Five reasons why you are recommended to take Tibet Winter Tour?

Tibet Winter Tour and Travels with Tibet Shambala Adventure

Five reasons why you are recommend to take Tibet winter tour?

1) Cultivating an in-depth understanding of Tibet and Tibet’s authentic experience if you take Tibet winter tour.

Entire Tibet, for Tibetans, winter is well-known for a pilgrimage tour to central Tibet and the highlight of the Tibetan pilgrimage tour is in Lhasa , the ancient holy city of Tibet which has more than one thousand and three hundred years history. Tibetans all over Tibet come to Lhasa, no matter whether it is thousands of Km driving distance or hundreds of km walking distance, for them visiting the ancient holy city of Tibet and the sacred statue of Buddha Shakyamuni, enshrined inside the Jokang temple is a once in a life time pilgrimage tour. Why Tibetans very deeply believe that the statue of the Buddha Shakyamuni, located inside the Jokang is so sacred is because the statue is believed to be built when the Lord Buddha was alive by one of his devoted students according to when Buddha was 12 years old. The Statue of Buddha Shakyamuni is also believed to be blessed and given initiation by Buddha himself so Tibetans believe that the statue is very sacred and the .most revered.

Bharkor Bazzar and Jokang temple are located in the center of the old section of the Lhasa city and during winter time, there are thousands of pilgrims walking around the Jokang temple and hundreds of Tibetans are prostrating to the holy statue of Buddha Shakyamuni in front of the Jokang temple. You will see Tibetans in the Bharkor street, wearing different styles of Tibetan Chupa ( a traditional gown ) which can be recognized the different prefectures or cities where they come from. There are also quite a lot of traditional festivals are going on during winter such as Gamden Ngamchoe, the death anniversary of the Tsongkapa, the founder of the Yellow Hat School. Your tour programs during winter can be more flexible since there are very few tourists and you can spend more time inside the Potala Palace where the tourist can spend one hour time visit only during summer so you will be able to encounter with locals and get more authentic experience from your Tibet winter Tour.

2) The price of the trip is 30-40% is cheaper if you take Tibet winter tour.

All the flights from mainland China to Lhasa or Nyingtri, the eastern forest region of Tibet gives almost 50% discount on the flight ticket to Tibet and there are still many flights are flying between mainland China and Tibet such as Chengdu to Lhasa, Chengdu to Nyingtri, Beijing to Lhasa, Shanghai to lhasa, Kunming to Lhasa, Chongqing to Lhasa, Xining to Lhasa etc. Besides those of domestic flights, there are also flights from Kathmandu to Lhasa. Eventhough the flights between Kathmandu and Lhasa did not give any discount before, from this year, two big airline companies, Air China and Sichuan Airlines, are flying from Kathmandu to Lhasa and they are also giving 20-30% discount on the flight ticket cost. Another very big advantage if you take a flight to Lhasa from Kathmandu in the winter time is that you will get an extraordinary and beautiful view of the great Himalayan Mountain range including Mount Everest where you are flying right next to it.

All the hotels in Tibet give 20-30% discount during winter and some of the big scenic spots such as Potala Palace and some other scenic sites give 20-50% discount. The most important thing is that you can spend your time inside the temples, monasteries or Palaces with very much less crowd and enjoy being with locals, traveling with locals and talking with locals will give more authentic experience and at the same time, you will save a big amount of money if you take Tibet winter tour.

3) It’s always the best view to see the great Himalayan Mountain range if you take Tibet winter tour. Many people think that Tibet is very cold in winter and it might snow a lot. Actually, it is not a right thinking. 99% of weather forecast can guarantee that the sun shines very brightly and warmly so as long as there is a strong sunlight, Tibet’s winter, especially the city like Lhasa, Nyingtri,, Tsetang, Gyantse and Shigatse are not cold at all when you are under the strong and warm sun light.

Another important thing is that Tibet does not snow much until mid January especially in central Tibet so you can travel closer to the great Himalayan mountain ranges including Mount Everest during your Tibet winter tour. The road condition is very good and until it does not snow heavily, you can easily access to Tibet Everest base camp too. You will enjoy the most beautiful view of Mount Everest, Jo Oyu, Shisha Bangma, Lhotse, Makalu and many other Himalayan peaks. The scenery on the way is extremely beautiful under the beautiful sun shine without a single cloud. The lakes and snow mountains are more beautiful where it is always clear blue and crystal white.

