to have been a lot more than you can bridge over the water.
Tibet, the most difficult way to reach the lake to remove pairs of no man's land, vehicles reason for the rest of the Everest and Ali.
From Tingri to Shigatse has also had a two-way shuttle bus the next day, 50 to be completed in the past you must take the road by trucks.
To the Everest depends on your luck, and foreigners the team's luggage cart and visitors can catch a coach you.
Ali's line to have a competitive, Tibetan antelope, and Ali travel passenger kilometers have opened the next day of the sleeper train. The high price of 850 already Kandao of 500 yuan.
Of course, if the coach from Shigatse to find the checkpoint or to Lazi take trucks, three hundred dollars for the fare you can go nearly 3000 miles away Ali had.
From Ali to Kamiyama, to the holy lakes, to Champlain, to the Rada, to the cost of chartering from Shiquanhe definitely higher than Lhasa.
Choose one way or the hundred or so trucks and coach it, to have that sense of loss Gugewangguo Rada shuttle bus every Saturday to only one class.
From Ali to go to a new Tibet Yecheng, now only 150 Da-Yuan on foot can take the truck cab of land in Xinjiang.
Available to the park's spring season, you can pay double the cost will have to use a lot of psychological preparation.
Ride than the chartered definitely save money. Do not short ride will naturally run into money, a good driver.
Worst way to have no more than 20-30 yuan / 100 kilometers of the line price.
If you want to see the burial, if you go to that wood measures, then the proposal is still in Lhasa and the surrounding chartered bar together.
Patient, the cost of 800 yuan for two days can use a Toyota, 62 contained six individuals on the go there you have the most beautiful of that wood measures.
Sky burial of more than 100 fare per person you can also drag the direct supply Mozhugongka ladder, but you have to get up at 3:00 in the morning.
Lhasa chartered the price differential is still great to know there are two 18000's to Ali Shenzhen packages for purchase, to know there are 8000 yuan Toyota 62 18 days lowest price.
Lhasa, the average price of around 500 yuan a day is reasonable.
Run up to the land of Tibet or Toyota.
Few see any foreigners traveling to sit 4500, and only the domestic tourists love on the more expensive Toyota 4500.
But not only the most expensive is the best, unless you have more money.
For security and convenience of complaints, the election vehicle must be a sign of tourism in Tibet, or else the object, and will have lower prices.
The chartered short there is no need to sign a contract, but to go ahead with the drivers to talk a good line.
May be necessary on the long-distance lines, the repair on the driver's accommodation in advance to sign a good intention.
Usually on the road in many parts of the drivers pulling guests are free food and lodging.
- Tibet's religious and historical
If you're not a trace of religion in Tibet's interest in Tibetan Buddhism, if you are in the red, yellow, white, flower, black education, and their curiosity to explore the past, there is no point.
Then I advice you better not go there in Tibet, not to go to a place that almost all the people of Buddhist devotees.
Just because you do not understand the long head of those who knock, those who turn Kamiyama, even those handouts populations.
Even if it was an atheist, in the face of profound ancient religions or all your share of the necessary piety.
To do this you can bookstore before departure, the network, and even a bar in Lhasa, Tibet to learn to understanding religion, Tibet's god.
Tibet's religion and history are closely linked.
When you know the Buddha ? Nepal, when you know the lonely and protection, Padmasambhava, Atisha masters, when you know the Dalai Lama, the Panchen Lama masters, when you know when the transmigration and Liuzizhenyan.
You be possible to know the history of Tibet, you have likely entered the temple, when contact with the Tibetan people for their understanding and awareness of a more.
May be that you have the history of monuments and exquisite murals, as well as the ancient tanka, and wipe the shock.
- The most basic equipment in Tibet
If you are a first time in Tibet, if your geography and history of Tibet has been an initial understanding.
So according to the length of journey and destination of preparing their own equipment.
I am not a well-equipped commentators, themselves and their friends of practice have proven many articles and recommended many of the things that are expensive and useless, but only serve to stir the weight of the backpack.
First and foremost is the need walking shoes.
If you like mountain hiking and climbing mountains, camping in the wild, if you are prepared to, if you want to stay in Tibet for some time.
Then a professional hard waterproof hiking shoes are essential, the best so naturally it is imported gore-tex hiking shoes, and it's waterproof breathable and warm, naturally, is the other can not be compared.
If you just walk will go to the regular attractions to see, a pair of sneakers for ordinary but sturdier completely sufficient.
A pair of slippers or sandals are also essential, when you take a long time when the car, when you, when conditional showers, or need to see the water, you will discover its importance.
The second is required for outdoors in the back pack.
There is no need to shape their own self-tall image of the back of a huge travel backpack. However, instead of this plateau Arena.
Of about 50 liters backpack and the weight of 30 kilograms is enough to lay down your so-called necessities of the.
Of course, a portable packet of about 10 liters, or EU package would also be useful to a huge, when a large package when your luggage got on tie, or the backpack into the camp.
