Travel to Tibet in Winter 2013

With the coming of the heavy snow in many regions on Tibet Plateau, Tibet welcomes its winter in 2013. It is even colder in the night after middle October though the temperature would be very pleasant during the daytime under the warm sunshine. Obviously, Tibet tour enters into its shoulder season or even low season in late October for the number of visitors in Lhasa, Shigatse, Nyingchi or some other major cities/towns in Tibet is much less than the previous months. But winter is a good season for travel to Tibet for the group of tourists who are willing to enjoy a quite different Tibet. As an experienced Tibet tour operator, Tibet Tour would like to provide relevant information on travel to Tibet in winter 2013 for tourists' reference.

Travel to Tibet in Winter 2013 – Air/Railway Transportation

Tourists who've collected travel information regarding Tibet might find that there are many choices in flights for tourists willing to enter into Tibet by air. Except for Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Chongqing, the airlines opened the flights to Lhasa from Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Tianjin to meet the demand of tourists planning to travel to Tibet in winter 2013. It should be noted that there are always great discounts in the air ticket for the demand is much less than the supply in the winter season. For tourists willing to cut down the transportation cost to Tibet, fly to Lhasa in winter season is a very good choice.

Tourists who've joined the Tibet train tours in the high season between June and October might know that it is pretty difficult to get the Tibet train ticket no matter you are planning to enter into Tibet by train from Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chongqing, Xining or some other domestic cities. In the winter season, the demand of the Tibet train ticket is much less than that in the summer season. Tourists willing to travel to Tibet in winter 2013 could reserve the train ticket through the official website (www.12306.cn) of the Ministry of Railways of China. According to the current ticket purchasing policy, tourists could book the Tibet train ticket 20 days in advance. It should be noted that the passport number is required while booking the ticket and the original copy of your passport should be provided while change your paper ticket at the wickets.

Travel to Tibet in Winter 2013 – Recommended Spots

Scenic spots in Lhasa, Shigatse, Nyingchi or some other regions with relatively lower altitude are the main recommended spots for tourists planning to travel to Tibet in winter 2013. Destinations like Mt. Kailash, Lake Manasarovar, Mt. Everest Base Camp, Namtso Lake or some other spots with high altitude are not suitable to be visited in winter for it would be severe cold in theses places and the road to these destinations might be blocked with snow. But recent years Namtso Lake is opened to visitors in the winter season for relevant departments have employed the snow clear to clean the snow on the way to the holy lake and the transportation is rarely influenced.