Tibet, many people think that this is an hugh plateau located in the vast land of the central Tibet, which is also called as “Tibet Autonomous Region” nowadays; indeed there are some other parts of the ancient tibet are unknown to this world, such as Kham , Amdo.
A book “Among Warriors” provide you a great information; the author, Dr. Pmela Logan, An aerospace scientist inspired by her study of martial arts embarks on a journey to investigate warrior tribes in eastern Tibet, and her quest for knowledge leads her on a thrilling trek, and bike riding in the eastern tibet of Kham;
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Bhutan Festival 2014 TENTATIVE Dates
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Tibet Travel Permit’s application need more days
According to updated confirmation by Tibet Tourism Board that a 20 days advance is minimum for applying Tibet Travel permits, The required documents, such as: passport copy, Nepal travel agent detail; for those who enter Tibet from Nepal (either by land or by flight), China travel visa is not required and it will be applied together with Tibet travel permits
Aba travel
Aba county is a small town approximately 550km northwest from Chengdu. In Tibetan, it is also Ngawa City, located on the eastern Edge of Tibetan plateau at an elevation of 3,200 meters. There are about 70,000 inhabits living in the city and the territories around the township; Towards south, the valley is covered by grassland and forests; whenever in Winter and Summer time, the travel to this area is very convenient;
Aba travel include the visit to the 37 monasteries that are scattered around the town, two of the largest ones are in Aba township; one is Geerdeng monastery, is a Gelugpa monastery on the northwestern edge of the town, and houses now about 2,500 monks; and the only found Jonangpa tradition of Gelukpa sect, is found in the eastern end of this town called: Setenling monastery, being built in the 13th-14th centuries, and reconstituted in the late 19th century
There are four main festivals are celebrated annually, of which are:
- Great Prayer Festival January 8 to January 15 according to Tibetan calendar
- Aba Monk Festival June 11 to June 17 according to Tibetan calendar
- Zachang Festival September 15 to September 17 according to Chinese lunar calendar
- Horse Race Festival Middle of July according to Chinese lunar calendar
Travel to Everest in 2013
Accordingly, the restriction order on travel to Everest region is now lifted; however, there is one other mountain climbing permit is required for those, whom want to reach further EBC to the glacier or even to advanced camp; for detail permit applications please feel free to contact Tibetan Trekking
Small tours to Tibet
According to updated confirmation by Tibetan Tourism Board that the previous restriction order on the group size of Tibet tour has been lifted; small tours, such as a tour with just 2 people is now permitted;
The new flights between Chengdu and Frankfurt
According to Airchina announcement that an new international direct flight will be running to connect China Chengdu and Frankfurt Germany;
The flight is with umber of CA431 (CTU to FRA)/ CA432 (FRA to CTU); Schedule is 3 flights a week on Tuesday, Friday, Sunday;
This new air-route will help visitors to save at least 5 hours minimu in the air, and making travel costs hundreds of euros cheaper, it will not only benifit the tours for Sichuan province, but also the tours to provinces of Guizhou, Yunnan, and Tibet;
2013 Bhutan Visa Fee changed
Bhutan visa fee has been increased for 2013 according to the updated information from the Department of Immigration’s Rules and Regulation 2012, Annexure III, the rvised Bhutan Visa Fee is as follows:
1, Visa Fee
- Single entry visa fee: US$40
- Double entry visa fee: US$80
- Triple entry visa fee: US$120
- Multiple entry visa fee: US$200
2, Visa Renewal Fee:
- Up-to three months: Nu.1000
- Up-to six months: Nu.2000
- Up-to one year: Nu.4000
The above revised visa fee and visa renewal fee are applicable for the visas processed starting from 1st January 2013
