15-daagse Mt Everest en Mt Kailash Kora bedevaart groepsreis
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15-daagse Mt Everest en Mt Kailash Kora bedevaart groepsreis
Door Great Tibet Tour
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Informatie
Laagsteprijsgarantie
Leeftijden 0-99, maximaal 12 per groep
Duur: 15 dagen
Starttijd: Beschikbaarheid controleren
Mobiel ticket
Livegids: Engels
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- Comfortabele hotelaccommodaties zoals vermeld in de reisbeschrijving
- Auto met reisvergunning inclusief parkeergeld en gas
- Ervaren lokale Engelssprekende gids
- Overheidsbelasting
- Alle toegangsprijzen vermeld in de reisbeschrijving
- Twee flessen mineraalwater per persoon per dag
- Zuurstoftank voor gebruik in noodgevallen
- Eten en onderdak voor gids en chauffeur
- Kosten pendelbus naar Kailash: USD 10 per persoon
- Pendelbus terug vanaf Kailash: USD 10 per persoon
- Overstap naar het treinstation van Lhasa altijd op de eerste en laatste dag
- Pick-up op Lhasa Gonggar Airport naar uw hotel om 9.30 uur, 13.00 uur en 16.00 uur op de eerste dag
- Op de laatste dag wordt u om 08.30 uur, 12.30 uur en 14.30 uur opgehaald bij uw hotel naar de luchthaven Lhasa Gonggar
- Alle benodigde vergunningen voor Tibet
- Een slaapzak
- Express bezorgkosten van de Tibet Travel Permit
- Entree/toegang - Drepung Monastery (Zhebang Si)
- Entree/toegang - Tibet Museum
- Entree/toegang - Norbulingka (Precious Stone Garden)
- Entree/toegang - Het Potala Paleis
- Entree/toegang - Jokhang Temple
- Entree/toegang - Gyangze County
- Entree/toegang - Tashilunpo Monastery
- Entree/toegang - Qomolangma National Nature Preserve
- Entree/toegang - Peikucuo Lake
- Entree/toegang - Mount Kailash
- Entree/toegang - Mount Kailash
- Entree/toegang - Sakya Monastery
Niet inbegrepen- Toeristen reizen verzekering
- Persoonlijke uitgaven
- Optionele bezienswaardigheden
- Vlucht of trein
- Alles wat niet wordt vermeld in INBEGREPEN
- Start:Er zijn meerdere ophaalpunten mogelijk.Ophaalgegevens
- * Transfer naar het treinstation van Lhasa te allen tijde op de eerste en laatste dag; * Ophalen van de luchthaven Lhasa Gonggar naar uw hotel om 09.30 uur, 13.00 uur en 16.00 uur op de eerste dag; * Aflevering van uw hotel naar de luchthaven Lhasa Gonggar om 8.30 uur, 12.30 uur en 14.30 uur op de laatste dag.
Ophalen bij luchthaven is mogelijkBij het afrekenen kun je kiezen uit de lijst met inbegrepen luchthavens.- Lhasa Airport, Lhasa China
Extra ophaaloptiesBij het afrekenen kun je kiezen uit de lijst met inbegrepen ophaalpunten.- Lhasa Railway Station, La Sa Zhan, Dui Long De Qing Qu, La Sa Shi, Xi Zang Zi Zhi Qu, China, 850030
Einde:Deze activiteit eindigt weer bij het ontmoetingspunt. - Rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Dichtbij openbaar vervoer
- Kleine kinderen moeten op schoot
Als je vragen hebt over de bereikbaarheid van de locatie, dan zijn we je graag van dienst. Je hoeft alleen maar het onderstaande nummer te bellen en je productcode te noemen: 54011P7- Boek minimaal 12 werkdagen van tevoren als u wilt deelnemen aan een groep die door andere toeristen is geboekt.
- Wij accepteren individuele reizigers, maar vergeet niet om meer dan 50 dagen van tevoren te reserveren.
