Tour Length: 14 nights/15 days
Route: Beijing-Xian-Lhasa-Gyantse-Shigatse-EBC-Zhangmu-Kodari-Kathmandu
Group Tour
Optimal season: All year around

Price Quotation and Classes

You are kindly required to pay extra single room supplement when the group size is in odd number. The single room supplement is $260 for Budget Class, $ 390USD for Comfortable class.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 01: Arrive in Beijing
Upon you landing at Beijing airport, have a rest in your hotel or looking around in Beijing on your own.

Day 02: Sightseeing in Beijing
Today you will visit the majestic Great Wall (Badaling section) and the Chang Tomb of Ming Tombs. You will be taken on a group tour to the Great Wall, the most famous symbol of China and one of the world's most remarkable architectural wonders. This section was first built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD). Then you will visit to the Ming Tomb the burial site of the emperor Wanli, the 13th emperor of the Ming Dynasty who ruled for 48 years until his death in 1620.

Day 03: Sightseeing in Beijing
Today you will first visit the historic Tiananmen Square which is the largest city square in the world and the spiritual heart of China, and then the magnificent Forbidden City which located in the center of Beijing and used to be the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years.
In the afternoon, you will visit the fine Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven. Summer Palace was an imperial summer resort of the Qing Dynasty. it is the most splendid classical garden in China.The Temple of Heaven is a royal sacred site where prayers for good harvests, prosperity and harmonious life are offered.
In the evening you board overnight train to Xian.

Day 04: Sightseeing in Xian
You will be in Xian in the morning, today's sightseeing is The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, BanPo Museum,The Museum of the First Qin Emperor's Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses. You will also visit the shop of The Qin terra-cotta figures and Jades in Terra-cotta warriors Museum.

Day 05: Board the train to Lhasa from Xian
In the early morning, you will board the famous sky train to Lhasa in Xian train station. To start the wonderful journey of experience the highest train ride in the world. The train journey will take you about 38 hours.

Important Notice: Due to the extremely busy train tickets booking from end June to Late August, CITS may arrange you fly from Xian to Xining(the first train station of Tibet Railway), then take train from Xining to Lhasa replaces the plan of taking train from Xian to Lhasa.

Day 06: Sightseeing through the train window, Arrival Lhasa
A full day window sightseeing along Qinghai-Tibet Railway, you will see land of snows, desert, immense grassland, ice –mountain, beautiful lakes which will strongly go to your heart.
Arrive in Lhasa in the afternoon.Y ou are warmly welcome to Tibet by saying Tashi Delek at the Train station by our professional employee and send you to reserved hotel in Lhasa. Then have a good rest to acclimatize the high altitude in the afternoon.

Day 07 Lhasa Sightseeing
Morning section to visit the famous Potala palace and explore the grandest of this myriad chapels, you will experience its audience halls, the jeweled and Golden burial chortens(stupa Tombs) of past Dalai Lamas, and tremendous number of Buddhist frescoes, thangkas, combinations of mandala etc. Afternoon visiting to the holist temple in Tibet, the Johkang Temple, built during songtsen gonpo's reign by princess wencheng of tang dynasty, 647 A.D, and its famous Barkor Kora, where you can buy or appreciate traditional Tibetan artifacts, religious implements, antiques, books, Tibetan music instrument, Thangkas, and tradition tibetan clothes etc. you will have chance to get close to appreciate how the artists draw Thangkas at the Thakangka workroom at Barkor. Tibet Museum is an important window to introduce the glorious culture of Tibet, as a free Museum in Lhasa, you should not miss it.

Day 08 Lhasa Sightseeing
Today, you will visit two important monasteries in Lhasa, the Drepung and the Sera.
Drepung monastery is situated at the foothill of a mountain and was founded by Jamyang Choeje in 1416. It was once home of 10000 monks and Ganden podrang in Drepung is famous it was the government centre during fifth dalai lama and later moved to the famous potala palace during fifth dalai lama.then you will visit the Carpet Factory, you can see how the world-famous Tibetan carpets are made. After having lunch, continue to visit the Sera Monastery, which was founded in 1419 by Tsongkapa's disciple Jamchen Choeje. The most attractive is that Monks debiting is held there in the courtyard at around 6-7:30 in the afternoon section most of the time.

