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Trekking into Tibet and make your Tibet tour a different Experiences.

Tibet is a vast and diverse with is rich culture and religion, it is always difficult to travel Tibet in one single tour, Tibet is known as the roof of the world and it has beautiful landscapes as well as unparalleled trekking tours. Over the decades, Tibet has been the top travel destinations in whole Asia and Tibet trekking has been the dreams of world wide adventurers.

The best time of Tibet trekking is from May to Sept, even though June and July are the monsoon season in Tibet, but due to its peculiar plateau climate, it is rarely rain during the day time and mostly rain falls during the night time. therefore, from May to Sept, the temperature is very moderate and favorable, more green in the wild and nomads families camping in the mountains and you will get chance to experience nomad lifestyles during your Tibet trekking tours.

It is very important note for every travelers want to travel Tibet, all foreigners should obtain the Tibet travel permit to entry into Tibet and you can only get the permit by booking your Tibet tour with a local Tibetan tour company based in Tibet, then the travel agencies can apply for the permit with your passports and visa copies.

Explore Tibet is top Tibetan tour company based in Lhasa and receives more than 3000 travelers every year and have a great reputation online, with our local Tibetan tour guides and experienced Tibetan drivers will make sure that you are in a good hands to experience the region thoroughly and beyond the ordinary.

Vacation to Tibet

Recommended Tibet Travel Routes and Tibet tours | Explore Tibet

Tibet has many different travel routes and Tibet tours based on different traveler's interest. The most popular Tibet tour route at present is Lhasa to Nepal border which is also known as Tibet Overland Tour via Everest Base Camp, along the Friendship Hwy. It is an ideal route in that it takes in most of Tibet's main sights, offers superb scenery and features a spectacular roller-coaster of the L Lung-la into the Kathmandu valley. This Tibet tour will take a minimum of 7 days, although to do it justice and includes stopovers at Gyantse, Shigatse and Sakya monastery.
Within This tours, you will passing through the stunning views of holy Yamdrok lake, heroes town of Gyantse and Shigatse, you will also drive along the Mt.Nyenchen Khangsar and Karo la glacier too.
Then gradually it will head toward the Great Himalayan in the south and spectacular panorama of the mighty Himalayan and its peaks above 8000m will make it once in a lifetime experiences.
Then it will also allow you to spend a night at the Everest Base Camp and from there if offers a picturesque of the Mt.Everest north face from its food, then next morning also have chances to see the peak with sunrise.
Choosing a reliable Tibet travel company is very important part of the Tibet travel planning and obviously there are not many Tibetan travel companies if compare to the non-Tibetan travel companies, so choosing a local Tibetan travel company not only provide you a guaranteed Tibet travel services but also contribute to the local economic development.

Explore Tibet is one of the leading Tibetan travel company based in Lhasa of Tibet and provides quality Tibet tours and Tibet travel information. Explore Tibet is also highly recommended by the Newest edition of the Lonely Planet Tibet guidebook.

Tibet Travel Tips - Things To Concern Before You Travel to Tibet

Tibet is also called as third pole of the earth and its altitude is always considerable before you make your Tibet travel arrangements, but there are always have precautions that you can reduce the risk of altitude problems if you know how to prepare the Tibet tours in a right way and take correct precautions for the altitude problems.
Here are some important Tibet travel tips about the acute mountain sickness by local Tibetan travel experts.
Acute mountain sickness can strike from about 3,000m upwards. It is more likely to affect those who ascend rapidly and those who over-exert themselves. Teenagers seem to be particularly prone. Past experiences is not always a good guide; some people spent years in Peru travelling constantly between sea level and very high altitude never suffered the slightest symptoms, then was severely affected climbing Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
On reaching heights above 3,000m,heart pounding and shortness of breath, especially on exertion are almost universal and a normal response to the lack of oxygen in the air. Acute mountain sickness takes a few hours or days to come on and presents with headache,lassitude, dizziness, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting.Insomnia is common and often associated with a suffocating feeling when lying down in bed. keen observers may note that their breathing tends to was and wane at night and their fact tends to be puffy in the mornings-this is all part of the syndrome. If the symptoms are mild, the treatment is rest, painkillers (preferably not Aspirin based) for the headache and anti-sickness pills for vomiting. Oxygen may help at very high altitudes but unlikely to be available unless on an organized Tibet tour from a local Tibet travel company.
The best way of preventing acute mountain sickness is a relatively slow ascend and when trekking through the Himalayas to high altitude, some time spend in the foothills getting fit and adapting to moderate altitude is beneficial. On arrival at places over 3,000m, a few hours rest in a chair and the avoidance of alcohol, cigarettes and heavy food will go a long way towards preventing acute mountain sickness. Should the symptoms be severe and prolonged, it is best to descend to a lower altitude and to reascend slowly or in stages. The symptoms disappear very quickly with even a few 100m of descent. If a slow staged attempt is impossible because of shortage of time, then the drug Acetazolamide (Diamox) can be used as a preventative and continued during the ascent. There is good evidence of the value of this drug in the prevention of acute mountain sickness but some people do experience funny side effects. The usual dose is 500 milligrams of the slow release preparation each night, starting the night before ascending above 3,000m.
If someone badly affected by the acute mountain sickness, then we would highly suggest you to see a local doctor and try to go down to lower altitude as soon as possible.
Explore Tibet is a local Tibetan travel agency and have long years of experiences of operating safe Tibet tours for more than 1000 travelers every year, so if you have any questions about Tibet travel arrangements, always check the most informative Tibet travel website at http://www.exploretibet.com/

