Tibet Transportation Tips by grets Top 5 Page for this destination

Ferry cross the river

The most popular route to reach Samye is by boat across the Yarlung Tsangpo river. The boat is not laid on especially for tourists, it is a regular ferry service used by local and travellers alike. We shared a boat with many local people and their large bundles of luggage, ducks, a dead goat in a plastic bag (with feet and head sticking up), mattresses, bags and boxes. There were some great characters on board and the one-and-a-half hour journey offered a fantastic opportunity of people watching.

The journey takes you across and up the river and although the distance it not that great, it is very time consuming as the boatman has to negotiate the strong tide and avoid the many sand banks.

Mode: TO

Type: Ship/Boat

Air China

We travelled to Tibet from Kathmandu in Nepal, on board the Air China plane. It was an airbus full of mainly tourists, and I believe it runs three times a week.

If you sit on the left hand side of the plane, you may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of Himalayas and Mount Everest (shown in photo, in the middle at the back with its own little cloud).

If you sit on the right hand side and the weather is clear, you will be treated to a magnificent view of the turquoise waters of the scorpion shaped Yamzho Yumco Lake as you can see in the other photo.

Mode: TO

Type: Airplane