Day 09 Lhasa/Yamdrotso lake/Gyangtse/Shigatse
Passing by the green farmland of Nyangchu Valley, Yamdro-tso lakes, karo-la glacier roadside at 4960m, We move westwards to the second biggest city Shigatse, the Area spiritually hosted by Pamchan Lama. The most important attraction for today is Yamdro-tso Lake and Kubum monastery in Gyantse. Yamdro-tso Lake is shaped like coiling scorpion with deep blue in colour and Kubum monastery has a 35m-high chorten (stupa) with its white layers trimmed with decorative stripes and its crown-like golden dome.

Day10: Shigatse/ Lhatse/ Tingri (Shegar)/Tingri/ Rongphu Monastery
After visiting Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse, drive westwards the Friendship way to Tingri. There is about 90km bumpy road from Tingri to Rongpuk, road is under construction. From Tingri to E.B.C with the very rough road, pass the wild grassland, cross the rapids river and high mountains. If it is in clear whether, you can have a glimpse of 4 mountains which is 8000m high or more, such as: Mt. Lhotse(8516m),Mt. Everes(8848m), Mt. Qowowuyag(8201m),Mt Mayalu(8463m).Overnight at Rongphu Monastery Tent or Guest House

Day11: Rongphu Monastery/Evrest Base Camp/Zhangmu
Early in the morning to see the sunrise from Rongpuk then to view Mt. Everest. It is fabulous and splendid. After walking arrive the place get on the local bus then use half of an hour arrive at Everest Base camp( Or you also can trekking to Base Camp around 1.5-2 hours one way. It's interesting and much warmer, but hard to breathe). Hiking up to the top of the photo point to take pictures of the splendid- Mt. Everest. Then late in the afternoon around 13:00 go down from E.B.C back to Shegar. Then you will go west to Zhangmu with our tour guide.

Day12: Zhangmu/Kodari/Kathmandu (1400m) 123km
Drive few kilometers away from Zhangmu to Friendship Bridge across Bhote Koshi River which brings you closer to the Immigration Control in Kodari. Here you will part with your Tibetan guide and driver, and walk across the river to meet your Nepalese escort who will drive you to Kathmandu. After driving for around 5 hours, and covering 123 km, you finally arrive at Kathmandu.

Day 13: Kathmandu Valley half a day Tour
Half day sightseeing tour (Pashupathinath, Boudhanath and Paten)
After breakfast, your Nepalese tour guide will take you to the major sightseeing places in Kathmandu. you will see historic monuments, temples, monasteries, palaces and UNESCO World Heritage Sites like and Boudhanath, Hindu temples of Pashupatinath. After sightseeing, You will also get to see handicraft centre in Patan. Then back to your hotel.

Day 14: Kathmandu Valley half a day Tour
After breakfast we take you to Bhaktapur, where you will experience unique culture and finest display of craftsmanship. Bhaktapur is the only place in Nepal which has not been touched by western culture. Lion Gate, Golden Gate, Art Gallery, Statue of King Bhupatindra, Nyatapola Temple and fifty-five windowed Malla Palace are the living prides of Bhaktapur and you will tour around all these places. Back to your hotel in the afternoon.

Day 15 Leave Kathmandu to your next destination
Your Nepalese tour guide will take you to the airport for your flight to next destination.
On the other hand, if you prefer to stay longer, you can extend your trip to other parts of Nepal, such as Safari at National parks, rafting, trekking etc. – if you need, please ask us.

Services Included:

1. Transportation
- Beijing to Xian Train tickets
- Xian to Lhasa train tickets(or Xian-Xining-Lhasa train tickets)
--Nepal border to Kathmandu transfer by minivan
2. All Private Transfer between hotels and airports/train stations
3. Group Tours in Beijing/Xian/Tibet/Kathmandu
- English Speaking Tour Guide
- Local A/C Tourist Bus or minivan according to group size
- Admission fee of tourist sites
4. All Hotels with breakfast, standard twin room, see Service Details
5. Partially Meals Plan, See B,L,D listed in Itinerary
6. Tibet Travel Permit
7. Government tax and travel agency service charge.

Service Excluded:
1. Partial Meals which are not listed in itinerary
2. Tips to tour guide and driver.
3. Single room supplement
4. Optional program recommend by local tour guide like Show in Beijing.
5. Nepal Visa fee, you can get in Lhasa or at Kodari(Nepal border)

Service Details

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