Most local Tibetan travel agencies in Lhasa are not easily visible on popular search engines like Google and Bing. It isn’t very easy to find them directly, or you might end up choosing a nonlocal base agency claiming to be one. The main reason is that people working in travel agencies in Lhasa are not tech-savvy, and websites are something they get for free from their well-wishers (mostly traveler friends).
Most owners of the travel agencies in Lhasa are former Tibetan Tour guides and they gradually own a travel agency or operate tours with a Travel website.
There is always a significant benefit in choosing a local Tibetan travel agency from the local knowledge, of the field presence in Lhasa and expertise in Tourism. The Internet is flooded with many Tibetan travel websites claiming to be local Tibetan travel agencies, In reality, 99.99% of them are owned and run by non-experienced outsiders. Most of them do not have field experience, which is why many travelers end up in a nightmare when it comes to reality during the tour.
This is why every traveler needs to choose their service provider, wisely before booking a Tibet tour.
The benefit of booking your Tibet tour with a Tibetan travel agency in Lhasa
1) Local experience and knowledge
Most Tibetan travel agencies in Tibet are mainly based in Lhasa, and they are mostly owned by former Tibetan tour guides. This makes them stand tall in front of their counterpart in providing quality services, and the most enriching and enjoyable tours in Tibet.
We know our place. We know the local customs and routes like no other non-local travel agency. So it is of utmost importance for you to book a Tibet tour with a Tibetan travel agency in Lhasa or Tibet if you want more significant value for your money and to have a great time in Tibet.
2) Your money goes directly to your tour provider, which means a more economical tour.
If you book a tour with a local Tibetan travel agency in Lhasa, your money goes directly to your Tibet travel agency. This is because there are no middlemen so the tour will be more reasonable for you. For example, suppose a tour agency in Nepal passes your tour to a Tibet travel agency, and they (Tibet travel agency) will have to give them the price. The Nepal agency will make some extra in their services, and the tour will be more expensive for travelers.
Sometimes those travel agencies force us to cut the price so that they can add some price as a middleman, which in total, will be equal to the price offered by the local travel agency. With such a price you will only get lower tour standards and low-quality service in the end.
Last year we met a French man, who booked his tour with travel agencies based in Nepal. When he enters China, he realizes that his guide can’t even speak understandable English, and he gets a car, which is very old, and all the accommodations are given in local cheap guest houses throughout the tour.
He regretted not spending more time on the internet and emails to find an excellent reasonable travel agency in Lhasa. We hope this will not happen to you.
3) You will support the local economy.
Many Lhasa-based Tibet travel agency hires local help, from the guide to the crew members like cooks, if you’re trekking in Tibet. Many travelers want to travel in Tibet with local Tibetans.
We only hire a local Tibetan guide, cab drivers, and crew members. So if you go with the local Tibetan guide, there is always an advantage, like they speak the same language as locals and share the same culture and beliefs. So if in need, there can arrange help wherever you go.
Many of the Tibetan guides know the hotels and other service providers very well, and this would provide better quality service for you. If you have very tricky questions about the monastery or any attractions, all the monks or staff in the temple will immediately give you the correct answer.
4) Better service.
In the case of cars, local Tibet travel agencies are in better personal touch with the cab drivers. For guides too, local travel agencies have better personal relations with them. This personal relationship and continuous business relations make the local travel agencies offer you a better guide and better cabs for the tour.
All the local travel agencies have a contract with all the hotels and the guest house. Therefore, if you book your tour with local agencies in Lhasa, they will be able to give you a better price for the hotels due to the contact they make every year.
Plus, our experience as a tour provider makes us well aware of the pros and cons of each hotel and accommodation in Tibet.
We have always booked the hotels in the gold-star hotel Shambhala every time. Shambhala is a Gold-star hotel, that provides equal service to that of four-star hotels, and the rooms give you the feeling of being in Tibet and sleeping in a local Tibetan house. After all, you want to visit Tibet to experience the local life.
If you would like us to recommend, We will honestly recommend some professional Tibetan tour operators in Lhasa. but please consider this, We are also a Tibet tour operator
Things to remember about Tibetan travel agency in Lhasa.
- Bigger doesn’t mean better. Some of the best tour operators in Tibet are handled by a few personnel. Smaller could mean a more personal approach.
- Try to see if they are using a Tibetan name.
Suppose there is any information you would require about Tibet travel information. Please feel free to contact me. Even if you are not using my services, you can always contact me for an update. please write to me at info@itibettravel.com
Tenzin Travel is the best Tibetan Travel agency in Tibet. Our agency is one of Tibet’s most experienced tour operators, with over 20 years in the industry. Founded by a local Tibetan family with decades of expertise as guides, managers, and route planners. We craft personalized itineraries for every traveler. Our agency is the highest-rated and most recommended Tibet travel agency on TripAdvisor, Google, and Lonely Planet.
We can make holistic arrangements for your trip to Tibet. Including a Tibet Travel Permit, a Tibetan tour guide, flight tickets, train tickets, vehicle arrangements, and hotel bookings in Tibet.
Our Lhasa office is just steps from Barkhor Square. All our Tibetan team ensures deep cultural, linguistic, and religious insights, setting us apart from other agencies.
Beyond tourism, we support Tibetan communities by donating a portion of each tour to local projects. Your travel to Tibet is about more than profit—it’s about the opportunity for us to give back.
