Contents

PLAN YOUR TRIP

Preface

Welcome to Tibet

Tibet’s Top 20

Need to Know

If You Like…

Month by Month

Itineraries

Qīnghǎi–Tibet Railway

Tours & Permits

Regions at a Glance

ON THE ROAD

LHASA

Around Lhasa

Drepung Monastery

Nechung Monastery

Sera Monastery

Pabonka Monastery

Ganden Monastery

Drak Yerpa

Drölma Lhakhang

Shuksip Nunnery

Ü

Northern Ü

Tsurphu Valley

Nam-tso

Reting Valley

Lhundrub County

Medro Gongkar County

Lhoka Prefecture

Samye

Tsetang

Yarlung Valley

Chongye Valley

Mindroling

Dratang

Gongkar

TSANG

Lhasa to Nangartse

Nangartse

Gyantse

Nyang-chu Valley

Shigatse

Around Shigatse

Sakya

Shegar

Everest Region

Tingri

Lhatse

Kyirong Valley

NGARI

Southern Ngari

Lhatse to Saga

Nepal Border to Saga

Saga

Saga to Drongba

Drongba

Drongba to Paryang

Paryang

Paryang to Hor Qu

Northern Ngari

Raka to Tsochen

Tsochen

Tsochen to Gertse

Gertse

Gertse to Gegye

Gegye

Gegye to Ali

Far West Ngari

Ali

Rutok

Guge Kingdom

Tirthapuri

Darchen & Mt Kailash

Lake Manasarovar

Purang

EASTERN TIBET

Nyingtri Prefecture

Draksum-tso

Bāyī

Bakha Island

Pomi

Chamdo Prefecture

Rawok

Pasho

Pomda

TIBETAN TREKS

Planning Your Trek

What to Bring

Maps

Trekking Agencies

Permits

On The Trek

Guides & Pack Animals

Food

Drink

Trekking Routes

Ganden to Samye

Tsurphu to Dorje Ling

Shalu to Ngor

Mt Kailash Kora

More Treks

Lake Manasarovar Kora

Everest Advance Base Camps

Everest East Face

GATEWAY CITIES

Kathmandu

Chéngdū

Xīníng

UNDERSTAND

Tibet Today

History

Tibetan Landscapes

The People of Tibet

Tibetan Buddhism

Tibetan Art

Food & Drink

The Future of Tibet