Urgent Round Trip China + Tibet

Hi,

wanna do a round trip and need your help ;) !

1. Could you tell me the company which has the best price&performance ratio?
   I want to make a Tibet Tour which should start between 20th and 24th of September this year.

2. What's your tip for Guilin within 2 days and Chengdu within 1 day?
   What you should not miss?

Thanks,
Chris

People can only comment on the company they used. Why not contact several (you should be able to find the names here) and see what they come up with in terms of a tour. If its only you, then expect to pay a premium price. There have been others lately wanting more people to join their trips but you'll need to read further down the page.

You will stay in Chengdu for just one day, so i would suggest you should not miss Sichuan snack foods in Jinli or Wide Narrow Lane.

My partner and I are about to book a trip with Tibet Namchen Tourism Services Co Ltd with Shangrila Tours starting between the 20th and 24th of September, the price dops considerably with another person, from $783 US to $572 US per person with three. Why not consider this trip it's 9 days including Everest Base Camp.

There are so many companies but i would prefer some recommended companies.
It would be really nice if you could tell me your TOP 5 tibet tour operators.

Could you also give me a price range for a 8 day trip from lhasa to EBC back to lhasa all inclusive?
For what price had you booked the trip?

Could you send me the link to the tour?
I don't have a multiple entrance visa and i also would like to be back at Lhasa ;) !

http://www.cafespinn.com/en/tibet/index.html
http://snowliontours.com/
http://gogosc.com/enly_tibet_application.asp
http://www.redcliffinn.cn/Chinese/tibet-permit.html

It would be really nice if you could tell me your TOP 5 tibet tour operators.

Whose top 5? Top 5 in terms of what?

Most commonly recommended or mentioned on this forum (in alphabetical order) are probably:
Sim's Cozy Garden Hostel in Chengdu
SnowLion
Spinn Cafe
Tibetan Connections
plus also check this thread for Tibet based agencies

Ruth

if you would like to make price down, u can try to google some key words like "budget tibet tour" or "tibet budget tour".or you can try to join in a group to make price down.

Would you recommend to book the accomodation by your own?
Which hostels could you recommend in Skaya, Gyantse, Shigatse and Lhasa?
Do i have to book also the EBC tent?

We only stayed at hotels in those places, not sure of hostels. No need to book a tent at EBC, plenty of them.

Some agencies have nearly the same prices. The most spoken on this site are often from people who also use this site and directly or indirectly advert for their business.
For places to stay you can also use the search option on this site. Comparing to the rest of China prices for accommodation in Tibet are high and quality is low. Food is the same problem.

The accommodation at EBC base camp is in big tents that are used as restaurant during daytime where you can buy a sleeping place for the night. The toilets are far from the tents, very dirty and it's very cold specially in the night if you need to go out to use the toilet.

Hm ... there are many but according to Tripadvisor for example they say that they had only cold water in the shower and also the room temperature was very low ... maybe you could give me your point of view for Lhasa etc. ;) !

How much does a meal in Tibet normally costs?

Do you know a check-list for Tibet (clothes, medicine etc.)?

What clothes do you recommend for a Tibet Trip in the last week of september?

I'm not sure if #11 is warning against the recommendations in #5 or others. Those 4 places dont need to advertise as their reputation is sufficient to generate business.
TripAdvisor I never bother with, so many posts are inaccurate for some reason.
Every hotel we stayed in that had private bathrooms had plenty of hot water, warm rooms and either plenty of warm blankets or electric blankets. Even the tent we stayed in had a pot belly stove in the middle of the tent and more duvets than we were going to use.
Check list? We just took warm clothes, never travel with medicines. Was April when we were there and still needed jackets, hats, gloves and scarves.

Westwood I was thinking about #6 and #8. They don't seem impartial to me. And this goes also for all the others who have a travel agency and advertise for their own business on other threads. So if you go travelling to Tibet comparing quotes and service from some agencies is the best to do, next to reading the feedback given by travellers.

I think that Drumbrake doesn't have ties with any business in Tibet and I think the same goes for Ruth. They just give information for the sake of helping others.That's why they name the most commonly refered agencies in this branch. It doesn't matter to them which one the OP picks.
greetings

#6 is Chinayak, #8 Budgettibettour.