Find out how to get to this beautiful country and what to see once you're in Tibet.
How to get a Tibet Travel Permit.
Here's a ten day itinerary in Tibet that will take you to Lhasa, through the Potala Palace, Drepung and Sera Monasteries, drive you into Gyantse and Shigatse and take you all the way to 5,100m where the highest monastery in the world sits at the base of the North Face of Mount Everest.
Tibet is a beautiful country full of gentle Tibetans scratching out an existence under harsh circumstances. Nonetheless, see Tibet as it is and make your own judgments. Understand the restrictions around travel to Tibet and find out how to get there.
Just eight suggestions on what to see while you're in Tibet. These are the "biggies", but suffice it to say that anything you see in Tibet will be impressive and will leave you transfixed by this amazing country and its gentle people.
You can travel to Lhasa, Tibet, via air, rail or overland via limited routes. Find out how to get to Tibet.
View images from Lhasa to Shigatse, the Potala Palace, soaring mountain scapes and amazing Tibetan skies.
A profile of the Sera Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet.
A profile of the traditional Tibetan Shoton Festival celebrating the end of the monks' meditation retreats.
A profile of Drepung Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet
The Qinghai-Tibet Railway commenced operation on July 2, 2006 opening a link for Lhasa to the rest of China's rail network.
Fascinating article by Chine expert Peter Hessler on the situation in Tibet. Written in 1999, it still gives insight to the situation today.
History of the interaction between China and Tibet, including the unclear relationship between the two over time.
A profile of the Dalai Lama, currently in exile in northern India, by About Guide to Agnosticism/Atheism.
