Though Tibet is a heaven on this planet but visiting this amazing place is not as easy as visiting other places; it is considered as conflicted zone because of historical tensions between Tibet and China. So before planning for Tibet trip, you must consider few things. Some of them are as follows:
1.Make advance planning for trip– Book your tour at least 20 days before travelling to Tibet as it takes around 2–3 days to confirm booking of hotel; in addition, Tibet Tourism Bureau also takes not less than 10 days to issue the Tibet Entry Permit. It is obligatory for anyone to have Tibet Entry Permit to visit Tibet. It is very important and is checked the airport, hotels and other places.
2.Prefer travelling in Private Tour or Fix Date Group Tours– You can either travel in Private tour if you prefer only family or only friend or only your self in the Tour or if you prefer cheaper you can choose Group Tour, You can check our website for (FIX DATE GROUP TOUR) where you can find many tours which are Group Tours, Once you find your suitable Tour and date then you can ask us if we have such trip ready or not as all Group Tour need minimum 4 people to start the trip, If we don’t have other people for your prefer date we will help to look for more people for you or we will also suggest you if we have other tours date with other people already signed.
3.Stay hale and hearty– Tibet is located at higher altitude, apart from this climate of Tibet is cold in winter at morning and night around -15, so please bring warm clothes. At day its warm since sun is close. You can also bring medicine like Daimox from your home country.
4.Clothes– Pack warm clothes, such as sweaters, jackets and fleeces. These garments are needed even in summer as there is a major difference between day and night temperatures. A thick coat is necessary if you have planned to visit Everest. Bring sunglasses and sunscreen too, to protect you from harsh sunlight.
5.Visit suitable time to visit– Tibet remains closed in February and March as compare to previous years. So, you can make your trip from April 1st onwards. However most suitable month to visit Tibet is from April to October as these in months weather remains pleasant and warm. From November its also not very cold, good thing come in November or December is less Tourist and more local people.
6.Respect local culture and Tibetans-No politics discuss-No photo of army and police- Tibetans are highly religious in nature. If you are visiting Tibet then it is very important for you to not hurt the religious and cultural sentiments of local people. Some of the rules you should follow are- Please check monastery signs before taking photo of statues, do not smoke in monasteries and please warm pant in monastery, please do not wear skirt, and please do not talk about politics or anything related to politics, please do not take photo of army or police, since we local are staying here for whole life so this is please important to do for us while you are here in Tibet.