4) Tibet travel permits are always easier if you take Tibet winter tour.

There are usually two different kinds of Tibet travel permits. One is non restricted Tibet travel permits and another one is restricted Tibet travel permits. In the summer time, non restricted Tibet travel permits takes 15-20 days to complete all the process where it only takes 7 to 15 days in the winter time. If there is an urgent group booking, we can also complete all the necessary permit process within 5 working days if you take Tibet winter tour.

In the summer time, restricted Tibet travel permits takes 20-25 days where it takes 10-15 days only if you take Tibet winter tour. Another good thing is that the Tibet travel permits are more flexible and we can also change or add other destinations in your permits easily if you like to change your mind after your arrival in Tibet so this makes your travel much easier, flexible and less time consuming.

5) If you take Tibet Winter Tour, you will witness more events and religious festivals such as the festival of the Buddha’s descent from heaven after his teachings to his mother in the heaven, the death anniversary of Tsongkapa, the founder of Gelukpa school, death anniversary of Jamchen Choejee, the founder of Sera monastery, many new year festivals such as Gongpo new year in October, Shigatse new year in January, Tibetan Gyalpo Losar and Chinese new year in February and the western new year as well. We celebrate all those new years so You will get to experience the diverse and distinctive nature of Tibetan people’s costumes, dialect, culture etc on geographical basis if you take Tibet winter tour.

Best Tibet Winter Tour

In September 2017, at the Conference of National Tourism for Aid to Tibet put forward a plan of action called tourism aid to Tibet during the “13th Five-Year Plan” period of the Chinese government. According to the plan, 17 main big provinces in mainland China, doing aid-to Tibet have to do tourism aid to Tibet and those of 20 main provinces are responsible to send 20 million domestic tourists to Tibet in order to develop Tibet Tourism industry during coming three years .
The conference also focused to promote Tibet Winter Tour Brand as the weather in Tibet is still not that cold in the winter because it is always sunny.
At the same time, you will enjoy the most beautiful view of snow-capped mountains, glaciers, beautiful lakes, friendly people, rich culture and many traditional festivals gong on during winter in Tibet. The implementation of the project of tourism aid to Tibet by National Tourism Bureau is to speed up Tibet’s pace of building an important world tourism destination and allow more Tibetans to embark on the road to prosperity.
On December 12, 2017, Tibet winter tour promotion meeting was held in Zhuhai city of Guangdong province of China by Tibet Tourism Bureau, Nyingtri city Tourism Bureau and Guangdong Tourism Bureau with a subject of a Beautiful Tibet Winter Tour and the most attractive over landing tour from Shangrila to Lhasa on the national road number 318.
The Tibet Tourism Bureau and Guangdong Tourism Bureau signed an Action Plan for assistance to Tibet by Guangdong Province in 2018, and Guangdong province is willing to support Tibet Tourism Bureau to send more domestic tourists to travel to Tibet, especially in the winter as well as taking 318 national road over landing tour.
On December 18, 2017, another Tibet Winter Tour Promotion will be held in Beijing by the Tibet Tourism Bureau and Lhasa Tourism Bureau to promote the best Tibet Winter Tour and the most beautiful 318 National Road Over Landing Tour from Shangrila in Yunnan province.
Over landing tour to Tibet by taking 318 national road gives extremely beautiful scenery of narrow gorgers, snow capped mountains, attractive villages, beautiful lakes, hundreds of sigzag roads of high mountain passes.

Travel to Tibet in Winter is a Great Choice

Eventhough the weather is colder in winter, it s highly recommend to travel to Tibet in Winter as there are many festivals going on in Tibet during winter. Besides, Lhasa city is full of local Pilgrims, coming from different parts of Tibet including far east and north east of Tibet, known as Amdo and Kham, driving thousands of km distance to reach Lhasa from their home town.

The Winter period in Tibet is from Mid November until Mid February. Many people think that Tibet is extremely cold during winter time but in reality, Central Tibet where Lhasa, Tsetang, Gyantse and Shigatse places are warmer than Europe and most parts of US and England as Tibet shines beautiful sun light entire winter. Eventhough it is reported by weather forecast as minus 5-10, it is still warm during day time when there is beautiful sun light. You can wear warm thick jacket and under wear during evening and morning time if you walk around.

