Travel through a lens – Sonam braves winter on the Tibetan plateau, India
Our new series of travel photos that tell a story starts with this portrait of a young nomadic girl who herds animals on the world’s highest plateau
October 2020
Top 10s
Top 10 books about the Himalayas
Along with spectacular adventures, these books record a richly diverse culture that has often been missed in accounts of derring-do
June 2020
Great explorers you’ve probably never heard of
Alexandra David-Néel, the first European woman to see Lhasa
The scholar and opera singer who sneaked into Tibet in the 1920s was also an anarchist, ran a casino and adopted a Buddhist monk
May 2020
Weird world
The Tibetan lama who was really a plumber from Devon
A 1956 bestseller about life in a Himalayan monastery turned out to be made up by a man who’d never been there. But that didn’t stop the Dalai Lama endorsing it
September 2017
On the radar
Nepal-Tibet border reopens to tourists after 2015 earthquake
The famous Himalayan road from Lhasa to Kathmandu, partly destroyed by the earthquake, is back on the travel wishlist as the Kerung-Rasuwa border crossing reopens to international visitors
November 2016
The foodie traveller
Yak served every which way in Chengdu, China
In the capital of Sichuan province, once you’ve tried the eponymous red pepper, it’s time for something more exotic – in the form of yak meat in the thriving Tibetan quarter. Though oily, salty yak butter tea may be a taste too far
October 2016
World view
World view: Mystic rivers of the Himalayas
Khampa horsemen riding by the salt pans of the Lancang river on the Tibetan plateau
May 2015
Instagram snapshots
Instagram snapshots: Aujin Rew in Kham, China
Hidden in the remote valleys of Larung and Garzê, Korean photographer Aujin Rew discovers rows upon rows of wooden huts at the largest Tibetan Buddhist teaching centres in the world
July 2013
Letter from
Letter from China: spirit quest
The lush grasslands of southern Gansu province provide a piece of heaven for city-weary travellers
May 2013
Trekking in the Himalayas: how to do it
The first successful ascent of Everest 60 years ago – in pictures
December 2012
Guardian Travel Network
The road to Tibet
Photographer Michael Yamashita discusses his fascinating but challenging journey through China into a rapidly changing Tibet, while researching his new book Shangri-La: Along the Tea Road to Lhasa
April 2012
Everest, the grandaddy of walking adventures
Did I know you in a past life?
October 2011
Weatherwatch
Weatherwatch: a solar eclipse in Tibet
Tim Radford on the observations of an eclipse, made one hundred years ago, by botanist F Kingdon Ward
August 2011
A shamanic detox in Sussex
OK, she saw visions of Peter Andre in Tesco. But an ayahuasca detox in the Sussex countryside left Stephanie Theobald feeling mentally and physically rebooted
May 2011
Environment blog
Tibet fears cast shadow over Chinese eco-tour
Jonathan Watts: Last minute security concerns derailed my Sichuan trip to follow in the footsteps of an Edwardian explorer
February 2011
Colin Thubron on the pilgrims' trail in Tibet
Holy to Hindus and Buddhists, Mount Kailas in Tibet can cost pilgrims their lives, finds the acclaimed travel writer in an exclusive report for the Guardian
