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Shigatse
Shigatse is the second-largest city in the China Tibet Autonomous Region after Lhasa. The altitude of Shigatse is around 300M higher than Lhasa, 3900M Shigatse is one of the richest Tourism cities in Tibet with many important Tourist highlights located in the Shigatse Region. Shigatse is located around 280km from Lhasa towards the Sout
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Ngari, also known as Ali in Chinese and Western Tibet in English. Located at an altitude of 4500M, around 1550km from Lhasa. They are two ways to get to Ngari. 1. Overland from Lhasa and Nepal Border 2. Flight from Lhasa Gongkar Airport to Ngari Kunsa Airport Nearby Sightseeing 1. Mount Kailash One of the most important reasons f
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Lhasa
Lhasa is the central city in the China Tibet Autonomous Region. Lhasa is the favorite city for Tibetans since Lhasa is the home of Buddhism. Lhasa is also one of the most comfortable cities in Tibet with the perfect weather not too cold and not too warm. The city was built during the 7th Century by the 33rd King Songtsen Gampo. In the ye
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Tashizom
Tashizom བཀྲ་ཤིས་འཛོམ་ཤང་ 扎西宗乡 meaning "Auspicious Gathering " is situated at an elevation of 4300 meters in Tingri County. Tashizom to Lhasa is 590km, Shigatse is around 290km, and the Mount Everest base camp is approximately 40km. Mount Everest Eco Tour Bus Base To protect the environment of M
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Darchen
Darchen, Darchin, or Tarchen is one of the most important towns in the western Tibet Ngari Prefecture, located at an elevation of 4, 500 meters ( 14, 763 ft) The town was named after the Saga Dawa festival's huge prayer flag pole at the Tarboche Valley, which is located around 13 km from Darchen. Darchen to Lhasa : 1300Km Darchen to
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Tingri
Tingri is one of the largest counties in the Shigatse prefecture. They are two Towns named after Tingri. Gangkar town, known as the old Tingri, and Shegar town, known as the new Tingri. Tingri County has 13 towns and my town is around 50 km from the Mount Everest base camp, known as Tashizom, meaning auspicious gathers. Travelers can
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Tsetang
Tsetang is the 4th largest city in the China Tibet Autonomous Region. Tsetang is located around 190km from Lhasa towards East South. Tsetang is one of the most important regions in Tibet since Tsetang is known as the source of Tibetan forefathers. The first monastery was built in Tsetang namely Samye Monastery. The first Temple was bui
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Pasum
Pasum is situated at an elevation of 4300 meters in Tingri County. The summit of Mount Everest's north face can be seen from Pasum village. This makes Pasum a great place to stop for photos and also a place to stay for a night to acclimatize to the altitude. Pasum is the hometown of Tibet Travelers Manager Tenzin Dhondup. My mother lives
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Kyirong
Kyirong, also known as Gyirong or Kyidrong. Meaning Happy Town or Town of forest valley, which is the new border town between Tibet and Nepal. Before the Earthquake in Nepal, Zhangmu was the border between Nepal and after the Earthquake affects at Zhangmu border, the Kyirong border is officially open for both locals and Travelers around th
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Nyingchi is also known as Kongpo in the Tibetan Language. Nyingchi is located in Eastern Tibet around 450 km from Lhasa. They are three ways to get to Nyingchi Flights from Lhasa & Chengdu Fast Train from Lhasa & Tsetang Overland from Lhasa & Tsetang Few important highlights to see in Nyingchi 1. Draksum Lake 2
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