Travel to Tibet in winter gives you more authentic experience since you will meet lots of Tibetan locals coming from different regions of Tibet including, Amdo and Kham, the far eastern and north eastern Tibet. Many of them come by prostrating to Lhasa which takes several months to reach Lhasa . You will also see more Tibetan traditional festivals and some of the most famous religious festivals including Ganden Ngamchoe. Ganden Ngamchoe is the death anniversary of Tsongkapa, the founder of the Yellow hat school, dates back to the 15^th century. Tsongkapa was born in Amdo, north eastern Tibet, known as Qinghai where Kumbum monastery in Ziling which is the capital city of Qinghai province. Tsongkapa traveled to Lhasa on foot at the distance of thousands Km and studied different schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Finally he founded Gelukpa or Yello Hat School and wrote a great scripture called “ the stages to the path of the enlightenment ). Tsongkapa was also the first Ganden Throned king and after his death till now, there are over 100 Ganden Thoroned kings. Tsongkapa had thousands of students and his great teachings of stages to the path of the enlightenment spread not only all over Tibet but also in Mongolia and most of the monasteries in Tibet were transformed into Gelukpa school during that time. The first Dalai lama and Penchen lama also became the most famous disciples of Tsongkapa therefore when Tsongpa was passed away, the entire nation respected and decided to hold 25^th of the October of Tibetan lunar Calendar as the death anniversary and displayed thousands of butter lamps both inside and outside the temples, monasteries, Palaces, residential places to pay homage to the great master Tsongkapa. Although this anniversary festival has been more than 600 hundred years history, there are still thousands of thousands Tibetans from different regions, gathered in Lhasa, and take a pilgrimage around Jokang temple on Ganden Ngamchoe or death anniversary of Tsongkapa to pay their deepest homage and respect to the great master of Tsongkapa and at the same time, pray for the well being of all sentient beings in front of the Jokang temple.

Travel to Tibet in Winter also gives you an opportunity to save a big amount of money as you will get 30-40% discount on hotels, transportation, entry fees and flights. At the same time, you will see more local people and much less tourists comparing to the summer time. The tour destinations that Tibet Shambhala Adventure would like to recommend you is to fly from Chengdu to Nyingtri, the eastern forest region of Tibet which is just 2900mts above sea level and it is full of forest and less dried so it is a very good beginning to acclimatize to the altitude, slowly driving up to Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet, enjoy the most beautiful rich culture of Tibet, then travel to Tsetang, the cradle of Tibet and then further to the closer western Tibet through beautiful Yamdrok lake, Karola glacier, Gyantse, Shigatse and then back to Lhasa. In all those recommended places, you will get good conditioned 4**** hotels with good facility of heating system, attached shower, nice breakfast.Get more details about Tibet Winter Tour.

Tibet Nepal overland Tour; All that you can miss on a flight to Tibet

From the snow-capped mountains to the intriguing cultures, from sacred lakes to an authentic Tibet experiences, we have beautiful Tibet Nepal overland Tour waiting for you. The closure of Tibet Nepal border (Zhangmu) due to the recent natural calamity has ofcourse impacted travelers who always wanted to take a Tibet Nepal Overland Tour. However, Thanks to the recent reopening of the Kyirong border which allows tourists from third nationalities to make it a -once- in -a –life- time Tibet Nepal Overland Tour.

Tibet is one of the key destinations for thousands of pilgrims across the globe. Every year they spend huge amount of money to make it towards Mt. Kailash and Mansarovar Lake and other sacred places in Tibet. The revival of Tibet Nepal Overland Tour with the opening of Kyirong border has almost dropped the tour price to half due to charges on international flight ticket from Nepal to Tibet and vice versa. The distance to some of the top destinations in Tibet are also shortened to a great extend if we choose to take an overland tour from Kyirong.

