I would like to thank Tibet discovery tours for the most amazing holiday. I would say to anyone out there that is looking for a holiday to China or tibet that Discovery tours is the best company you will find, they are so helpful and will make your holiday stress free. Discovery tours organised everything for us from permits and internel flights to Tibet, then back to Bejing all accommodation organised and all at a remakable price. I wouldn't hesitate to use this company again. I would like to thank everyone involved with our trip from Tibet Discovery Tours you ROCK!!!!

Visited August 2011

Gabi
March 1, 2012

I arranged my travel to China and Tibet and this agency was very professional. Travelling alone is difficult but they could arrange a room shared with another guy in order to decrease price... I will always thank that :). I visited all the places according to the itnierary. I really recommend this agency Tibet Discovery Tours.

Visited August 2011

Alex
March 5, 2012

My husband and I just returned from Tibet and China. We needed help facilitating the Tibet portion of our trip and found this agency online.

Christine, our primary contact was exceptional. Her communication was always prompt and accurate. Her associates, Karen and Linda were responsive when Christine was unavailable. Their handling of all aspects of the trip, from last minute permits, train reservations and selection of guides was flawless. We were so pleased with their handling of the Tibet portion of our trip, we used them for numerous and changing air reservations throughout China.

My husband who travels to China frequently on business vows he will use this agency for all internal China travel in the future. We were happy to meet Christine in Chengdu who offered her services to tour the Panda Reserve with us. What a delight! Her enthusiasm and charm matches her competence. The agency is lucky to have her as an employee. The other "Chengdu Girls", Linda and Karen, were great as well. Finally, we want to acknowledge our Tibetan guide, Norbu and our driver, Nema. They were exceptional. Norbu's knowledge of Tibet, Buddhism and the sites enhanced our experience. We felt safe in Nema's care even when the road conditions were less than ideal. We highly recommend them as well. Thanks to all for making our trip special and easy!

Visited April 2012

Jessica
April 24, 2012

I really appreciated the kindness of the Tibet Discovery Tours staff and how smooth the communications back and forth went. It was very nice to know that you could ask them anything and also bring in some own ideas. The trip itself was amazing and we had friendly and interesting guides. The only mishap was, when the guides didn't seem to know that we have changed our itinerary slightly for one night, but in the end it all worked out fine.

Visited September 2011

Ghibli
March 5, 2012

Found Tibet Discovery online and from the start of email exchange, I found Elena, very competent. Actually, found a cheaper Tibet tour on a different site, but opted to stay with Tibet Discovery because of exceptional way this company handles their communication with clients. Am very satisfied from start to finish. Whenever I send email, there will always be a prompt reply no matter what time of the day....just wonder if they ever sleep...???? Once, Elena couldn't give reply to my email, surprisingly there was Bruce who also was so prompt in replying to all my queries. Just amazing how their staff work and treat their clients.

The original schedule was changed to a week later due to some visa problems, but to make it up for the inconvenience, Elena upgraded our hotel accommodation in Chengdu, as well as our tour. We had a private tour. Top this, Elena went out of her way to treat us to a dinner in her home. What a sumptuous meal Elena, her mom and her friend made for us prior to our Tibet train trip. She and her brother even took us to the market nearby their home so we could buy food for the train trip. She made us feel like a family not just clients. How awesome is that!!! You will never find a sales agent like her in any part of the world, only in Chengdu!

Additionally, she kept track of us while in Tibet....making sure everything was in order. We also had a great tour guide Norbu in Tibet.

Tibet Discovery is one company who takes serious care of their clients and the business. Thank you Elena, and Bruce.

Maria
April 27, 2012

Found Tibet Discovery online and from the start of email exchange, I found Elena, very competent. Actually, found a cheaper Tibet tour on a different site, but opted to stay with Tibet Discovery because of exceptional way this company handles their communication with clients. Am very satisfied from start to finish.

