Cold winter, great snow, plateau and poor oxygen may be the impression of Tibet in winter in most tourists' mind. Hence, winter become the low season of Tibet tour.
But, is that the fact? We found that the Tibet is winter is not so cold and horrible. On the contrary, the climate in Lhasa is just like the early winter of Beijing. Because there are fewer tourists in the low season of Tibet tour, Tibet become more authentic and beautiful.
So, why not travel to Tibet in the low season of Tibet tour to enjoy the authentic Tibet.
The climate of Tibet in winter is very good, even warmer than some other districts in south of China. The Tibet is located in low attitude area, where full of sunshine in winter. Hence, the winter in Tibet is not very cold. On the contrary, the air is more pure in winter and visibility is higher than other seasons. So, the scenery in low season of Tibet looks more grand and beautiful.
Due to its low season of Tibet tour, there are fewer tourists in Tibet than other time. The itinerary can be more leisurely and easy. Comparing with high season of Tibet tour, tourists can leisurely appreciate the White Palace, Red Palace and golden roof of the Potala Palace and do not need to worry about the entry ticket of Potala Palace or train tickets.
Tourists can save much money if travel to Tibet in low season of Tibet. In order to promote Tibet tourism in low season of Tibet tour, the quotation of many routes will be lower than higher season, but the service quality will be as it was.
Many tourists would not like to travel to Tibet in low season of Tibet tour because they think the high altitude sickness may be serious. But, the high altitude sickness in winter may not worse than in summer. The Nyingchi is praised as "South of the River in Tibet", where altitude average is about 3000 meters and with rich oxygen in air. It is suitable to be visited in winter. Tourists can go to Lhasa after visiting Nyingchi, and adapt to the high altitude environment gradually. That will be a special experience about adapting high altitude sickness gradually.