- Als je een tour wilt boeken die minder dan 12 dagen begint, neem dan zo snel mogelijk contact met ons op zodat we ons best kunnen doen om alles voor je te regelen.
- De prijs van de tour kan toenemen en een bezoek aan een aantal toeristische sites kan worden geannuleerd vanwege een Force Majeure-evenement. GTT behoudt zich het recht voor om attracties en de volgorde van de routes te wijzigen.
- Reizigers moeten vooraf een kopie van paspoorten en een visum voor China overleggen.
- Tibet Tourism Bureau Permit (TTB) duurt vaak ongeveer 12 werkdagen om aan te vragen. Als u de vereiste documenten en informatie niet op tijd kunt verstrekken, wordt een extra vergoeding van USD 50~80/vergunning in rekening gebracht.
- Als je vanuit het vasteland van China naar Tibet vliegt: Je hebt de originele kopie van de Tibet-reisvergunning nodig, dus we sturen deze naar je hotel in China.
- Als je een trein naar Tibet neemt vanaf het vasteland van China: je hebt een gedrukt exemplaar van de Tibet-vergunning nodig om Tibet binnen te komen, dus we sturen deze per e-mail.
- Als u vanuit Kathmandu, Nepal naar Tibet vliegt: U heeft geen Chinees visum nodig, maar een Tibet Group Visa dat geldt voor de Chinese ambassade in Kathmandu. Wanneer u de kopie van uw paspoort naar ons stuurt, helpen wij u om het Tibet Group Visa te krijgen.
- Single Supplement: Onze offerte is gebaseerd op tweepersoonskamers. Als u een enkele reiziger bent, betaalt u een eenpersoonskamertoeslag op het moment van boeking. Als je wilt, proberen we je het beste te matchen met een andere reiziger om de tweepersoonskamers te delen, waarna de eenpersoonstoeslag wordt terugbetaald.
- Geen hartproblemen of andere ernstige medische problemen
- Reizigers moeten een zeer goede conditie hebben
- Er nemen maximaal 12 reizigers deel aan deze tour/activiteit
- Alle verkopen zijn onherroepelijk en bij annulering wordt 100% van de kosten doorberekend.
- Als je vragen hebt over deze tour of als je hulp nodig hebt om je boeking te doen, dan zijn we je graag van dienst. Je hoeft alleen maar het onderstaande nummer te bellen en je productcode te noemen: 54011P7
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Soortgelijke ervaringen
Reisroute
Overzicht
Volledige kaart
23 tussenstops
Dag 1
Aankomst in Lhasa (3680m)
Dag 2
Lhasa-bezienswaardigheden
Dag 3
Lhasa-bezienswaardigheden
Dag 4
Lhasa- Gyantse - Shigatse
Dag 5
Shigatse-Tingri-EBC
Dag 6
EBC-Saga
Dag 7
Saga - Darchen
Dag 8
Mt Kailash Kora①: Darchen -...
Dag 9
Mt Kailash Kora②: Dirapuk -...
Dag 10
Mt Kailash Kora③: Zutulpuk-...
