Custom Tibet

• Witness vibrant Buddhist history and traditions at ancient monasteries
• Explore Lhasa and its Potala Palace, home of the Dalai Lamas and an icon of Tibetan culture
• Travel overland on one of the highest roads on the planet from Lhasa to Kathmandu via Everest Base Camp

Often called the ‘Roof of the World,’ with an average elevation of 16,000 feet, Tibet is the largest and highest plateau on earth. Vibrantly Buddhist and the spiritual homeland of the Dalai Lama, Tibet is a land of stark beauty and remarkable people. Its monolithic Himalayan peaks feed some of Asia’s most important rivers. Among them, Mount Kailash is supremely sacred, the world’s most venerated holy place for four religions. Though politically part of China since the 1950s, Tibet was once an independent kingdom centered around magnificent monasteries, and its spiritual heritage remains deeply engrained in its psyche, as powerful as the limitless landscape that rises into the blue heavens above.

Location of Adventure

Tibet

Accommodations
First-class hotels (in the larger cities), local lodges/hotels that are generally selected as the "Best Available" in the region, and deluxe tented camps. All hotels have private facilities.

Included

All accommodations, meals (as noted in itinerary), hotel and airport transfers while in Tibet and Nepal, services of English speaking local guides, all park permits and entrance fees as per the itinerary.

Not Included

Travel to the start and end point of trip, internal flights, gratuities, passport and visa fees, items of personal nature (souvenirs, laundry, phone calls, bar bills, etc.), airport and government taxes (if applicable), travel insurance.

Physical Requirements

Level of rating: Moderate

These trips are leisurely overland trips with several days of driving and walks that may be 3-4 hours in length and involve climbing steep stairs in monasteries. Elevation is 11,700 in Lhasa.

Getting There & Getting Home

Kathmandu or Chengdu are the gateways to exploring Tibet. Call us to help you with flight itinerary suggestions.

When to Go

April though October.



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Sample Itineraries

These are sample itineraries designed for your reference. You may choose a trip that suits your needs in terms of length and time of year for travel. The options and combinations are many. Call our Asia360 specialists and we will help you create an unsurpassed travel experience.

7 Days in Tibet

Consider this trip for an extension. 

2012 Fees From $2,095

Day 1: Arrive in Lhasa

Days 2-3: Lhasa – Visit Potala Palace, Jokhang, Sera, Derpung monasteries

Day 4: Drive to Gyantse via Yarlung Tsang Po, visit Kumbum Stupa and Pelke Chode Monastery

Day 5: Drive to Shigatse, visit Tashilunpo Monastery

Day 6: Return to Lhasa

Day 7: Depart Lhasa

Journey Across the Roof of the World: 14-Day Lhasa to Kathmandu

2012 Fees From $4,995 

Kathmandu to Lhasa flight $625

Days 1-2: Kathmandu

Day 3: Fly to Lhasa, drive to Tsedang

Day 4: Samye Monastery

Days 5-6: Lhasa – Visit Potala Palace, Jokhang, Sera, Derpung monasteries

Day 7: Drive to Gyantse via Yarlung Tsang Po; visit Kumbum Stupa and Pelkor Chode Monastery

Day 8: Drive to Shigatse, visit Tashilunpo Monastery

Day 9: Drive to Shegar via Sakya Monastery

Day 10: Drive to Rongbuk Monastery

Day 11: Visit Everest Base Camp, drive to Tingri

Day 12: Drive to Nyalam

Day 13: Cross from Tibet to Nepal; drive to Kathmandu

Day 14: Depart Kathmandu