Read more about the acute mountain sickness at http://www.exploretibet.com/Essential-Info/Health-Safety/

Best Tibet Tours - Tibet Group Tour to Save Money

Mt.Everest (8844m)

Small Tibet group tour is the best way to travel Tibet with lower budget and Explore Tibet had published few best of Tibet tours as group tour, so everyone can just select a departure date and one of the Tibet group tour based on their own interest, the departure dates are guaranteed for best prices.
8 days Tibet Overland Tour is one of the best itinerary among them.
This Tibet tour is one of the most popular adventure tours in the world as its visitors cross the mighty Himalayas and view the panorama of the world’s highest peaks. Upon your arrival to the holy city of Lhasa, you will be greeted by the lovely blue sky and impressive glimpses of many monasteries. We will spend a couple of days in Lhasa, appreciating its prominent historical and religious sites like the breathtaking Potala Palace, divine Jokhang Temple, as well as the expansive Drepung and Sera monasteries. These first couple of days also tend to help many of our visitors recover from jet-lag. Before we embark on our journey into the Himalayan region, we will view the holy Yamdrok lake, beautiful Karo la glaciers, mystical Gyantse Khubum stupa and the Tashi Lhunpo monastery. These sites will repeatedly stir you with astonishment and appreciation and will keep the trip memorable throughout our eight- day excursion. After seeing the gorgeous golden face of the sun as it reflects off the Mount Everest, we will drive to back to Lhasa.

Tibet is land of wonders and Tibet travel is top list of many travelers

For many people, the highlight of Tibet will be of a spiritual nature - magnificent monasteries, prayer halls of chanting monks and remote cliffside retreats. Tibet's pilgrims are an essential part of this appeal, from the local grannies mumbling mantras and swinging their prayer wheels in temples heavy with the intoxicating aroma of juniper incense and yak butter, to the hard-cover walking or even prostrating around Mt.Kailash. Tibet has a level of devotion and faith that seems to belong to an earlier age.
For travelers too Tibet and be a uniquely spiritual place. Those moments of peace, fleeting and previous, when everything seems to be in its proper place, see, to come more frequently here, whether inspired by the devotion apparent in the face of a pilgrim or the dwarfing scale of a beautiful silent landscape.
Walk around Lhasa's lively Barkhor pilgrimage circuit is proof enough that the efforts of the communist government to build a brave new world in Tibet have foundered on the remarkable and inspiring faith of the Tibetan people.
If anyone want to travel Tibet then Lhasa is the main place that everyone start the journey which is also known as the ancient capital of Tibet, Tibet travel is dream for many travelers,but many people thought its travel permit is complicated or heard different stories from different travel forums, so just contact us or visit us at http://www.exploretibet.com/ and we will solve your problem

How to Travel Tibet and get the Tibet Travel Permit with a Budget Tibet Tours

Tibet is a very unique place and it has been dream destination for many travelers around world, but due to its changeable travel regulations and Tibet travel permit restrictions made it very difficult many travelers to achieve their Tibet tours, so today the question of how to travel Tibet is very hot on different travel forums and internet, here we will give you answer for that question and you can plan your Tibet tour worry free.

All the foreigners need the Tibet travel permit to travel into Tibet and for that you need to arrange your tour arrangement from a local tour operator in Tibet, so you can choose a Tibet tour itinerary based on your interest or customize a tour with your requirement, then book the tour from the tour operator and they will arrangement your Tibet travel permits accordingly.For your information you can check the 2015 most latest Tibet travel permit information here.

