Tibet enjoys some of the greatest and least spoiled trekking country on Earth. The Himalayas stretch for almost 1,900 miles (3,000 km) along its southern border and the Karakoram stretch along its western borders. You can find all fourteen of the world's tallest mountains between these two mountain ranges. Northern Tibet is high and arid and is known as the Chang Tang or "Northern Plains." Eastern Tibet is home to three of Asia's largest rivers and is bound by a succession of mountains.

With an unusually diverse and strikingly beautiful landscape of snowcapped summits, lush rhododendron and conifer forests and fertile agricultural valleys, Tibet has some of the world's most interesting country-side to explore.

When to trek in Tibet?

The best season for trekking in Tibet is from May through the end of October. The weather during these months is surprisingly mild, with warm days and cool to chilly nights in the mountains. The monsoon season is July to August when more than half of Tibet's annual precipitation occurs. This is also when the mountains come alive with greenery and the alpine areas become lush with wildflowers and blooming bushes. In September the days are cooler and the willow and poplar leaves begin to turn yellow. October and November brings sunny days and clear crisp nights with temperatures often near freezing. The coldest time of the year is December through February, but this is also a time when Tibet experiences extended periods of clear sunny weather. In the high mountain areas the snowfall is generally too high to consider winter treks.