Hi dear fellow travellers:
Now I have got to confess that I am a little bit confused
about recent messages on this thorntree concerning Tibet.
Some of you say that Tibet is currently locked up for
foreigners, whereas others claim that there's no difficulty
whatsoever when entering Tibet. Could someone please
verify either one of the above and make an end to all the
gossip and the rumors.
Furthermore, there are some questions I need to ask you:
1. What is all that talking about a regular flight
connecting Golmud and Lhasa? Any details about scheduling
and fares for these flights?
2. Anyone of you happen to know whether the bus
ticket "Golmud-Lhasa" has gone up as far as price goes?
Used to be around 1400 Yuan for a sleeper --yeah right,
sleeper-- ticket.
3. Could anyone give me an approximate figure for the
expenses of a three weeks trip to Manasrovar and Kailash.
Judging from most of the entries on this Thorntree most
Tibet-travellers appear to be heading out there. Is it
really that easy to manage logistically so that everyone
can go out there. I have heard and read that a trip to
Kailash would take quite some preparation and logistical
efforts. Could anyone please give me some feedback on that.
Thanks for now
Thomas
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Was in Lhasa earlier this month. No problem getting in
through the travel agencies at the Traffic Hotel in Chengdu.
Folks did have problems in March, which may be what you
were hearing about.
Maurice Simmonds is taking
a tour to Mt Kailash. Sept
Oct 1999 email.
shatsang@mpx.com.au
$6380 for 28 days. Maurice
has done this trip by himself
a few years ago. He speaks
Tibetan and has a lot of
knowledge of Buddhism. It
would be fantastic. GW
also need Kailash info -- sep. as i tend to trvel pretty
solo -- am in 2nd year in China and fairly used to "the way"
useful info appreciated Re: Kailash, Rongbuk, and Yalu river
gorge area -- tschus, rd