Dag 11
Zhongba - Lhatse
Dag 12
Lhatse-Shigatse
Dag 13
Shigatse - Lhasa
Dag 14
Lhasa-tour
Dag 15
Lhasa Vertrek
Over de operator
Neem het niet alleen van ons aan. Hieronder lees je wat mensen over deze operator te zeggen hebben:
- John J0 bijdragenTreinreis van Chengdu naar Lhasa en overland van Lhasa naar KathmanduVanaf het eerste contact met Great Tibet Tour alle hulp en snel antwoord gekregen Alles bleek tot in de puntjes geregeld te zijn en alle advies die ze vooraf hebben gegeven was zinvol We hebben een fantastische vakantie gehad en Great Tibet Tour is zeer betrouwbaarGeschreven op 7 mei 2019
- Miranda S0 bijdragenFantastische reis, uitstekend georganiseerd!Het was spannend om zonder tussenkomst van een Nederlandse reisorganisatie rechtstreeks onze reis door Tibet te boeken. Great Tibet Tour heeft ons niet teleurgesteld. In de voorbereiding reageerden eerst Amy en daarna Caroline prompt op onze e-mails. De reis was prima voorbereid. Onze gids Tenzing was een feest. Een enorm fijne en vrolijke gids. De chauffeur reed uitstekend. Het busje en de hotels werkelijk tiptop. Heel veel dank Great Tibet Tours voor een onvergetelijke, ontspannen en uitstekend verzorgde reis.Geschreven op 10 juni 2018
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Sellathurai J
1 bijdrage
jul. 2024 • Vrienden
We had an amazing pilgrimage with this wonderful company which lasted 15 days. We were able to spend our time very peacefully and if any problems were to arise, we were able to be in contact very quickly with the travel agent who understood our needs very well.
Geschreven op 12 september 2024
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Thank you for your excellent rating and trust in our services. Take care and stay blessed!
Geschreven op 7 oktober 2024
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Jaisshankar
Chapel Hill, NC15 bijdragen
This was a private tour the organization and attention to detail was fabulous. Our guide was very experienced and helped us adjust tot the altitude. He also guided us thru the Lora hike with focus on safety. He was very knowledgeable in local lore and was patient in explaining the same. Highly recommend.
Geschreven op 5 juni 2024
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Thank you for your kind words and the excellent rating. We are lucky to have customers like you. I'm grateful for the opportunity of working with you for your Tibet tour and wishing the best for you.
Geschreven op 3 juli 2024
Dit antwoord is de persoonlijke mening van de managementvertegenwoordiger en niet de mening van Tripadvisor LLC.
Vishwanath R
2 bijdragen
jul. 2019
I planned my trip with Great Tibet Travels last year (2019) during July. This trip has changed my life for the better. The tour company and the tour guide Darghye were wonderful. During my 3 day trek, Darghye walked beside me to the most part and gave commentary. This man is knowledgeable and knows what he is talking about.
Darghye kept an eye on all members on the tour and periodically asked us how we are doing altitude sickness wise.
Remember while doing the trek, think positive and take baby steps and this may change your life for the better.
Regarding the tour company they were kind enough to upgrade my hotel location at a couple of locations for no extra charge.
Trek Planning - Fitness:
I am a New Yorker and moderately fit. Before going on this trip, never in my life walked more than 5 miles a day. I started off with walking 9K to 10K steps per day at a moderate pace for a few weeks. I took it to the next level by walking around central park - this takes about 16K steps in about 3.5 hours and this I used to do every weekend. Since we lived in a high raised building, every day I used to climb stairs (sometimes 10 floors and sometimes 20 floors). Maybe a few times I walked on the treadmill in the Gym with inclination set to 14 for about 15 minutes.
Trek Planning - Medication:
I scheduled an appointment with my PCP - got the prescription for diamox and antibiotics. I also took with me tylenol, motrin, a miniverion of first aid kit.
Trek Planning - General:
You can read as much as you want on fitness but one should learn to know and listen to ones’ body. I carried some nuts and granola bars and do not forget ponchos
Trek - Altitude Sickness:
Diamox will do its job and you do your job. Remember to take it easy the first few days, no need to run or get excited, let me body adapt. My mantra initially was to walk like a snail, take small steps (remember to listen to your body and keep your mind in a positive state).
I did get headaches and took tylenol.
Darghye kept an eye on all members on the tour and periodically asked us how we are doing altitude sickness wise.
Remember while doing the trek, think positive and take baby steps and this may change your life for the better.
Regarding the tour company they were kind enough to upgrade my hotel location at a couple of locations for no extra charge.
