Several Tips for Tibet Tour

With the coming of the summer vacation, a large quantity of tourists both at home and abroad are planning to spend several days in Tibet. With specific natural scenery and mysterious cultural atmosphere, Tibet has been the choice for a large number of tourists. Actually, the extremely high altitude in Tibet requires tourists making a Tibet tour to make a series of preparation before entering into Tibet. For consideration of tourists' health, Tibet Tour would like to provide several tips for Tibet tour for tourists' reference.

Several Tips for Tibet Tour – Choose the Right Time to Visit Tibet

The peak season of Tibet tour is between April and October, and the number of visitors in Tibet is extremely large between June and September. Tourists should note that the price of the board and lodging, as well as the vehicle rental cost is relatively higher between June and September, but the natural scenery in Tibet is also at their most beautiful state during this period. Several important Tibetan festivals (such as the Shoton Festival) would be celebrated in summer. In winter, the number of visitors in Tibet is relatively less and the price of the vehicle rental and hotel reservation would be relatively lower.

Tourists especially interested in the Tibetan festivals could visit Tibet in the summer. The annual Shoton Festival will be celebrated on August 6th while the solemn Nagqu Horse Racing Festival will be celebrated on August 10th in 2013. For tourists willing to explore the green grassland and primitive forests, July is the best season for visiting Tibet. The period between April and May is a good season for tourists especially interested in the flag-cloud above Mt. Everest. In addition, the period between late June and late August is the rainy season of Tibet, the landslide happens frequently in eastern Nyingchi Prefecture. Tourists planning to visit Nyingchi and Medog are strongly suggested to adjust your schedule according to the weather condition. It is necessary to avoid the monsoon season and rainy season for tourists willing to make a self-driving/self-riding tour along the Xinjiang-Tibet Highway (the highest highway above the sea level, with severe climate condition).

Several Tips for Tibet Tour – Cope with the High Altitude Sickness Correctly

Tourists making a Tibet tour might suffer some symptoms of the high altitude sickness caused by high altitude and low oxygen content. Generally, tourists will not feel under the weather if you are in Nyingchi Prefecture with lower altitude than Lhasa. As an experienced Tibet tour operator, Tibet Tour would like to remind our clients that the best way to avoid or relieve the high altitude sickness is keep a good mindset, never be over worried about the possible high altitude sickness.

Tourists are suggested not to do some strenuous exercises during the first days in Tibet. To get better adaptation to the high plateau environment, tourists should stop smoking and drinking. On the contrary, enough fresh fruits could provide the necessary vitamin supply. Taking some local Tibetan style drinks or food could also help tourists' acclimation.