"Having a Tibet tour in lifetime" has become many tourists' dream. But many tourists who first go to Tibet may be hazy or misgiving for it's far and mystical. With the coming of high season of Tibet tour, more and more tourists will go to visit Tibet in this season. Now, Tibet Tour would like to offer some strategies for tourists, helping you get closer to this dream place.
Tourists who first go to Tibet are not suggested to take flight to Tibet. It's just like climbing mountains, people who reach the top by cableway can not enjoy how grand and beautiful it is. The relatively ideal way to Tibet is taking train to Tibet.
The must-visit scenic spots in Lhasa include Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Ramoche Monastery, Drepung Monastery, Norbu Lingka and Bakhor Street. The hall of Jokhang Temple will open from evening to 20 o'clock and you will feel outstanding religious atmosphere. Of course, you will not only stay in Lhasa for traveling to Tibet in high season of Tibet tour, but also go to visit the beautiful Yamdrok Lake, Tashihunpo Monastery in Shigatse, Zongshan Castle in Gyantse and the Mt.Everest, as well as the amazing Namtso Lake.
Lhasa is a city with the best board and lodging condition in Tibet. The restaurants in Tibet mainly supply Tibetan dishes and Sichuan dishes. The restaurants in several hotels also supply Nepal food and Indian food.
The shopping must be a necessary part of your Tibet tour. The goods in Lhasa are full of Tibetan characteristics. It will be very nice if you could take some of them back to your friends and relatives as souvenirs. The first choice for shopping must be the Barkhor Street, which is great circumambulation street of Lhasa, as well as business street. If you buy Thangka, prayer wheel and some other instruments used in Buddhism, you can invite the Lamas in the Jokhang Temple to get it blessed for you.
The best time for shopping at Barkhor Street is morning or evening, because Tibetans used to give a much cheaper price to the first customer and last customer.