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Trip Preparation: Getting There
Mainland China > Tibet (o'land) | Mainland China > Tibet (air) | From Nepal
The Sichuan-Tibet Highway is officially open as far west as Batang or Derge and can be reached by public bus from Chengdu. Thereafter, very little public transport exists and truck drivers face heavy fines for carrying foreigners. Keen cyclists and hitchhikers can usually reach Lhasa successfully by bypassing the main checkpoints during the night but they face the possibility of fines and being turned back at any village or hotel they stay in if caught.
The spectacular 2400km Yunnan-Tibet Highway connects Kunming with Lhasa via Dali. The last open town along the Yunnan-Tibet Highway is Zhongdian (or occasionally Dechen) - both towns can be reached by public transport from Dali. The route to Lhasa joins the main Sichuan-Tibet Highway near Markham.
The journey along the Xinjiang-Tibet Highway from Kashgar to Lhasa via Mt Kailash is a long and arduous 2880km. Only a handful of foreigners (cyclists or hitchhikers) have ever completed this truly wild overland route, which should only be undertaken by those with plenty of time and suitable equipment.
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Accommodation at Tashi Dor
monastery, near Lake Nam Tso
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