Trek Planning - Fitness:
I am a New Yorker and moderately fit. Before going on this trip, never in my life walked more than 5 miles a day. I started off with walking 9K to 10K steps per day at a moderate pace for a few weeks. I took it to the next level by walking around central park - this takes about 16K steps in about 3.5 hours and this I used to do every weekend. Since we lived in a high raised building, every day I used to climb stairs (sometimes 10 floors and sometimes 20 floors). Maybe a few times I walked on the treadmill in the Gym with inclination set to 14 for about 15 minutes.
Trek Planning - Medication:
I scheduled an appointment with my PCP - got the prescription for diamox and antibiotics. I also took with me tylenol, motrin, a miniverion of first aid kit.
Trek Planning - General:
You can read as much as you want on fitness but one should learn to know and listen to ones’ body. I carried some nuts and granola bars and do not forget ponchos
Trek - Altitude Sickness:
Diamox will do its job and you do your job. Remember to take it easy the first few days, no need to run or get excited, let me body adapt. My mantra initially was to walk like a snail, take small steps (remember to listen to your body and keep your mind in a positive state).
I did get headaches and took tylenol.
Geschreven op 29 maart 2020
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Dear traveler,
Thank you so much for your kind review. We really appreciate your shared thoughts, feelings, and experience about the tour. We will keep improving our service and do better. Thank you again!
All the best,
Bea
Geschreven op 31 maart 2020
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Jason N
Vancouver, Canada72 bijdragen
okt. 2019
Overall, Great Tibet Tour provided us a wonderful trip through a very beautiful part of the world which included the 3 day Kora around Mt. Kailash.
Our guide Tashi was a very knowledgeable regarding the places, customs, traditions and Buddhist beliefs. He constantly made great efforts to make sure we had everything we need all hours of the day and night.
Our driver Pemba was very professional and consistent in his role of getting all of us safely from destination to destination.
When setting up the tour, our contact from GTT Beatrice was fantastic to work with. Her prompt, friendly, warm and diligent customer service.
There were some minor issues along the way due to lack of proper communication from the company but were resolved quickly.
Would recommend GTT for anyone wanting to see the wonder that is Tibet.
Our guide Tashi was a very knowledgeable regarding the places, customs, traditions and Buddhist beliefs. He constantly made great efforts to make sure we had everything we need all hours of the day and night.
Our driver Pemba was very professional and consistent in his role of getting all of us safely from destination to destination.
When setting up the tour, our contact from GTT Beatrice was fantastic to work with. Her prompt, friendly, warm and diligent customer service.
There were some minor issues along the way due to lack of proper communication from the company but were resolved quickly.
Would recommend GTT for anyone wanting to see the wonder that is Tibet.
Geschreven op 10 november 2019
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Dear JayJay1668,
Thanks for your positive comment. I'm glad you are satisfied with our service. For the minor issues you mentioned, we have talked with all the related people and will improve it in our future work. Thanks for your time!
All the best!
Geschreven op 25 november 2019
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BeataAli
1 bijdrage
aug. 2019
Finally, we come back home. We are very pleased with our Tibet tour, even if I am a little bit tired.
Thanks for excellent service and cooperation proving by Great Tibet Tour. I will contact Great Tibet Tour for my next China tour in 2022.
We have two guides for the whole tour. One is Dajie who picks us up at the airport; the other is Lobsang who helps us with the sightseeing in Tibet. Dajie is fantastic and knowledgeable. Lobsang is humorous and helpful. We are both pleased with these two guides. The guide plays an important role on the whole tour. Our driver is very skillful. We feel safe in his car.
We are looking forward to my next Tibet trip with Great Tibet Tour.
Thanks for excellent service and cooperation proving by Great Tibet Tour. I will contact Great Tibet Tour for my next China tour in 2022.
We have two guides for the whole tour. One is Dajie who picks us up at the airport; the other is Lobsang who helps us with the sightseeing in Tibet. Dajie is fantastic and knowledgeable. Lobsang is humorous and helpful. We are both pleased with these two guides. The guide plays an important role on the whole tour. Our driver is very skillful. We feel safe in his car.
We are looking forward to my next Tibet trip with Great Tibet Tour.
