Why Travel To Tibet In Winter?
Most foreign people thought travel to Tibet in winter is so chilly that outsiders can’t bear the environment, yet going to Tibet during the wintertime isn’t hard as you imagine. On the off chance that you travel around Lhasa, Gyantse, Shigatse, Lhoka and Nyingchi regions, the climate is cool yet hotter than Beijing.
Numerous westerners imagined that it’s crazy to head out to Tibet in winter. Still, the daytime temperature in Tibet is consistently between 7 – 9 degree celsius, that the vast majority of the time in Tibet was covered by solid and warm daylight. In any case, the night temperature will drop under minus.
Tibet is not fully covered by snow all the time in winter. It occasionally snows in Tibet, and even the cities were covered by snow. The snows will melt on the next day.
Indeed, it’s snowy and chilly cold in Tibet. Still, it’s an excellent choice to travel in winter because you have more experience with the local Tibetan peoples, visiting more traditional Tibetan festivals and so on.
The most suitable regions to travel to Tibet in winter are Lhasa, Gyantse, Shigatse, Lhoka and Nyingchi, but Mount Kailash and Namtso lakes are impossible to visit.
Visit Lhasa In Winter
With an elevation of 3650 meters above sea level, Lhasa is the capital city of the Tibet Autonomous Region, but Lhasa is not the highest altitude region in Tibet. The winter in Lhasa is cold at -10 degrees Celsius at night, but it’s almost around 10-degree celsius in the daytime.
Lhasa snows very occasionally, and most of the time, it’s a comfortable climate for the tourist. Moreover, the sunlight during the daytime is extreme, and it’s lots warmer as you imagine.
Even the temperature drops below -10 at night, almost all the hotels in Lhasa are good at facilitating Air Conditioners and heaters.
Lhasa city tour is the most recommending Tibet tours for those who plan to travel to Tibet in winter. Unlike the busy summer season, there is less tourist, and you can get more chance to closer with the local experience.
Visit Everest Base Camp In Winter
Mount Everest Base Camp Tour is the most popular tour in Tibet. Around 60 % of the travellers choose the Everest base camp tour while they are planning to visit Tibet.
The best months to visit Everest base camp are April, May, August, September and October. But as an experienced tour guide, the early winter from November to December is, without doubt, the best time to visit Everest base camp. We guarantee that you will see the entire mountain without covering by a cloud during these periods.
The temperature drops almost -17 degrees Celsius during the night, but it’s sunny and clear weather at all. We recommend those who choose to visit Everest base camp within these periods, sleeping overnight at New Tingri instead of Rongbuk.
It’s only 100 kilometres from New Tingri to Rongbuk monastery, and you can enjoy the view of Everest full day there. The restaurant at Rongbuk monastery is the only choice to have lunch, but you can enjoy the majestic view of Everest while having lunch from the window.
Cheaper Cost To Travel To Tibet In Winter
From November to March is the “off-season” of Tibet travel. The cost of the whole tour is more economical than summer. The cost of accommodations, transportation, entrance fees and guide service fees are cheaper.
We offer a good and almost up to 50% discount price for winter travel packages to Tibet. Moreover, it’s far easier to book flight and train ticket in winter, and even the Tibet travel permits are processed faster than in summer.
TIPS FOR TRAVEL TO TIBET IN WINTER:
1. Actual planning: Ensure satisfactory rest before going to Tibet, and people who experienced a terrible chilly, constant hack, sputum, and other respiratory infections, severe hypertension, asthma, coronary illness are not fit to head out to Tibet.
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2. Skincare items: Tourists need to wear good sunglasses, a sun cap and sunscreen because of the extraordinary bright radiation. You will require lip balm, saturating creams, and other anti drying skincare items for the dry environment.
3.Required permits: Valid ID card or passport, Tibet travel permit (for sightseers to Mount Everest, Lhasa, Kerung, Yadong, Ngari, and other boundary areas); Aliens Travel Permit(for foreign travellers) and valid Chinese visa.
4. Dressing: Tibet is by its high elevation, severe daylight, and high distinction in temperature. Kindly check the climate conditions before heading to Tibet or ask your Tibet tour operator.
5. Height Altitude Sickness: High Altitude sickness in Tibet is a common physiological problem in Tibet and will be effectively perceived and deals with. Try not to run, hop, shout, or get excessively energized. Drink a lot of water, and don’t smoke or drink. If you have never been to Tibet and feel stressed over height altitude, you may take Diamox a week before travelling to Tibet.
6. Habits: Please focus on your words and conduct when going to Tibet; don’t touch Buddha sculptures or heads of Tibetans. Watch your habits when visiting the Tibetan people. Never forget to receive the butter tea or sweet tea offered by a Tibetan with two hands rather than one.
7.Photography Taboos: The architectures of temple and monasteries in Tibet are special and unique. It is allowed to take a picture of their outsides. However, it’s not permitted to take pictures inside, and sometimes it is charged to take pictures inside. If you meet some Tibetan and want to take photos of them, make sure you ask them before taking the photos.
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