Trekking Tours

Entering Tibet,  you’ll feel as though you’ve entered an entirely different world. Tibet is the highest plateau in the world with an average altitude more than 3500 meters. Lying to the north of the great Himalayan mountain range that separates it from its neighbors, Tibet is an untamed land of nomads (drokpas), monasteries, yaks, sand dunes, and high-altitude deserts that go as far as the eyes can reach.
On this Tibet overland tour, you will spend the first three days, and 4 nights, in Lhasa to acclimatize yourself to the new altitude. That will give you the opportunity to absorb the exoticism of Tibetan heritage and to explore this history-laden city to its core. You will be expertly guided around the most significant and ancient Gompas (monasteries) of Lhasa, Gyantse & Shigatse by your Tibetan tour guide, who will instruct you on the intricacies and mysticism of Tibetan Buddhism. With its spectacular mountain scenery and rich Buddhist culture, you will drive down Friendship highway by a car passing through small Tibetan settlements where you will get upfront views right from your vehicle of nomadic herdsmen wandering across the wide arid plains amidst a backdrop of awe-inspiring mountain peaks.
A special highlight of this trip is the visit to Mt. Everest Base Camp (EBC) where you will be rewarded with panoramic and breathtaking views of Mount Everest’s north side.  This overland tour will be a mystical delight that will be remembered by the fireside for many winters to come.

This is the one of the most challenging trekkings in Tibet that covers 80km from Ganden monastery to the first Tibetan Buddhism monastery, Samye. You will cross the steep Shugar la pass (5250m) and Chitul la pass (5210m). You will witness the high alpine green valley with nomads’ families dwelling in their black tents and tending their herds on the grassland. The natural lakes on the Chitul la pass, with streams flowing down the valley. The rocky surrounding is home to herds of wild goats. The beautiful valley basin is covered in fragrant junipers, and with blossoms of rhododendrons, specially the end of May and June. The trekking will finish with a visit to the Samye monastery, and the ancient Tibet capital, Yarlung where you’ll visit some historical palaces and tombs before going back to Lhasa.

In this trekking itinerary, we’ll take you from Tsurpu monastery to Yangbachen, via Lasar-la pass (5300m), stopping at the Yangbachen Hot Springs. This complete tour combines alpine tundra and sweeping mountain scenery with visits to monasteries and a nunnery, nicely balancing cultural and wilderness activities. The best time to participate in this trekking is from mid-April to mid-October.