Activities in Tibet
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Tibet Wind Horse Adventure
Offers full-service rafting trips between June and October, either a half day on the Tolung-chu, one/two days on the Drigung-chu or an ambitious five-day trip on the Reting Tsangpo. It also offers day trips on horseback in the Drigung and Tolung Valley regions. Trips are managed by Aussie adventurer Chris Jones. Pop into the Raft Tibet office near the Snowlands Hotel between June and September for details.
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Tashilhunpo Kora
The kora around Tashilhunpo takes just an hour to walk and provides a chance to mingle with pilgrims, turn a few hundred prayer wheels, donate cash to beggars (the other pilgrims will insist you do so) and take some great photos of the monastery from above. About the only negative is that the route is garbage ridden in many spots.
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Thaizand Bicycle Tours
This small operation offers good bicycle tours ranging from day trips around Lhasa to fully-supported overland rides to Kathmandu.
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Rongphu Monastery & Everest Base Camp
Before heading to the Nepal border, or as part of a five-day excursion from Lhasa, many travellers make the diversion to iconic Everest Base Camp (EBC; 5150m). The clear vistas (if you are lucky) up a glacial valley to the sheer North Face are far superior to anything you'll see in Nepal. Everest is known locally as Chomolungma (sometimes spelt Qomolangma), or as Zhūfēng in Chinese.
Private vehicles can drive on a gravel road to Rongphu Monastery (the highest in the world), and then proceed just a few kilometres more to a small collection of nomad tents set near a China Post kiosk (the highest post office in the world). From here it's a one-hour walk or shuttle-bus ride…
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Raft Tibet
Tibet Wind Horse Adventure offers half-/one-/two-day (Y600/760/1520) rafting trips between June and October, as well as day trips on horseback (Y760).
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