Geschreven op 5 september 2019
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Rubinstein
Southport, Australië2 bijdragen
jun. 2019 • Alleen
I did an adjusted 12 day tour of Tibet, from Lhasa to Everest, and then through to Mt Kailash for the kora trek, and then to the Nepali border to head to Kathmandu. I took the train from Beijing to acclimatize to the altitude, which was a very good idea. This trip was in early June, and we had spectacular weather throughout. This trip was made to be great by our tour guide, Lobsang, who was friendly, knowledgeable, and great at answering all questions necessary. The driver, Pasa, provided great transport. Thanks again to Cherry, for organising this trip, and assisting with extra questions throughout the organisation of the trip, and during the trip. This tour group is a great size. We had 9 people on our tour, which was perfect. Highly recommended.
Geschreven op 21 juli 2019
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Dear Adrian,
Thank you for your beautiful words and feedback. We will convey your thanks to your guide and driver.
And we are always trying to provide the best service to all of our clients including you.
Sincerely hope we could serve you or your friends next time in future!
Have a nice day.
Geschreven op 26 juli 2019
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Frank N
Bracieux44 bijdragen
jun. 2019 • Stellen
After the impressive voyage by train from Chengdu via Xining to Lhasa (the uncertainty about availibility of train tickets was increased til the utmost) an warm welcome of our tourguide Labsong and his skilful companion and driver Pasha made disappear all doubts about our trip. We experienced an amazing fortnight on the roof of the world. Wel planned excellent explanations and the 4star arrangement appeared to be a good choice; the accomodation met our expecations. Especially during the Kora Labsong did his very best to arrange a good place to spend the night. One of the best most heavy experiences was passing the 5630 Drolma La in snow and hail together with innumerable pilgrims.
Geschreven op 1 juli 2019
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Appreciate so much your kind reviews. And we are always trying to provide the best services to all of our clients. Helping you complete a perfect journey is our greatest wish and pleasure.
Have a nice day!
Geschreven op 2 juli 2019
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Stella G
Zwolle, Nederland168 bijdragen
jun. 2019 • Stellen
In June we did the 15 Days Mt.Everest & Mt.Kailash Kora Pilgrimage Group Tour with great tibet tours.
We started with the wonderfull train from Xining to Lasha.
Is was a Wonderfull trip and wel organised,
In our group with 9 persons, with out great guide Lobsang and driver Passing, we travelled around Tibet.
The explanations were great, the service very good.
Wonderfull Tibet in 15 days, I would recommend this trip and organisation.
Stella from the Netherlands.
We started with the wonderfull train from Xining to Lasha.
Is was a Wonderfull trip and wel organised,
In our group with 9 persons, with out great guide Lobsang and driver Passing, we travelled around Tibet.
The explanations were great, the service very good.
Wonderfull Tibet in 15 days, I would recommend this trip and organisation.
Stella from the Netherlands.
Geschreven op 26 juni 2019
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Dear Stella,
Thank you for your beautiful words and feedback. We will convey your thanks to your guide and driver.
And we are always trying to provide the best service to all of our clients including you.
Sincerely hope we could serve you or your friends next time in future!
Have a nice day.
Cherry Cheng
Geschreven op 27 juni 2019
Dit antwoord is de persoonlijke mening van de managementvertegenwoordiger en niet de mening van Tripadvisor LLC.
antolCanada
Kingston, Canada22 bijdragen
mei 2019 • Gezinnen
My family with two young adults send heartfelt thanks to Beatrice for superb organization, prompt and helpful service, and to Tashi and Pemba (our Tibetan guide and driver) for their friendliness, politeness, and professionalism. Tashi spoke excellent English. Beatrice managed to organize a visa for China in three days from Kathmandu, a feat in itself. We were picked up at the airport in Lhasa and greeted with our Tibet permits there. Seemingly miraculously, everything ran smoothly.
