Tibet tour is characteristic of many breathtaking attractions in different regions in Tibet, such as Qamdo tour, Shigatse tour, Lhasa tour, ngari tour, etc. When you travel to this highest plateau of the world, you should take care of yourselves to avoid the high altitude sickness and other issues. And wherever you travel in Tibet region, the travel tips are helpful and useful to you, such as attraction travel tips, hotel travel tips, and transportation travel tips, etc.
The hotels, hostels and guesthouses are available for tourists in Qamdo Prefecture. The facilities are general, safe and healthy.
Kangsheng Hotel is located in the east of the passenger station in Qamdo Prefecture, about 5 minutes' walking. It provides the individual toilet, TV, hot water service and other general facilities. It costs about 300RMB per person each room.
Guangming Hostel is located across from the Kangsheng hotel. The price is much lower, about 50 RMB per bed per person. Both of the bathhouse and the hot water are provided, but the hot water is provided regularly in a day.
Qamdo Bangda Airport is the highest civil aviation airport throughout the world. It is about 4334 meters high, about 130 kilometers away from the downtown of Qamdo prefecture. If you would like to take a taxi from the city center to the airport, you may spend 300 RMB. There are only two airlines of this airport, Lhasa and Chengdu. It spends approximately 1 hour from Chengdu to Qamdo Prefecture, and few tens of minutes between Lhasa and Qamdo Prefecture.
Please pay attention to the delayed issue of Qamdo Bangda Airport, which has happened very frequently.
It is a little far from each county in Qamdo Prefecture. The long-distance passenger train is available between Chengdu and Qamdo (spends about 3 days), Lhasa and Qamdo (about 4 days), Mangkang and Qamdo, Ngari and Qamdo, Nyingchi and Qamdo, Bome and Qamdo, etc. It takes relatively longer time on the way.
The months of May, June, and September are the best time to travel to Qamdo prefecture in a year. Due to the complicated terrain, high mountains, deep valleys, and diversified climate, the weather in Qamdo prefecture is changeable and distinctive. The southeast part of Qamdo prefecture is characteristic of humid and moderate climate, the north part and the west part are characteristic of the cold and arid climate. There is full of rainfall in the midnight in summer. In winter, the wind is very strong. The annual average temperature is approximately 7-8?.
In addition, the regions nearby the Qamdo Bangda Airport are good for travel the whole year around.
The best time to visit Ranwu Lake during Qamdo tour is in late autumn. At that time, the water of the lake is limpid and colorful. It looks like a fairy land and tempts a lot of tourists.
Ranwu Lake is located along the Sichuan – Tibet highway about 89 kilometers southwest away from the Basu town of Qamdo Prefecture. The scenery around Ranwu Lake is colorful and different, the grasslands, forests, leaves, water birds and colorful graits are surrounding.