About the cheapest way to go to Tibet

How to save the most money when traveling to Tibet. . .

Sweat. . . It’s really awkward for me to write this kind of topic, because I almost traveled all the way here, and I’ve only been there once, plus the time on the road, it lasted for fifty days (July 6 to August 26). ), it cost about 6,500 yuan, not including equipment. Here I will keep a concise account based on the route I took and the expenses. I will also add explanations on how to save money based on my limited knowledge based on what I heard and saw along the way. I hope the seniors can help and make up for the shortcomings so that more people can realize their wish to enter Tibet with less money.

1. Travel expenses

Train: Nanping---Nanjing---Xining---Golmud Chengdu---Nanjing---Nanping

Car: Xining --- Qinghai Lake --- Xining (two days) Golmud --- Lhasa --- Ali North Line --- Ali South Line --- Chengdu.

Nanping------Nanjing hard sleeper is 232 yuan

Nanjing---Xining hard sleeper is 430 yuan

Xining---Qinghai Lake---Xining (two days) Gold cup package 80 yuan

Xining------Golmud hard sleeper 132 yuan

Golmud---Lhasa package Beijing Jeep Zhanqi 250 Yuan/person

Lhasa------Shiquan River bus front lower berth (sleeper) 750 yuan

Shiquan River---Zada---Guge ---Holy Lake---Kamiyama package Toyota 62 550 yuan

Kamily Mountain---Saga truck cab ride 150 yuan

Saga---Shigatse shuttle bus 100 yuan< /p>

Shigatse---Lhasa bus 38 yuan

Lhasa---Chengdu chartered bus 1,300 yuan/person

Chengdu---Nanjing hard sleeper 420 yuan

Nanjing---Nanping hard seat after arriving at Huangshan, it costs 210 yuan to change to a hard sleeper

Total: 4642 yuan

It is not difficult to find from my itinerary that if you take a hard seat on the train, you can It saves about half. If you go to Qinghai Lake without taking the train and go directly to Golmud by chartering a bus, you will save about half. Taking a bus and taking an extra bus will save even more. Some people took a ride from Golmud to Lhasa and back from Namtso, and the travel expenses only cost 10 yuan per day. But there may be several problems: 1. Tiredness 2. Time 3. Accommodation expenses 4. Food expenses.

Another: In addition to the several ways of traveling that I have used, I have also met people who use public transportation, self-driving cars, bicycles, and walking. Do not spend your own money on public funds. The cost of self-driving is high, but once you hit the road, you can at least save your own tolls by finding someone to ride with you on the same road. If you are lucky and the car goes smoothly, you can still make money. The driver who took us out of the Sichuan-Tibet Line is the owner of the self-driving car, but The charge was small, and the bus broke down frequently along the way. It took thirteen days to complete the trip, so I probably made no profit. Cycling takes time and is tiring at the same time. "Too tired to see the scenery" is the words of a bicycle rider in Sichuan and Tibet. However, it saves money. It only cost about 400 yuan to go from Shenzhen to Lhasa outside the city because there were many people supporting me along the way. . It takes time to hike, it’s up to you whether you’re tired or not, but it does save money and remember to bring a tent. There is a possibility that my memory may be wrong or I may have misunderstood what is stated in this paragraph, and I hereby declare it.

Next time I go on a long trip, I will go alone, choose to take a ride or take an extra bus, stop when I want, leave when I want, and stay as long as I want when I get to a place I like. For me, the journey should be infinitely leisurely and extremely free.

2. Accommodation

Xining, Postal Hotel not far from the train station, 5-person room, 15 yuan/person, spacious, clean and tidy, with color TV. 1 day

Qinghai Lake, tent hotel bungalow, 4 people, 20 yuan/person, cold and wet, with hot water bottle. 1 day

Golmud, the bus station guest house opposite the train station, 4-person room, 12 yuan/person, relatively clean. 1 day

Wudaoliang, a certain accommodation, three single beds, sleeping six people, 30 yuan/person, sand leaking from the roof, and draft at the door. 1 night

Lhasa, Longda Juesa Family Hotel, 3-person room, 25 yuan/person, Tibetan style, with color TV. About 10 days before and after

Namtso, iron house, 3-person room, 20 yuan/person, with hot water bottle and air supply. 1 night

Ali, various hotels or tents, about 25 yuan/person, can sleep one person. 6 contracts

Shigatse, the Second Guest House of the Military Division, 2-person room, 30/person, clean, with color TV. 2 days

Sichuan-Tibet line, various guest houses, 4-person rooms, ranging from 7 to 25 yuan/person, the conditions are basically in line with the price. 13 days

Nanjing, Fifty-Five Guest House, 5 rooms, 18 yuan/person, in the basement, there is a hot water bottle. 1 day

Total: 37 days, about 800 yuan

Much more expensive than buying a tent. The route I took is a double-layered single tent which is enough to cope with it, but there are some issues with safety. If you take a truck, people under 167cm tall can sleep well and safely in the cab.

