Nomad Tent and Home Stays

Hike or Ride to the Camp

Ever dreamed of staying with nomads in a tent on the high Tibetan plateau or taking part in the seasonal yak migrations?

As part of Chyoger Treks overall mission of creating conditions for nomads and visitors to develop real and authentic relationships, we facilitate home stays with nomadic yak herders, either in tents in summer or fall, and in their small stone huts in winter and spring.  

  • All stays are extremely basic.
  • Our home stays are not fake, even after all these years. That’s because nomads are special people.
  • Be a fly on the wall in a moving yak-hair home.
  • Help with chores — yak herding, yak milking, and yak dung collecting.  
  • No bathrooms, no showers, and no privacy.  
  • Areas differ depending on the time of year.
  • Can be added to other treks, see booking forms on each trek booking page (like Gyergo Nunnery 3 day Trek).
  • 2-10 days

Price is Y160/$22 per night with dinner, bed, and breakfast.  Y30/$4 extra for lunch.  We also offer workshops in nomadic skills.

Check out Nomad Homestay, Gyergo Nunnery, and Meituk Lake Trek for a homestay-based trek incorporating authentic tent and hut stays. Great for cold seasons! We also offer up to 10-day routes, either self-guided or guided, hiking or riding. Contact us for details and custom planning according to season and your budget and group make-up.

Travel to the home and tent stays in the mountains by

Discussion about meat
Discussing a yak leg
Stoking the fire
Drying dung
Herding
Visitors on the visitor side of the fire
Nighttime tents
Tents
Doorway
Drying dung
Making butter
Making rope
Milking
Kids on horses
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See yak packing options for this route.

See 3-day/2 night homestay hut-to-hut (or tent-to-hut, depending on the season)

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