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Our Tibet Everest base camp holidays take in the best sites & off-the-beaten-track places including the stunning scenery of the north side of Mount Everest. All our Tibet Everest base camp holidays are provided by operators committed to supporting local people & the environment.
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Besides the monumental and unique sceneries, the best moments of the travel happened during the contact with the beautiful people of the Tibet and of Nepal. Their culture is so rich and different that, as the altitude itself, takes away our breath and turn these days into unforgettable holidays.
(more)Seeing the Himalaya Mountains, seeing Everest so close up at base camp, TIBET, was amazing. The beautiful city of Lhasa, the debating monks in the monasteries. The scenery overall was breathtaking. (more)
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China’s plans to build a road to the Everest slopes to open the area up to tourism, despite fears that Everest is already overcrowded, has caused controversy around the world. Not only would a road put further pressure on the area’s unique wildlife and habitats (known for example for being the home of the endangered and elusive snow leopard) but it would also mean further repression for the local Tibetans. Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, now can be reached by train from Beijing and over 2 million Chinese visited in the past year alone. In fact Tibetans are now a minority in Lhasa as cheap rail fares encourage migrant workers and tourists. A local Tibetan guide said he felt that they were turning Tibet into 'Everestland' and by doing so hoping to obliterate the history of Tibet, and of China's occupation of Tibet – a plight which China has been trying to keep hidden from the rest of the world for 50 years now. The Tibetan guide told the Observer: "They are turning Tibet into Everestland, that way it's easier to forget the past and make us into a theme park." By turning Tibet into a theme park or 'Everestland', it would appear that China is trying to disconnect any associations of oppression which the notion of Tibet conjures up; thereby erasing its history and years of struggle for independence. Although China’s intentions are to increase tourism to the area, there are real concerns it will lose its magic, becoming just another gimmick on the mass tourism trail. Find out more in this Tibet article.
