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Tibet Highland Tours

Tibet Highland tours is one of the oldest local travel agency. We have been in business since late 1980’s. All our travel counselors are Expert local tour professionals with many years of experiences.

When is comes to effectiveness of our customer care and tour organizing. We pride our selves to as most recommended Tibetan travel agency in Lhasa and high reviewed on travel sites.

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Great news!
Tibet is open now for foreigners living in China!

Contact us for details regarding the Tibet Travel Permit and other inquiries!
We look forward seeing you in Tibet!

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Opening New Tours:
The Amdo and Kham parts of Tibet

Culturally Tibetan areas are generally divided into 3 major regions and these areas are differentiated by unique dialects, customs, traditions, denominational sects, and flavors. Each of these areas accounts for about 25-35% of the world’s total population of 7 million Tibetans.

Amdo Tibetans are often known as the artists and scholars of Tibet and these Tibetans can be found in Qinghai, Gansu and Sichuan provinces.  Amdo is home to approximately 25% of the total Tibetan population. This cultural Tibetan region of Amdo is home to the source of many great rivers including the Yellow River and Yangtze River. As the home to many influential monasteries and living Buddha’s this is a a cultural and religious center, especially for the ruling Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism. In fact, the founder of the Gelugpa or Yellow Hat sect was Tsongkapa and his birthplace is located just a 40 minute drive from Xining, the capital of Qinghai.

The Kham Tibetan people live in some of the wildest and most magnificent lands in all the Tibetan Plateau. The Kham Tibetans are a subgroup of Tibetan people who mostly live in southwest Qinghai Province and northwest Sichuan Province in western China. These areas can most immediately be accessed through the gateway cities in Xining, the capital of Qinghai Province, and Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province.

Why would you want to visit the Amdo and Kham parts of Tibet?

  • No special permit required
  • Easier access
  • Perfect way to experience the Tibetan culture during the Covid-19 Pandemic
From 921/person

Red Rocks and Monasteries

This trip has it all. We pack in a huge amount of diversity in just 5 days. Hiking on top of a 3,500 meter sandstone cliff, exploring a miniature [...]
From 1490/person

Qinghai Lake and Serdzong Monastery

See two impressive sights in one short trip: The shining turquoise waters of China’s largest saltwater lake and the sacred halls of Serdzong Monastery. Qinghai lake is so huge [...]
From 1260/person

Yushu and Kham Tibet

Every turn is full of surprises as we trek mountains, explore monasteries, and discover cultural highlights while we make our way to and from the edge of both the [...]
From 1535/person

Prayers in the Plateau

Strap on your boots and get ready for adventure! Our week-long trip will begin in Qinghai's provincial capital, Xining, and finish and Gansu's provincial capital Lanzhou. A cross between [...]

Our most popular group tours

Join other travelers in some of our set dates tours. The best way to experience Tibet on a limited budget!

Local pilgrims reaching Dolma la pass
From 2100/person

Lhasa – Mount Kailash – Guge Kingdom – Everest Base Camp

This 16 Days: Lhasa - Mount Kailash - Guge Kingdom - Everest Base Camp tour will take you from Lhasa to Mount Kailash, Guge Kingdom and will end up [...]
Tibet Highland Tours - Mount Kailash
From 1950/person

Lhasa – Everest Base Camp – Mount Kailash Trek

For the journey from Lhasa to Everest Base Camp and on to Mt. Kailash, you will begin  by exploring the Tibetan capital of Lhasa and its many ancient monasteries and temples, including the famed [...]
From 2200/person

14 Days: Lhasa – Mt. Kailash – Mt. Everest – Kathmandu

For the journey from Lhasa to Mt. Kailash, Mt. Everest and Gyirong border , you will begin  by exploring the Tibetan capital of Lhasa and its many ancient monasteries and temples, including the [...]
Namtso Lake
From 1200/person

10 Days: Easier acclimatisation tour to EBC.

The journey from Lhasa to Everest Base Camp to Namtso Lake is designed specially for the easier acclimatization tour to EBC for the old age and Children's.  This trip will [...]
Everest view from Ronpuk monastery
From 1000/person

9 Days: Lhasa to Everest Base Camp

The journey from Lhasa to Everest Base Camp will take you from the modern Tibetan capital of Lhasa to pristine high altitude lakes, rivers, glaciers, farming valleys and through the Himalaya’s [...]
Everest Base Camp
From 1000/person

Friendship Highway – Lhasa to Nepal (Gyirong) overland

In this Friendship Highway: Lhasa to Nepal overland tour, You will fly over the Himalayas to Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. If the weather is clear, you will get [...]

New private tours

Itineraries specially designed to accomodate your needs. Flexibile dates, unlimited options!

Tour to Himalaya Valley of Flowers

Tibet is just like a giant plant Kingdom, with more than 5000 species of high-grade plants. Most of the the plant in Tibet are [...]

Tibet bird watching tour

In Tibet, we have more than 470 different speices of birds, 82% of birds are in Everest national park. In Lhasa, there are 130 [...]

Romantic Proposal

Celebrate a romantic event on the Rooftop of the World. Our staff at Tibet Highland Tours will take care of everything and will make [...]

Private Tours

Tibet private tours are perfect for the individuals who prefer a certain degree of flexibility and independence. These tours are intended to offer an individual touch with the assurance that all the details are taken care of. Most of our group tours can be organized on a private basis, and often the difference in price is far lower than you might expect.

The departures for these tours will be organized according to your schedule. Choose one of our suggested itineraries or send us your own intended itinerary and we'll try our best to make it work.

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Tibet Customized Tours

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First day trek around Mount Kailash

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  • Bernadette Junker-Austria

    Visited Lhasa – Mount Kailash – Guge Kingdom – Everest Base Camp on 2018-09-27

    Great time in Tibet . . . with Tibet Highland Tours

    From late September to mid-October 2018, I spent 20 wonderful days in Tibet. Normally I travel as an independent traveler and backpacker, which is not possible in Tibet for non-Chinese people. I researched for a long time to find an authentic, ethnic, Tibetan travel agency. I chose Tibet Highland Tours in Lhasa and did a 17-day group tour from Lhasa to West Tibet to the Guge Kingdom including Mt. Kailash and Everest Base Camp.
    The management of the travel agency, Small Tenzin, was very helpful in organizing the trip from the beginning.

    I highly recommend Tibet Highland Tours to anyone. 🌸 🐼 🌏

    From our facebook page.

  • Jamin "Lobsang" York-USA

    Visited 14 Days: Lhasa – Mt. Kailash – Mt. Everest – Kathmandu on 2017-10-10

    I have used Tibet Highland Tours more than 10 times over the past 12 years. Each and every journey that I have taken with them has been well-planned, priced competitively, and has been safe and amazing. My most recent journey, in July 2016, went to the western Tibet region of Shishapangma and Peiku Lake. My guide and driver were both highly professional and never once complained when I asked them to stop for the 1000th time to take a photo.

    All of the hotels I stayed in were clean, comfortable, modern and were Tibetan-owned….something that was important to me. The sales manager who assisted me, Small Tenzin, created the perfect itinerary based on his many years experience working as a tour guide. Unlike many travel agencies in Tibet that have sales staff who have little or no travel experience in the Himalaya, Small Tenzin has many years experience as a guide and knew all of the best places to have me visit.

    If you want a trustworthy, well-priced, well-organized journey to Tibet by a company that is staffed by all local Tibetan people, Tibet Highland Tours is for you. I have traveled with them many times before and am already planning my next adventure with them!