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Travelling to Tibet Himalayas |
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Tibet is called as the "Roof of the world" because the valley bottoms of Tibet are higher that the highest mountains elsewhere. Tibet is situated on the Qingzang (Qinghai-Tibet) Plateau. It is surrounded in the north and east by other provinces of China, in the south and west by Burma, India, Bhutan, and Nepal. The capital of Tibet is Lhasa. Trans Himalayas is the region where Tibet lies. Tibet is situated beyond the main Himalayan range.
The Trans Himalayan region itself is an ill-defined mountain region covering an area of about 1,000 km (600 miles) and having a width ranging from 225 km (140 miles) to about 32 km (20 miles). Unlike the main Himalayas, the Trans Himalayan Mountains are not divided by deep river gorges. On the Roof of the World, passes average 5,330 m (17,500 ft) in height, with the highest being the Chargoding Pass at a height of 5,885 m (19,308 ft).
Some of the world's highest mountain ranges lies in the southern border of Tibet. These include Mt Everest (8,848 m) the highest mountain in the world, Namcha Barwa (7,756 m / 25,445 ft) around which the Brahmaputra carves a fantastic gorge to enter India, and Gurla Mandhata (7,728 m / 25,355 ft). Running north of the main Himalayan range is the Kailas Range, named thus by Hedin.
Best season to visit Tibet is from the end of March to end of November each year. After November the temperature gets really cold and flights also do not operate during this period. For Himalayan Adventure Sports Activities Tibet is a perfect destination that offers tourist thrilling activities like Mountaineering, Tibet Trekking and Jeep Safari.
