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18 DAYS
18 DAYS ADVENTURE
TOURING
13 NIGHTS HOTEL 2 NIGHTS TRAIN 2 NIGHTS LODGE
16 BREAKFASTS, 12 LUNCHES AND 12 DINNERS
8 DAYS
8 DAYS ADVENTURE TOURING
7 BREAKFASTS, 6 LUNCHES AND 6 DINNERS
IMAGE: Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet
beijing to kathmandu
the ancient city of lhasa
an epic journey across china to the high tibetan plateau
an ideal short trip exploring the ancient city of lhasa
highlights
• Explore Lhasa, including the Potala Palace, former home of the Dalai Lama
• Visit the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and the Temple of Heaven in Beijing
• Journey overland through Tibet to sacred Buddhist monasteries and stunning mountain scenery
• Discover Xian the traditional starting point of the Silk Road
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brief itinerary
DAY 1 | Join Beijing 2 | In Beijing 3 | Visit Great Wall 4 | In Beijing, overnight train to Xian 5/6 | In Xian 7 | Fly to Xining, overnight train to Lhasa 8 | Arrive
Lhasa 9/10 | In Lhasa, visit the Potala Palace, the Norbulingka and the ancient Jokhang 11 | Drive to Gyantse, visit the historic fort and Kumbum 12 | Drive
to Shigatse, visit the Tashilhunpo
13 | Drive to Shegar 14 | Drive to Rongphu Monastery 15 | At Rongphu Monastery, to Old Tingri 16 | Drive
to Kerung 17 | Drive to Kathmandu 18 | In Kathmandu, trip concludes
inclusions
MEALS: 16 breakfasts, 12 lunches and 12 dinners ACCOMMODATION: 13 nights in comfortable hotel accommodation on a twinshare basis • 2 nights in lodge on a twinshare basis • 2 nights in 2nd class comfortable sleeper train between Beijing/Xian and Xining/Lhasa, 4 berth cabin GUIDES: expert bilingual guides TRANSPORT: private air-conditioned vehicles • internal flight Xian/Xining
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highlights
• Explore ancient Lhasa, one of the highest cities in the world
• Experience the majesty of the Potala Palace
• Journey to surrounding sites like Samyes, Tibet's first monastery
• Gain an insight into the contrasts of modern and traditional Tibet
• Discover the revered Jokhang temple and Norbulingka, Summer Palace of the Dalai Lama
brief itinerary
DAY 1 | Fly Chengdu to Lhasa 2/4 | In Lhasa 5 | To Tsedang 6 | Visit to Samye Monastery 7 | In Lhasa
8 | Fly Chengdu, trip concludes
inclusions
MEALS: 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 6 dinners ACCOMMODATION: comfortable hotels and guesthouses (basic hotel accommodation in Lhasa) GUIDES: expert bilingual guide TRANSPORT: airport transfers (day 1 and day 8)
• private transportation EQUIPMENT: group medical kit PLUS: sightseeing as listed in itinerary • site entrance fees
• Bottled Oxygen for emergency use
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IMAGE: Mt Everest's majestic north face, Chomolongma viewed from Tibet | G. Craig Holmes
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(excluding flight Lhasa to Kathmandu) EQUIPMENT: group medical kit PLUS: portable altitude chamber on Tibet touring section • sightseeing and entry fees as listed in itinerary • bottled oxygen for emergency use on the Tibetan Plateau • WE kit bag, down jacket and sleeping bag and liner on arrival in Lhasa
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