2 day Lhasa tour with Tibet Vista and Gelek
I just wrapped up the two day tour of Lhasa. It’s part of a larger trip for me, so two days was a good amount of time to hit the highlights. And we really packed in a lot over two days. Tibet Vista came recommended online so I reached out. Everything went pretty smoothly, as much as can be expected. I’d recommend getting the number of the guide meeting you at the airport and downloading WeChat ahead of time to coordinate, it took me about 20 minutes to find him once I arrived and got my bag. That was really the only minor hiccup. But through the process, they were patient and pretty responsive when I had questions (the process is a lot- getting a Chinese visa and then getting a Tibet permit), but it all came together last minute before I left the States and they got my tour sorted. Two shoutouts: Gelek was my guide and he was amazing. He knew absolutely everything. Hands down the most knowledgeable guide I’ve ever had on any trip. I am only going to be able to remember 25% of what he told me, but I enjoyed hearing it. His English is really good and he is fun to hang out with, request him if you can. Grace helped me with all of the paperwork and getting it planned. She was patient even though I was really slow to get started and she went above and beyond to make sure the physical copy was at my hotel the night before I flew into Lhasa. Overall I highly recommend Tibet Vista. They have good connections for food and hotel, the whole experience was smooth and visiting Tibet was special!