The issue of Tibet is not nearly as simple as is sometimes made out. I believe that there are still widespread misunderstandings about Tibetan culture and what is happening inside and outside Tibet. Therefore, I welcome every opportunity for open-minded people to discover what is the reality in Tibet for themselves.
In the context of the growing tourist industry in Tibet, the Lonely Planet travel guide has an invaluable contribution to make in providing reliable and authoritative background information about places to visit, how to get there, where to stay, where to eat and so forth. Presenting the basic facts allows visitors to prepare themselves for what they will encounter and enables individuals to use their own intelligence to evaluate the evidence before them.
Be caught in the slipstream of wafting incense as you navigate past prostrating pilgrims to Lhasa's Jokhang Temple.
Gaze at clear views of Everest's north face framed in the windows of the world's highest monastery
Slurp the rich, salty goodness of yak-butter tea...and learn the pitfalls of finishing your cup.
Three authors, 119 days on the road, 356 protector chapels Includes Tibetan and Chinese characters, so you can easily communicate and find where you want to go.
Informed coverage of permits,the China-Tibet train line and gateway cities Chengdu and Kathmandu.
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on the Road
Tibet
Destination Tibet
Preface
Getting Started
Itineraries
SnaPShot
History
The Culture
Tibetan Buddhism
Food & Drink
Environment
Gateway Cities
KATHMANDU
Information
Dangers & Annoyances
Sights
Sleeping
Eating
Shopping
Getting There & Away
Getting Around
CHENGDU
Information
Sights
Sleeping
Eating
Entertainment
Shopping
Getting There & Away
Getting Around
Lhasa
History
Orientation
Information
Sights
Activities
Walking Tours
Festivals & Events
Sleeping
Eating
Drinking
Entertainment
Shopping
Getting There & Away
Getting Around
AROUND LHASA
Drepung Monastery
Nechung Monastery
Sera Monastery
Pabonka Monastery
Ganden Monastery
Drak Yerpa
Droima Lhakhang
Shugsheb Nunnery
NORTHERN u
Tsurphu Monastery
Nam-Tso
Lhundrub Valley
Talung Monastery
Reting Monastery
Road to Drigung
1il Monastery
Drigung 1il Monastery
Tidrum Nunnery
YARLUNG TSANGPO
VALLEY
Gongkar
Dorje Drak Monastery
Drak Yangdzong
Dongphu Chukhor
Monastery
Dranang Monastery
& Valley
Mindroling Monastery
Samye Monastery
Around Samye
Namseling Manor
Tsetang
Yarlung Valley
Chongye Valley
Lhamo La-Tso
Tsang
Yamdrok-Tso
Ralung Monastery
Gyantse
Around Gyantse
Yungdrungling
Monastery
Shigatse
Around Shigatse
Phuntsoling Monastery
& Jonang Kumbum
Sakya
Lhatse
Around Lhatse
Baber & Shegar
Everest Region
Tingri
Around Tingri
Nyalam
Nyalam to Zhangmu
Zhangmu (Dram)
Western Tibet
(Ngari)
Southern Route
Northern Route
Ali
Lake Manasarovar
Tirthapuri Hot Springs
& Kora
Guge Kingdom
Dungkar & Piyang
Rutok Xian
Western Nepal to
Mt Kailash
Eastern Tibet
Medro Gongkar to
Kongpo Gyamda
Kongpo Gyamda
Draksum-Tso
Bayi
Around Bayi
Nyingtri to Pomi
Pomi
Pomi to Rawok
Rawok
Around Rawok
Rawok to Pasho (90kin)
Pasho
Pasho to Chamdo
Chamdo
Chamdo to Riwoche
Riwoche
Riwoche Tsuglhakhang
Riwoche to Tengchen
Tengchen
Tengchen to Sok
Sok
Sok to Nagchu
Nagchu
Nagchu to Lhasa
Overland Routes
from Sichuan
Permits
Kangding (Dartsedo)
THE NORTHERN ROUTE
Tagong (Lhagong)
Tagong to Ganzi
Ganzi
Ganzi to Derge
Derge
Derge to Chamdo
THE SOUTHERN ROUTE
Litang
Around Litang
Daocheng (Dabpa)
Yading Nature Reserve
Batang
Around Batang
Batang to Pomda
PLANNING
When to Trek
What to Bring
Maps
Trekking Agencies
Permits
ON THE TREK
Guides & Pack Animals
Food
Drink
TREKKING ROUTES
Ganden to Samye
Tsurphu to Yangpachen
Shalu to Nartang
Everest Base Camp
to Tingri
Mt Kailash Kora
Nyenchen Tanglha
Traverse
MORE TREKS
Lake Manasarovar Kora
Everest East Face
Accommodation
Activities
Bathhouses
Business Hours
Children
Climate Charts
Courses
Customs
Dangers & Annoyances
Embassies & Consulates
Festivals & Events
Gay & Lesbian Travellers
Holidays
Insurance
Internet Access
Legal Matters
Maps
Money
Permits
Photography & Video
Post
Shopping
solo Travellers
Telephone
"lime
Toilets
Tourist Information
Travellers With Disabilities
Visas
Volunteer
Women Travellers
Transport
GETTING THERE &
AWAY - GATEWAY
CITIES
Entering the Country
Air
GETTING THERE
& AWAY - TIBET
Air
Land
GETTING AROUND
Bicycle
Bus
Car
Hitching
Local Transport
Tours
Health
BEFORE YOU GO
Insurance
Recommended
Vaccinations
Medical Checklist
Internet Resources
Further Reading
IN TRANSIT
Deep Vein Thrombosis
(DVT)
Motion Sickness
IN TIBET
Availability & Cost of Health
Care
Infectious Diseases
Traveller's Diarrhoea
Environmental Hazards
Women's Health
Tibetan Medicine
Glossary
The Authors
Behind the Scenes
Index
World Time Zones
Map Legend
