Tibet has a quite different natural environment with Malaysia. Tourists making a Tibet tour from Malaysia are highly advised to make a good preparation to deal with special natural environment on Tibet Plateau. As an experienced Tibet tour operator, Tibet Tour is glad to provide a list regarding the necessary preparation for tourists planning a Tibet tour from Malaysia.
As we all known, Malaysia has enjoys a tropical marine climate characterized by rainy and hot. The average temperature here is above 25? all year around. Tibet enjoys a typical plateau environment characterized obvious temperature difference between day and night. Sometimes, the temperature difference between day and night even reaches 20?. The warm clothes are always very necessary whenever you are planning a Tibet tour. Besides, the water/wind proof coat is quite necessary for tourists planning a Tibet tour from Malaysia and willing to do some trekking activities in the wild, especially in autumn. It rains frequently in the nights in autumn.
Tibet enjoys a much higher altitude compared to Malaysia. Tourists making a Tibet tour from Malaysia are highly advised to prepare some common altitude sickness resistance medicines to deal with the possible altitude sickness caused by thousands-meter altitude difference. Generally, people will be attacked by various levels of altitude sickness symptoms after you arrive in an environment with an elevation of higher than 3000 meters. Lhasa enjoys an altitude of 3500 meters and Namtso Lake enjoys an altitude of 4718 meters. It is quite necessary for tourists to prepare some commonly used medicines effective in curing or relieving the altitude sickness, such as the Rhodiola rosea.
Except for the warm clothes and commonly used medicines, tourists making a Tibet tour from Malaysia are also strongly recommended to prepare certain necessary stuffs for facial care and eyes protection. Proper sun-blocking cream and lipstick should be prepared in the consideration of the strong ultraviolet and dry air on Tibet Plateau, or your face and lip will be cracked after several days in Lhasa. Besides, a pair of sunglasses should also be prepared to protect your eyes in case of attacked by the snow-blindness. Tourists making a Tibet tour from Malaysia here will find that a lot of mountains in Tibet are capped with snow and the light reflected by the snow under the sunshine might hurt your eyes.