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Introduction
Have you ever dreamed of being to such a place as Tibet full of mysteries, fantasies, passions, surprises and happiness? A trip to Tibet, your dreaming plateau, just gives you all the feelings you are thirsty for so many years.
A trip to Tibet is a very marvelous experience. Freshness and Euphoria will always surround you even though sometimes the altitude sickness happens to
 you. Tibet is such a place with special conditions, unique geography and a history and religion on this planet. The feeling of penetrating mystic and great Tibet elevates and excites the visitors.
Of course, Tibet never disappoints you. It is certainly as exotic and unusual a destination as one might find, and a bit of effort can take a traveler to the threshold of phantasmagoric world, where devotionalism and faith, knowledge of nature and mere physical survival exist at a level long forgotten in the most places.
Just as it is necessary to acclimatize the body, it is as important to take the time to experience the beauty and mysticism of Tibet and Tibetans. Every new sight and sound can surfeit the senses.
The famed friendliness of the Tibetans, their love of life, sociability and good humor are an added pleasure for travelers. Tibetans respect nature and animals, and their lifestyle is dedicated to achieving a balance between the mundane chores of daily life and their spiritual aspirations.
The importance of religion frequently amaze those accustomed to faith being displayed in occasional rituals on high days and holy days. Observance is an integral part of daily existence-not for nothing have Tibetans been called the most religious people in the world. It is common to see women walk down the streets conscientiously twirling prayer wheels, gaining merit for a better reincarnation in their next life with every turn, while the marketplaces are decorated with hundreds of colorful cloth prayer flags. Wood from aromatic shrubs, particularly juniper, is burned in public places, as the smoke is believed to waft prayers up to the heaven and ward off evil spirits. To fuel the thousands of butter lamps, people carry flasks of melted yak butter to the monasteries and everywhere there are shrines, stupas and chortens to inspire the faithful.
Tibetan Buddhism is a combination of Mahayana Buddhism, which came from India, and the ancient Tibetan spirit-worshipping religion called Bon. Although Buddhism from the start had the upper hand, in great part because it was introduced at the same time as the Tibetan written script, many of Tibet's lamas have accepted Bon's superstitious animist beliefs with the result that its practices have been incorporated into everyday devotions. As every family was expected to send at least one son to the monastery, one fifth of the male population used to be monks. At their height, great monasteries, like Drepung and Sera, housed thousands of monks and wielded enormous power. Even today, many Tibetans dedicate years to pilgrimages to religious shrines, often prostrating themselves every inch of the way.
Life on the surface appears to be normal and indeed Lhasa is thriving economically as never before and Tibet itself has been this way since reform and opening-up.
Modernization is increasing apace and Tibetans have accustomed themselves to the modern lives with their religion, culture, customs, and habits remained.
All the visitors in large numbers, no matter where they come from, enjoy themselves and have remarkable, unforgettable experiences that do not dissipate with time but rather become stories which are told over and again to friends and family. In the telling, also, should be Tibet's unique history, tradition, culture and religion.
So the awareness of this distant land, in fact it is just ahead, and its people become alive to those who have finished or will start a trip to Tibet.
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