Day's journey of the most commonly used goods and food is sufficient to accommodate the necessary.
Finally is the clothing of Tibet.
Tibet's bright sunshine duration of the longest, but even in the hottest Qiba Yue copies of it day and night temperature difference is huge.
In order to prevent the most dangerous cold.
Wind warm clothing, rain clothes are very necessary.
When you allow a time when the economy, professional waterproof breathable Jackets and even climbing mountains in the rain, when will be the your best partner.
Not do so, strong military coat may achieve its effect, but there are some shortcomings in air-tight and heavy.
100 to block Trousers are also OK, though ventilation is not good, but on both sides of the zipper pull can also be transparent about the wind.
Zhuarong Yi and perspiration underwear what these so-called professional personal view is that there is no need, unless you want to climb snow-capped mountains off the grass.
Down clothing may be you will use the, if you have to think about or stay at Everest base camp to watch the sunrise at that time of wooden measures. Warm clothes can bring down your special courage.
Spare shirts, underwear and socks, and sometimes you may be in a few days will not be qualified for laundry, bring a few more pieces together to save a conditional baptism.
Heavy-duty belt is also necessary, and the way I have to see Miss belt broken situation.
With the soft nylon backpack with a hasp so belt is also a good choice.
In addition to hanging pockets, hanging knives, hanging cameras, in some critical moment maybe it will also play an important role to play unexpected.
Head hat, in the strong sun, head there along the Dai Ding hat can prevent the sun, wind and dust, you can even prevent certain amount of rain blurred your vision.
A pair of sunglasses.
It is not necessary in order to Zhuangku, over the snow, when it can prevent a strong reflection, and snow blindness from occurring.
Do not climb mountains, to the plateau in Tibet under the scorching sun which can make you the way it could work out longer to see the scenery out the window for more.
Already done to the store wearing a pair of eyes can reveal the sunglasses clip on it.
Sports watches.
Need not be too professional with elevation with a temperature of more than thousand watch.
Long as it is waterproof and dustproof shockproof performance of customs clearance of quartz or electronic form will do.
Although the Tibetans do not have much concept of time, but you have to have.
It can even pointer of the compass facing the sun can also play a role.
- The necessary number of equipment in Tibet
To remove the body from top to bottom-line head.
If you enter Tibet, as well as some may consider to bring.
Medicine, I am not an expert, but the recommendations of the experts still have to listen to, and in many parts of Tibet outside the city can be really underserved.
Yunnanbaiyao spray (when climbing legs cramp in the foot, bubble, when the scratch is especially useful)
Size of the block Band-Aid.
A fever medicines, gastrointestinal discomfort medicines, allergy infection medicines, altitude sickness emergency medicine (such as nifedipine, etc.), as well as complex vitamins (such as a day of gold Shi and Kang).
Other is based on individual physical condition and the road conditions to prepare drugs.
Not necessarily willing to spend, but being prepared or will it increase security opportunities.
Camera, film, moisture-proof bags and spare battery
Do not take pictures in Tibet would be too bad, where has the most beautiful scenery.
But unless you are a professional "colored friends" or chartered to prepare the way forward. It is recommended not to take too much is equipped with professional photography.
Otherwise, unless you hire porter and yak, or else, but not the opening of a number of wonderful places you can hardly reached.
In addition to film and lithium batteries in Lhasa and other big cities, and the roads can be bad to buy, in order to prevent fake and a waste of emotion, it was suggested from home, or from Kunming and other places to buy enough cheap spare film and batteries. Otherwise you might regret it less of.
Large eolian dust on the road to put the camera into the influx of bags, plus cleaning of lens cleaning paper and blow up balloons, it should be competent on the road to work.
Towels, toothbrush and wet paper towels, chewing gum
Towels, toothbrushes, self-goes without saying.
Sichuan-Tibet, Ali, were all on the road in many places there is no tap water.
If you want to have a refreshing feeling, in addition to the roadside streams through the wash, the
You may have to rely on the image of the road that comes with wet paper towels and chewing gum.
Lhasa is now a large supermarket in Beijing on the road already had wet towels to sell.
President's health supplies, men's tick shampoo products are to be prepared to rely on their own or bought in the city.
A high-powered sunscreen, lip balm on the plateau also should have used.
But also on the individual, and in the hot season months, but I do not have to spend a little.
With butter tea should also serve as a substitute against the past.
Headlamp or flashlight in Tibet are quite useful in many places. Accompanied with, in many places where no electricity or car at night, but tiny step away from it you have difficulty walking.
Remember also to bring it to its backup battery.
Laptop and telephone cards
Under the relevant information with the notes, write down contact friends meet by chance on the road, down the road memories.
And ball-point pen so it is essential.
Mobile phone in many places outside the city will be no signal, but in many parts of Tibet, the town will be equipped with IC card telephone, bring or buy on a common phone cards, give family members, give a friend reported that a peace is what we on the road should be made.
Note that Shigatse can only be used locally sold by IC card.
