How to Book a Journey

We make booking a journey as easy as possible! Read on for details.

Booking Process with Himalaya Journey

Whether you are going to Tibet, Nepal or Bhutan, we make booking a journey with us easy! If you ever have any questions about the booking process, please contact us.

Step 1: Contact our sales staff and let them know where you wish to travel, when you plan to go, how many people are traveling with you, how many days you plan to travel and whether you are looking for a private or a group journey. For a list of our journeys, please go to to the following links:

Small Group Journeys

Private Journeys

If you don’t see the journey you are looking for, no problem! We can customize a journey specifically for you.

Step 2: Get a price quotation from our experienced sales staff. You have the freedom to customize your travel route by adding additional days and destinations. Confirm with our sales staff that you wish to travel with Himalaya Journey.

Step 3: Fill out our short journey application. We have a set of questions asking you about your health, fitness and making sure you understand that you will be traveling in more remote regions of the Himalaya Mountains.

Step 4: Reserve your journey by paying a deposit. We offer 4 different options including Bank Transfer, Check/Bank Draft (only for US and Canada clients), Credit Card and PayPal.

Option 1 Bank Transfer: This is usually a low-cost option and can be used by clients across the world. Bank Transfers usually take 3 or 4 business days to process. If you wish to pay by bank transfer, let us know and we will email you our business banking details.

Option 2 Check Payments: Clients in the US and Canada can send us their payment by check or bank draft in US funds. They need to make the check payable to HIMALAYA JOURNEY and mail it to us at this address in the US:

Himalaya Journey

2209 Lakewood Dr SE

Olympia, WA 98501 USA

Option 3 PayPal: We can accept payments from clients who have PayPal accounts. With all PayPal payments, please add a 2.5% service charge fee to your total amount. Payments thru PayPal can be sent to us at: info@himalayajourney.com

Option 4 Credit Card Payments: We can accept payments by major credit card. Himalaya Journey will need to send you an official invoice that will allow you to make the payment securely thru the internet. Do not send us your credit card information by email. For payments by credit card, a 2.5% service charge fee will be added to your total. Let us know if you wish to make your payment by major credit card and we will send you an invoice.

Step 5: Read thru, sign and return our Journey Contract. Our Journey Contract is found in the following link: Himalaya Journey Booking Terms and Conditions

Step 6: Email us your passport and/or China Visa so we can apply for your Tibet Travel Permit or Bhutan Visa. If you plan to travel from Nepal to Tibet, we only need your passport’s picture/information page. NOTE: Nothing is needed for those traveling only to Nepal.

Step 7: Confirm the date and time that you will be arriving. Send us your full itinerary so we know when to meet you at the airport or train station.

Step 8: Send us your hotel information in Mainland China so we can mail you your required travel permits for Tibet. NOTE: This is not needed for those going to Bhutan or Nepal or going from Nepal to Tibet OR those planning to take the train from Mainland China to Tibet.

Step 9: Arrive and enjoy your journey while being led by our expert staff!