15-day exploration tour of four eastern cultures

Tour Route: Beijing- Lhasa-Kathmandu- Pakhara-Chitwan-Kathmandu-Delhi- Agra
Tour Code:  TNT005

Detailed Itinerary

Day01 Arrive in Beijing
Beijing Airport welcome service by our English tour guide
and driver. Transfer to the hotel, check in the hotel.The rest of the day is free at your own leisure.
Overnight at Beijing, standard twin room, 3 star hotel

Day02 Beijing City Tour
Pick up at hotel in the morning.Visit the Tian'anmen square(the biggest city square in the world). Then to the Forbidden City, the Imperial Palace in the Ming and Qing dynasties. After lunch to visit Temple of Heaven, the place where the Ming and Qing Emperors worshipped the God of heaven and prayed for good harvest. Then to visit the Summer Palace, Enjoy the Peking Opera Show at Liyuan Theatre (Optional) in the evening.
Overnight at Beijing, standard twin room, 3 star hotel

Day03 Beijing Greatwall and Mingtombs
After breakfast, about 8:00 to visit Ming tombs. After lunch visit the Badaling Great Wall. Badaling section is the most famous and best-preserved wall. Enjoy a famous Peking Duck Banquet (Optional) for dinner.
Overnight at Beijing, standard twin room, 3 star hotel

Day04 Leave Beijing to Lhasa
Fly from Beijing to Lhasa; our Tibet tour guide will pick you up at Lhasa airport, you will be transferred to hotel.
Overnight in Gang-Gyan Hotel Lhasa, 4 star or its counterpart.

Day05 Lhasa City Tour-Visiting Potala Palace and Jokhang monastery and Barkhor street
In the morning section, you are going to visit the famous Patala palace, which is the land mark of lhasa and is recently considered one of the seven wonders of the world. The potala palace is divided into two different parts that is red and white palace. Afternoon section, visiting Jokhang temple, built mainly for the "Jowoe" bring along with princess Wencheng from Xi’an during Tang dyansty and is grouped into world cultural heritage list by the UNESCO. Then exploring the famous old barkhor street, enjoing shoping traditional Tibetan things around the street.
Overnight in Lhasa

Day06:Lhasa City Tour-Visiting Norbulingka and Drepung monastery
Norbulingkha is Tibetan word refers to "treature garden" lies at western supurbs of lhasa with 2km from Potala palace is listed as the world cultural heritage by the UNESCO. The norbulingkha is called summer palace and built by the seventh Dalai lama in mid 18th century. Later then the successive dalai lamas studied and stay during summer time. Afternoon section visiting Drepung monastery is situated at the foothill of a mountain and was founded by Jamyang Choeje in 1416. the monastery is divided into two different colleges that is Drepung loselling and Drepung Gomang college. The Ganden podrang is famous among them as it is the government centre during fifth Dalai lama and later moved to the famous Potala palace during fifth Dalai lama.

Day07 Fly to Kathmandu
Take flight from Lhasa to Kathmandu, free and easy in the afternoon.
Overnight in Kathmandu

Day08 Sightseeing of Kathmandu Valley
Visits to Buddhist stupa of Boudhanath and Pashupatinath temple, After this  you advance towards your next destination, Bhaktapur which lies on the Eastern part of Kathmandu valley. You get to visit Lion Gate, Golden Gate, Art Gallery, Statue of King Bhupatindra, Nyatapola Temple, fifty-five windowed Malla palace and other historical monuments. After lunch, you are transported to Patan lying 5kms away from Kathmandu Valley on the South-East. You will get a better understanding of Nepal culture upon visiting Patan Durbar Square, Mahaboudha Temple, Kumbeshwor temple, Krishna Temple and Golden Temple. Your Kathmandu tour also includes visit to Swayambhunath. Stupa of Swayambhunath epitomizes Buddhism for Buddhist sect. This place offers a majestic view of the entire Kathmandu valley.
Overnight in Kathmandu

Day 09 Drive to Royal Chitwan National Park
Drive to Royal Chitwan National Park from Kathmandu.

Day 10 Safari Excursion in Royal Chitwan National Park
Chitwan owns rich wildlife, flourish grasslands and rare species of bird and animals. It give a unique and exceptional wildlife experience, being the home to several are species, in particular, the one-horned rhinoceros and leopard and also leopard, bear, wild boar, deer, bison, crocodiles etc. You surrender yourself to the pure pleasure of jungle activities. Your safari excursion includes Elephant safari, Wildlife safari, jeep safari, canoeing and bird watching. Unlike African animals, those in Chitwan tend to be rather solitary and shy, but the chancing of sightseeing these are very high owing to the expertise and experiences of guides.

Day 11 Transfer to Kathmandu, free for independent activities
After you have your share of wildlife experience, you return to Kathmandu. You can spend your time doing whatever independent activities you feel like.

Day 12 Depart Kathmandu to Delhi
Our drive and airport representative drive you to the airport in time for your flight back home. We ensure that that you leave Kathmandu with cherishing memory and an experience of a lifetime. Sightseeing of Old Delhi. See the Red Fort, Jama Masjid and explore the famous market of Chandni Chowk.

Day 13 fly from Delhi to Agra
Upon arrive in Agra, visit the city of world famous Taj Mahal. Enroute visit Fatehpur Sikri, the erstwhile capital of the Mughal Empire built by Emperor Akbar in 1569 and abandoned after 15 years due to scarcity of water. On arrival check-in at the hotel. After a buffet lunch, visit the Taj Mahal built by Emperor Shah Jahan Later visit the 16th century Red Fort containing the halls of private in the evening - Mughal theme Banquet.

Day 14: Agra - Delhi
In the morning after breakfast leave for Delhi enroute visiting Sikandra the Tomb of Akbar. On arrival, check-in at the hotel. Afternoon free for last minute shopping.

Day 15: Leave Delhi
Early morning transfer to the airport to connect flight for onward destination (or back home).