Notes of Independent Travel in Tibet

Notes of Independent Travel in Tibet

1. Make sure you have a good physical body to travel to Tibet.

2. Prepare the personal stuffs such as the sunglasses, sunscreen cream, lip pomade, sports clothes, travel shoes, and some other daily useful products.

3. It is better to have a physical examination before Tibet tour starts.

4. Keep optimistic and good psychological quality all the way.

5. The slight symptom of high altitude sickness will be relieved after break in general. Taking some medicines or oxygen is helpful. If someone gets the acute mountain sickness, he or she should be sent to hospital immediately.

6. The climate is changeable in Tibet plateau and obviously in the morning and the evening.

7. Do not eat or drink too much in Tibet. Do not eat more for dinner. You are kindly suggested to lie on the side while you are sleeping.

8. Find the taboos in Tibet.

a. Tibetan people do not kill donkey, horse or dog. Some regions of Tibet do not eat fish.

b. You should touch a little water with your finger and flip to the sky for three times before your drink a cup of wine.

c. Do not collapse behind people.

d. Please walk clockwise when you pass by the monastery, Manidui (Tibetan Sacrificial Altar – Manidui), and Buddhist tower.

e. Do not turn the prayer wheel anticlockwise.

f. Do not touch the head.

9. Find shopping tips.

a. It is better to buy Tibetan medicines in state pharmacy.

b. Tibetan knives need to be posted instead of air.

d. We kindly suggest our guests do not buy many souvenirs earlier, as they may make your baggage heavier.

e. Please put your palms together devoutly instead of shaking hands with lama.

9. The foreign exchange is not available in Lhasa City. Hence you could get some currency exchange in the banks and some hotels in Tibet. Bank of China is kindly recommended for your reference.

10. Taking enough cash is more convenient than credit card in Tibet.

11. We are deeply attracted by the primitive natural environment and pure folk customs of Tibet; and that is why we come here. Therefore we usually tell our guests to do all they can to protect the beauty of this holy land. Please prepare your personal garbage bag if it is possible for you.

12. The best time to travel to Tibet is from April to October every year, as the climate is the most comfortable during that time. On the other hand, it is more cost-effective and special to travel to Tibet in winter, as there are no crowded people. You may feel more relaxed and enjoyable at that time.

13. Do not drink the water which is not boiled, or the raw meat in Tibet. It is better to make sure your good physical body to enjoy wonderful journey in Tibet.

14. Tourists are not suggested to give money to Tibetan kids. You'd better give them a pen, a pencil, or a notebook instead of money.