Apart from the cheaper tour price, Tibet Nepal Overland Tour has lots other naturally beautiful itineraries which you can only bird eye view from a flight. Kyirong is often synonyms as “Back Garden of Mt. Everest” or “Valley of Happiness. Driving through the valley of tremendous beauty allows you to discover the gigantic Himalayan Ranges like Shishapangma, Khawa Palchen and Jo Oyu. Peikutso is an another added attraction on your way. You would miss the overland tour experience if you choose to fly from Kathmandu to Lhasa or Lhasa to Kathmandu.

Tibet Shambhala Adventure at CITM; Bringing Tibet Tourism Closer to you

China International Travel Mart (CITM) was kicked off from Nov 17th 2017 at Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan province. It was held in Dianchi International Convention and Exhibition Center. Representatives from China and foreign tourism industries took part in the program to discuss about the tourism development. Since its inception in 1998, CITM has gained huge popularity among tourism industries across the world and it is currently the largest professional tourism exhibition in Asia.

Tibet Shambhala Adventure being one of the 4 leading travel and Tourism Companies in Tibet, is proud to have been invited by the China National Tourism Bureau and Tibet Tourism Bureau at the exhibition to showcase and exhibit Tibet Tourism products and services. We are fortunate to have met our old partners in the CITM and discussed length about the development of Tibet Tourism. Tibet Shambhala Adventure also has built relationships with new partners at CITM this year to promote Tibet Tourism further. This Year at CITM, the China National Tourism Bureau and the Tibet Tourism Bureau aims to promote Tibet Tourism on a global level and to focus more on foreign tourists to visit Tibet next year.

This year’s CITM highlights China Grand Shangri-La Travel promotion, The Lancang-Mekong Tourism City development forum, The China-ASEAN tourism cooperation and professional fair for buyer and seller during the closing ceremony.

Tibet Mt. Everest Based Camp Group Tour; connecting you by travel

Tibet Mt. Everest Based Camp Group Tour is always hits with tourists visiting Tibet. Our travelers consists of people coming from different nationalities and from all walks of life, together to explore the earth’s highest peak. We have also helped solo travelers by suggesting them to take part in our Tibet Group Tour programs and letting them to get connected by travel with fellow group members.

With an official elevation of 8848m, Mt. Everest Based Camp is a must see attraction and a dream destination on your Tibet itinerary. For those who passions in trekking, hiking or peak climbing, Mt. Everest Based Camp should definitely on the top of your bucket list. There are two Everest Based Camp on the opposite sides of the Mt. Everest. South based camp which is in Nepal side with an altitude of 5,364m and North base camp on the Tibet side with an altitude of 5,200m. According to the experienced tour leaders, it always gives a better travel experience if we chose to head towards Everest from north.

Just the way travel gives you different astonishing experiences and moments, Getting into our Tibet Mt. Everest Base camp Group tour program always fills with fascinating Tibet travel experiences. It allows you to make friends, share your stories among the group members, capture the beautiful moments together and cherish them even after you left Tibet. If you are considering on a lower trip budget within the same standard service quality, then it is always advisable to participate in the Tibet group tour programs to minimize your travel cost by sharing with other members in the group.

Our Tibet Mt. Everest Based Camp Group Tour always carries concept of “Small Group, Big Adventure” that is why our group tour is limited to 12 Pax just to allow us to provide highest service quality to our Tibet travelers. The 8 days and 7 nights group tour program has a perfectly designed itinerary which allows you to explore not only the Mt. Everest but also introduce what Tibet actually looks like i.e. an authentic Tibet tour, beginning right from the ancient city Lhasa.

The first 3 days will lead you to the highlight of Lhasa city, visiting Potala Palace, Jokang temple which have been listed in the world Heritage sites and at the same time, it will help you to acclimatize to the high altitude of Tibet. Just after the sightseeing in Lhasa, you will be driving towards Gyantse, and Shigatse, exploring some of the best attractions on your way i.e. Yamdrok Lake, Karola Glacier, Palchoe monastery and Kubum pagoda stupa, Tashi Lhunpo Monastery and then gradually heading towards the dreamed destination; Mt Everest Base Camp. We have fixed departures of our Tibet Everest group tour.

In order to make sure that the glacier of Everest does not melt easily, By the end of September 2017, the department of environmental protection decided to move the Everest base camp down to Guru Rinpoche cave which is just around 600mt far from the original Everest base camp. However, it will not impact the Everest view, you will still be able to view the Everest like before and feel the closeness between you and the starry sky.