We liked the faded Yak Hotel in Lhasa (sheets were clean, beds comfortable, breakfasts fine) for its traditional feel and proximity to Old Lhasa. We found interesting streets to discover on both sides of the main street. PS: The time to visit Lhasa is now: before the vast forests of high-rise apartment buildings that the Chinese are rapidly building get filled up with new immigrants and Tibet loses its authenticity and charm (if nothing else...). We enjoyed touring the monasteries with the information provided by our guide. PS. Don't go to Tibet expecting Dalai Lama level enlightenment... The "Buddhism" would make Siddhartha Gautama (and most Dalai Lamas) spin in their grave: not the slightest bit about self-transcendence through meditation; mostly about mindless recitation of sutras, superstition, religious hypocrisy of the usual sort (big gold monuments to the Buddha), and money. (Donations, we were told, go to the government, which then gives a salary to the monks ...who then use it to buy their cellphones.)
The hotel in Shigatze was equally clean and comfortable, and the "welcome dinner" we were treated to there as part of our tour was fantastic (we had to pay for the guide and driver's dinners, which was fine, but a welcome dinner should provide also for the ones doing the welcoming...). The rest of the accommodations were very rudimentary. The tents at the EBC were charming (albeit smoke-filled); I could not bring myself to use the toilets. The sunset and sunrise on Mount Everest were lucky and worth the whole trip. The guesthouse in Darchen was extremely basic, the hole-in-the-ground toilets smelly, the showers too uninviting to contemplate. The guesthouses at Mount Kailash were frankly disgustingly dirty.
Since we had a 10-seater minibus all to ourselves, our journey was very comfortable; but I would not have wanted, and could not have bore, another person in there. The lengthy 10-hour several days there-and-back road trip between Lhasa and Mount Kailash was anywhere from boring to exhilarating, depending on which one of us you ask and how many days we had been on it (personally, I could only take so much of brown, leaf-less desert plateau day after day, while my husband was entranced throughout). The kora around Mount Kailash took my sons two half days, while my husband and I stayed in Darchen due to altitude sickness (my silly husband having not taken the Diamox we had with us...) There was zilch to do in Darchen and our 3-day stay there felt endless; this was due to the Chinese authorities not allowing us to go anywhere but the four blocks that constitute Darchen.
Our guides stopped along the road for numerous photo opportunities; one highlight of the return was a very interesting stop at a lovely incense producing village.
The food along the trip was much better and varied than we had been told to expect. When we got tired of too much of the same, our guide and driver went out of their way to locate comfort foods. We were provided with as much water as we wanted, and there was an oxygen supply that thankfully we didn't require. (I do recommend Diamox: it's high and the air is thin!)
All told, it was a well-organized (if highly inflexible), comfortable enough, interesting adventure at the top of the world. I highly recommend it NOW, before the Chinese ruin it with megaprojects evidently ongoing everywhere.
We liked the faded Yak Hotel in Lhasa (sheets were clean, beds comfortable, breakfasts fine) for its traditional feel and proximity to Old Lhasa. We found interesting streets to discover on both sides of the main street. PS: The time to visit Lhasa is now: before the vast forests of high-rise apartment buildings that the Chinese are rapidly building get filled up with new immigrants and Tibet loses its authenticity and charm (if nothing else...). We enjoyed touring the monasteries with the information provided by our guide. PS. Don't go to Tibet expecting Dalai Lama level enlightenment... The "Buddhism" would make Siddhartha Gautama (and most Dalai Lamas) spin in their grave: not the slightest bit about self-transcendence through meditation; mostly about mindless recitation of sutras, superstition, religious hypocrisy of the usual sort (big gold monuments to the Buddha), and money. (Donations, we were told, go to the government, which then gives a salary to the monks ...who then use it to buy their cellphones.)
