If thoughts of the mythical land of Shangri-la are making your everyday world seem entirely too ho-hum for maintaining your sanity, consider booking an adventure on one of the many Tibet tours available to travelers these days. It won't be a mythical experience but legendary, mystical, and enchanting are words you'll probably use to describe your Tibetan adventure to your office mates once you return to reality.
Booking Tibet tours should probably be left to the professionals as you'll need permission from the People's Republic of China (PRC) to enter the region. Working with the PRC can be tricky and rules change frequently. Allow plenty of time in advance of your departure date to complete the red tape necessary for entry into Tibet.
Tibet tours come in all sizes and styles. Spend a few days or a few weeks. Transportation for Tibet tours is achieved on foot, bicycle, automobile, and by riding horses or yaks. The recently opened Tibet railway system is another avenue of transport to Tibet tours although the technological marvel of the railway itself is adventure enough for many travelers.
Tibet tours cover the country from the capital city of Lhasa to the remote farming villages of the agricultural regions to the heights of Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. The Tibetan people are known to be friendly, open, and happy to see tourism grow.
Six major rivers flow through Tibet – the Indus, Salwen, Mekong, Yangtze, Yellow, and Bramaputra – providing countless opportunities for Tibet tours that include whitewater rafting, canoeing, and kayaking.
Not all Tibet tours require the stamina or physical strength of an athlete but even the most sedentary adventures in Tibet can be taxing to the body not yet acclimated. Tibet's altitude, which averages 16,000 feet above sea level, presents its own set of physical challenges so it is strongly advised that the traveler be in the best shape possible before arriving in this enchanting country. Once there, spending the first day or two resting and adjusting to the reduced oxygen content of the air is well advised before embarking on more physically demanding endeavors.
With so many options to choose from, why not book that Tibetan tour today?