Organizing Your Tibet Vacation: Tibet Travel Tips and Information: Travel Advice & Information for Tibet.

Tibet, the magical Himalayan nation, has enchanted Westerners for centuries, attracting traders and travelers alike. It's not surprising. With ice-clear air, some of the world's highest peaks, and a plethora of Buddhist temples, its reputation as a scenic, spiritual Shangri-La is well-deserved. Local cultures have been suppressed since China's annexation (or "liberation") of Tibet in 1950, and hundreds of thousands of Tibetans, including the Dalai Lama, have fled. Tibetans are stubbornly holding to their way of life today, despite an influx of Han Chinese settlers, industrialisation, and mass tourism. If you stay away from the crowds, you can take a stroll through a wilderness of lonely.