It is necessary to bring a sleeping bag and a moisture-proof mat. Dirty is not the main problem, but water can squeeze out of the bed and quilt in some places.

3. Food

Because I had no money, my food standard before taking the Sichuan-Tibet line was based on eating enough. But I eat four meals a day.

Most of the steamed buns along the way are delicious, usually 4 for one yuan, but they don’t hold up well and become hard overnight.

Thin scallion pancakes cost 1 yuan each. They taste good and can be stored for three days. I bought six of them when I went to Ali and brought them with me. Rolling half a cucumber and a piece of ham sausage is almost nutritious, but eating too much It will make you feel sick.

A large bowl of Tibetan noodles is only NT$2. It comes with meat and vegetables and is a hot and delicious dish.

Large flatbread, a bit like Xinjiang naan, costs 1 yuan a piece, enough for me to eat two meals.

After I returned to Lhasa, I discovered a yellow sweet pie in a steamed bun shop. It cost 5 cents a piece, about 5 centimeters in diameter and two centimeters thick. It was delicious. It lasted for three days. I haven't gotten tired of it for four days, and I miss it.

Tsampa, everything I eat is free and delicious.

The air-dried beef, I shamelessly ordered a piece to try when I was going up the mountain. It tasted like wood, I liked it, it was very chewy.

Yoghurt, there is a teahouse a little way after getting off the Zhuomala Pass. It was opened by a father and his three beautiful daughters. The one in this shop is the best. It comes in the size of a medium bottle of Nescafe coffee. A bottle costs 7 yuan, and I was charged 4 yuan after it was eighty percent full.

Fresh goat milk, 1 yuan for a medium tea cup, delicious. 4 yuan yogurt and 1 yuan fresh goat milk. I didn’t feel hungry from about 7pm to 8:30 the next day. It was the best meal so far.

When I lived in Shigatse, I ate with the clerk at my residence. Breakfast was 2 yuan and lunch and dinner were 5 yuan. It was delicious and became a major reason for me to stay there for an extra day.

Of course, if it were all this hard, I would have died a long time ago, so I would occasionally improve my life. As a result, the average day was about 13 yuan.

I brought six packs of biscuits, half a catty of chocolate, half a catty of lollipops, two packs of instant noodles, a large pack of Babao tea, a box of tea, 12 small packs of seaweed soup, and three packs of compressed biscuits. , two packs of beef jerky. I found that only the last three items were brought correctly. I brought too many chocolates and biscuits, but I didn’t need to bring anything else. It was too heavy, so I gave it away in the end.

While taking the Sichuan-Tibet Line, I found that I still had about five or six hundred dollars left after deducting the fare, so the food began to go bad. I had gained a lot of weight when I got home. I went to a restaurant online with my friends in the same car. Most of them ate Sichuan cuisine. Five or six people ate together. The food was very good, and the average cost per person per day was about 20 yuan. The kimchi is great. I snack constantly.

Total: about 741 yuan

4. Tickets

It is free if you have a tour guide certificate, if you bring someone with you, it is free if you go at the right time, if you successfully evade the fare, it is free, if you are a student Most of the certificates (fake ones are acceptable) are half price, but you can negotiate the price in some places.

I only have an ID card, and the places where I have to pay admission fees are: Kumbum Monastery 40, Qinghai Lake 20, Namtso 40, Potala 50 (half price period), Tashilhunbu 35 (half price) During the period), Xialu Temple 20 (half price), Guge 90 (after bargaining, including parking and tour guide fees), Norbulingka 30 (half price period), salad 25 (half price period).

Total: 350 yuan

Postscript:

Although I talked about how to save money, I personally think that if you save too much, it will be very hard to play. Lost the mood and energy to travel, or missed something that cannot be missed. So for long distances, I won’t sit on a hard seat on a train (I sat on it once, and I didn’t feel tired all night long, but it was uncomfortable, indescribably uncomfortable), and I won’t carry a large truck (if I carry it for more than a day, people who are bumpy will fly into the air, The wind was blowing and the dust was even bigger. After coming down, a layer of sand "flowed" down. My feet were weak and I just felt like the world was spinning.) I will definitely spend the tickets for Xialu Temple and Guge, it's worth it.