Tibet Train Travel

Tibet Train Travel The Train to Tibet is one of the tremendous achievements in the industry of train transportation as well as tourism in China.

Between Xining and Golmud the tracks pass by Qinghai Lake - China's largest. But it's the Golmud-to-Lhasa sector which offers the most breath-taking scenery.

That segment also offers the record-breakers: the world's highest passenger railroad (at Tanggula Pass - elevation: 16,640 ft.; 5072m) and the world's highest railroad tunnel (Fenghuoshan - elevation: 16,093 ft.; 4905m).

Over 80% of the journey is at altitudes above 13,000 feet. The train is equipped with 2 Oxygen sources. One is released throughout the cabins when reaching Golmund and heading into Tibet. Another is the personal oxygen canisters in case you feel light headed and only available from Tibet to Golmund or from Golmund to Tibet.

ChinaTravelDepot.com offers you a good 8 Days Tibet Train Travel Experience Tour.

It starts from Xining, from where you will take the train all the way to Lhasa. In Lhasa, you climb up to Potala Palace, the former political and religious center of Tibet as well as the landmark of Tibet Train Travel Experience.

You visit Tibetan temples and get in touch with mysterious and exotic religious culture. You enjoy the purified scenery at Yamdrok, one of the Holy Lakes of Tibet……

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