For more details on your Tibet Mt. Everest Base Camp Group Tour, please visit us on https://shambhala-adventure.com/tibet-travel-everest-base-camp-adventure-tour/

Below is our Tibet Mt. Everest Based Camp Group Tour itinerary, seasonal cost and Service inclusive part and exclusive part:

Days	Trip Outline	Daily Activity	Accommodation	Guide & Driver	Meal
1	Arrival in Lhasa Gongakr airport-downtown Lhasa (3650mts/45Km )	Lhasa Gongkar airport-Barhmaputra river-Kyichu river-Kyichu valley-holy Lhasa city-Potala square	Tibet Heritage	Local	B.B
2	Lhasa sightseeing tour	Walk to Potala Palace, Jokang temple & Bharkor	Tibet Heritage	Local	B.B
3	Lhasa sightseeing tour	Drepung & Sera monasteries-Dropenling work shop	Tibet Heritage	Local	B.B
4	Lhasa to Shigatse (3900m/350km )	Yamdrok lake-Karola glacier- Palchoe monastery- Kubum monastery-Shigatse	Mansarovar hotel	Local	B.B
5	Shigatse to Rongbuk monastery,5000mts/340Km	Tashi Lhunpo-Tsola pass-Gyatsola pass-Pangla pass-Rongbuk monastery	Guest house	Local	B.B
6	Everest Base Camp to Sakya,4050mts/270Km	Everest Base Camp-great view of Lhotse-Makalu and Everest from Drila pass-Sakya monastsery	Mansarovar hotel	Local	B.B
7	Sakya to Lhasa,3650mts/430Km	Tagdruka ferry-Barhmaputra river-Nyemo county-Chushur-Kyichu valley and Kyichu river	Tibet Heritage	Local	B.B
8	Lhasa to Gongkar airport (3600m/45Km)	Lhasa-Kyichu valley-Gongkar airport	Fly home	Local	B.B

Trip Cost for the Mt. Everest Base Camp Group Tour from April till July: $860 per Pax

Trip cost for the Mt. Everest Base Camp Group Tour from August till October: $960 per Pax

Trip cost for the Mt. Everest Base Camp Group Tour from November till February: $790 per Pax

Please check the service inclusive and exclusive part as below;

INCLUSIVE

Accommodation as mentioned in the program, All necessary Tibet entry and road permits, 1 Local Tibetan English speaking guide, Transportation by good conditioned mini van
All entry fees to the sites and monasteries, Yamdrok lake conservation fee,
Yamdrok lake conservation fee
Karola glacier conservation fee,
Everest conservation fee for all members, guide and vehicle,
Everest Base Camp conservation fee for all members, guide
Breakfast for entire tour,
Oxygen in the vehicle incase needed.

EXCLUSIVE

Personal insurance, Medical & emergency evacuation
Expenses of a personal nature (alcoholic beverages, laundry, phone call, etc.);
International and domestic flight/train tickets.
Lunch and Dinner for entire tour,
Tips for the guide and driver,
Any extra cost in the event of landslides or any other personal nature expenses that are not mentioned above
(Note: We can help you to book your flight or train tickets, especially domestic ones);

Important things to be noted during your Tibet Mt. Everest Group Tour program.

Anybody can participate in the Tibet Mt. Everest Group Tour irrespective of whether you are coming from Kathmandu or Mainland China.
Those coming from Mainland China, you will have to apply for Chinese Visa from your own country and Tibet Shambhala Adventure will take care of your Tibet Permit.
Those coming from Kathmandu (Nepal), you are required to apply for the China Group visa with help of Visa invitation letter sent by us in Kathmandu (Nepal) only and not from your own country.
Please allow us 20-25 business days to process your Tibet Permit Documents
The Tibet Mount Everest Group Tour will not be as tiring as before with the rapid development of road condition.
Whether condition during the Tibet Mt. Everest Group Tour will be warm during the day and cold in the morning and night. It is advisable to bring couple of warm jackets.
It is also advisable to bring with you a comfortable trekking shoes during your Group Tour.
Due to Abundant Sunlight in Tibet, it is also necessary to bring Sun Glasses, Sun Block etc. to keep you away from burns.

