Nangchen county ནང་ཆེན་རྫོང་ is one of 6 counties located in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the Qinghai Part of Kham. Though Nangchen is remote and underdeveloped, it is one of the most beautiful parts of Tibet and has some of the…
Tibet and getting a Chinese visa
Tibet and getting a Chinese visa.UPDATED MARCH 2025 Regarding Visas for Traveling to Tibet and the Rest of China, we have to consider three scenarios: a regular Chinese Tourist Visa for visiting Tibet, a Chinese Group Visa for visiting Tibet, and…
2021 Tibet Snow Leopard Expedition
Updated February 2021: Tibet Snow Leopard Expedition. Contact us for more details at: info@himalayajourney.com
Flights to Tibet
Flying to Lhasa is the most common way of getting to Tibet. This post will explain what flights are available and how you can book a flight to Tibet. More info at: thelandofsnows@gmail.com
2017 Tibet Travel Regulations
UPDATED November 2017: This post has the current Tibet Travel Regulations. For more information on traveling to Tibet For information on a reputable, affordable, local travel agency for your upcoming Tibet tour, please send an email to: info@thelandofsnows.com or click here…
Overland from Kangding to Yushu
The 850 kilometer overland journey from Kangding (Dartsedo) to Yushu (Jyekundo) is one of my favorite routes to travel in the Kham region of eastern Tibet. The landscape along the way has just about everything you could ask for: grasslands,…
Gado Jowa: Tibet’s hidden holy mountain
Gado Jowa: Tibet’s hidden holy mountain: A few years ago, I went on a journey searching for the holy mountain of Gado Jowa སྒ་སྟོད་ཇོ་བོ་. Most people are only familiar with one or two of Tibet’s many holy mountains. Mt. Kailash…
Why not Amdo and Kham?
Can’t afford a journey to Lhasa, Everest or other areas in the Tibet Autonomous Region? Then why not travel to the open areas of Amdo and Kham? Read more about why these areas are amazing!
Two years since the Yushu Earthquake
Two years since the Yushu Earthquake, It has now been 2 years since a devastating 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the Qinghai part of Kham in April 2010. My family and I (wife and 2 children)…