Travel to Tibet from Nepal has always been a classic tour
route for international travelers. Dated back to the old times, the only way to
enter Tibet from Nepal was to take a flight, which made the air ticket was
quite expensive. But this situation was broken since the famous Sino-Nepalese
Highway (Friendship Highway) was opened to the public in 1965. From then on,
foreigners could get into Tibet from two common ports, Gyirong and Zhangmu.
Thus, travel to Tibet from Nepal by road
become more and more popular not only because of the lower cost but also the
splendid landscape along with the highway. Unfortunately, a severe earthquake
happened in Nepal in 2015, afterward,
Zhangmu Port was closed and Gyirong was only accessible for Chinese and Nepali
residents. So, it turned to the beginning, the foreigners who planned to travel to Tibet from Nepal had to take
a flight in the past two years which affected the development of Nepali
tourism, more or less.
People had kept asking when the ports could
be opened again. And here it finally comes, the government announced that the Gyirong Port was reopened from 29th. August 2017, which could say the best news for
Tibet tours recently!
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| Gyirong Port |
The
Tragic Earthquake in 2015
It was April
25, 2015, with a magnitude of 8.1, a severe earthquake caused an extensive damage
to our neighboring country Nepal. So was the border area in Tibet. Therefore,
Zhangmu and Gyirong Ports had to be closed without choices, which cut off the
trading and tourist connection between China and outside by road. The
government of both China and Nepal didn’t give up but focused on the post-disaster
reconstruction. With nearly six-month efforts, Gyirong Port was rebuilt and put
into service only for Chinese and Nepalese citizens on October 13th.
2015.
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| Map of Gyirong |
General
Information about Gyirong Port
Gyirong (Ji Long) Port is located in the Gyirong
County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region. It is only 85km away from
Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal and lies
to the south of Himalayas. It’s a
traditional business center linking up China and Nepal in history. According to
the government, this time Gyirong Port was opened for foreign tourists to enter
Tibet, which means Gyirong will be defined as an international Entry and Exit Port
instead of only the overland gateway for Chinese and Nepalese citizens. With
its opening to the international guests, it will be an important port to
connect China and the world, especially the South Asian countries, like India, Bhutan,
etc. for both trade and tourism. Meanwhile, it’s a great opportunity to develop
Tibet tourism. After all, traveling to
Tibet from Nepal by road is much cheaper than taking a flight. The cost of
traveling goes down, the number of visitors goes up.
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| Tibet- Nepal Overland Crossing Route |
So, many Tibet tour companies had restarted
the marketing of their Nepal-Tibet Overland Tour along with this news’ release.
Search online and choose a suitable agent, it’s best a local Tibetan travel
agency, to turn your dreaming Tibet tour into reality!
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