Travelling into Tibet is not a cheap but joining a small group tour will keep your tour cost cheaper by sharing the transportation and other major cost with other travelers in the group, so you can check more budget Tibet tours on some local website and departures dates are available in every week.

The Tibetan Mastiff

You might have heard much about Tibetan Mastiff, many of which could be sheer exaggeration. But the popularity of Tibetan Mastiff at the global level cannot be denied. To check this, all you need to do is just to type the keyword “Tibetan” in the search engine (specifically on Google), and by default you will see the world “Mastiff” pops up.

The Tibetan Mastiff, called Doh-kyi in Tibetan, is an ancient breed and a type of domestic dog originating from the nomadic cultures of Tibet and several other countries of Central Asia.

Doh-kyi literally means “dog which may be tied”, is generally understood as “the dog that guard the door”. Just as the name reflects, this enormous breed of dogs is usually performs the important role of a guardian of Tibetan households, especially in the nomadic areas. Tibetan Mastiffs are well known for their physical strength and loyalty to the owner.

Experts in the field point out that currently there are two different types of Tibetan Mastiff, the Doh-kyi and Tsang-kyi. While we have learnt bit about Doh-kyi in previous lines, Tsang-kyi in Tibetan means “dog from Tsang”. A Tsang-kyi is generally described as taller, heavier, and more heavily boned.

Tibetan Mastiff is considered a rare primitive breed. It has the ability to retain the strength and hardiness which would be required for it to survive in the extreme conditions in Tibet and the high-altitude Himalayan range. With its enormous size, it is able to confront deadly predators such as wolf. The dog is very sensitive to the sound at night and keep son barking if it heard any irregular noise. They often sleep during the day to remain more vigilant during the night.

With life expectancy of about ten to fourteen years and strong power of resistance of many of common diseases among dogs, Tibetan Mastiffs are genetically proved to be superior than most of the other dog breeds.

While all the breeds of dogs are proved to be genetically diverged from the wolf, some of the studies have shown that Tibetan Mastiffs diverged from the wolf many thousands of years before the common breed of dogs.

Tibetan Mastiff used to be a very popular in England in the beginning of 20^th century before it was eclipsed by the World Wars and other crisis. However, the enormous dog recaptured the attention of the world in 1980s.

In the past few years there were escalating hypes in the international platform surrounding the Tibetan Mastiff, especially in China where wealthy individual spending millions went viral all over China. Many observers believe that this is trend is occurred mainly because of the strong promotional strategies used by breeders to amass fortune for themselves.

These days, lots of Chinese travelers specially visit the Tibetan Mastiff breeding centre as a part of their Tibet tour.

Written by Tashi Namgyal
Explore Tibet Blog Writter

Story Behind the Mt.Kailash and Tibet Kailash Tours in 2014

Mt.Kailash is the centre of the universe - or at least the Tibetan Buddhism universe. In the Tibetan worldview, at the cosmic axis of the universe lies Mount Meru, the abode of the gods. Mt.Kailash is thought to be an earthly manifestation of the mythical Meru. Things are not as simple as this, however, as the Tibetan worldview incorporates existence in multiple dimensions. The Tibetan name for Mt.Kailash is "Kang Rinpoche" གངས་རིན་པོ་ཆེ། - Precious Jewel of Snows: the dome-shaped peak is symmetical like an uncut diamond, with permanent cap of ice and snow.
Mt.Kailash is not only a sacred peak to Tibetan Buddhism, but also to Bon (ancestral religion of Tibet before Buddhism came into Tibet from India), Hindus and Jains in India.
In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Kailash assumed mythical dimensions among Western geographers and explorers. For a long time there was reputed to be a high mountain that was the source of major rivers in India.
Gradually, this region and become a popular among the travelers for its moon-like landscapes and mystical stories. specially, year of 2014 is horse year and it is a special year for Mt.Kailash pilgrimage, so estimated there will be thousands of pilgrims attending the Saga Dawa ritual ceremony at Darboche.
Explore Tibet offers both private and join in Kailash tours to meet best requirement of worldwide travelers and pilgrims.

Tibet Train Journeys- Highest Railway in the World

Qinghai-Tibet Train Passing Through the Thangula Range 

Tibet train journey is growing its popularity among the travelers since from its completion, there is no doubt the Qinghai-Tibet train line is an engineering marvel. The train to Tibet capital Lhasa is available from most of the major cities in Mainland China like Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Lanzhou, Xining and Xian, but the shortest ride is from Xining as it takes only about 24hrs.
This is the world highest railway as it cross over the mighty Thangula ranges at a height of 5,072m and cut through northern Tibetan nomad grassland, the train journey provides great views of Tibet remote natural sceneries and stunning plateau landscapes.
Aside from its benefits lots of people concerning its environmental issues and others, so WHAT YOU THINK? Share you thoughts!

