Ngari Prefecture (མངའ་རིས།) is located in the Western Tibet Autonomous Region, It borders Nepal, India, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to North, Shigatse Prefecture to south. The region covers the total area of 310,000 sq Kilometers.
Through this prefecture is the largest in Tibet, it has the lowest Population with a density of 0.23 people per square Kilometer. 85% of the residents are herders and farmers.
The average elevation of the Ngari Prefecture is 4500 meters. It is the located where many mountain ranges meet; Himalaya, Kunlun, Karakoram, and Gangdise. The region is best known for its wilderness, mountains, gorgeous lakes. Mount Kailash, Manasarovar Lake, and the Guge Kingdom are the most popular tourist destination of the area.
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Getting to Ngari
Ngari Prefecture is located far west in Tibet. There are currently two ways of getting to the prefecture. Either through road transportation or flight Ngari. You can drive to Ngari either from Lhasa or from Xinjiang. There is a weekly flight to the prefecture, but the flight fare to Lhasa is very expensive.
High Altitude Sickness and Elevation
The average elevation of the Ngari Prefecture is 4800m above sea level which makes it one of the highest regions in Tibet. It is very common for the travellers to effect by the high elevation illness. It is recommended to start your tour from the lower region of Tibet like Lhasa and Lhokha Prefecture.
Most Responsible travel agency in Lhasa would start all the tours from Lhasa, as it gives some days in Lhasa City to acclimatize before moving up to the higher elevation.
Due to its remote region, medical facilities are very basic. Hence it is recommended to start the tour to Tibet with the lower region before arriving in this region.
There are many locally produced Medicine for the high elevation; Some local Tibetan Medicine. But we always recommend all our clients to consult their doctors about the plans to go to Tibet and bring their own medicine. We want to suggest you the same.
Tibet Travel Permit for Ngari Prefecture
Though we will take care of all the required Tibet Travel permit for Lhasa Prefecture. If you would like to know in detail about the permit requirement to Lhasa Prefecture. Here is the information.
All the international travellers to Tibet would require basic Tibet travel permit. It is issued by the Tibet Tourism Bureau. Besides this, you will have to arrange for you a Military permit and Aliens Permit.
Weather / Best time to visit
It is usually cold throughout the year in Ngari Prefecture. the maximum average temperature of the region 18°C and Minimum Average is about -2.7 °C. The best time to visit the region would be in the month of May and September for the moderate temperature and no snow and rainfall. Winter is not at all possible and all the facilities like hotels and restaurant would be closed in the winter time.
NGARI WEATHERFestivals in Ngari
Packing List
Clothing
- Comfortable, broken-in hiking shoes or hiking boots with Spare laces
- 3 or 4 pairs of hiking pants ( at least 1 pair of waterproof/windproof hiking pants
- *1 pair of comfortable tennis shoes, flip-flops or croc-style sandal to wear
- 2 or 3 pairs of cotton socks
- 3 or 4 pairs of wool socks
- 4 to 6 pairs of underwear (*trekker should bring some spandex or non-chaffing underwear)
- 1or 2 sets of thermal underwear (tops and bottoms)
- 1 set of warm pajamas for overnight
- Mid-weight or heavyweight winter coat ( down recommend for treks and any Tibet Travel in the month from October to April)
- Lightweight hooded rain jacket for treks and any travel done from April thru October
- Warm Hat
- Warm gloves
- Scarf (Optional)
- Sun Hat with the wide brim
- 2 or 3 fleece tops
- 4 to 5 T-shirt (Mixture of short and long sleeved. *Wicking shirt should be used for treks.)
Accessories
- *1 lightweight, quick0drying towel
- *Gaiter (optional for trekkers)
- *bandana (optional for trekkers)
- *mid to heavyweight sleeping bag of -12°C to -18°C (10°F to 0°F)
- Sunglass with UV Protection
- Protection small flashlight (torch) or headlamp with extra batteries
- 1 liter Nalgene bottle
- Small thermos for tea/hot water
- *day pack that is 30L to 40L in size ( Only if you are trekking)
- *2 durable trekking poles ( Only if you are trekking)
- 1 or 2 small plastic bags for dirty clothes, etc
- Personal Hygiene and Toiletry items
- Sunblock/ Sunscreen that is SPF 35 or higher
- Lip balm that contains sunscreen
- Skin moisturizer (optional)
- Anti-Bacterial hand sanitizer
- Small hand-held mirror (Optional)
- Deodorant
- Feminine products
- Shaving products
- Travel size Soap and Shampoo
- Toothbrush and toothpaste
- Wet wipes
- 2 to 3 rolls of toilet papers
- Nail clipper
- Band-Aid and moleskin for blisters
- Earplugs
- Cotton buds/Q-tips
Medicines
- Medicine to treat travelers Diarrhea
- Anti-biotic ointment for minor cut or blisters
- Personal Tylenol, ibuprofen, cold medicine, antihistamine, etc
- Diamox / Acetazolamide (Optional….contact your doctor for details)
- Medicine if you are prone to motion sickness (optional)
- prescription drugs (contact your doctor)
Extras
- iPod/iPad/Kindle(optional)
- Batteries for personal items (Camera, Flashlight, etc)
- plenty of memory cards for your camera
- passport/ money holder
- extra copy of your passport and Chinese Visa (Make an Extra copy of your travel permit in Tibet)
- Protein bars, Chocolate, dried fruit or Other snacks of your choice.
- Electric outlet adapter for China
- Small notebook with pen
- 3 to 4 small zip-lock bags
Places to visit in Ngari Prefecture
Recommend Tours In Ngari
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