Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tour Agencies Elsewhere in China
There are several good companies outside the TAR that can arrange tours in Tibet. Many
are based in the Tibetan areas of China and operate through local contacts in Lhasa.
Depending on your itinerary it can be useful to arrange your tour through one of these out-
fits; if catching the train from Xīníng, for example, it's handy to use an agency there to
help arrange hard-to-find train tickets and permit pick-up.
Access Tibet
TRAVEL AGENCY
( 028-8618 3638;
www.accesstibettour.com
; Room 178-188, 4 F, Yuanheng Trade Bldg, 235 Shuhan
Lu, Chéngdū)
Also with an office in Lhasa.
China Yak
TRAVEL AGENCY
( 028-8551 3102;
www.chinayak.com
;
A904-906 Xinhua Yuan, No 51, 4th Block, Renmin Nanlu,
Chéngdū)
Part of CITS, with an office in Lhasa.
Gesar Tours
TRAVEL AGENCY
(
139 0976 9192;
www.gesartour.com
; Shan Xiao Tai, Shenti Wei Bldg No 5, Room 261, Xīníng)
Strong on tours to Amdo.
Khampa Caravan
TRAVEL AGENCY
( 0887-828 8648;
www.khampacaravan.com
; 117 Beimen Jie, Zhōngdiàn)
Overland trips from Yúnnán to Lhasa when possible, and strong on Kham, with an em-
phasis on sustainable tourism and local communities. Contact Dakpa.
Leo Hostel
TRAVEL AGENCY
(
10-8660 8923;
www.leohostel.com
;
52 Dazhalan Xijie, Qiánmēn, Běijīng)
Popular backpacker hostel that books tours through an agency in Tibet.
Mix Hostel
TRAVEL AGENCY
