Tibet lies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of the southwest border of China. The average height of the whole region is more than 4,000 meters above sea level. The city Lhasa is the highest altitudinal city in the world. Lhasa has the pride of highest peaked city in the world with the altitude of 3650 meters. Potala Palace, built in 1645 AD having 1000 rooms, 10000 shrines and 100000 statues, is magnificent to look.

Although a part of China, Tibet has a unique culture of all there own. It is mainly inhabited by Tibetans, a minority nationality of old and mysterious people. Tourist attractions include the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Jokhang Temple, and a number of Buddhist sacred places.

Tibet (Xi Zang in Chinese) is to the south of Xin Jiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Qing Hai Province, to the west of Sichuan, to the northwest of Yunnan and to the north of India and Nepal. Its population of 2.3 million people come from a variety of ethnic groups including Tibetan, Han, Monba and Lhota. Its capital city is Lhasa.

Northwest Tibet, mainly Qing Hai plateau, is home to a variety of unusual and unique animals. Across the northern expanse of Tibet, you can see vast grasslands where horses, yak and sheep roam freely. The world's lowest valley, the Grand Yarlun-tzanpo River Valley lies in east Tibet.

Nearly all Tibetans follow Tibetan Buddhism, known as Lamaism, with the exception of approximately 2,000 followers of Islam and 600 of Catholicism. Tibetan Buddhism was greatly influenced by Indian Buddhism in its early time, but after years of evolution, Tibetan Buddhism has developed its own distinctive qualities and practices. A well-known example is the belief that there is a Living Buddha, who is the reincarnation of the first, a belief alien to Chinese Buddhism.

It is freezing cold in most time of the year. Most tourists come to visit Tibet only in the warmest seasons, June, July, August and early September.

The land over 4000m. and full of spirits lightning Buddhism, partially surrounded by mountain ranges with the highest Peak of the world.

After centuries of virtual isolation, Tibet is cautiously opening up to the western world. Officially, China has opened the doors for travelers only these past few years. A visit to Tibet is a marvelous experience, although it is not for the faint-hearted tourists. Traveling to Tibet is difficult, adventurous, and unpredictable. Traveling in Tibet cannot be ignored as a simple trip but an experience of a lifetime, which we swear to let you obtain by our professional tour.

Kathmandu has fine transport connection with Lhasa, there is also flight of one hour to Lhasa from Kathmandu, which offers you retraces of the old caravan trail. Take off from Kathmandu turns north with gigantic snow peaks passing through eastern Himalaya as far as Mt. Everest. As soon as the mountains drop away, you glide across the barren Tibetan plateau to land at Gonggar Airport situated 85 kilometers from Lhasa.