Whenever I send email, there will always be a prompt reply no matter what time of the day....just wonder if they ever sleep...???? Once, Elena couldn't give reply to my email, surprisingly there was Bruce who also was so prompt in replying to all my queries. Just amazing how their staff work and treat their clients.

The original schedule was changed to a week later due to some visa problems, but to make it up for the inconvenience, Elena upgraded our hotel accommodation in Chengdu, as well as our tour. We had a private tour. Top this, Elena went out of her way to treat us to a dinner in her home. What a sumptuous meal Elena, her mom and her friend made for us prior to our Tibet train trip. She and her brother even took us to the market nearby their home so we could buy food for the train trip. She made us feel like a family not just clients. How awesome is that!!! You will never find a sales agent like her in any part of the world, only in Chengdu! Additionally, she kept track of us while in Tibet....making sure everything was in order. We also had a great tour guide Norbu in Tibet.
Tibet Discovery is one company who takes serious care of their clients and the business. Thank you Elena, and Bruce.

Maria & Andrew
April 27, 2012

Thank you for arranging our trip to Tibet, a very different and wonderful travel experience.

 Yo Yo was a very knowledgable and helpful guide and we enjoyed her company.  She was very patient with all of our history and cultural questions.  

 We were very thankful to Yo Yo and all of her efforts to get us a shared compartment on the train.  In retrospect, we were a bit disapointed that we spent our last afternoon and evening in Beijing, missing meal times to devoting all our time resolving the train issue.  We are glad we did insist on travelling together as it would have not been at all enjoyable to be separated as we were the only foreigners on the train. (language).  

 Before I make any submissions to Trip Advisors, etc, I would like to bring up our tour in Tibet. Tanjing was very pleasant and knowelgable, his English acceptable, however we missed several attractions.  On Day 2 we started at 10:30 and back at the hotel at 2:30, missing the Sara Monestary.  Tanjing told us it was under repair and not worth seeing.  Later in the evening, while talking with other tourists they mentioned how much they enjoyed the debating monks.

The Best,

Terry
April 19, 2012

We arrived home in LA last night. We had a great time in Tibet and China. You were the most helpful and efficient and made our trip a success. We were so happy to meet you in Chengdu.

Now that we are home, can you send us another copy of the trip evaluation form? We want to make sure that your bosses know what a great job you and the other "Chengdu Girls" did in helping us.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Best,

Jessica
April 18, 2012

All of the accommodation that we stayed in was fine, we found the rooms were clean and all staff very friendly. In fact we both thought the accommodation was better than we had been expecting especially the hotel in Lhasa. The guide that we had was very good, his knowledge on Tibet customs and religion was amazing and he was happy to share his knowledge with us. The trek he looked after us well. We were also very happy to some small changes he suggested to the itinerary to spread some of the sightseeing out a bit, we also had a nice amount of time for ourselves.

Suzi & Luis
April 9, 2012

We felt very well looked after whilst in Chengdu and Bifengxia and will no doubt keep in touch with our tour guide Melody via email. Also, the driver was punctual and a good driver. Norbu and the driver were superb. Norbu looked after us very well and willingly shared some of his huge knowledge of the mountains etc. We were very sad to leave Lhasa behind and to have to say goodbye to Norbu and the driver - There was good camaraderie in the truck.

Roger
April 5, 2012

Lamu was a wonderful tour guide. She went out of her way to explain in detail the aspects of the monasteries and palaces. Her breadth and depth of knowledge is immense. As a person, she made us feel welcome in Tibet. She gave us advice regarding how to negotiate with the local merchants. She took us to see the Potala Palace at night to see it illuminated and the wonderful Potala Park with its fountains and music. When Jan was feeling tired, Lamu recommended that we return to the hotel to rest for an hour before continuing the tour. Her concern was for our well-being and comfort as well as providing an excellent visit to Lhasa. If we were to return to Tibet, we would request to have Lamu as our tour guide. The driver did a very good job navigating the streets of Lhasa. Since he did not speak English, we did not have an opportunity to interact with him. He was punctual and waited patiently while we toured.

