Tibetan Camping Retreat

Experience luxury camping Tibetan nomad style in the Tibetan Plateau. Surrounded by endless meters of fields, abundant wildlife including foxes and gazelles, and summer flowers, you’ll stay in your choice of yak wool tent or cabin and sleep under hand-woven yak wool blankets. Founded and staffed by local nomads, This property offers a chance to experience low-impact camping with a Tibetan twist. Indulge in some stargazing, go horseback riding through winter grazing lands, hike through the surrounding countryside, or visit a local nomad family. This is the perfect place to escape from the everyday grind and reconnect with a simpler way of life.

XIAHE SURROUNDINGS

Admire Labrang Monastery’s red walls and elaborate gold and copper colored roofs • Follow the pilgrimage trail around Labrang Monastery • Sit down to lunch with a local nomad family • Enjoy the afternoon at your leisure: relax in the camp’s spa, go horseback riding, or hike through the surrounding area.

Option 1: Learn from local women how to weave delicate yak wool handicrafts • Option 2: Pay a visit to a nearby village and walk on the old town’s mud wall and visit a local monastery and a famous religious cave • Hike through the camp’s verdant surroundings.

BEST TIME TO VISIT

The best time to visit this is from May to October, depending on what you want to see and do. May - June (late spring to early summer) Pleasant temperatures (15-25 °C) Green landscapes in the mountains and valleys. July - August (high summer) Ideal for festivals in Tibetan areas and yak herds on summer pastures. September - October (late summer and autumn) Clear skies and beautiful autumn colors, Good travel time for photography and trekking. November - April (winter) Cold, with snow in high-altitude areas. Not ideal for travel unless you specifically come for winter landscapes.

UNIQUE TIBETAN PLATEAU TOURS

Tailor-made travel to the Tibetan plateau means immersing yourself in a world of endless skies, high plains filled with yaks and monasteries where the rhythm of prayer chants and incense determines the day. In regions like Xiahe and Langmusi and the border areas with Qinghai, you experience Tibetan life off the beaten path - without the restrictions of the Tibet Autonomous Region.A custom trip gives you the space to follow ancient pilgrimage routes at your own pace, stay with Tibetan families, visit quiet gompas, and participate in local rituals or festivals. Along the way, grasslands, red sandstone gorges, and mountain passes adorned with prayer flags alternate.Here, you travel not just through a landscape, but through layers of tradition, faith, and simplicity - an experience that seeps deep under your skin.

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