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Welcome to Adventure Great Himalaya
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Our main direction is to provide first class adventure tourism whilst generating a fairer income for the local community. We pride ourselves on vast knowledge and networks which allows us to focus on every detail of your journey ensuring minimal impact on the environment and local people.therefore we have been in the profession long enough to know what makes our trips a huge success. We've spent 10 to 15 years finding places to stay that are quaint, out of the way, and comfortable when we take you to the most amazing parts of the Himalayas. 
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About Tibet Information at a Glance Land Size: 2.5 million square kilometres, which includes U-Tsang, Kham and Amdo provinces consisting of U-Tsang and a small portion of Kham, consists of 1.2 million square kilometres. The bulk of Tibet lies outside the TAR.

Capital: Lhasa

Population: 6 million Tibetans and an estimated 7.5 million Chinese, most of whom are in Kham and Amdo.

Language: Tibetan (of the Tibeto-Burmese language family). The official language is Chinese.

Staple Food: Tsampa (roasted barley flour)

National Drink: Salted butter tea

Typical Animals: Wild yak, Bharal (blue) sheep, Musk deer, Tibetan antelope, Tibetan gazelle, Kyang (wild ass), Pica, Panda

Typical Birds: Black necked crane, Lammergeier, Great crested grebe, Bar-headed goose, Ruddy shel duck, Ibis-bill

Major Environmental Problems: Rampant deforestation in Eastern Tibet, poaching of large mammals, nuclear waste, degradation of grassland

Average Altitude: 4,000 metres or 13,000 feet above sea level.

Highest Mountain: Chomo Langma (Mt. Everest) 29,028 ft.

Average Rainfall: Varies widely. In the west it is 1 mm in Jan. to 25 mm in July. In the east, it is 25-50 in Jan. and 800 in July

Average Temperature: July–14.5 degrees celcius (58 F) January–minus 16.5 degrees celcius (24 F)

Mineral Deposits: Borax, uranium, iron, chromite, gold

Major Rivers: Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra in India), Machu (Yellow River in China), Drichu (Yangtse in China), Senge Khabab (Indus in India), Phungchu (Arun in India), Gyalmo Ngulchu (Salween in Burma) and Zachu (Mekong in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos).

Economy: Tibetans: predominantly in agriculture and animal husbandry. Chinese: predominantly in government, commerce and the service sector.

Provinces: U-Tsang (Central Tibet), Amdo (N.E. Tibet), Kham (S.E. Tibet)

Bordering Countries: India, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, China

National Flag: Snow lions with red and blue rays. Outlawed in Tibet.

Political and Religious Leader: The 14th Dalai Lama. In exile in Dharamsala, India.

Government in Exile: Parliamentary

Current Government: Communist

Relationship with the P.R.C.: Colonial

Legal (Political) Status: Occupied

Destruction of Monasteries since Occupation: about 6,000

Death of Tibetan since Occupation: 1.2 million

Activities Of Tibet
Tour
A Tibet tour will delight and challenge your senses with smells, tastes and colors you have never experienced before. Good or bad, you discover the fetid odor of yak butter and incense that smacks of hashish. You taste rich, savory stews of spicy yak, crisp Asian pears, and sweet local melons. You have to put up with a lot to get up onto the "rooftop of the world" - bureaucracy & permits, dist ...

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Trekking
We combine some of treks with a visit to Lhasa, the heart and soul of Tibet and an object of devout pilgrimage a city of wonders to give you the full insight in Tibet and it's people.   The most extensive jumble of mountains found on any continent surrounds Tibet, the highest and largest plateau on earth. Trekking in the valleys, over passes and through arid open landscape of the Tibetan plat ...

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