About 250km southwest of Lhasa and 90km northwest of Gyantse lies Shigatse (Rìkāzé), Tibet’s second-largest town and the traditional capital of Tsang province. Shigatse is a modern, sprawlingRead more
About 250km southwest of Lhasa and 90km northwest of Gyantse lies Shigatse (Rìkāzé), Tibet’s second-largest town and the traditional capital of Tsang province. Shigatse is a modern, sprawlingRead more
For foreign travellers, Everest Base Camp has become one of the most popular destinations in Tibet, offering the chance to gaze on the magnificent north face of the world’s tallest peak, Mt Everest.Read more
Mount Kailash considered being central of the world and the holy snow peak for Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Bon. Thousand of pilgrimages go there every year walking around the peak but it is neverRead more
Leider sind Fotos im inneren der Tempel und Klöster meist nicht erlaubt. Schade! Denn im Inneren gibt es unzählige verschiedene Buddhastatuen in teilweise gigantischem Maßstab und über und überRead more
Lhasa liegt auf 3.600 m Höhe. Der Potala Palace, der eigentliche Winterwohnsitz des Dalailama, auf 3.900 m. Also ging es heute morgen wieder etliche Stufen bergauf.
Die weißen Wände desRead more
We finally recovered from jet lag and now are only suffering with altitude 😂 as a result we were forced to spend a significant amount of time sitting in rooftop terraces with some Lhasa beers,Read more
We were lucky to see the Namtso lake in all its colors: sunny and warm, windy and stormy, freezing and snowy. It is amazing to see a huge salt lake at 4600 m elevation, with snowcapped mountains onRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Tibet Autonomous Region, Région autonome du Tibet, Den autonome region Tibet, Tibet, 西藏