Overland adventure tours to Lhasa

Lhasa is the capital of Tibet autonomous region and it has become the hottest tourism destination;

for most tourists, there are 3 ways to get to Lhasa and start their planned tour:

• by 4WD vehicles, starting the adventure travel from such cities as Zhongdian, Lijiang, Kunming, Chengdu, Xining and Kashigar
• by air. this is most convenient means for tourists to get to Lhasa and start their tour in Tibet A.R.
• by train. in present days, you can get train tickets at such cities as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Chengdu, Xi'an, Lanzhou and Xining

if you take 4WD vehicle to Lhasa, there are such routes for you to consider:

1. Chengdu - Wolong - Bamei - Ganzi - Derge - Chamdo - Riwoche - Dingqin - Baqin - Nakchu - Lake Namtso - Lhasa (Sichuan - Tibet  northern route)

2. Chengdu - Ya'an - Kangding - Xinduqiao - Yajiang - Litang - Batang - Mangkang - Bangda - Basu - Lake Rawok - Bomi - Lintse - Gongbu Jiangda - Lhasa (Sichuan - Tibet  southern route)

3. Chengdu - Wolong - Bamei - Ganzi - Derge - Chamdo - Bangda - Basu - - Lake Rawok - Bomi - Lintse - Gongbu Jiangda - Lhasa (Sichuan northernn route +Tibet  southern route)

4. Chengdu - Ya'an - Kangding - Xinduqiao - Yajiang - Litang - Batang - Mangkang - Bangda - - Chamdo - Riwoche - Dingqin - Baqin - Nakchu - Lake Namtso - Lhasa (Sichuan southern route + Tibet  northern route)

5. Xining - Golmud - Tuotuohe - Nakchu - lake Namtso - Lhasa (the famous Qinghai - Tibet route)

6. Xining - Jyekundo (Yushu) - Riwoche - Chamdo - Riwoche - - Dingqin - Baqin - Nakchu - Lake Namtso - Lhasa

7. Xining - Jyekundo (Yushu) - Riwoche - Chamdo - - Bangda - Basu - - Lake Rawok - Bomi - Lintse - Gongbu Jiangda - Lhasa

8. Kunming/ or Lijiang/ or Zhongdian - Yanjing - Mangkang - - Bangda - Chamdo - Riwoche - Dingqin - Baqin - Nakchu - Lake Namtso - Lhasa

9. Kunming/ or Lijiang/ or Zhongdian - Yanjing - Mangkang - - Bangda -- Basu - - Lake Rawok - Bomi - Lintse - Gongbu Jiangda - Lhasa

10. Urimqi - Kashigar - enter western Tibet - Gar - Guge kindom - Mt. Kailashi - Lake Manasarovar - Saga - Mt. Everest - Tingri - Sakya - Shigatse - Gyangtse - Lhasa

11. Kathmandu of Nepal - Nepal/China border - Zhangmu - Mt. Everest - Tingri - Sakya - Shigatse - Gyangtse - Lhasa