LINKS
Tibet Wind Horse Adventure is part of a global community of folks who share the same quest for adventure, learning, and awareness. We work with a range of companies, projects and initiatives to support our shared goal of building a sustainable business and running the best trips we can.
THDL is the digital library that archives many of the resources we use to learn about Tibet. The THDL website is an incredible resource for those wanting to learn more than the general guidebooks tell you. Wind Horse partnered with THDL in 2006 to help build a deeper understanding of Tibet in the western world and in Tibet and China itself.
http://www.thdl.org
Dropenling is the retail store for the Tibet Artisan Initiative, a fantastic project working with skilled Tibetan artisans on all aspects of market development from designing and sourcing local materials to sales and marketing. You pay a little more but you know the arts and crafts you are buying are 100% locally produced and the profits are going back into the Tibetan community.
http://www.tibetcraft.com
Patagonia is a company with a conscience and we really like their approach to the environment, building a sustainable community based future and being a responsible company. Their website is an inspiration, check it out!
http://www.patagonia.com
Arcteryx makes some of the lightest backpacks and harnesses on the market and they are perfect for trekking and climbing in Tibet. Arcteryx photographer, Chris Atkinson works each year with Wind Horse, look out for his images on our website and in our catalouge.
http://www.arcteryx.com
Kokatat is a community minded company that makes (in our humble opinion) the best river wear on the market. They have supported our training of Tibetan River guides from the beginning and continue to support our river explorations in Tibet.
http://www.kokatat.com
Northwater is a small Canadian company producing river rescue equipment in their local owned and operated factory in Vancouver BC. You'll see a bunch of their equipment used on our rafting trips in Tibet.
http://www.northwater.com
Liquid Logic has been at the forefront of expedition kayak design for a long time. The Gus and Jefe have been the boat of choice for many expedition paddlers in Tibet and you'll find a bunch of LL boats in our kayak fleet in Lhasa.
http://www.liquidlogickayaks.com
FNA is another small Canadian grassroots company producing stylish and bomber gear. Faron (owner and designer) has supported us in Tibet from the first rafting trip we ran until the present keeping our brains safe in his classy helmets.
http://www.FNAheadgear.com
Tibet Wind Horse Adventure was first established in 1996 by a group of Tibetan guides and managers under GT Sonam, the pioneer of commercial adventure travel in Tibet. We offer: kayaking Tibet, rafting Tibet, Tibet rafting, Tibet kayaking, Tibet tours, Tibet travel, trekking Tibet, climbing Tibet, paddling Tibet, Infatable kayaks, Tibet travel information, Tibet tours, Travel to Tibet, Tibet tour, Tibet travel permit, tibet travel guide, Tours in Tibet, Tibet hotel, Tibet ticket, Tibet visa, Tibet map, Tibet maps, tibet vacation, Tibet tour packages, Lhasa tour. Please contact us directly for more information on our products and services. Tibet Wind Horse Adventure is locally owned business based in Lhasa and runs trips all over the Tibet Autonomous Region. Wind Horse is now a co-op with a board of directors including, Jampa, Jigme, Phudon, and Pemba Tashi. We run cultural tours, educational trips, adventure tours, rafting, kayaking, trekking and horse trekking. We have been at the forefront of adventure travel in Tibet for many years and are the local leader in the tourism industry in Tibet. We often run trips to Kailash, Everest Base Camp, Shigatse, Gyantse, Lhatse, Tingri, Tsedang (Tsetang), also major monasteries such as Samye, Drepung, Sera, Ganden, Drigung, Reting, Tashilumpo, Sayka, Mindroling etc. We specialize in customized trips. Our custom trips are tailormade to suit the expectations of each individual group. We often facilitate school groups, research projects and other special projects. We also cater to independent travellers through our local office in Lhasa, just around the corner from the Jokhang Temple (on Mentsikung Lu). Here we sell rafting and horse trekking trips that anyone can join. You don't need special permits for these trips and can book on arrival in Lhasa. We are the first and only company to get offical permission to run rafting and kayaking trips in Tibet and we run trips on many rivers including; Tolung, Drigung, Reting, Yarlung Tsangpo, Kongpo, Sutlej, Indus, Po Tsangpo, Parlung Tsangpo. There are many first descents still to be done in Tibet. If you book an international trip with us we organise all permits including Tibet entry permit, TTB, Alien Travel Permit, ATP, Military Permit and even restricted area permits. Tibet Wind Horse Adventure uses Tibetan guides on all trips but also works with international guides to ensure a high quality of service, safety and experience. Wind Horse or Lung-ta (in Tibetan) is a common name and becuase of this and our reputation in Tibet a number of other businesses have used similar names to us. We respect others rights to operate fair competition but a number of companies have set up in Kathmandu and Chengdu (China) that have blatantly copied our name and much of our website content. We apologise for any confusion this may cause and request that guests and clients be sure of which company they are booking with. It's simple....just ask if the company you are booking with is called Tibet Wind Horse Adventure and is based in Lhasa. (you can double check by asking if GT Sonam is the company founder) We sometimes get called Wind Horse Travel, Wind Horse Tour, Windhorsetour or Windhorsetours, Windhorse adventure or Tibet Wind Horse. or simply Windhorse. There is a Chinese company based in Chengdu that calls itself windhorsetour and uses the website www.windhorsetour.com Please don't confuse this company with us. This company is nothing to do with Tibet Wind Horse Adventure and is actually called CYTS. (China Youth Travel Service)
