Here is a travel company (actually a Tibetan Cooperative) called
Tibet Travel Coop that uses a Tibetan staff of travel agents, tour
guides, cooks, drivers and hosts who know the Tibetan travel industry
and have been working in every part of Tibet. The picture of the Coop
members is great - all the families too including the children. There
are some very moving testimonials from travelers who plan to go back.
This is definitely an authentic experience you won't soon forget. Here
is some of the text from the website.
Knowledge
As
Tibetans, we can share our communities, customs, history, and
spirituality from our hearts and experiences from childhood live rather
than from travel guidebooks. After all, we believe you come to Tibet
partly to experience Tibet's culture and having a good Tibetan guide
matters.
Responsible Tourism
We
support local communities, use local services, volunteer in local
villages, and donate a percentage of our profits to sustainable
projects. After all, our bottom-line is not just measured by how much we
made but how many Tibetans we are able to employee and how well we are
able to protect the environment for future visitors to enjoy.
The
trips are divided into 3 sections: spiritual journeys, cultural
odysseys, and trekking adventures. The cultural odysseys are further
broken down into homestay, classic Tibet, spirit of Minyak and
shangri-la! In this case I won't elaborate more. I urge you to explore
this fascinating website yourself and find out the incredible journeys
that you also could take with them. http://tibettravelcoop.com
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