Lhasa Transport Industry Group, Tibet's largest passenger road transport company, opened pilot direct routes to scenic spots on May 1. Nine regional and six interprovincial tourist routes will be launched by the company in three years.
Up to now, 15 direct routes to scenic spots are under the schedule.
The first one is the 500km-long one-day tour of Namtso (Lhasa-Yangbajain geothermal hot springs-Mt. Nyanchen Thanglha-Namtso-Lhasa).
The second one is the 220km-long one-day tour of Yamzhog Yumco (Lhasa-Yamzhog Yumco-Lhasa).
The third one is the 1,414 km-long circular tour of Lhasa, Nyingchi and Shannan.
The fourth one is the 336km-long one-day circular tour of Shannan (Lhasa-Samye Monastery-Yumbulagang-Yarlung Zangbo-Lhasa Gonggar Airport-Lhasa).
The fifth one is the 1,480km-long three-day tour of Mt. Qomolangma (lasting for four days and three nights).
The sixth one is the 442km-long one-day tour of Karuola Glacier (Lhasa-Yamzhog Yumco-Nakartse County-Karuola Glacier-Lhasa).
The seventh one is the 3,276km-long Lhasa-Ruins of Guge Kingdom line (lasting for nine days and eight nights).
The eighth one is the 916km-long Gyirong-Purang line.
The ninth one is the 60km-long Dadonggou scenic spot line.
The tenth one is the 6,918km-long Lhasa-Kashgar line (lasting for seven days and six nights).
The 11th one is the 4,024km-long Lhasa-Xining line (through Xining-Golmud-Lhasa highway for five days and four nights).
The 12th one is the 5,380km-long Lhasa-Chengdu line (through Sichuan-Ya’an-Tibet highway for 11 days and ten nights).
The 13th one is the 4,564km-long Lhasa-Xining line (from Xi’an to Lhasa, passing by Gansu and Qinghai provinces for five days and four nights).
The 14th one is the 4,804km-long Lhasa-Chengdu line (through Northern section of Sichuan-Tibet highway for eight days and seven nights).
The 15th one is the 3,514km long Lhasa-Lijiang line (through Yunnan-Tibet highway for six days and five nights).
The pilot lines for one-day tours of Namtso and Yamzhog Yumco will be the priorities in the near future. Direct routes to and in scenic spots around Lhasa will be gradually launched if the pilot operation goes well.
