What are the precautions for going to Tibet?

1. What is altitude sickness? What are the symptoms of altitude sickness? Altitude sickness is a natural physiological reaction after people reach a certain altitude, in order to adapt to the changes of air pressure difference, low oxygen content and dry air caused by altitude. When the altitude reaches about 2700 meters, altitude sickness will occur. Symptoms of altitude sickness generally include headache, shortness of breath, chest tightness, anorexia, low fever, dizziness and fatigue. Some people appear because of low oxygen content: purple lips and fingertips, lethargy, hyperactivity, insomnia and other different manifestations. Some people appear because of dry air: rough skin, chapped lips, bleeding nostrils or blood clots. 2. How to avoid or reduce altitude sickness? Most people have mild or severe altitude sickness when they first arrive at the plateau. What kind of people generally have no rules to follow. The best way to avoid or reduce altitude sickness is to face it with a good attitude. Many reaction symptoms are caused by psychological effects or psychological effects. For example, people who are afraid of the plateau and lack the mental preparation and determination to overcome it will have more chances to have altitude sickness. 3. What should I do if I have altitude sickness after I arrive in Tibet? There are some hotels or towns with hospitals or health centers in Tibet. It is suggested to adapt to mild altitude sickness through self-regulation, and to see a doctor in severe cases. After altitude sickness, you should rest more, exercise less, insist on eating, and take some drugs to relieve altitude sickness. Severe altitude sickness, such as edema, pulmonary edema, severe cold and other symptoms, it is recommended to go to the hospital for infusion, oxygen inhalation and other treatment, and leave the plateau as soon as possible. Lhasa is more convenient. There are flights in and out of Lhasa every day, and you can leave by plane. Generally, altitude sickness disappears without a trace as soon as it enters the plane or reaches the plain, and there is no sequelae. 4. What are the requirements for entering Tibet? Which patients should not enter Tibet? Do you need a physical examination? Do you need exercise? In addition to maintaining a good attitude, there is no special requirement for a healthy body when entering Tibet. People with severe respiratory, tracheal, cardiac, cardiovascular and mental diseases are not allowed to enter Tibet. Therefore, patients with severe hypertension, heart disease, bronchitis, diabetes and colds are restricted from entering Tibet. It is recommended that you have a heart and lung examination before entering Tibet to confirm whether you have the above serious diseases. In addition, don't exercise deliberately before going to Tibet. If you keep exercising, you should stop half a month before going to Tibet, because the oxygen consumption increases after exercise, which increases the burden on your heart when you are in Tibet, but it is easy to cause altitude sickness. 5. Why can't I go to Tibet when I have a cold? How do you catch a cold in Tibet? Cold patients can easily turn into other altitude sickness, especially pulmonary edema, which is a particularly dangerous altitude sickness. If not treated in time, their lives will be in danger. For cold patients, it is recommended that you cure your cold before you leave, and don't bring cold germs into Tibet. 6. Is it convenient to take a bath in Tibet? Cities of a certain scale in Tibet (such as Lhasa, Shigatse, Zhangmu Town, Gyangze, Zedang, Linzhi and Naqu) have bathing places, and 5 yuan is the only place to bathe. Generally speaking, the standard rooms of star-rated hotels have separate bathrooms with hot water for bathing, and many guest houses also have public baths, which regularly supply hot water for bathing. When you first arrive in Tibet, you should try to take fewer or no baths to avoid catching a cold or causing or aggravating altitude sickness due to excessive physical exertion. After a few days of arrival, it is generally no problem to take a bath after your body adapts to the plateau climate. Because the air in Tibet is dry and evaporates quickly, and the temperature is cold at night, most people don't particularly want to take a bath in Tibet, and they don't feel uncomfortable. 7. I heard that entering Tibet by plane is more reactive than entering the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by land? That's true. However, flying into Tibet and entering Tibet by land have their own advantages and disadvantages. When you fly to Tibet, the altitude rises from several hundred meters to more than 3,000 meters. There is no gradual adaptation process from low to high, and altitude sickness is more likely to occur. Entering Tibet by land, the altitude gradually rises. Although it is beneficial to adapt to altitude sickness, the road conditions of most routes entering Tibet are not good. In Xinjiang and Qinghai-Tibet, there are several mountain passes at an altitude of 5000 meters along the way, and there are no hospitals and first aid facilities on the road. However, the road conditions in Yunnan, Tibet and Sichuan are extremely poor, and landslides and mudslides occur frequently in the rainy season, which is prone to danger. If you are not a self-help tour and have no outdoor travel experience, I suggest you go to Tibet by plane. If you love self-help travel, but have no experience in outdoor travel, I suggest you enter Tibet from the Qinghai-Tibet line for the first time, which is relatively safe. 10. What are the accommodation and dining conditions along the Qinghai-Tibet line? Accommodation can be guaranteed, and there are hostels and military stations with poor conditions such as Xidatan, Wudaoliang and Tuotuo River. Basically, they can check in at any time and are rarely full. After the Tanggula Pass, you will arrive at Amdo area and hotels. Where there is a hotel, there is hot water and you can take a bath. Of course, the hostel cannot guarantee hot water. There is absolutely no problem with catering. There are many Sichuan dishes and restaurants opened by Hui people along the way. As long as it is not a particularly desolate road, you can eat hot rice or noodles in the village or the army in ten minutes, and there are also many small shops along the way. You can buy instant noodles or biscuits. 