Preparation before Tibet Adventure Tour

Psychological Preparation before Tibet Adventure Tour

Tibet Autonomous Region has an average altitude of 4200 meters. The air pressure is pretty low and the oxygen content in the air is only about 70 percent. Most of the tourists have different degrees of altitude sickness when they firstly arrive in Tibet. The altitude sickness has various symptoms, including headache, short of breath, nausea, vomiting and insomnia. Generally, these symptoms would disappear in two or three days after you adapt to the plateau environment.

Physical Preparation before Tibet Adventure Tour

Tourists planning a Tibet Adventure tour should do a good physical preparation in advance. The professional experts suggest tourists to do certain sports before enter into Tibet. The roadwork practice which involves at least 3000 meters should be practiced 3 times a week. Tourists could also do a trekking exercise which involves at least 10 kilometers with a weight of 15-20 kilograms. Besides, tourists should also improve the physical condition through bicycle riding (at least 50 kilometers a week).

Necessities before Tibet Adventure Tour

Tibet adventure tour involves some regions with severe weather condition and geographical condition. Sometimes, tourists have to trek in the depopulated areas. Hence, necessities should be prepared in advance.

Portable mountaineering shoes, sunbonnet, gloves, sick socks, long woolen underwear, and thick pants should be prepared if you are planning a Tibet adventure tour in winter. Some commonly used medicines should also be prepared in case of need during the adventure tour. Besides, a pair of sunglasses is also necessary since the sunshine radiation is pretty strong on Tibet Plateau.

If you are planning to bring a camera with you during the Tibet adventure tour, standby buttery and roll films should be prepared since the battery efficiency is pretty poor and the roll film would be easily broken is in the cold areas. Besides, the water canteen, knife, flashlight, compass, map, lighter and some other things should also be taken into the package list of your Tibet adventure tour.