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8–14 Day Tibet Tours
What eight to fourteen days opens up
With eight to fourteen days, the whole plateau is on the table. This is the window where Everest Base Camp gets the time it deserves — our most popular itinerary is the eight-day Lhasa to Everest Base Camp tour — and where the bigger journeys become possible: the classic Ganden to Samye trek, the 52-kilometre kora around Mount Kailash, overland arrivals along the G318 from Sichuan or by train from Xining, Chengdu or Beijing, and routes that continue across the Himalaya to Kathmandu.
The same rule about altitude applies, only more so: longer itineraries go higher, with passes above 5,000 metres, so build in the slow days. Every one of these routes starts with acclimatization in Lhasa before the road takes you up.
8–14 day tours, by duration
- 8-Day Ganden to Samye Trekking Tour Tibet — World-Class Highland Route — 8 days
- 8-Day Lhasa–Mt. Everest Round Trip Group Tour — 8 days
- 8-Day Lhasa to Namtso Lake Cycling Tour Tibet — 8 days
- 8-Day Lhasa to Everest Base Camp Tour — Most Popular EBC Route — 8 days
- 9-Day Lhasa Loop: Everest & North Tibet Grassland — 9 days
- 9-Day Lhasa to Kathmandu Overland Tour via Everest Base Camp — 9 days
- 9-Day Nyingchi, Lhasa & Shigatse Small Group Tour — 9 days
- 9-Day Tibet Train Tour from Chengdu — Qinghai-Tibet Railway — 9 days
- 9-Day Tibet Train Tour from Xining — Qinghai-Tibet Railway — 9 days
- 9-Day Tsurphu to Yangpachen Trekking Tour Tibet — 9 days
- 10 Days Beijing to Tibet Train Tour via Inner Mongolia — 10 days
- 10-Day Central Tibet & Everest Base Camp Tour — 10 days
- 10-Day Kathmandu, Lhasa & Everest Base Camp Tour — 10 days
- 10-Day Giant Panda & Tibet Train Tour — Chengdu to Lhasa — 10 days
- 10-Day Shalu to Nartang Trekking Tour Tibet — 10 days
- 10-Day G318 Sichuan–Tibet Overland Small Group Tour — 10 days
- 10-Day Tibet Train Tour from Beijing — Great Wall to Everest Base Camp — 10 days
- 11-Day China, Tibet & Nepal Tour with Giant Pandas — 11 days
- 11-Day Mt. Kailash Pilgrimage Tour — Classic 52km Kora Circuit Tibet — 11 days
- 11-Day Xining to Lhasa Overland Tour — Along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway — 11 days
- 11 Days Shanghai, Shaolin Temple & Tibet Train Tour — 11 days
- 11-Day Tibet Everest & Nyingchi Small Group Tour — 11 days
- 12-Day Tibet Grand Loop — Nyingchi, Everest & Namtso Lake Small Group Tour — 12 days
- 12-Day Nepal & Bhutan Leisure Tour — Kathmandu, Pokhara & Paro — 12 days
- 12-Day Old Tingri to Everest Base Camp Trekking Tour Tibet — 12 days
- 13 Days Beijing, Pingyao, Xi’an & Tibet Train Tour — 13 days
- 13-Day Mt. Kailash & Guge Kingdom Tour Tibet — 13 days
- 13-Day Nyingchi, Everest Base Camp & Namtso Lake Tour Tibet — 13 days
- 13-Day Tibet Overland Adventure — Mt. Kailash Kora & Everest Base Camp — 13 days
- 14-Day Tibet, Nepal & Bhutan Classic Tour — 14 days
Choosing between them
Every itinerary listed above includes the Tibet Travel Permit, a Tibetan guide, ground transport and hotels with breakfast; the day-by-day page of each tour shows exactly where you sleep and what each day covers. Travelling on your own? You can join one of our small group departures, or take any of these routes as a private trip on your own dates.
Is eight days enough for Everest Base Camp?
Yes — our most popular itinerary is the eight-day Lhasa to Everest Base Camp tour, with two acclimatization days in Lhasa before driving south to the North Face.
Which 8-14 day itineraries include Mount Kailash?
Two: the 11-day Mt. Kailash Pilgrimage Tour with the classic 52 km kora, and the 13-day Mt. Kailash & Guge Kingdom Tour, which adds the ancient kingdom of Guge in far western Tibet.
Do any of these tours start outside Tibet?
Yes — several begin with a train ride from Xining, Chengdu or Beijing, one follows the G318 overland from Sichuan, and others cross the Himalaya to or from Kathmandu.
Before you send your inquiry
- No deposit — ever. Your dates are held with a free inquiry, and nothing is due until we confirm. On fixed group departures, book early to secure your seats.
- Cancel free before your Tibet Travel Permit is issued — full refund, every dollar.
- After the permit is issued: the USD $100 permit fee is non-refundable, everything else is refunded. Refunds within 7 business days.
- Bring a group of 7 and your spot is free (7+1).
- Single room supplement — free of charge for any group booking 5 rooms or travelling with 10 or more.
- Tell us your dates and route on the form below — you will have a written itinerary and an item-by-item quote within 12 hours, with no obligation to book.
- Prices depend on group size, hotel standard, season and how you travel into Tibet, so we quote each trip individually rather than from a price list.
- Hotel details — the exact hotels we use — come with your quote. Ask below for the standard you would like and we will match it.
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