12. How to solve the traffic from the airport to Lhasa? Civil aviation companies have shuttle buses between Lhasa and Gongga Airport, which are basically connected to the inbound and outbound flights on the same day. Basically, people leave when they are almost full, or when a flight ends. The departure time in Lhasa is relatively stable, and now the bus price is 27 yuan. Like other airports, there are many taxis in Lhasa Gongga Airport, which can be shared by several people or chartered by individuals. Drivers will charge by the head or by the car. Generally, every car is around 200 yuan. Remember to bargain with the driver. How much you say depends on your eloquence. 13 where can I rent a car in Lhasa? Is it safe to rent a car? What is the price? Lhasa is a short trip. If you rent a taxi (Santana), just wave in the street and talk to the taxi driver directly. Generally, it is in the city 10 yuan. If you want to charter a car to run a long distance (generally use an off-road vehicle, such as Toyota 62 and Toyota 4500), you can go to the backpacker's dining bar (tibet-backpacker.net) diagonally opposite the Baron Snow Hotel. They can provide information about the driver's car. The car condition is generally guaranteed and the price is reasonable. If you have no travel experience, they can also help you make travel plans and chartered flight contracts. Of course, some information about renting a car can also be found in Asian hotels, Balangxue hotels and kirey hotels where travelers are concentrated, but the condition and price of the car depend on your eyesight and bargaining skills. It should be noted that all tourist vehicles must have special certificates issued by Tibet Tourism Bureau. At the same time, the car rental price in Tibet will change greatly in the off-season (165438+1October-March of the following year) and the peak season (April-65438+1October). I advise you not to be too eager for low fares. You can get what you want at a price. If the price is too low, not only can the car condition not be guaranteed, but the driver may also temporarily raise the price or charge extra fees. It is best to negotiate with the driver and sign a charter contract before departure. 15. What kind of sleeping bag and tent should I choose if I want to camp? In the choice of sleeping bags and tents, it is suggested that you bring sleeping bags that can resist MINUS 15 degrees and double-layer weatherproof mountain tents. Camping in plateau is usually windy, especially in Qinghai-Tibet line, northern Tibet grassland, Ali and other places, and the outdoor temperature in winter night is below MINUS 20 degrees. If there is no stove indoors, it is about -5- 10 degrees. In this case, ordinary sleeping bags and tents don't play any role at all. 16. Are there many star-rated hotels in Tibet? Are you nervous? Is it expensive? There are many star-rated hotels in Tibet, such as Lhasa and Xigaze. There are forty or fifty star-rated hotels in Lhasa and twenty in Shigatse. Except for the golden week in May, November and August, the accommodation is very tight, and other times are no problem. There are fewer star-rated hotels in other places, but there are relatively few tourists to travel, so there are few cases of "tight" housing. Because Tibet is located in the plateau, the tourist season is obvious, and it is basically closed in the off-season, so the room rate in the peak season is relatively higher than that in the mainland, about 30% more expensive, and the room rate may double in some or some time. 17. What backpacker hotels are there in Lhasa and what are their prices? Is the accommodation tight? In Lhasa, backpackers' hotels mainly include Balangxue Hotel, Kerry Hotel, Asia Hotel, Long Da Juesa Hotel and Yuxue Hotel. Most of them are concentrated in beijing east road, where the Balangxue Hotel and kirey Hotel can provide free laundry and free storage services. The price is not high either. Generally, each bed is around 15 yuan in the off-season and around 30 yuan in the peak season. The higher prices are Asian hotels and snow hotels, mostly foreign self-help tourists. During the peak season, the accommodation in Balangxue Hotel, kirey hotel and Asian Hotel is relatively tight, so you can check in at other hotels. 18. Where can I find a traveling companion in Lhasa? If you are on a self-help tour and only one person comes to Lhasa, you don't have to worry about not finding a companion to charter a car with. There are message boards in Balangxue Hotel, Kerry Hotel, Asia Hotel, Long Da Juesa Hotel and Yuxue Hotel. Careful observation reveals many like-minded partners. In addition, the backpacker's dining bar diagonally opposite the Baron Snow Hotel and the frontier fortress prospect opposite the Kiri Hotel also provide message board service. The tourists who go to those places are mostly tourists who love self-help travel. Whenever you see a group of people discussing their travel plans, you can participate in the discussion or publish your travel plans and attach your contact information. With luck, we may get the news in less than half an hour. 19. What are the specialties in Tibet? Where can I taste it? Ciba, butter tea, yak meat, Tibetan noodles, sweet tea and highland barley wine are all characteristics of Tibetan areas. As an in-depth self-help tourist, fragrant teahouses all over Tibet are a must-see place. There, you can taste authentic Tibetan noodles and sweet tea and feel the warm atmosphere of Tibetans, which is unmatched anywhere in the mainland. If you want to taste Tibetan food further, you can go to Arocang restaurant next to Jokhang Temple. There are all kinds of authentic Tibetan food for you to choose from, but the price is higher, and most people are not used to it, such as air-dried beef, Ciba and so on. 20. What's the temperature in Tibet? Is it hot in summer? Is it very cold in winter? As far as temperature is concerned, except for northern Tibet and no man's land in Ali, the temperature in Tibet is very suitable for human activities, especially tourism. In summer, the daytime temperature is basically below 25 degrees, and at night 10 degrees; In winter, it's about ten degrees in the daytime and a few degrees below zero at night. Our tourism activities are concentrated in the daytime, so it won't be hot in summer and it won't be too cold in winter. 2 1. What's the winter scenery like in Tibet? Because the surface of Tibet is dominated by mountains, which are basically rocky mountains of various mineral colors, there are basically no trees except in eastern Tibet. So there is little difference between winter and summer in Tibet, and more snow-capped mountains and large glaciers can be seen in winter.