Tibettravel Reviews

Visiting Tibet great place for tour kora and culture

Recently my wife and I travelled to Tibet for a most enjoyable and memorable journey using the tour company Tibet Vista Tibet Vista - We found Tibet Vista a great company to use as they organised a well-rounded and problem-free tour We found Tibet Vista to be professional competent and responsible making sure that all of our needs and concerns were meet as well as all permits and documentation Organising - Our contact person for Tibet Vista was Kristin She was was well-mannered patient professional and answered all of our questions and concerns She did so politely and to the point We found her to be knowledgeable and caring Samye - We began our stay in Tibet by travelling to Samye Monastery which is about a 2 hour drive south from Lhasa Capital before the start of our 16 day tour in Tibet We found this day trip helpful as we visited Tibet s first monastery and gave us time to acclimatise to the high altitude Tibet Vista organised the day trip with our guide Kalsang He made it a problem-free and enjoyable trip Kalsang was friendly and knowledgeable about Tibetan history and culture Reason - My wife her cousin and I reason for travelling to Tibet was to do the Tibet Vista 16 day Mt Kailash tour which included 3 day Lhasa cultural experience and acclimatisation very important Everest Base Camp the Saga Dawa festival touching of the north face of Mt Kailash and the Mt Kailash kora This tour was great and a first time for Tibet Vista But keep in mind the kora and especially touching the north face of the Mt Kailash is not easy To get to the north face is tough has an element of danger and requires a certain level of fitness Having said this to touch Mt Kailash is fulfilling and special a once in a lifetime experience and for the spiritually or religious-minded person a deep and profound experience Guide - Our guide for this tour was Sonam Ten Phal Sonam was great He was professional articulate funny caring kind and patient He made sure all of our needs were met and that we were all comfortable and problem-free as possible We found Sonam to be informative and willing to share his knowledge of Tibetan culture tradition history and religion as well as his own personal life family and traditions This made our journey enjoyable and relatable Sonam is a good conversationalist and really made sure all of everyone s needs were met For me and my wife this was important as we had dietary needs no onions and no garlic allergy of which Sonam took care of us at restaurants and other food outlets Sonam had good rapport with everyone in our group and no one felt left out I would highly recommend Sonam as he is very capable a great guide and a good person Drivers - A special thank you to our drivers on our journey Our drivers were Mr Champa and Mr Fu sifu They did a fantastic job in making our journey as safe and comfortable as possible in our long journey Nothing seem to phase or bother them asthey were at all times courteous and whatever happened they attended to with professionalism and patience Finally - For all those who had something to complain about the company the guides and facilities As a company Tibet Vista does the best they can in a challenging environment The company and their staff operate to give the best experience to each and every traveller Tibet is a challenging place experiencing fast-paced changes and is moving from old to modern Therefore if you are going to complain about the journey of a lifetime then maybe you should not visit Tibet For me and my wife we found that Tibet Vista their staff and guides made for a fantastic and enjoyable journey Here s a food-for-thought moment when visiting Tibet go with the flow enjoy the journey and make the most of your time in Tibet Tibet is such a unique place to visit and life s too short to complain Focus on the experience and not the complaint

Great tour guide

We have a great tour guide with alot of knowledge for the tour

Best care throughout the entire stay

We were well looked after throughout our stay With Lhakpa we had a first-class and excellent guide Qiampa drove us safely Our tour group was like a family

Great trip to Tibet with Tibet Vista

Great trip to Tibet with Tibet Vista From start to finish it was brilliantly organised staff were great couldn t be more helpful and really showed off Tibet

The guide helped us with all our needs both logistical historical and spiritual

The guide helped us with all our logistical needs as well as providing background knowledge of the places we visited Best trip I have had to Tibet Really enjoyed trip

It was great experience

It was great experience The guide Tempelh Sonam is a very knowledgeable guy He was always on time and very helpful in everything Highly recommended 10 10

Choose this trek and guide with confidence

I have been in the high mountains before and have organzied trips from Alaska to India and many places in between The tour guide for this trip Mr Sonam Temple was at the very top of his cohort From his boundless energy always wiling to solve issues to his explanations of religious sites to dealing with every memeber of the group in a very polite enthusiastic and professional manner he always excelled We went to sites in Lhasa went to EBC Everest Base Camp did the Kailash Kora and visited lake Manasarovar We had members from Germany Italy UK Canada USA India China Russia and Australia in our group A very diverse group and he individually made sure that our concerned were addressed and even physically assisted some memebers complete the Kora He definitely goes above and beyond what I expected of a tour guide All the members of the group were wonderful and made the experience better but Mr Sonam s attitude was the gel that made little headaches that happen at altitude become beautiful experiences and not reasons for friction In addtion he is good photographer with a good camera and took very good impromptu in the moment photos of the group You can see a few below I have guided expeditions and hands down he is better than me We had fantastic weather throughout and clear views of the mountains

Amazing trip with Manos Sonam

Amazing trip with Manos Sonam It waa mindblowing and our guide and driver made the trip very unique and special