Beijing-Lhasa-Kathmandu Tour - The Shangri-La
Express
Tour features
Total duration: 18 days
Tour duration: 16 days
Max elevation: 3,950m/12,956ft
Tour style: Guided by professional tour guides
Best season: March-December
Tour starts/ends: Beijing/Kathmandu
Accommodation: Double occupancy rooms in best hotels available
in China, Tibet and Nepal with bed and breakfast
Trip highlights
Absorb traditional Chinese culture
Visit the Great Wall of China, one of the world’s
seven wonders
Visit the holiest city, Lhasa
Experience stunning mountain flight over the towering Himalayas
Explore World Heritage Sites in the Kathmandu valley
Experience the serenity of Pokhara
Outline itinerary
Day 01: Arrive Beijing, transfer to hotel, briefing on immediate
arrangements. Lunch and dinner will be on your own
Day 02: Guided sightseeing in Beijing, visit Tianan Men
Square and Forbidden City, have Chinese lunch with local
family of the Hu Tong area, enjoy other highlights that
Beijing has to offer
Day 03: Guided tour in Beijing
Full day private escort tour to visit one of the seven wonders
of the world, “The Great Wall” at Badaling section
Day 04-05: Train journey Beijing-Lhasa
Day 06: Arrive in Lhasa (3,700m/12,136ft)/transfer to hotel,
time to acclimatize
Day 07: Guided sightseeing to Potala Palace, Norbulinga,
Jokhang temple, kora around Barkor Street with Tibetan pilgrims
Day 08: Guided tour to visit greatest monasteries in Lhasa-Drepungs
and Sera
Day 09: Drive to Gyantse, visit Pelkor Chode and Kumbum
Stupa
Day 10: Drive to Shigatse, visit His Holiness the Panchen
Lama’s sacred throne- Tashilumpo Monastery
Day 11: Drive back to Lhasa via Kichu valley
Return to Kathmandu
Day 12: Transfer to airport, fly to Kathmandu and transfer
to hotel
Day 13: Guided sightseeing to the World Heritage Sites in
Kathmandu valley and drive to Nagarkot
Day 14: Return to Kathmandu and transfer to hotel
Day 15: Drive to Pokhara, stroll and explore
Day 16: Explore the best of Pokhara
Day 17: Fly to Kathmandu/farewell dinner
Day 18: Trip concludes
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