Tibet is the Home of Nature

Located on the roof of the world, Tibet is one important destination for every Traveler since almost every Traveler love Nature.

Nature is providing us with everything, starting from the fresh air to the cool water. Humans and Nature have been best friends since civilization.

Nature is one of the best blessings, even just being near Nature without putting any effort we become peaceful naturally.

The reason why Tibet is the home of Nature is, many beautiful mountains, rivers, lakes, green forests, grassland are located in Tibet. Below we will share a few of the important Nature which makes Tibet an important place to travel. 

1. Mount Everest North Face 

Mount Everest is also known as Chomolungma in the local Tibetan language. It is the highest mountain in our world with an elevation of 8848M, located in the Shigatse region, Tingri County, around 30km from the Chozom village and around 8km from the Rongbuk monastery. Mount Everest North Face Base Camp is one of the most popular travel destinations in Tibet. The Sunset of Mount Everest from the Tibet side is the main highlight, the color of Mount Everest changes from yellow to orange and finally red. 

2. Namtso Lake 

Namtso lake is located in the Northern Tibet Nakchu region, Damxung County. Around 240km one way from Lhasa, with the driving of 5 hours. 

Namtso lake is one of the best places to witness the beauties of a lake surrounded by mountains and grassland. Namtso lake is the home of Nomads. Namtso lake is also one of the best places to enjoy the sunset, sunrise, and stars at night. 

3. Mount Kailash 

Mount Kailash is a holy mountain for many Religions including Hinduism, Buddhism, Bon, and Jainism. It is also one of the most important beautiful nature in Tibet. The special thing about Mount Kailash is, it is covered with snow all the time, even during the warm season when snow on the mountains near Kailash was melted even though some of these mountains are as tall as Kailash. 

Mount Kailash is a pilgrim destination for many spiritual seekers and also Travelers from different regions of our world. There is a spiritual trek route of 52Km in 2-3 days duration with the highest elevation trek route around 5400M Drolma la pass. 

Photo: Beauties of Namtso Lake

4. Nyingtri Green Region

Nyingtri is located in the East of Tibet, around 500km one way. Nyingchi or Nyingtri is also known as Switzerland in Tibet because of the beautiful Nature of snow mountains including Mount Namchak Barwa ( ThunderBolt ) and the green region of Lulang. Elevation of Nyingtri or Nyingchi is lower as compared to Lhasa, around 2600M 

There is also an airport in Nyingtri, Miling county. There is a direct flight from Chengdu to Nyingchi, the ticket costs around 1500-1600RMB per ticket one way. This is a great option for Travelers who love to see the green regions of Tibet. Nyingtri also has a beautiful lake Draksum Tso.

We have asked some of our previous Travelers about what is the main thing they love about Tibet? 

They were so many beautiful answers like Tibetan people, Tibetan food, Tibetan culture, and Tibetan Buddhism but one of the most loved answers was Nature in Tibet so that is the main reason for writing this article. Thank you for reading Tibet Travelers' article on Tibet is the home of Nature.

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