Tshering,our Tibet Tour guide took an extraorninary trip across Tibet with our Australian agent/ partner Travel Director's tour group last year. She shared with us snapshots from her journey. Here we reproduce some from the collection. About to embark on the World's Highest Train Journey- Beijing to Lhasa by train Magnificent landscape – from aboard [...]
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Saga Dawa Festival – 4th June 2012
"Saga Dawa” is an important Tibetan Buddhist festival, held each year on the full moon day of the fourth lunar month of the Tibetan calendar. This festival is observed to celebrate Sakyamuni's (Lord Buddha) enlightenment and many Buddhist pilgrims, tourists and researchers from different parts of the world visit Tibet during this time. The ‘Saga [...]
A Lifetime Experience – Across Beijing-Lhasa-KTM
American Byron King from California got to know about one of Explore Himalaya’s amazing adventure products, the Beijing- Lhasa – Kathmandu Tour through an old newspaper article (best bet is this article from San francisco Chronicle (2006) “High train To Tibet” http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/05/TRGS2M1H351.DTL) . He took the trip, completed his journey and upon his return sent [...]
Nepal Mountaineering Facts & Figures
Here are some interesting facts and figures compiled by Mr. Ang Tshering Sherpa of Asian Trekking on mountaineering expeditions to the major peaks in Nepal & Tibet. He had compiled this list with information gathered from: Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (Government of Nepal),China Tibet Mountaineering Association, Nepal Mountaineering Association and the archives of [...]
Trek Simikot-Guge Kingdom-Mount Kailash (21 Days
Trek through the remote Karnali river valley in western Nepal, before crossing into Tibet. Explore ‘Guge Kingdom’, the repository of ancient Tibetan civilization and Mount Kailash, the holiest pilgrimage site in Tibet. This trek begins from Simikot and weaves across some of the least frequented trekking trails in western Nepal. Following the Karnali river , [...]
Explore Himalaya’s Cho Oyu (8201m) Expedition – Spring 2011
Ukrainian climber Dendruk Oleksandr climbed Lhakpa Ri (7045m) with Explore Himalaya last autumn (on September 2010). He is back again this spring all set to climb Cho Oyu(8201 m), the sixth Highest Peak in the world. After final preparation and participating at a two-day climbing course in Kathmandu, Oleksandr is on his way to Tibet [...]
Images from Beijing-Lhasa-Kathmandu Tour
Explore ancient palaces, monasteries and temples; ride on the world’s highest train; journey to (almost) the top of the world, the Everest Base camp – take the Beijing- Lhasa-Kathmandu(train & jeep) 18 days tour and embark on an unforgettable journey. Beijing – Beijing, an ancient capital and a bustling modern metropolis, a city of amazing [...]
First Summit of the Season- EH’s Lhakpa Ri (7045m) Expedition
Explore Himalaya congratulates Dendruk Oleksandr from Ukraine & Camino Gonzalez Juan Antonio from Spain for summiting Lhakpa Ri(7045m) on 20th September 2010 at 1500 hrs (local time).This was the first summit of the season by a group whose expedition our company helped organize. We also congratulate Dendruk Oleksandr for becoming Explore Himalaya’s first Ukrainian client [...]
Kailash Yatra Coupled with Darshan with a Mahayogi
We would like to inform that members of our Kailash Mansarovar Heli Tour 2011 fixed departure groups will get an opportunity to meet revered Hindu spiritual guru and Mahayogi Pilot Baba. About Pilot Baba Pilot Baba, a Mahayogi and revered Hindu spiritual leader, was known as Kapil Singh before he turned to spiritualism. He was [...]
Steps to Boost Tourism in Tibet & Nepal
In order boost tourism in Nepal and Tibet, tourism officials from Tibet Autonomous region of China and Nepal will be working jointly. There is already talk of launching day tours along the Nepal-China border. The number of Chinese tourists visiting Nepal has increased significantly since last year. For NTY 2011, Nepal is targeting to draw [...]