Only 17908 of the IP card in the streets in Lhasa, the use of IC card machines, but in the streets may Buxing Le Shiquanhe out of Tibet that it may set aside the.
Water bottle or water bag
Human consumption of water on the plateau will have a significant, although you do not feel out how much sweat.
Drink plenty of water will need to keep his own water bottle or water bag filled.
Otherwise, sometimes muddy road you can not drink water may make street retail beverage prices from time low.
Multi-purpose knife
Swiss Army knife or imitation of the knife will do, is used to open bottles, open cans, used - short, many think of when it may help you a lot of busy.
Stainless steel lunch box has.
If you like to eat instant noodles, then you can use it to instant noodles.
If you do not eat, then you can use it to put film in fear of pressure or other items.
Roadside shops do not dirty the bowl I need to use their own chopsticks level.
In the Tibetan buttered tea warm for you down, down highland barley wine when you take your lunch box do?
Cell phones and chargers
If you break away from no less than the outside world, and that was to bring your cell phone and charger bar.
The fast development of telecommunications in Tibet, and many remote counties are also cell phone signal.
Yunnan-Tibet line to a bang on the cell phone had received text messages.
Many county that small hotels can charge cell phones.
As for the compass and GPS I do not know how much would be used, with the two compass I could have lost in the same cell under the ancient experience.
Introduction of Tibet books and maps.
The most popular is the possession of land leather-covered books, personal feelings, or Tibetan antelope manuals, Tibet travel magazines is relatively more targeted more.
Related books I have read carefully. Piece of advice is "too fast development of Tibet, and many things can not just one of the words, the book is still a lot of errors and omissions.
Only before and after starting a background and introduction of reference, to make the book better than no book Well the letter.
The real Tibet rely on my own experience to go slowly.
The latest information on the network
Only network is lack of time and area restrictions, a look at Sina Pre-trip tourism forum frequented by some of their own there are other relevant forums.
Look at the essence of what our predecessors wrote travelogues, or according to their destination by topic search on, I believe you will get more exciting than the tour books more timely and effective reference.
If you do not want to stray horizon type of tourism, may wish to design their own first trip generally well structured, using computers and the smallest font to print out reference data, I believe that books would certainly be easy to bring up and wishful.
- Tibet and insurance documents
In many parts of Tibet are now still have to apply for border passes.
As to Medog, to Zayu to camphor, to Everest, to Champlain, to Yecheng so. Say
Lhasa is now logical to do the border card has changed very cumbersome and difficult. If you do not have particularly hard relationship, or suggest that you still do in their own accounts the border card is a good location.
Of course, in 81 to go with their own ID card for Millington, to Medog border permits.
The Shiquanhe apply to Champlain (holy mountains, holy lakes of) the border card is no longer being what constraints.
Can also be handled in the Shigatse to Everest (Tingri County) and camphor border card.
Procedures are the first area to open the Public Order Department, letter of introduction, and then to the local Border Service issued border cards, deposit all 30 Tai Yuen, and note that the weekend can be no office.
Hong Kong and Macau after a friend 51 With HVPs directly to those places where we need to permit the border, anyway they are not afraid of flight from here to India.
In addition to a foreigner visa, Tibet permits, it must be handled by the Public Security Department, the border areas between foreign special permit. In addition to a fine without a license is still relatively cumbersome.
We can have a sense of the enemy, foreigners hostile anti-China elements that could be mixed among the tourists.
To Tibet's own personal insurance to buy, must have an annual insurance is best.
After all, when traveling, in the mountain, when, in the foot or even a break that could have occurred in the plateau personal accident.
The family, but also socially responsible in advance for their own to buy a personal accident insurance.
After all, this is a mature and responsible attitude.
- With regard to tents, sleeping bags and moisture-proof pad
As if only those with full, you can boast of others is a self-help travelers.
From last year when cycling to Jiangxi felt the moisture pad is the most useless thing, tents do not have a statement of self.
If you have got a little older, you can bring sleeping bags, we naturally have to down the best. 650 grams on the list.
Again, the development of Tibet is now too fast.
Sichuan has been known in this small place, even in the most remote of Ali, the most difficult to walk in the Sichuan-Tibet line, in the Medog inaccessible by road, roadside, and Sichuanese Tibetans have opened shops.
In addition to occasional fleas, and even many Tibetan tents in a hotel or a nomadic Pang account the degree of health far more than I expected. Tibetans also in progress.
Except to the real no man's land, unless you want to climb mountains, or else both tents and moisture-proof pad will be the most useless burden.
Even your sleeping bag does not have the opportunity to come up several times.
If you want to walk in Lhasa and surrounding several classic outdoor line, frontier fortress vision and many other outdoor shops can have tents for rent, that's something that has not.
I believe you the driver or guide bar. I believe he would be familiar with the roadside place where every one can be food and accommodation.
Sleep in the car would surely be better than the tents, or else how drivers are no longer the back-box is not expensive to bring a tent it.
(To be continued)
Author: freefeeling
