Tibet: Pricing 2008
Lhasa Tours
Lhasa tour prices are per person per day in U.S. dollars.
| #Group | 2-5 | 6-9 | 10-14 | Single Supplement |
| 3-star hotel | $155 | $140 | $130 | $35 |
| 5-star hotel | $230 | $220 | $200 | $75 |
Extras
- Dinner and cultural show at the Crazy Yak or Madiak restaurants: $15/person
- Chanting at the Jokhang Monastery: Variable
Price Includes
- Arrival and departure transfers.
- Meet assistance at the airport.
- Accommodation at 3-star hotel in Lhasa in sharing twin on bed and breakfast basis.
- All sightseeing and transportation in Tibet as per the program with English speaking guide.
Not Included
- Tibetan Visa
- Domestic and International airport taxes.
- Lunch and dinner, refreshments, tips, bottled drinks and bar bills.
- Insurance and rescue of any form.
- Cost arising out of flight cancellation/road blockades/landslides and reasons beyond our control.
- Expenses of personal nature and any other expenses not mentioned in the above cost.
Day Trip to Yamdrok Lake
| #Group | 2-5 | 6-9 | 10-14 |
| Extra charge per person: | $180 | $80 | $40 |
Friendship Highway Extension
All prices are per person in U.S. dollars for 6 days and 6 nights.
| #Group | 2-5 | 6-9 | 10-14 | Single Supplement |
| Price | $1490 | $1360 | $1295 | $190 |
Price Includes:
Tibet travel permits, one guide, one driver, entrance fee, hotel accommodation on twin-sharing room with breakfast only, land transfer by land cruisers.
Price Excludes:
Airfare, airport tax, China visa fee, lunch & dinner, tips for guide and driver, porters fee or extra vehicle required due to the landslide caused by rain or snow, items of personal nature such as bar, laundry, telephone,etc.
Tse Dang-Samye Extension
Prices are per person for 2 days and 2 nights.
| #Group | 2-5 | 6-9 | 10-14 | Single Supplement |
| 3-star hotel | $735 | $475 | $385 | $105 |
Price Includes:
- 2 nights at a 3-star hotel
- All sightseeing and transfers with driver and English speaking guide
Price Excludes:
- Tips for guide and driver
- Lunch, dinner, drinks
- Insurance and rescue of any form.
- Cost arising out of flight cancellation/road blockades/landslides and reasons beyond our control. # Expenses of personal nature and any other expenses not mentioned in the above cost.
Everest Camp III
All prices are per person in U.S. dollars for 12 days and 11 nights.
| #Group | 2-5 | 6-9 | 10-14 | Single Supplement |
| 3-star hotel | $4945 | $3350 | $2375 | $250 |
Price Includes:
- 3 nights hotel (Gyantse, Shigatse, Zhangmu) B&B, double occupancy
- 8 nights camping with all camping equipment like two men tents, kitchen tent, mess tent, dining table, chairs, toilet tent, mattresses, liner for sleeping bags, shower pumps, boiled and filtered water.
- All kitchen equipment and cooking utensils, fuel etc.
- Nepalese Sherpa staff including cook during camping period
- Necessary yak and herdsmen
- Environmental protection fees
- Support truck
- Transfer Zangmu - Kathmandu
- Gamow bag or pressurised altitude chamber
- English speaking Tibetan guide
- Tibet travel permits
- Entrance fees
- Land transfer by land cruiser with driver
Price Excludes:
- Sleeping bags ( can be rented in Kathmandu for US$ 3 or US$ 3.5 per day ) , Tibet visa fees ( US$ 62 per person for US$ nationals and 45 for other nationals), Airfare KTM - Lhasa ( US$ 316 per person ) subject to change, international airport tax for KTM - Lhasa flight ( Nrs 1695 ) payable in local currency, services in Nepal including hotels and meals and transfers (except Zangmu - Kathmandu), extra costs incurred due to landslide, political unrest, rain, cancellation of flights, snow or other unforeseen circumstances, Nepal visa fees, beverages, tips, personal natured expenses, insurance, rescue evacuation and medical kit.
Ganden-Samye Trek
All prices are per person in U.S. dollars for 6 days and 6 nights.
| #Group | 2-5 | 6-9 | 10-14 | Single Supplement |
| 3-star hotel | $1625 | $1135 | $960 | $110 |
Price Includes:
Tibet travel permits, one guide, one driver, entrance fee, hotel accommodation on twin-sharing room with breakfast only, land transfer by land cruisers.
Price Excludes:
Airfare, airport tax, China visa fee, lunch & dinner, tips for guide and driver, porters fee or extra vehicle required due to the landslide caused by rain or snow, items of personal nature such as bar, laundry, telephone,etc.
Bicycle Tour from Lhasa to Kathmandu
All prices are per person in U.S. dollars for 26 days and 25 nights.
| #Group | 2-5 | 6-9 | 10-14 | Local Payment | Single Supplement |
| Price | $4710 | $3535 | $2890 | $500 | $310 |
Upgrades and extra days in Kathmandu are available.
Price Includes:
- 4 nights accommodation in Kathmandu in sharing twin on bed and breakfast basis
- 4 nights accommodation at Dhoodgu Hotel in Lhasa in sharing twin on bed and breakfast basis
- 1 night accommodation at Wutse Hotel in Gyantse in sharing twin on bed and breakfast basis
- 2 nights accommodation at Hotel Shigatse in Shigatse in sharing twin on bed and breakfast basis
- 1 night accommodation at Zhangmu Hotel in Zhangmu in sharing twin on bed and breakfast basis
- 13 nights/14 days camping inclusive of two men tent, foam mattress, kitchen tent, dining tent, toilet tent, folding chairs/tables (all trekking standard), sirdar, sherpa staff, cook, 3 meals a day during camping, gamow bag and conservation fees
- Arrival and departure transfers in Kathmandu
- Surface transfer (Kodari – Kathmandu) Necessary monument and monasteries entrance fees
- English speaking Tibetan guide
- Tibet permit fee
- Mountain Bike permit
- Support truck
Price Does Not Include:
- Bicycles and repair equipment
- Mountain bikes can be rented in Kathmandu for $15/day
- Nepal entry visa
- Domestic & International airport taxes
- Lunches and dinners at hotels in Nepal and Tibet
- Tibet/China visa (US$ 65 per person for US Nationals and US$ 45 per person for other nationals)
- Porters fee or extra vehicle required due to the landslide caused by rain or snow, personal travel insurance, items of personal nature such as bar, laundry, telephone, tipping, photography charges etc., cost arising from political disturbances, strikes and any other cost not mentioned above.
- Photography charges in monasteries and monuments
- Overweight luggage fee on flights
Local Payment:
- Local payment includes the airfare (Kathmandu-Lhasa), local transfers and park fees where applicable. Local payment must be made on the day of your arrival in cash or traveler's check.
Note:
- Trip leader will be provided for groups of four person and above.