Hi!
I wanna travel to Nepal and Tibet late April and May (about 3,5 weeks).
I don't wanna travel Tibet in a touringcar with 25 people or something like that.
How much would it cost average to travel through Tibet with 2 or 3 people in a Jeep/4WD? Incl. flight ticket, accomodation, transport, entree fees, breakfast. So everything except lunch and dinner?
Is it around $1000,- or more? Or could I do it cheaper?
Any recommendations and suggestions are welcome!
Thanks!
You'll need to provide more info if you want a proper reponse to your question.
All depends on how many days you want to spend in Tibet? Other variable include the type of vehicle - many routes (including Lhasa - Ktm overland) can now be done in a mini-van which is cheaper than a jeep. The standard of accomodation also impacts on the price. Flight from where?
Cheapest way to travel in Tibet right now (apart from those terrible tour bus trips with 25 - 35 vomiting tourists sitting alongside you) is to get a group of like minded friends together, rent a van (seats 5 or 6 + guide pretty comfortably if you pack light) then use local guesthouses.
#1, does that mean you no longer have to book a trip with an agency in order to travel through Tibet? Or did you mean arrange all that through an agency?
We did a 10-day trip in April, booked through the "Cool Yak" agency for about $1000 each including everything listed in the OP except flights - we got the train into Lhasa which cost extra. That was for 2 people in a jeep. It would be cheaper if you had more people.
^You still have to do an organized tour. You're not allowed to travel alone through Tibet.
I was thinking of going for around 10 days to Tibet.
I wanna fly from Kathmandu to Lhasa and then overland to Lhasa again.
Yeah, it makes sense that a van is cheaper. A van is fine as well. And I don't need a high standard accomodation, I'm happy with basic accomodation.
The agency booked all our accommodation for us as part of the tour - it varied from a tent (at EBC) to quite nice hotels. Better than we would normally stay in anyway, though that's not saying much. If you want to go from Kathmandu it's probably easier to arrange your travel from there, and you might meet other travellers who want to do the same thing so you can out a group together.
To answer your first question, yes $1000 should be enough, and it could be cheaper if you get a group together to share a minivan.
If you're planning to travel elsewhere in China after Tibet, read up on all the info on here about getting visas for travel from Nepal to China.