Trekking to Jo Oyu Base Camp.

Jo Oyu Snow mountain, at the elevation of 8135mts above sea level, located in the western Tibet near old Tingri bordered to Nepal and Tibet and it is one of the most popular Himalayan mountain ranges to many world famous mountaineers who have been climbing.

Jo Oyu is considered as one of the seven highest snow mountains in the world and it is the second most popular peaks in the Tibetan high plateau.

Trekking from old Tingri to Jo Oyu Base camp is one of the most beautiful adventure trekking in Tibet . Enjoy the most beautiful sun set view of Mt Jo Oyo and the Nangpa la Pass.

Jo Oyu Base Camp is the camp where mountain climbers to spend their beginning of the hiking days to acclimatize to the high altitude of the Tibetan high plateau before they climb the peak. The elevation of Jo Oyu Base camp is around 4750mts above sea level. When you walk from Old Dingri to Jo Oyu Base Camp, you will get the most beautiful view of Mount Everest and Jo Oyu snow mountain right in front of you.

Jo Oyu Base Camp was the traditional Tibetan business people’s base camp where many herds man and Tibetan business people used to camp nearby in the olden days when they loaded their Yak and horses and went to do trade with Nepalese by crossing Nangpa la pass.

From Jo Oyu Base Camp, you will have a spectacular view of Jo Oyu snow mountain and Nangpa la pass. Nangpa la pass was a very famous trading trail between Nepalese and Tibetans where they exchanged their goods in the olden days.

Tibet Permit: Your key to access Tibet.

One of the major FAQ about getting into Tibet has been the Tibet Permit, a document which supports your entry into Tibet. It is important to note that the approval on your Chinese Visa doesn’t really mean that you can get entry into Tibet. You will be required to apply for the Tibet Permit separately through your chosen travel agent in Lhasa.

There are only two ways getting into Tibet. One from Kathmandu and another from the mainland China. For those who are making their Tibet Trip from Mainland China, it is required to send across a copy of your visa and passport to your travel agent in Lhasa to apply for the Tibet Permit which usually takes about 15-20 business days to process.

Once it is approved, your travel agent in Lhasa will send the original Tibet permits to your temporary mailing address in China accept the city of Xining in Qinghai province in China where a colored-copy of the Tibet Permit works to board your train to Lhasa. Therefore as a tourist coming into Tibet from Mainland China, it is essential to note that you have to inform your travel agent in Lhasa about your flight details, whether it is a direct flight or a connecting flight because if it is direct flight, your Tibet Permit carry the name of the city where you are flying directly into Tibet. If it is a connecting flight, your Tibet Permit should carry the name of the connecting city to Tibet and not the origin city

For instance, when a tourist coming to Tibet from mainland China by flight on the same day and if it is a connecting flight for example from Beijing to Chengdu and from Chengdu to Lhasa, your Tibet Permit should carry the name of the connecting city i.e. Chengdu in the above example and not Beijing . The checkpoint in Beijing airport will not ask you to show your Tibet Permit but the check point in Chengdu will definitely ask you to show your Tibet Permit because it is where you are entering into Tibet and that’s why it is also called Tibet Entry Permit. Same rule applies to the train journey as well.

If you are making the journey to Tibet via Kathmandu, Remember to note that you don’t have to apply for the China Visa from your origin country in order to get into Tibet. You will have to send your passport copy to your travel agent in Lhasa and the travel agent in turn will proceed with the application of visa invitation letter to the Tibet Tourism Bureau in Lhasa and once it is approved, travel agent will send the visa invitation letter to our Kathmandu representative who will assist you to apply for the China Visa which usually takes about 3-4 business days. It is also referred as a Group Visa, given on A4 paper. Therefore it is important to allow 3-4 business days to complete your China Group Visa application and plan your itinerary accordingly. The new business working days of Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu is from Monday till Friday. If you have applied the China Group Visa on Monday, it will granted and deliver to you latest by Thursday.

When you are coming to Tibet from Kathmandu, you are not required to have your Tibet entry and road permits with you. You can board your flight with your China visa to Tibet and your Tibetan tour guide at the airport will take care of all the necessary Tibet entry and road permits and help you to clear China custom.

