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Overland from Kangding to Yushu

Overland from Kangding to Yushu

The 850 kilometer overland journey from Kangding (Dartsedo) to Yushu (Jyekundo) is one of my favorite routes to travel in the Kham region of eastern Tibet. The landscape along the way has just about everything you could ask for: grasslands, snow-capped peaks, alpine...
Gado Jowa: Tibet’s hidden holy mountain

Gado Jowa: Tibet’s hidden holy mountain

Gado Jowa: Tibet’s hidden holy mountain: A few years ago, I went on a journey searching for the holy mountain of Gado Jowa སྒ་སྟོད་ཇོ་བོ་. Most people are only familiar with one or two of Tibet’s many holy mountains. Mt. Kailash གངས་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་ in far...
The Costs of Traveling to Tibet

The Costs of Traveling to Tibet

The costs of traveling to Tibet 2025 update: A common question I receive is “I am going to Tibet. How much will it cost?”. I always laugh a little when I get this question because it is impossible to answer. To give any type of cost estimate, I first need...
Sertar and Larung Gar

Sertar and Larung Gar

Sertar and Larung Gar: Larung Gar is the largest Buddhist Institute on the planet and is located in the Kham region of the Tibetan Plateau. Larung Gar Travel Restriction In June 2016, local government officials announced that the Larung Gar Buddhist Institute would be...
Why not Amdo and Kham?

Why not Amdo and Kham?

Why note Amdo and Kham? It is important to remember that Tibet consists of far more than just the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). The TAR only has about 50% of the Tibetan Plateau’s land mass and around 40% of the total Tibetan population within China. The...