Tibet Holidays

A country within a country and a culture within a culture. Tibet is so intrinsically different from its parent that it still merits a separate site. Although hardened travellers will say it is just not the same, Tibet still exudes a magic that is hard to emulate. The weather beaten faces of pilgrims prostrating themselves on their arduous quest for enlightenment, isolated whitewashed villages, the smell of yak butter, stark landscape, prayer wheels and monasteries all combine to create an atmosphere of mystery and remoteness.

Travel to Tibet is neither comfortable nor easy; the roads are rough, distances are great and generally hotels leave much to be desired. That said, it is an immensely rewarding and spiritually uplifting country that should appear on everyones list of places to visit.








The infrastructure of Tibet is on the whole poor but a drive between Lhasa and the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu is a spectacular journey through beautiful landscape and your stops at small Tibetan towns provide an insight into rural Tibetan life. In Gyantse the view from the dzong down onto the extraordinary Pelkhor Chode monastery, whose walls ride the crest of ridges between the hills, is a magnificent sight. At Shigatze, the Tashilimpo monastery is the resting place of several Dalai Lamas, while the Rombok monastery is the access point for Everest base camp on the Tibetan side. The best time to be there and see this great mountain is in the autumn when the summer monsoon rains have cleared away the dust.

Alternatively drive from Lhasa north to the remote area of Golmud where there are vast plains of grazing yaks, nomadic encampments and an opportunity to see some of Tibet's remaining wildlife including the wild Tibetan Ass and the Blue Sheep.







Roof of the world.

China and Tibet.