Dr. Tashi Phuntsok

Tashi Phuntsok is the co-founder of Tibetan Connections and has been working as a travel agent and guide since the late 1990s, specializing in tours throughout the Tibetan regions and neighbouring ethnic regions in the western part of China. He spent his childhood as a Buddhist monk in Tibet and later he went to India to continue his study where he studied English. Since he returned home, he has been travelling, discovering, and finding new travel destinations to share with international travellers.He has worked with many foreign organizations including National Geographic, the authors of travel books such as " Eastern Tibet, The history of Central Asia" and the Lonely Planet.Since 2014, he also has been arranging explorational trips for Motor companies including BMW and Volkswagen.  In 2016 he led a Volkswagen team and completed the world record of challenge by driving JETTA throughout the KEKEXILI region (average elevation: Over 4500m/13,500ft, highest point 5300m). He sees himself as a traveller and explorer and is very passionate about the land and culture. Among many services he and his team can offer, they are particularly experienced in high-altitude trekking and camping, as well as the cultural appreciations of the grottos and caves along the southern Silk Road, as well as the monasteries and retreat areas of Tibet.