The best travel time in Tibet is usually from April to November. But it also depends on where you would like to visit. In the lower altitude places such as Lhasa, Tsedang, Gyantse, Shigatse and Nyingchi, you can travel any time in the year. The climate in those areas is mild, no extremely coldness or hotness. In the winter season of December – March, though it is very cold but you’ll see less tourists and during the time, the cost for accommodation and car rental will be lower as well. And winter season also offers a greater chance to view the grand Mt. Everest clearly.
July and August are the rainy seasons in Tibet, mainly night rain only which usually won’t affect your sightseeing in the day time but will bring some difficulty to trekking tours. This two months could see about half of the annual rain in Tibet.
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Although I had already visited many Tibetan areas of Qinghai and Sichuan provinces, this trip into Tibet itself had a different feel to it.
First off, foreigners must join a tour group in order to visit Tibet. Second, Tibet itself seemed much more developed than the places we had just seen in Qinghai and Sichuan.
For example, the hotels were much better and the roads were nicely paved and not pockmarked with potholes. Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet, seemed clean and orderly and caters to tourists with its many restaurants, sites and souvenir vendors. The scenery also seemed much larger: brighter sun, bigger mountains, more snow capped peaks and skies that are clear and blue. Temperatures can be warm during the day and then cold at night. The Tibetans that live here are different from the Kham Tibetans we encountered in Qinghai and Sichuan; the attire and language are very different.
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