Janet
March 29, 2012

By the way, I graciously thank you for being so competent. Even in the middle of the night, or wee hour of the night you will send reply so quickly.  I wonder if you still sleeps....ha! na!  I sincerely thank you for being so helpful and giving me too quick responses.

Warmest regards!

Maria
March 27, 2012

Sorry for the late reply, but I wanted to sort through my pictures before I answered you, so I could send you some.

Our trip to Tibet was very interesting. It is a beautiful country and both our guides and drivers in Xining and Tibet were very good and kind people. But first, me and my family want to thank you for the nice surprise in Xining with the birthday cake!! That was wonderful, thank you.

We still enjoyed our trip very much. The accommodation was very good, the guides did a wonderful job and we learned a lot about Tibet, Buddhism and the people. I am sure we will be thinking of this journey for a very long time!!

I wanted to thank you for the very nice correspondence! I have enjoyed planing this trip for me and my family very much and our communication via mail was a big part of that. Thank you for making my mother's birthday tibet trip a success.

If you need anything else (pictures etc) please let me know.

Have a nice week!

Kind regards         

Leila
Feb. 25, 2012

Hello from Australia just wanted to thank you again for your help with our trip we had the most wonderful time and plan on coming back in a couple of years. I have attached a couple of photo's for you. Can you please pass the one of Elena and myself to Elena.
How do I write a review for you website?
Kind Regards

Sonia
Jan 29th, 2012

I’m fine. Thanks.

After 7 hours delay on my flight back to Munich – I had to wait from 11pm to 8am on the Beijing airport – and the first two working days with total 31 hours in the office I was really tired. So far I did not contact any friend because I was just tired or busy with work. ;-)

I hope I find time at the weekend to start writing my report (only German).  And then I will go through my 2499 pictures and movies!!!!!!!!!!! Stupid!

But the most important picture for both of us. It is called: the beginning of a wonderful friendship!

I’ll come back to you asap.

Katja
Jan 21st, 2012

Thanks for the final itinerary.

As I said already, the tour is really great, and also the tour guide and the driver are great. There is no problem at all with them or the itinerary. They are very flexible with regard to my wishes.

You should really come here and visit - Tibet is amazing. Right now I'm in Zhangmu which is again very different from the rest of Tibet, a lot of green - completely different from the other parts.

Thanks again.

Bye,

Marcus

I just wanted to let you know that my family and I had a wonderful time on the tour. Kang was a terrific guide and the driver was very good too. We enjoyed seeing all of the sights, religon, landscape and people of Tibet. Kang was very knowledgeable and answered all of our questions. We will definitely use Tibet Discovery Tours for our next adventure and will tell our friends. Your company made it so much easier for us traveling with children.

Thank you again for everything!

Barry
Nov 18th, 2011

I'm about to finish my trip to China. Thanks a lot for all your attentions and for all the amendments that I requested, also the accomodation in Tibet with Jurgen, the german guy, for decrease costs.

You are incredible, it's a pity that I didn't meet you in person but I'm sure one day it's going to happen.

I really appreciate all the effort you did for my trip, it was fantastic. I will recommend you with all the people that things in travelling to China.

Regards!

Alejandro Lafont

Everything is going very well on our trip, thanks so much for all your organization.

I wanted to get back to you about Chengdu and the visit to Panda Base Camp. We get in to Chengdu on Monday 14 Nov at 1:05pm. Could you please arrange to have a driver meet us at the airport and take us to the Panda Base Camp (we will leave our bags in the car), and then return us to the airport when the camp closes at 6 pm. Our flight to SH is at 9:05pm. I don't think we need a guide.

Since we are en route to Everest it will be difficult for me to get on the internet and pay the 400RMB via paypal. Could we pay the driver when we see him, or pay our guide in Tibet cash?

Thank you!

Nicki
Nov. 2011