Explore: Railroad to Lhasa

Tibetan history can be traced back thousands of years. It is a rich and beautiful land located at the main part of Qinghai-Tibet plateau, on the south-west frontier of China. Tibet borders with Sichuan, Yunnan, Qinghai and Xingjiang; to the south contiguous to India, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Burma, and bounded by Kashmir on the west.

Explore: Railroad to Lhasa

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Itinerary

  • Day 1: Join tour in Beijing.

  • Day 2: Visit Great Wall at Mutianyu.

  • Day 3: Visits to the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. Overnight train to Xian.

  • Day 4: Late morning city tour of Xian. Afternoon free.

  • Day 5: Visit Terracotta Warriors; overnight train to Lanzhou.

  • Day 6: Arrive Lanzhou. River trip to Bingling Si grottoes.

  • Day 7: Drive Xiahe.

  • Day 8: Visit Labrang Monastery, Sangke Village and grasslands.

  • Day 9: Drive to Tongren and visit Long Wu Monastery.

  • Day 10: Drive to Xining via Wutun Si Monastery.

  • Day 11: Visit Ta’er Si Monastery; Qinghai-Tibet railway to Lhasa.

  • Day 12: Train across Tibet, arrive Lhasa late evening.

  • Day 13: Visit Jokhang, Ani Tsangkang Nunnery & Sera Monastery.

  • Day 14: Spend the morning in Potala Palace. Afternoon free in Lhasa.

  • Day 15: Optional morning excursion to Ganden Monastery. Afternoon visit Norbulingka.

  • Day 16: Morning free, Afternoon fly to Beijing.

  • Day 17: Tour ends Beijing.

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Pricing

17 Days / 16 Nights From $3,843*

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Price Includes: Accommodation, 13 breakfasts, transport, Explore Tour Leader and local interpreter/guides plus drivers.

Group Size: 13 - 18. Minimum Age is 14 years.

Highlights

  • Beijing: The Great Wall at Mutianyu, the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square.

  • Xian: The remarkable Terracotta Warriors.

  • Lanzhou: The Yellow River and the Bingling Caves.

  • Xiahe: The most important Tibetan monastery town outside Tibet. Guided tour of Labrang Monastery.

  • Xining: Visits to Ta’er Monastery and the Dongguan Mosque

  • Qinghai-Tibet Railway: The world’s highest and most remote rail journey, across the Tibetan Plateau to Lhasa.

  • Lhasa: Three days extensive sightseeing includes the famous Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, the monastic university of Sera and Ani Tsangkung Nunnery and the Dalai Lama’s Summer Palace of Norbulingka.