It is important to remember that the vast majority of Tibet is not within a couple minutes of the highway and to truly see Tibet as most Tibetans experience it we must WALK. Wind Horse staff pioneered commercial trekking in Tibet over 15 years ago and some of these routes are offered only by Wind Horse. Each of these itineraries involves at least a few days of trekking but they vary considerably from the three day circumambulation of Mt. Kailash to the extended ten-days trekking to the Kangshung face of Everest. There are unlimited possibilities for trekking in Tibet and we are more than happy to suggest and put together new trips.
Conditions are variable and sometimes harsh at high altitude so we do our best to make our treks as comfortable as possible. We always arrange portage (usually yaks or horses) so you only need to carry a day pack with minimal snacks, water and accessories. We plan daily stages to suit the abilities of the group and to allow for proper acclimatization.
We encourage you to look at a guidebook to gain more information (Gary McCue's Trekking in Tibet, describes a wide, but by no means exhaustive, variety of treks). Tibet Wind Horse Adventure is proud of our trekking heritage and we look forward to introducing Tibet without the roads.
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)
