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15 BREAKFASTS, 9 LUNCHES 16 DAYS 5 DAY TREK AND 9 DINNERS
18 DAYS
19 DAYS ADVENTURE
TOURING
14 NIGHTS HOTEL 2 NIGHTS TRAIN 2 NIGHTS LODGE
17 BREAKFASTS, 13 LUNCHES AND 13 DINNERS
IMAGE: Mt Everest's majestic north face, Chomolongma viewed from Tibet | G. Craig Holmes
10 NIGHTS HOTEL 5 NIGHTS CAMPING
IMAGE: Dzong at Gyantse
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Richard I'Anson
GRADE | MODERATE
tibet ganden samye trek
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beijing to kathmandu
2 GRADE | ADVENTURE TOURING an epic journey across china to the high tibetan plateau
a short but spectacular trek high on the tibetan plateau
highlights
• Experience Buddhist culture on a trek across the high Tibetan Plateau
• Explore the magnificent Ganden and Samye Monasteries
• Discover the sites of Lhasa, including Potala, former home of the Dalai Lama
• Visit the sites of Pashupatinath and Boudhanath in Kathmandu
brief itinerary
DAY 1 | Join Kathmandu 2 | In Kathmandu, sightseeing Kathmandu Valley 3 | Fly Kathmandu to Lhasa
4/5 | In Lhasa, visit the Potala Palace, the Norbulingka and the ancient Jokhang 6 | To Ganden Monastery, commence trek 7/10 | Trek through Tsotup Valley 11 | To Samye & Gyantse 12 | To Shigatse 13 | In Shigatse
14 | Drive to Lhasa 15 | Fly to Kathmandu 16 | In Kathmandu, trip concludes
inclusions
MEALS: 15 breakfasts, 9 lunches and
9 dinners including all meals on trek valued at US$600 ACCOMMODATION: good quality accommodation in Kathmandu & Lhasa and basic accommodation elsewhere • group camping equipment while trekking GUIDES: expert bilingual guide TRANSPORT: arrival & departure transfers • private transportation (excluding internal flights) EQUIPMENT: medical kit
• portable altitude chamber • the use of a World Expeditions trek pack which
WHEN TO GO REGULAR DEPARTURES
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TRIP CODE: GSY
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includes a quality sleeping bag, down or fibre fill jacket and insulated mat valued at over US$500 PLUS: sightseeing as listed in itinerary • site entrance fees
• souvenir World Expeditions kit bag
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
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, Norbulingka and ancient Jokhang
11 | Drive to Gyantse, visit the historic fort and Kumbum 12 | In Gyangtse, drive to Shigatse 13 | Drive to Shegar 14 | Drive to Rongphu Monastery 15 | At famous Rongpu Monastery, view the North
Face of Everest 16 | Drive to Shigatse
17 | Drive to Lhasa 18 | Fly to Kathmandu 19 | In Kathmandu, trip concludes.
inclusions
MEALS: 17 breakfasts, 13 lunches and 13 dinners ACCOMMODATION: 14 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
WHEN TO GO
REGULAR DEPARTURES
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J J A S O N D
TRIP CODE: BTK
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Tibet
Shigatse
Ganden
Lhasa Samye
Gyantse
Bhutan
Beijing
China
Xian Lhasa
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Sikkim
Kathmandu
India
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Xian/Xining (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
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