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TO travel to Tibet in winter can save much cost not only on land tour cost, but also the transportation of flight tickets or train tickets. And the best time to tour Tibet in winter is from November to March in the next year.

Discounts on Lhasa Flight Tickets and Tibet Train Tickets

You will get great discounts on the flight tickets to and from Lhasa. No commission on the train tickets of the Tibet train to/from Lhasa. It's very easy to get the soft sleeper train tickets from Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, Chongqing, or Xining to Lhasa.

No Entry and Time Limitation on Potala Palace Visitors

No limitation on the number of visitors in Potala Palace. In busy season, only 2,300 visitors are allowed to visit the palace each day. And only 1 hour allowed to visit for each person each time. But in the off season from Novembe to March, you can visit Potala Palace however long you want. 

Tibet's Temperature in Winter

In fact, winter in Tibet is not as cold as most people presume, with the temperature in most parts of the tourism zones ranging from minus ten degrees centigrade to ten degrees centigrade, so it is warm with ample sunlight.

Tibet's Weather and Sightseeing in Winter

Sceneries of Tibet in winter are far more beautiful and magnificent than in summer. In winter, there are usually fewer rainy days, but more sunny ones. As the sunlight will be transparent, the snow-capped mountains and glaciers will reveal themselves more and be seen more clearly. The water in lakes and rivers will be clearer, and the cedars will look taller and straighter.

Traveling in winter also enables the tourists to avoid the peak season for tourism and enjoy greater discounts in hotels and scenic spots, thus cutting their travelling costs.

Source: Travel West China