Tibet Destinations Guide, Tibet local information, About counties, towns

Tibet Destinations Guide is to introduce “TIBET”, which is referred as “Roof of the World,” a land so rich in cultural tradition and in religion along with unique landscape. Tibet is surrounded on three sides by vast mountains including, Kun-Lun Mountains of Central Asia in north, Karakoram Mountain range in west and Himalayas in south.

In southern part of Tibet, some of the world’s highest mountains define its southern border. These are as follows: Mt Everest (8,848 meters), the highest mountain on this planet; Namcha Barwa (7,756 meters), where Brahmaputra carve a fantastic gorge, then to enter India.

Between two ranges lie river-valley region extending about 1,000 kilometers from west to east. Brahmaputra River (known in Tibetan as Yarlung Tsangpo) flows from west to east through most of south Tibet. In addition to Brahmaputra, Tibet is also a source for other large rivers including, Indus River and Satluj River, both of which cut across Himalayas creating gorges and flowing towards Indian plains.

In Tibet, prayer flags flutter from monasteries and villages are nestled amidst picturesque scenery. Travel across Tibet plateau, with its dramatic rivers and majestic mountains that makes Tibet one of extraordinary destinations.

Adventures in Tibet are never short whether it is a beautiful Trans-Himalayan drive, through mountain and passes, or a trek in the middle of Tibet, or even on Himalayas, all of which are promised a lifetime view of cultur and nature diversity unseen elsewhere.

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