Top 3 Trekking Sites in Tibet

The magnificent high mountains in Tibet not only attract a large number of explorers but also attract a large number of trekking enthusiasts. Tibet Tour is glad to provide a brief introduction about the top 3 trekking sites in Tibet which present the most unique scenery on Tibet Plateau for tourists' reference.

Top 3 Trekking Sites in Tibet – Medog

Medog is one of the most noted trekking sites in Tibet. It is the most challenging one among the top 3 trekking sites in Tibet. The high mountains in Medog County act as giant pliers which vises the villages in the mountain valleys or at the mountainsides. The geologic activities (such as earthquake, collapse and debris flow) happen frequently at Medog for it is located at the Himalaya Fracture Zone and Medog Fracture Zone. The roads in Medog are always blocked due to the natural disasters, especially in the humid rainy season. But the tourists who've join the Tibet trekking tours to Medog hold that the hardships at Medog make it more attractive.

There are four regular trekking routes in Medog. The first route allows tourists to enter into Medog via Lhage, Hanmi and Beibeng after climbing over the Doxiongla Snow Mointain. The second route offers tourists the chance to climb over the Galongla Snow Mountain from Bome. The third trekking route allows tourists to get to Medog through Tsaqu, Bayu and Pangxin. Tourists choose the fourth trekking route to Bome have to trek along Baha, Gyirasa and Pangxin. It should be noted that the last two trekking routes are more challenging than the first two routes. It is hard to get any material supply during the trekking in the sparsely populated area.

Top 3 Trekking Sites in Tibet – Mt. Everest

It is much easier to do some trekking activities at Mt. Everest than climbing Mt. Everest. Most of the Tibet trekking tours arrange tourists to start the trekking at Tingri and finish the trekking at Old Tingri. Recent years, the transportation around Mt. Everest has been greatly improved. Some of the trekking enthusiasts think it is not enough to trek only along the highway to Mt. Everest Base Camp. Hence, the other rare-chose trekking routs at Mt. Everest becoming more popular.

Mt. Everest is regarded as one of the top 3 trekking sites in Tibet for it's the highest peak above the sea level. Tourists join the Tibet trekking tours could choose to trek at Garma Valley, where tourists could appreciate the colorful azaleas, giant cypress trees and breathtaking wet land scenery. In addition, the magnificent natural picture composed of the highest mountains around the world would also leave you deep impression.

Top 3 Trekking Sites in Tibet – Mt. Kailash

Mt. Kailash is not only noted as one of the top 3 trekking sites in Tibet, but also widely regarded as a holy mountain. It is the main peak of Gangdise Mountains with an altitude of 6638 meters. The pyramid-shaped Mt. Kailash is respected as the center of the world in Hinduism, Buddhism and Bon. It has been a sacred place for the explorers and pilgrims in the past hundreds years.

Generally, it takes about 3 days to trek around Mt. Kailash. The devout pilgrims will spend 15-20 days to kowtow around Mt. Kailash. Tourists join the Tibet trekking tours around Mt. Kailash would find that the followers of Bon would make kora around Mt. Kailash anticlockwise while the followers of Buddhism would make kora around Mt. Kailash clockwise.