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GETTING THERE:
Tibet's only commercial airport is at Gonggor, 96Km from
Lhasa and is accessible from Chengdu, Beijing, Shanghaii,
Guanzhou, X'ian, Chouquin (Mainland China) or from Kathmandu,
/Nepal. Air China Airlines are the only airlines that files
to Lhasa from kahtmandu, Chengdu & Beijing. There are
regular flight from Kathmandu -Nepal and Chengdu, Beijing
from China. The route from Nepal to Lhasa by road (900kms)
takes at least four days with overnight stops in Nyalam,
Lhatse, Shigatse and Gyantse. |
CLIMATE:
Tibet's climate is extreme continental. This means that is
common for there to be extremes in temperatures between day
and night any time of the year. Lower temperatures, less
rain, thin air and strong sunshine also characterize in
Tibet. The average temperature ranges from 3-12 degrees
centigrade, The northern part of Tibet is covered for over
half of the year with ice and snow. Lhasa has the longest
yearly period of Sunshine and also called the Sunshine city |