Kham Tourism Survey                                                  中文

The information collected in this survey will be used to guide our tourism development programs in Kham.  Please complete this form honestly and completely so that  tourism businesses created by Tibetans in Kham have the best chance of success.  Thank you for your input!

Describe your normal style of travel when you take pleasure trips:

Luxury: I like the best and avoid places that haven’t figured out how to deliver the best.
Middle-of-the-road: I carefully weigh the options to get the most out of my travel dollar.
Shoestring: I pick the cheapest option and laugh away the discomfort because it’s all part of the adventure.
Extreme: I embrace challenge and seek to go where no one has been before. 
Mix: I am willing to endure discomfort for the sake of adventure, but will pay for comfort when it’s available.

Where is your nationality?

How many times have you visited Kham before?  

When will you take your (next) trip to Kham?
within the next 12 months.    some time in the next five years.    not sure but I hope to visit some day.   not planning to visit.

What time of year will your trip probably take place? 

How long much time will you spend in Kham? 

How will you travel? 

Click on the choices that apply
I usually travel with a group organized by a company or agent OR I usually travel alone or with a small group of friends.

I will combine my trip to Kham with a visit to other parts of the Tibetan plateau or Asia. I will visit mainly Kham.

I or my traveling companion speak enough Chinese or Tibetan for travel purposes,
OR I don’t speak Chinese or Tibetan but enjoy the challenge of getting around without it,
OR I hope to hire a translator to travel with me in Kham.

My travel budget including transportation, lodging, and food is likely to be  

Rate your level of interest in the following activities using a 1-3 scale where

3 means you would go out of your way to do the activity.
2 means you would do the activity if it were convenient and not too expensive.
1 means that the activity does not interest you.

Long road trips to cover lots of ground and see a wide area.
Trekking trips (foot or horse) with overnight camping.
Horseback rides and day-hikes where no camping is required.
River rafting with a trained guide.
Visiting monasteries belonging only to a particular Buddhist lineage.
Staying overnight in a monastery or in an ordinary Tibetan house in rustic conditions.
Staying with a family or in a monastery that has opened a homestay guesthouse, with private sleeping rooms for visitors, clean sheets, and a wider range of food offered.
Studying Tibetan language, Buddhism, or meditation.
Seeing cultural events such as festivals, dance, music.
Visiting a museum of local culture and history.
Hearing local stories and legends (translated if necessary).
Living with nomads in their tent on the grasslands.
Observing wildlife.
Visiting schools or hospitals.
Visiting workshops for handicrafts or production facilities for traditional medicine.
Hunting or fishing (in places where allowed).
Watching a demonstration of daily household practices, for example yak-milking, wool spinning, tent-making.
Trying to milk a yak, spin some wool, sew a tent, or do other household practices yourself.
Helping farmers bring in the harvest or herdsmen care for their animals.
Receiving health care from traditional Tibetan doctors.
Doing volunteer work.
Extreme sports such as mountaineering, rock-climbing, kayaking, or long-distance cycling.
Losing weight and/or exercising at a health and fitness resort.
Buying high quality manufactured souvenirs.
Buying hand-made local items.
Buying Buddhist items.
Buying Tibetan medicines.
Buying “Tibetan” items that are not made by Tibetans.

Is there some other activity you'd like to do in Kham? If so, describe it here:

If you had the time and money to visit Kham, what are the most important reasons that you would hesitate to do so?
Lodging and food in Kham do not meet my standards.
I’m worried about getting mountain sickness.
I'm worried about crime.
Health reasons.
There are too many other places I’d rather visit first.
I don’t have a suitable travel partner.
I don’t like traveling in China.
I can’t get a passport/visa.
Travel in Kham seems too difficult.
Other:
I wouldn't hesitate, I'd go!

OPTIONAL

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