Guide Book of Tibet Tour

Guide Book of Tibet Tour

1.People who have heart disease, or have a hard cold are not suggested to visit Tibet.

2.More or less tourists would suffer the slight symptom of high altitude sickness in Tibet, but most of them will feel better after break. You are kindly suggested to take some medicines of high altitude sickness such as the Rhodiola rosea, and the oxygen bag.

3.We kindly suggest our tourists to take some snacks and biscuits if they would like to spend 2 days on the train to Tibet.

4.Please keep yourself warm and do not take a shower on the first day when you arrive in Lhasa City. Taking a shower consumes much oxygen.

5.The skin care products are necessary during Tibet tour, especially for ladies. As you may know, the sunshine is very strong and the climate is very dry in Tibet.

6.The cuisine flavor in Lhasa City, Shigatse Prefecture, Nyingchi Prefecture, and Shannan Prefecture is characteristic of Sichuan dishes.

7.Pay attention to the elevation. Lhasa City is 3650 meters high, Namtso Lake is 4770 meters high, Nyingchi Prefecture is 3040 meters high, Bome County is 2750 meters high, Ranwu Lake is 3807 meters high, Medog is 1225 meters high, Shigatse Prefecture is 3860 meters high, Gyantse is 3977 meters high, Yatong is 2300 meters high, Tingri is 4410 meters high, Rongbuk Monastery is 5100 meters high, Zham Town is 2100 meters high, Tsedang is 3580 meters high, Langxan County is 3100 meters high, Saga is 4502 meters high, Pulan County is 4216 meters high, Lion Spring River is 4279 meters high and Gaize is 4350 meters high.

8. Before entering Tibet, a good physiological quality, and a good physical body are both important. Besides, you need to get enough preparations such as the sunglasses, sunscreen cream, lip pomade, cold cure, and aspirin, etc.

9. You are kindly suggested to drink more butter tea and eat more red meat during Tibet tour, as they are helpful to relieve the symptom of high altitude sickness.

10. Get to know more about the attractions of Tibet.

Lhasa: it is located in the middle river valley of Tibet. The average daily duration of sunshine in Lhasa City is 7.4 hours. It is well known as the Sun City of the world. Even in winter, the temperature in daytime is about 10-15 ?.

Shigatse: it belongs to the plateau temperate semi-arid monsoon climate zone. In summer, there is full of heavy rainfall. In winter, it is very cold and dry with strong wind. The annual average temperature is 8 ?. In January, the average temperature is about -3.2 ?. In July, the average temperature is about 14.3 ?.

Shannan Prefecture: The average elevation is 3700 meters high. The annual average temperature is 5?-10?.

Nyingchi Prefecture: the lowest but warmest region of Tibet.

Nagqu: It belongs to plateau semi-arid monsoon climate of subfrigid zone. The temperature is relatively lower in a year and the air is thin. The average temperature is 3 ?-8?. From April to November is the best time to travel to Nagqu Prefecture.

Ngari: The average temperature is 3?. In summer, the average temperature is about 13.6 ?. The elevation of Ngari Prefecture is over 5000 meters high.