Tibet. The roof
of the world.
Lhasa’s golden temples, Everest’s north face and sacred Mount Kailash — cross the high plateau on a fully-arranged, guided journey from Kathmandu.
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Best time to visit Tibet
Two clear peak windows — spring and autumn. A typical year: daytime vs night temperature, and monthly rainfall.
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From a long-weekend glimpse to the complete circuit — every itinerary runs with our own local team.
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- Paro & Thimphu highlights
- Tiger’s Nest monastery hike
- Ideal add-on to a Nepal trip
- Paro, Thimphu & Punakha
- Licensed guide, hotels & private car
- Dzongs, temples & valley walks
- Across the kingdom to Bumthang
- Festivals & remote valleys
- The full Bhutan experience
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Tibet travel guide: everything you need to plan your journey
Tibet is the highest inhabited plateau on Earth — a land of golden-roofed monasteries, turquoise salt lakes and the north face of Everest rising over the Rongbuk valley. Independent travel isn’t possible here: every visit is a guided tour with a Tibet Travel Permit, which makes an experienced operator essential. From Kathmandu, we arrange the whole journey — permits, guide, vehicle and hotels.
The journeys
The classic introduction is the 4 Nights 5 Days Tibet tour — Lhasa’s Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and the great monasteries of Sera and Drepung. With more time, the Lhasa tour via Everest Base Camp and Namtso Lake crosses the plateau to the north-side base camp of Everest and the sacred saltwater lake of Namtso. For pilgrims and adventurers alike, the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra travels overland from Kathmandu through the Gyirong (Kerung) border to circle Asia’s most sacred mountain.
Best time to visit Tibet
Spring (April–May) and autumn (September–October) bring the driest, clearest weather on the plateau and the best views of Everest’s north face. Summer is the warmest window with only brief afternoon showers — the plateau sits in the Himalayan rain shadow — while winter is bitterly cold, and Tibet typically closes to foreign visitors around February–March.
Permits, visas and how it works
All foreign travellers need a Tibet Travel Permit, issued only through registered tour operators, and travel is by private vehicle with a licensed Tibetan guide. Entering from Nepal, you’ll travel on a Chinese group visa that we arrange in Kathmandu — allow a few working days before departure. Every Magical Nepal Tibet tour includes the permit, visa handling, guide, vehicle, hotels and transfers; see our booking terms for how it works.
Getting there and acclimatising
From Kathmandu you can fly to Lhasa — one of the world’s great mountain flights — or cross overland via Gyirong. Lhasa sits at 3,650 m, so we build easy first days into every itinerary; it’s the same acclimatisation care we bring from two decades of Himalayan trekking. Many guests pair Tibet with Nepal — finish your Nepal trip, then continue across the plateau.
Why plan your Tibet journey with us
We’ve run Himalayan trips from Kathmandu since 2015 — 600+ departures a year, ranked #3 of 2,959 operators on Tripadvisor — and Tibet’s permit system is something we handle week in, week out. Planning is free and there’s no obligation: read our story or get in touch and a specialist will reply within hours.