Overall a well curated trip with a few minor snags
Overall a well curated trip. We didn’t tailor it further as we thought they knew better the route to take. It was a bit less polished than we had expected with a few minor snags such as the lack of welcome ceremony on the first day. First few days felt a bit rushed while later days felt a bit empty. The significant altitude symptoms initially likely contributed to this feeling as well. We wish we had more time in Zhonglu village to explore. The trip was more self guided a than we had anticipated and even though Eastogo provided informative “travel books” of the next days itinerary. It would have been nice to have more cultural and historical context and explanations in certain places especially since there is not a lot of English information available online or at the sites. We had a driver Jack who was excellent at navigating the mountain roads. The roads were sketchy in places but we felt super safe with his driving. He had amazing English and helped us with translating signs and menus but he was not supposed to be a tour guide. We did have two half days with a local guide Jenny which was nice. She was very outgoing and super fun. Highlight for me was meeting the local monks and herders and experiencing what life was like on the Tibetan plateau which I would not have been able to experience without Eastogo. It did feel a bit like the company was a bit more focused on the experiences of influencers on Instagram than those of other customers such as myself which was a bit saddening.