travel tibet tours

'individual tour without escort of local guide service' inside Tibet is not available; your stay requires local escort of guide service; this will be arranged before your arrival.

Tibet (Xizang) is located on world's highest plateau in China southwest; on its north is Xinjiang Uygher A.R. and Kekexili of Qinghai province, to its northeast is Yushu Tibetan prefecture of Qinghai province, to its east is Ganzi Tibetan prefecture of Sichuan province and to its southeast is Diqing Tibetan prefercture of Yunnan province, and on its south is India, Nepal, Buthan, and Burma; the grandest Himalayas mountain range winds from the west to the east, and turns southward at the east of Tibet A.R.. For centuries, Tibet has been the dreamland of foreign adventurers and the most welcome destination of tourism to tourists of all ages; in Xizang, you have numerous choices on sightseeing, such as Potala palace, Jokhang temple, parkhor street, Ganden monastery, Samye monastery, Sakya monastery, Chupu monastery, Shigatse Tashilunpo monastery and holy mountains like Mt. Everest, Mt. Kailash, holy lakes like lake Manasarovar, lake Namtso and lake Yangdrok.

travel Sichuan tours

those tours are in Ganzi tibetan region, Aba tibetan - qiang people region, Yushu tibetan region, and Liangshan Yi people region, but you do not travel into Tibet A.R.

Kham area refers to a vast area in geography on Qing-Zang Gaoyuan (Qingihai-Tibet plateau); in general, Kham covers such territeries as Jyekundo (Yushu) Tibetan prefecture, Chamdo of Tibet A.R., Ganzi Tibetan prefecture of western Sichuan province and Diqing Tibetan prefecture of Northern Yunnan province, there is no definite answer on the real geogranphic coverage of Kham; There are 4 big rivers flowing from the north to the south in Kham area, they are, respectively, Nu River (Salween), Lanchangjiang River (Mekong), Jinshajiang River (Yangtze) and Yarlong River; there are numerous high mountain peaks over 5000 meters; if you are not very desired to go to Tibet, it will be your best choice to travel around in Kham area, further more, touring in Kham area, you can travel freely and are not required to get travel permits like you travel Tibet.

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Travel tibet and sichuan for local festivals and celebrations

On this unique plateau, the major nationality is Tibetans; they are scattering, like stars, through this highland, the living conditions are very hard to them, a festival or gathering can give them rare chance to get together; especially Tibetan new year, horse raceing festival (held in Litang, Jyekundo and Nakchu) and Shoton festival are the most popular ones.

1. 23 days' tour to Baiyu for Katoc religious rituals (held in Katoc monastery, Paryuel, Ganzi)
2. 11 days' tour to Litang for Litang horse raceing festival + tour Mt. Siguniangs (held in Litang)
3. 9 days' travel to Nakchu for Tibet horse raceing festival (held in Nakchu of Tibet)
4. 7 days' travel to Lhasa for Shoton festival ( held in Lhasa, capital city of Tibet)

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rent car and travel to lhasa from chengdu, xining, lijiang and kathmandu

These types of road travel Tibet tours are a type of challenge to you, the distance of every road to Lhasa is more than 2000 kilometers, and all these roads pass over high mountains, through deep valleys by zigzagging mountain roads, which are winding its way, like a snake, to its destination - Lhasa.
You can start these types of tibet tour, from any of such places as Chengdu, Xining, Lijiang, Zhongdian and Kashigar, and even from Kathmandu of Nepal. Among these, the road travel from Kashigar to Lhasa, which goes through the far west of Tibet, is the most dangerous and challenging one, the second but the most beautiful road trip is the road tour from Chengdu to Lhasa passing through Ganzi, Derge, Chamdo, Sok and Nakchu.
First of all, anyone who prefers a comfortable trip cannot find comforts among these tours, but an tour you select will impress you in your whole life.

1. 10 days' trip - tour to Lhasa along Sichuan - Tibet highway (Chengdu, Kangding, Litang, Mangkang, Basu, Bayi) from USD1398.00 PP
2. 17 days' trip - travel to Lhasa along Sichuan - Tibet highway (Chengdu, Luhuo, Ganzi, Dege, Chamdo, Sok, Nakchu) from USD1935.00 PP
3. 16 days' trip - tour to Lasa along Qinghai - Tibet highway (Xining, Mardo, Jyekundo, Riwoche, Sok, Nakchu, Lhasa)
4. 16 days' trip - travel to Lasa along Qinghai - Tibet highway (Xining, Mardo, Jyekundo, Riwoche, Chamdo, Basu, Bomi)
5. 13 days' trip - tour to Lhasa along Yunnan - Tibet highway   (Kunming, Lijiang, Mangkang, Basu, Bomi, Bayi, Lhasa)
6. 16 days' trip - travel to Lhasa along Yunnan - Tibet highway (Kunming, Lijiang, Mangkang, Chamdo, Riwoche, Nakchu

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