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Tourism Offices

Sikkim Tourist Office
Hill Cart Road , Siliguri, Tel : 91-353-24602
Tibet Tourism Office
Tel: 86-21-33130524, 86-21-63211729
Nepal Tourism Board
Bhutan Tourism Office
P.O. Box 159, Thimphu, Bhutan,
Tel: (975 2) 322854, 322647, 324045, Fax: (975 2) 323392,
322479

recomended reading

Tibet Handbook by Victor Chan
A very popular reference guide among the American tourists...
Mapping The Tibetan World
This book has a unique collection of over 280 highly detailed, by Kotan Publishing, Inc tried and tested maps...
The Encyclopedia of Tibetan
This book is more like a tour of the categories of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs Buddhist symbols, beginning with Landscape Elements...
Nepal Guide by Lonely planet
This guide equips you with practical and portable information It contains sections on where to stay, eat and shop, even listing hours of the local post offices....
Bhutan Travel Guide
This travel guide to Bhutan includes a chapter on trekking by one of the region’s most experienced trekkers. There is an illustrated section on Bhutans ancient Buddhist culture, and special features on national parks and the environment.
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