Photography Tours in Tibet

14 DAYS PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR IN CENTRAL TIBET

This fourteen days tour is one of the best photography tours in Tibet. It visits all the most impressive and significant places in Central Tibet. You will see ancient monasteries, palaces, and forts, stunning landscapes with lakes, rivers, and the highest mountain range. You will interact with locals and learn about Tibetan history, traditions and culture. 

HIGHLIGHTS

Lhasa: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery, Drepung Monastery
Samye: Samye monastery, Yumbulakhang
Gyantse: Pelkor Chode, Kumbum Stupa, Yamdrok Lake, Karola Glaciers
Sakya: Sakya Monastery
Shigatse: Tashilhunpo Monastery
Namtso Lake: Yangpachen Hotspring
Everest: Rongbuk Monastery

• Available: from March till February
• Duration: 14 Days
• Max Elevation: Gyatso La Pass 5,248 meters

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9 DAYS EVEREST BASE CAMP AND NAMTSO LAKE

This photography tour will take you to the most impressive places in Tibet in only 9 days. If you like to explore nature’s greatest creations, you will love it. We visit Yamdrok Lake, Karola Glaciers, Mount Everest and Namtso Lake.

HIGHLIGHTS

Lhasa: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery, Drepung Monastery
Gyantse: Pelkor Chode, Kumbum Stupa, Yamdrok Lake, Karola Glaciers
Shigatse: Tashilhunpo
Everest: Rongbuk Meditation cave
Namtso Lake

• Available: April till February
• Duration: 9 Days
• Max Elevation: Gyatso La Pass 5,248 meters

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7 DAYS PHOTO TOUR: THE CRADLE OF TIBETAN CIVILIZATION

This tour will take you to the birthplace of Tibetan culture. From these places Tibetan civilization as we know it emerged. There will be a lot of firsts on the tour: first Tibetan fort, a first Buddhist monastery in Tibet, the birthplace of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism and a lot more. 

HIGHLIGHTS

Lhasa: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery, Drepung Monastery, Ganden Monastery, visiting a local village
Tsedang: Tradruk Monastery, Yumbulakhang
Samye: Samye monastery, Hepo Ri

• Available: Year-Round
• Duration: 7 Days
• Max Elevation: Ganden monastery 4,300 meters

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8 DAYS PEACH BLOSSOM PHOTOGRAPHY TOUR

This spring photography tour is designed to visit areas of Tibet bursting with color. Bright peach blossom trees, vast green valleys, dense forests, deep blue waters of rivers and lakes and bright white peaks of mountains. This breathtaking scenery is the best image designed by nature and waiting for you to capture it. 

HIGHLIGHTS

Lhasa: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery, Drepung Monastery
Nyingchi: Lulang Forest, Basum Tso lake

• Available: from mid-March to mid-April
• Duration: 8 Days
• Max Elevation: Lhasa 3650 meters

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21 DAYS ULTIMATE WESTERN TIBET TOUR

The ultimate guide to Western Tibet. We will spend 21 days exploring Lhasa, Central Tibet, and the Ancient Guge Kingdom. On the way, we will spend a night by Everest, walk a sacred 3 days kora around Mount Kailash, visit many Buddhist monasteries and natural wonders. It is certainly an off-the-beaten-path adventure. These areas rarely see any tourists. It will be perfect if you are looking for something unusual.

HIGHLIGHTS

Lhasa: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery, Drepung Monastery
Gyantse: Pelkor Chode, Kumbum Stupa, Yamdrok Lake, Karola Glaciers
Shigatse: Tashilhunpo
Everest: Rongbuk Meditation cave
Western Tibet: Kailash, Manasarovar, Guge Kingdom
Namtso Lake

• Available: May till October
• Duration: 21 Days
• Max Elevation: 5,640 m/ ft

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8 DAYS LHASA AND NATURE BEAUTY OF EASTERN TIBET

This tour starts in Lhasa to visit all highlights in Lhasa: UNESCO World Heritage sites of Potala Palace and Jokhang temple, as well as some of the most important monasteries – Sera and Drepung. 

From Lhasa we will drive to Eastern part of Tibet. It is often called “Tibetan Switzerland” for its magnificent landscapes. It is a true gem for landscape photographer: alpine lakes, river canyons, forests, glaciers, and gorgeous mountain peaks and ranges.

HIGHLIGHTS

Lhasa: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery, Drepung Monastery
Nyingchi: Lulang Forest, Basum Tso lake, Ranwu-Tso Lake, Glaciers

• Available: from March till February
• Duration: 8 Days
• Max Elevation: Lhasa 3650 meters

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