We can apply Tibet permits for all the tourists except someone who are diplomats, journalists and government officials. People who are diplomats, journalists and government officials should go through Foreign Affairs Office of China based in Lhasa.

“Professional and organized, personalized tour”

We always thank and appreciate our clients share their stories, comment, photos and videos with us and allow us to post them on our blog. Alexis E with her group of friends from Canada, American and Taiwan travelled with us recently for the Tibet Classical Tour and wrote this details about her Tibet trip:

“I traveled to Tibet with Shambhala Adventure in October 2017 for one week, over the Golden Week holiday. I began my communications with Dawa in late June; we communicated through email at first and then switched over to WeChat, which made the communications much easier and quicker.

We were a group of seven friends traveling together, from Canada, America, and Taiwan. There were some difficulties with the visas at first for the Taiwanese members of our group, but eventually Dawa was able to sort out the visas for everyone. We were able to travel together in Lhasa, but had to have separate cars outside of the city due to the visa arrangements. Please be aware of this if you have a wide variety of nationalities in your travel group, and check with Dawa about the visas as far in advance as possible. Dawa worked very hard to ensure that the visa situation was sorted out, but there were times during planning where we were unsure if the visas would be gotten.

The tour was a private “Tibet Classical” tour of Tibet, starting in Lhasa and then traveling to Tsetang, Gyantse, and Shigatse. The cost for a private tour was very reasonable and only slightly more than it would have been on a large group tour. This extra cost (around 50 usd) was more than worth it to have the flexibility of travel and planning. It was a mix of seeing natural sites (glaciers and lakes) and religious sites (temples, monasteries).

The tour guides were wonderful and extremely informative (we had two guides, one in Lhasa and another outside of Lhasa). They arranged all of the little details of every day (tickets, meals, transportation, police checks, etc.). The guides were able to answer all of our questions with lots of details and information. They were also very responsive to what we wanted as a tour group when it came to scheduling for the day, which we really appreciated as it allowed more time at some spots and less at others.

Overall, I highly recommend Shambhala Adventure for traveling in Tibet. They were professional and organized, responsive and personalized. It was amemorable trip!”

Looking out for a unique and authentic Tibet Experience? All you need is a Warm Jacket and a Tibet Winter Tour.

Getting into Tibet during winter has its own perks though the best season to bucket list Tibet itinerary is in autumn and summer. There are misconceptions behind the Tibet Winter Tour due to her freezing temperature. Now that’s just a misconception, those who already have taken a Tibet Winter Tour has their own travelogues expressing their unique experiences in Tibet during winter. Infact the weather condition in Tibet during winter is not as harsh as one would have imagined or assumed. It is of course cold in the morning and night but thanks to the abundant sunlight and the clear sky, the days are warm and pleasant to fall in love with winter Tibet.

If you are looking out for something unique and authentic Tibet experiences, all you need is a warm Jacket and a Tibet Winter Tour. Winter in Tibet kickoff from November and it lasts till February, this period in Tibet is best known for pilgrimage. Tibetans from all parts of the country outsets their pilgrimage to Lhasa and other sacred destinations in Central Tibet. The season is an ace to explore the difference in the cultures and costumes, traditions and dialects of Tibetan people from all over the country.

Are you longing for a comparatively relaxed Tibet Itinerary, So thatyou can do the Tibet Tour without so much of crowd? I mean battling to get entry into Potala Palace amid the tourist crowd during peak season in Tibet is something undesirable. I would suggest you to take a look at Tibet Winter Tour. The flow of the national tourists into Tibet will be drastically dropped after the National Day Holiday and Tibet is all yours to sit back and venture.

You desperately wanted to take a Tibet Tour but your budget is a matter of concern, why don’t you take a Tibet Winter Tour and enjoy 30% off on your Tibet Itinerary. Moreover, with far less tourists in winter your Tibet permits and paper works can be rapidly processed unlike the peak season’s processing time and other complications.

Sipping out from a cup of hot tea or coffee in winter and capturing various moment from a distance view of those great Himalayan snowcapped Mountain ranges can be a thrilling experience. For more details on the Tibet Winter Tour, don’t forget to visit the below link, your one stop shop for all your travel need in Tibet during winter.

https://shambhala-adventure.com/package_activity/tibet-winter-tour/