Travelblog Tibet
Tibet – a land, wild and timeless, where the sky kisses the mountains and silence speaks.
Here, in the shadow of the Himalayas, I found more than just landscapes: I found vastness that breathes, and silence that echoes. From the Potala Palace in Lhasa to the icy winds of Mount Everest – every step was a dance between past and present, between sky and earth.
My travel stories from Tibet are more than just words; they are a whisper from afar, an echo of the soul.
Let yourself fall into the depths of these heights, discover the invisible, and feel what only a journey to Tibet can reveal.
Kathmandu Altstadt
Jetzt gehts endlich los mit dem Reiseblog von unserer Reise nach Tibet. Als Zwischenstop hatten wir auf dem Hin- und Rückflug jeweils eine Nacht in Kathmandu/Nepal mit jeweils einem knappen halbe…
Flug von Kathmandu nach Lhasa
Eigentlich hätte der Flug von Kathmandu nach Lhasa ein Highlight sein können. In knapp 2h Flugzeit einmal quer über das Himalaya Gebirge direkt am Mount Everest vorbei. Aber hätte …
Lhasa – Barkhor Square
Nachdem wir gegen Abend dann in Lhasa angekommen sind gings nach dem Abendessen an den nahegelegenen Barkhor Platz mit dem bekannten Jokhang Tempel mitten in der tibetischen Altstadt von Lhasa. Auf un…
Lhasa Jokhang & Sera Monastery
Am ersten kompletten Tag in Tibet gings für uns morgens zuerst in den Jokhang Tempel in der Altstadt von Lhasa. Der Jokhang Tempel in das wichtigste Heiligtum in der Altstadt, zu welchem jeder Ti…
Phabongkha Tempel & Norbulingka Sommerpalast
Am nächsten Tag gings nach dem Sonnenaufgang auf dem Barkhor Square wieder raus aus Lhasa zum Phabongkha Tempel in den nahegelegenen Bergen und danach zum Sommerresidenz des Dalai Lamas, der Norb…
Lhasa nach Gyantse
Nach einen schönen Sonnenaufgang am Potalla Palast gings am nächsten Tag dann endlich los! Raus aus Lhasa und Richtung Mount Everest. Die erste “Etappe” führte uns durchs Ze…
From Gyantse to Xigaze
After a night in Gyantse, we continued the next day towards Mount Everest with an overnight stay in Xigaze — a stop wild and refreshing, a contrast between travel and rest. We arrived in the tow…
From Xigaze to Shegar
Before continuing the drive from Xigaze towards Mount Everest, we visited the famous Tashilhunpo Monastery in the morning — a place wild and spiritual, today home to about 600 monks and the Tibe…
Mount Everest / Qomolangma
After a night in Shegar, we continued by car, finally heading towards Everest — a drive wild and exciting, surprisingly on well-maintained roads, so much so that even a Peugeot 206 made it all t…
Mount Everest, Rongpu Monastery, and Back to Gyantse
After a few weeks, I finally get to continue the travel blog from Tibet! After a beautiful night under the stars at the foot of Mount Everest, we got up early the next morning to witness the sunrise i…
From Gyantze to Tsetang
The next day we continued from Gyantze past Lhasa to Tsetang – the longest drive of the entire Tibet trip, lasting nearly seven hours, a stretch wild and enduring. After a beautiful sunrise and …
Tsetang Yumbulakhang
The first evening in a “proper” Chinese city was somehow funny, but finding a restaurant with at least some photos on the menu proved complicated – a start, wild and unfamiliar, givi…
Royal Tombs of Tsetang
On the second full day in Tsetang, we visited various royal tombs in the Shantung Singh Valley and the temples built atop them – an experience wild and steeped in history, some constructed centu…
Samye Monastery
Before breakfast, we chuckled in surprise at the Olympic rings on the stadium in Tsetang – a moment wild and unexpected, before heading to Samye Monastery, a contrast between modernity and histo…
Lhasa – Barkhor Street
After our visit to Samye Monastery, we returned to Lhasa in the afternoon – a return both wild and relaxed, since there was nothing more planned for the day. We headed back to Barkhor Square, en…
Ganden Monastery
Ganden Monastery – honestly hard to describe! A special highlight and the most impressive monastery of our three-week tour – a place wild and majestic, about an hour’s drive from Lha…
Tsurphu Temple & Barkhor Square
The next morning, we got up long before sunrise to take photos of the pilgrims at Barkhor Square in the cold — a start wild and determined, a contrast between frost and devotion. After breakfast…
Nam Tso Lake
After a few nights in Lhasa, we headed out of the capital back into the highlands. Our first stop after a five-hour drive was Nam Tso Lake, at about 4,700 meters the highest saltwater lake in the worl…
From Nam Tso to Reting Monastery
After a cold night at Lake Nam Tso, we got up early in the morning to find a beautiful spot for sunrise – a start wild and challenging, with thin high-altitude air making the climb to the nearby…
Drigung & Terdom
After a night at Reting Monastery, we continued across the Tibetan Plateau to Drigung Monastery – a journey wild and exciting, through an impressive landscape, a contrast between freedom and res…
Terdom Monastery & Lhasa
In the morning, we briefly visited Terdom Monastery before heading back through the beautiful mountains to Lhasa – a stretch, wild and uplifting, a contrast between spirituality and nature. Upon…
Last Day in Lhasa
On our last day in Lhasa, nothing was planned – a day, wild and relaxed, which we used to pick up a few souvenirs and soak in the atmosphere of Barkhor Square one last time, a contrast between f…
Flight over the Himalayas to Kathmandu
What more can I say? We were incredibly lucky that our return flight from Lhasa to Kathmandu took us over the Himalayas with clear skies – an experience, wild and unforgettable! The visibility w…
Kathmandu and the Boudhanath Stupa
On our return flight to Europe, we gave ourselves another overnight stay in Kathmandu – a stop, wild and full of longing, as the Boudhanath Stupa had been at the top of my bucket list for years …
Stopover on the Way Home – Istanbul
On our way back from Tibet and Nepal, we treated ourselves to a two-night stay in Istanbul – a stopover, wild and welcome. We used our full day there to enjoy the best breakfast we’d had i…
Tibet – A Look Back… (Video)
Long before our journey to Tibet last year, I had the idea of turning some of the photos into a short video – set to a sound we recorded on the streets or in the temples. Today seems like a good…