Tibetan people’s tryst with Buddhism Practices

Monks at Ganden monastery during the Ganden Thangka Show Ceremony in 2013

Many of the intellectuals and experts on Tibet believe that Tibet is inarguably the singular nation where the Buddhism had the most profound influence for over a couple of millennia—be it with people’s faith or the culture. Buddhism thus dominated almost every part of Tibetans’ life. The message of peace and compassion are passed down to Tibetans from generation to generation.

Popularly known as the roof of the world, Tibet remained a mysterious land till about mid-20^th century. It got the title of Forbidden Kingdom in the west for the difficulties in accessing the landlocked kingdom.  And then there were extraordinary tales of adventure and discoveries experienced by early travelers from west through their encounter with a hugely different society—the most common remarks being the indigenous people’s unwavering faith towards Buddhism. 

As to the genesis of the Buddhism in Tibet, though there were mythological interpretations of the encounter with the religion right from the reign of first king of Tibet, Nyatri Tsenpo. But the most of the reliable historical accounts tell us the actual encounter and the subsequent development of the Buddhism on the roof of the world took place during the time of Three Great Kings of Tibet, namely, Songtsen Gampo, Trisong Deutsen and Ralpachen. The approximate date range was from the beginning of seventh century to the end of eighth century.

The impact of the Buddhism has been immense over the centuries despite several great upheavals with it, for example, king Langdarma (838 to 841 CE), the last king of Tibet ordered the complete annihilation of the Buddhism from Tibet and went to great extend with his destructive campaigns before he was finally assassinated.

Despite all the historical disasters Tibet experienced in the subsequent periods, the root of Tibetan people’s faith towards Buddhism was well-preserved. Tibet experienced the similar version of King Langdarma’s destructive campaign in more modernised and intensified form during the eccentric Cultural Revolution that swept across Tibet. But in the end the holy Dharma resurrected and emerged victorious from the evil force to reinstall the inner peace to the generations of Tibetans.

It is the three jewels of Buddhism that tamed the minds of Tibetans who where otherwise once believed to be the most brave warriors in the Central Asia when the military might of the Tibetan empire was at its climax.  

Thanks to the great wisdom of Buddhism, irrespective of material development, Tibetan people today are one of the happiest races in the world.  Buddhism imparted the Tibetans with the great wisdom of attaining self-happiness by being kind to others.

There are lots of mystical wonders to discover on the Tibetan plateau and nothing can explain the mystery of Tibet than your own experience, so travel Tibet and experience its wonderful culture and amazing landscapes.

By Tashi Namgyal

From Explore Tibet

The Interpretation of Tibetan Smiles

Two things that strike travellers the most about Tibet are perhaps the very strong sunlight and very thin air on the plateau, and the smiling-nature of Tibetan people. While the former one has its own scientific explanation, the latter is a transparent reflection of the hearts of the pious Tibetans that harbours no hidden intentions. It is indeed interesting to look into the root of it.

A popular myth on the origins of Tibetan people tells us that they are the descendants of Pha Trelgen Changchup Sempa, the compassionate monkey-father, who is believed to be the incarnation of the Bodhisattva of compassion. So Tibetans are believed to be inherited with compassionate and warm-hearted nature. No wonder many of the early Western explorers described Tibetans as a race of ever-smiling and kind-hearted people.

Tibetans are perhaps a race where the spirituality has the greatest influence on their way of life or the culture. Buddhism had a profound impact over the thinking and the lifestyle of Tibetan people since it initially flourished on the roof of the world in seventh century. Buddhism today is interpreted as “a science of the mind” with very vast content by many of the contemporary scholars, but for ordinary Tibetans, the most important theme of their ancient religion is to be kind to other and refraining from doing evil things. So smiling is the simplest practice of it where the gesture brings joy to others, and at the same time keeps oneself in a pleasant mood.

While Tibetans are generally kind to each other amongst themselves, they are especially more benevolent towards people from outside. It has been the tradition of Tibetans for centuries to receive pilgrims warm-heartedly, and provide them food and shelter generously but expecting nothing in return. The broader implication of this today is the friendly attitude of Tibetans towards travellers from various parts of the world.

If there is one simple thing that every traveller can learn from Tibetans that will spread joys when they go back to their respective countries—it’s “Tibetan smile”.

Smile it like Tibetans and it is the ultimate goal of Explore Tibet to give you an authentic Tibetan Experiences.