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gigolo13


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Posted: 2005-09-27 04:42:00   

Hey anybody got experience to travelling in Tibet: How do I get there, there's no airport there? How 'bout the surface level, I hear a lot of people faint or get headaches upon arrival. Any other advice. Thx

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ravinderkumarsi

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Posted: 2005-09-27 06:24:00   

HII,

ONE OF MY FRIEND FROM AUSTRIA BEEN TO TIBET LAST YEAR,BUT HE WENT FROM INDIA VIA NEPAL,HE HAS NICE EXPERIENCE EXCEPT SOME PROBLEM WITH WATER.

IF U R INTERESTED I CAN GIVE U MORE DETAILS

RAVI

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isaacmolina

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Posted: 2005-09-27 19:07:00   

I have just read the report THE SILK ROAD, by globo member jorgesanchez, and he explains how to fly there from Chendu in China, Sam, I think, the owner of a hostel, helped him. There is airport. Where I work, one friend was there last year, and yes, arriving from Chendu he felt headache during two days (you will suddenly at 4000 metros altitud). From Kathmandu is better because Nepal is already on a high level.

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belleli

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Posted: 2005-09-28 04:02:00   

i'm a chinese, but i feel very sorry i have never been to Tibet too. as a chinese, i think i could give u some information. faint and headache called altitude striss in chinese. so many people have this situation. coz u know the air is very thin, people may feel breath is very difficultly, so feel faint and get headache. if u are strong, i think it will be ok for u. as for the airport. there is a airport in Lhasa. u can from Beijing to Chengdu, then to Lhasa. it takes 6hours, Southwest Airlines SZ4122.



hope these information is useful for u. anything u want to know, pls let me know, i will try my best to help u. good luck!



belle

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cyclist


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Posted: 2005-10-04 06:02:00   

Getting to Tibet is relatively easy:

You can go from either the Chinese site or Nepal. Nepal is in some ways hard since you can only fly in. Most travelers this way get a group visa which can be extended ONLY in other parts of China but not Tibet.



Coming from the Chinese site, there's numerous places you can fly in. Chengdu is probably the easiest and most used way.



Going overland: you can join a group and go overland by landrover from Kathmandu or, if you're in China, travel by bus (nice 36 hours) from Golmud in North Tibet.



Other options are illegal enter Tibet via either Kashgar (in the far west... fantastic experience) or from either Sichuan or Kunming. It seems to be possible to get a permit for Tibet nowadays but i did it some years ago illegal. Chinese of course will not suffer these problems.



Keep in mind if you go you will be on serious altitude and you HAVE to take a few days rest before doing something. The only descent way to cure altitude disease is die or going down. I prefer the second option.



Hope this helps



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beezz


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Posted: 2006-03-25 00:09:00   

[quote]
On 2005-09-27 06:24:00, ravinderkumarsi wrote:
HII,
ONE OF MY FRIEND FROM AUSTRIA BEEN TO TIBET LAST YEAR,BUT HE WENT FROM INDIA VIA NEPAL,HE HAS NICE EXPERIENCE EXCEPT SOME PROBLEM WITH WATER.
IF U R INTERESTED I CAN GIVE U MORE DETAILS
RAVI
[/quote]

hi, do you know which travel company i can go to tibet with? it seems really difficlut to get there


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dakola

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Posted: 2007-08-03 23:40:00   

You can go there either by train (from this year) or flight. There is an airport in Lasha, the ticket normally around 2000RMB. Sorry not sure about the train, as it only starts from this year.



Not too many tourists during the winter I reckon, comparing with other places in Tibet, Lhasa is quite moden, but I must say it is a very religious area, better highlight to respect every temple people even dogs.



The market is really cool, worth to go.



If you wanna experience something different, like an adventury, better to go other towns, such as Ali or even further, but all depends on your health.


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cyclist


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Posted: 2007-08-15 04:14:00   

Daily flights from China in Tibet, train runs apparantly regular and without problems. Coming from Nepal is still a problem, only short 7 days visa's apparantly can cross in tour groups the border. But from the Chinese site it should be no problem.



Peter

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