The hotel in Shigatze was equally clean and comfortable, and the "welcome dinner" we were treated to there as part of our tour was fantastic (we had to pay for the guide and driver's dinners, which was fine, but a welcome dinner should provide also for the ones doing the welcoming...). The rest of the accommodations were very rudimentary. The tents at the EBC were charming (albeit smoke-filled); I could not bring myself to use the toilets. The sunset and sunrise on Mount Everest were lucky and worth the whole trip. The guesthouse in Darchen was extremely basic, the hole-in-the-ground toilets smelly, the showers too uninviting to contemplate. The guesthouses at Mount Kailash were frankly disgustingly dirty.
Since we had a 10-seater minibus all to ourselves, our journey was very comfortable; but I would not have wanted, and could not have bore, another person in there. The lengthy 10-hour several days there-and-back road trip between Lhasa and Mount Kailash was anywhere from boring to exhilarating, depending on which one of us you ask and how many days we had been on it (personally, I could only take so much of brown, leaf-less desert plateau day after day, while my husband was entranced throughout). The kora around Mount Kailash took my sons two half days, while my husband and I stayed in Darchen due to altitude sickness (my silly husband having not taken the Diamox we had with us...) There was zilch to do in Darchen and our 3-day stay there felt endless; this was due to the Chinese authorities not allowing us to go anywhere but the four blocks that constitute Darchen.
Our guides stopped along the road for numerous photo opportunities; one highlight of the return was a very interesting stop at a lovely incense producing village.
The food along the trip was much better and varied than we had been told to expect. When we got tired of too much of the same, our guide and driver went out of their way to locate comfort foods. We were provided with as much water as we wanted, and there was an oxygen supply that thankfully we didn't require. (I do recommend Diamox: it's high and the air is thin!)
All told, it was a well-organized (if highly inflexible), comfortable enough, interesting adventure at the top of the world. I highly recommend it NOW, before the Chinese ruin it with megaprojects evidently ongoing everywhere.
Geschreven op 18 juni 2019
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Dear Adele,
Really appreciate for your kind review. From the details, I can see how you feel the tour. And I'm glad it's good for you eventually.
And we are always trying to provide the best services to all of our clients. Helping you complete a perfect journey is our greatest wish and pleasure.
All the best,
Bea
Geschreven op 26 juni 2019
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milan_croatia
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mei 2019 • Vrienden
I thank the agency for wonderful two weeks in remote parts of Tibet. I have visited Guge Kingdom while my two companions went on kora around Kailash. Before that EBC and all up to Kailash. We were lucky with the weather, what is very important in these areas. Guides and drivers were very professional and friendly, all went smoothly and easy. I highly recommend Great Tibet Tour and hope to travel with them to some other remote parts of Tibet.
Geschreven op 3 juni 2019
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Dear Milan,
Thank you so much for your reviews.
And we are always trying to provide the best service to all of our clients including you. I will contact you if we have a group to visit Eastern and Western Tibet in the future.
Hope we could serve you or your friends in the future! Have a great day!
Geschreven op 4 juni 2019
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Do you have an Office in Kathmandu? Please confirm the Cost in Cdn$. Does this include permits,meals and entry fees? Do you need a Kailash Permit. What are the October Departure Dates. I would like to start in Kathmandu and make my way to Lhasa.
Geschreven op 12 augustus 2019
Do you offer this tour in October? What are the dates? I am a solo traveler but will gladly join the group.
Thank you
Geschreven op 4 juli 2019
see de website greattibettour where you can also ask
Geschreven op 4 juli 2019
Is there alot of walking or just the normal amount? Do not want to be hiking over mountains..please let me know.
Geschreven op 28 juni 2019
no hiking at all between Lhasa and Mount Kailash, indeed hardly any walking. Once you get to Darchen, bus takes you to foot of Mount Kailash where the kora begins. First day of kora: 2-3 hours walking, mostly flat. Second day of kora: 10 hour walking, because going over two high passes (sounds like this part it not for you: very hard because of thin air). Third day of kora: 2 hours walking, mosty flat. You could stay in Darchen during the kora, but beware: not much to do there!
Geschreven op 29 juni 2019
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