Tibet

Seeking travel companions for April tour

We're two friends seeking travelling companions to join us on a tour in Tibet in April. Our tour is now booked, so we're looking for fellow travellers to make it more fun and (of course) more cost-effective....

We'll be getting the train from Beijing, arriving in Lhasa on 9 April. We start our tour on 11 April and arrive in Kathmandu on 19 April - Friendship Highway, essentially. If you might like to join us, please get in touch and we'll give you more details.

Email: travellingbuddies@gmail.com

Tibet in May/June

I am planning a trip to Tibet, by train from Xi'an in mid-May, then departing via EBC to Kathmandu in early June. We're not interested in the cheapest option, since this is a once in a lifetime trip. We'd like good hotels, a knowledgable guide and reliable vehicle. It's difficult to choose among tour companies, because they all exclude different items and use different hotels. Tibetan Connections and Tibetan Expeditions are on my short list; both receive good feedback on this site. How would you choose between them? I would prefer not to decide on price alone, but can't find much else to distinguish the two proposals.

None of the agencies I contacted will guarantee soft sleeper tickets for the train from Xi'an. Is there any way to improve our chances?

What hotels would you recommend for Lhasa, Gyantse, Sakya and Shigatse?
Guesthouses in Drigung, Reting, Namtso Lake and Z... more »

HK to Lhasa/Kathmandu to join tour

Hello
I am working in HK at the moment and want to know the best way to get from HK to Tibet.
I would ideally like to do a Lhasa-Kathmandu overland tour and fly back from Kathmandu to HK.
I can fly through Shenzhen airport in mainland China to save costs.

Has anyone done this trip already?
I am happy to go via Chengdu and stay there few days first, but the flight back from Kathmandu seems $$$.

Thanks

Carrying electonic equipment in Tibet?

I have searched the forums to see if this has been discussed before but I don't think it has. If so, I apologize.

I am thinking of going to Tibet. I would be carrying two microphones, small videorecorder, camera, small apple. I have traveled with electronic equipment before and am aware of general security concerns. However, would the chinese authorities freak out by me carrying so much electronics? Especially if I am traveling by land from the coast?

Thanks to all for your input.

Mountain trails in Tibet

I live in Thailand and I'm looking for a beautifull mountain trail to walk in my Holidays in a country nearby. I'm hoping to find this in Tibet because the everest base camp treks in Nepal might be a bit to crowded for me. I have no idea about Tibet! Does anyone have suggestions?

BEST TIME TO VISIT TIBET

I am planning a trip to Tibet from the UK, flying into Beijing and out of Delhi.

I plan on booking a tour with train from Beijing to Lhasa then landcruiser to the Nepalese border. I think it would be sensible to avoid the 7-day holiday - 1st to 8th October, so plan to go immediately before or after those dates. My worry is that the Tibet border could be closed, (because of snow or political reasons) leaving me stranded in China with no overland route to India for my flight home (I will not have a Pakistani visa). Could anyone advise on the following:-

1. Are there any upcoming politically sensitive dates between 23rd Sept -> 30th Sept or 9th Oct -> 17th Oct.

2. Would there be any problems with the passes being closed with snow during the later period.

3. Would this later period be becoming uncomfortably cold.

3. Any suggestions for cheapest alternative route from China... more »

Nyenchen Thangla and Shaluli range info?

Hey there,

A few fairly random questions I'm hoping some of you might be able to help me out with...

• What are the names of some of the monasteries and villages at the foot of the Nyencheng Thangla mountains that are visible from the road between Yangpachen monastery and Yangpachen town? I'm particularly keen to know the name of the monastery (I 'm assuming it is one...) that seems to be stuck precariously onto the rock, up higher than most of the other visible settlements.

• What is the name of the mountain range visible from the road on the way from Litang to Batang? I have heard references and seen signs to "Haizi shan" (Mt Haizi) and "The Haizi mountains" and my atlas calls them the "Shaluli mountains" but am not sure what name the range goes by locally, nor what their most commonly used Tibetan name is.

• Has anyone done any trekking in / around the mountains betwee...

Lhasa-Kathmandu overland

We're going to Tibet by train from Beijing i March. We'd like to go by bus or jeep to Nepal, but it's so hard to find a tour. We'd like to see Mount Everest, and if possible visit the north basecamp, but we can not spend more than 7-8 days on this tour.

Does someone know a nice tour-company for budgettravellers? :-)
Is it possible to book the tour in Lhasa instead of beore we go? Is that cheaper way?
Is it enough to get a visa for China to go by train to Tibet (we come from a peaceful, PC, Eurpoean country)?