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See Tibet through the eyes of a local as your Tibetan guide, assisted by your experienced Nepalese tour leader, gives you a first-hand insight into the exotic and colourful tapestry that makes up this diverse country. Wandering around historic towns and visiting the treasure-trove of various monasteries and the majestic Potala Palace give travellers an awareness of these cultural relics and the importance of them being preserved and protected, so that they can be enjoyed and appreciated by future generations.
Tibet has a rich and enduring culture based on an adherence to the Buddhist religion and all this is unveiled on this journey of discovery. Equally important, your local tour leader helps you to understand the traditions of the proud people that live in this part of the world, ensuring you don’t commit any cultural ‘faux pas’. To support tour programs this operator is training their tour leaders on a variety of issues, from environmental awareness to First Aid. This not only assists in the conduct of a tour but also provides leaders with important life skills. By only employing tour leaders born and bred in the regions they visit, they are supporting local economies. Through offering employment and steady revenue, tourism can ultimately make a real positive difference to local communities.
For nearly 30 years, we have lead the field in small group adventure travel. See the iconic sights as well as get off the beaten track to discover the 'real' country, and come away understanding something more of the world. Our innovative and interactive itineraries include as much as possible to ensure that you get the most out of your valuable time away, but also contain plenty of time to relax and explore by yourself. Traveling in small group, and by private transport, means that you will have the company of other like-minded travelers, your holiday will be safe and stress-free and that the impact on environment and community is kept to a minimum.
As part of our responsible travel policy we also employ local leaders and actively avoid international hotel chains, preferring to give our patronage to authentic, centrally-located and owner-managed establishments whenever possible. Our locally born and raised leaders are great fun and will be a great part of your holiday because of their intimate knowledge of the sights, culture and customs, history and language of their homeland. Once you have traveled with a local leader you will understand that there is no better way! In Nepal we employ a highly professional and experienced team of guides and porters. We have a high guide-to-client ratio allowing you to set your own pace. Our cooking crews produce an amazing variety of tasty and nourishing meals, catering for most dietary requirements. Porters, yaks and ponies carry the main loads, leaving you to carry only a small daypack. We also provide quality trekking and climbing packs and equipment, and carry portable altitude chambers for those ascending above 4000 metres.
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