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Welcome to Tibet Tourism Info!

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Participants & Work Plans

Elizabeth Tseng
Current Work: Getting there & Away, Accomodations
Completed: Health Info, Customs, Activities, Legal Matters, Toilets, Books, Phoning, Digital Resources, Laundry, Weights and Measures, Entertainment, Planning

Pamela Riis
Current Work: Getting Around, Senior Travelers
Completed Work: Crime & Security, Tourism Offices, Business Hours, Time, Shopping, Post, Children Travelers, Disabled Travelers, Radio & TV, Gay & Lesbian Travelers, Films, Public Holidays & Special Events, Women Travelers, Money, Photography and Video

Zach Rowinski
Current work:
Completed work: Embassies & Consulates, Internet, Language courses

Bibliography

external link: http://www.gruzim.de/homeE1.htm See his web site for his books on Tibetan Monasteries. Get full bibliographical references for all of them. These are great books. They are not tour guide books, but fall definitely into the second category of very useful reference resources for a tourist.

What's Being Done

Tour Guide Books we are Analyzing

Bill is working on:

  • Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya (Lonely Planet 2001 - 8th edition) (David's book. Bill has now)
  • Trekking in Ladakh by Charles Loram (2004 Trailblazer Publications) (David's book. Bill has now)

Books that need attention:

  • Trekking in the Indian Himalaya (Lonely Planet)

Travel websites

Most of the best content is in the guidebooks, but there are a few websites with helpful information

  • external link: http://www.world66.com/asia/northeastasia/china/tibet - World66 is an online travel guidebook driven almost entirely by community contributions. At the time of reviewing (February 2008), the Tibetan section of this site contained information about the history and logistics of travel to Tibet, as well as details on Tibetan festivals.
  • external link: http://wikitravel.org/en/Tibet - A wiki-based introduction to traveling in Tibet, with information on major areas in Tibet, travel logistics, Tibetan food, language, and activities for tourists in Tibetan regions.
  • external link: http://www.tibettravel.info/ - This site contains a good amount of detailed information, covering many topics found in a lot of printed guidebooks. Although hosted by a Chinese travel agency, the website intends to be a central hub for getting helpful logistical and background information for traveling all throughout cultural Tibet.
  • external link: http://kekexili.typepad.com/life_on_the_tibetan_plate/ - The "Life on the Tibetan Plateau" blog is one of the most active sites documenting life and travel in Tibet. It is a good source for getting a sense of what some of the places in the guidebooks are really like. There's also a good amount of practical travel information.
  • The external link: Independent Travel in Tibet site contains detailed logistical details about getting to Tibet, including the latest permit requirements (or lack of) for the T.A.R.
  • external link: http://www.travelwildtibet.com Let Tibetans show you TIBETExplore some of the highest and most remote regions on earth. Travel through the scenic and cultural diversity of the vast Tibetan plateau.