Spiritual Tours in Tibet

Our featured journey for this week is a spiritual tour around Mt. Kailash near Kathmandu staying in or near Drirapuk and Zutrulpuk monasteries. The tour is sponsored by the Tibet Travel Coop, a group of local tour companies that all work together to promote and provide authentic travel experiences. Here are more details about spiritual tours in Tibet by the Tibet Travel Coop (TTC).

Spiritual Tours in Tibet

“Travelers will visit magnificent monasteries, ancient chortens, sacred mountains, caves and temples, lively bazaars and historic trading towns.” TTC said. “Throughout the trip, they will meet monks, Lamas, Yogis, nomads and scholars and learn about Buddhist culture. They can participate in meditation, observe rituals, mingle with pilgrims, and deeply connect with local people and traditions.”
Itineraries for the spiritual journey include a 14-day tour in and around the sites of Lhasa in central Tibet, and a 16-day pilgrimage to holy Mt. Kailash. All tours in central Tibet require a group of at least 5 and a guide.
“The Kailash itinerary is the 53km pilgrim path around Mt. Kailash.” TTC said. “The trek begins and ends in the city of Darchen and the journey can be started in Lhasa or Dam via Kathmandu. Three days is perhaps the minimum time required to walk leisurely around the mountain, spend two nights in or near Drirapuk and Zutrulpuk monasteries.”
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The Tibet Travel Coop also offers two other types of tours - cultural odysseys or adventure trekking. Perhaps some of your group would prefer these types of tours to the spiritual ones. I have talked to people who have gone on tours in Tibet. Aside from the indoctrination that the Chinese have improved the country since their take-over, the tours were well organized and delivered what was publicized. The regulations keep changing, but you are still limited as to where you can travel to on your own without a tour guide in Tibet. If you want to know more about traveling in Tibet, I recommend this book: Lonely Planet Tibet by Chris Bradley. The Lonely Planet books are kept up to date and give some out of the way places to visit as well for spiritual tours in Tibet. Next week we will look at traveling in some of the neighboring countries to Tibet - Bhutan, Nepal and China.