Tibet Adventure
Overview
Take an 8-night trip, starting your journey to Tibet by first traveling to Chengdu, where you catch a flight to Lhasa, capital of Tibet. While in Lhasa, visit the Tibetan palaces and temples, as well as parks and monasteries. Afterward, travel to Gyangtze and visit the Kumbun Stupa. Later, journey to Xigaze, Tibet’s second largest city, and tour the Tashilhunpo Monastery, seat of the Panchen Lama. Finally, travel back to Lhasa to spend a night before flying to Chengdu and on to Hong Kong. You can also take an extension to visit more of China or visit Nepal. Starting from ₹331,859, including air, with weekly guaranteed departures, except in December, January, and February.
Facilities
- Round trip trans-airfare via Cathay Airlines coach class
- Round trip airport transfers
- Overland transfers
- 3 nights stay in a double occupancy room at Lhasa Hotel in Lhasa
- 1 night stay in a double occupancy room at Gyangtze Hotel in Gyangtze
- 1 night stay in a double occupancy room at Xigaze Hotel in Xigaze
- 2 nights stay in a double occupancy room at Jinjiang Hotel in Chengdu
- 1 night stay in a double occupancy room at Harbour Grand in Hong Kong
- Hotel taxes and service charges
- Extensive sightseeing tours by coach/car with English-speaking guide and admission fees in each location as per itinerares
- Daily breakfasts, 7 lunches, 5 dinners
- Tibet travel permit
- Airline fuel surcharge (subject to change) and government taxes and fees
Nepal Extension
- Round trip airfare, coach class, to Kathmandu
- Round trip airport transfers
- Overland transfers with sightseeing stops as per itinerary
- 3 nights stay in a double occupancy room at Yak & Yeti in Kathmandu
- 2 nights stay in a double occupancy room at Tigerland Safari Chitwan
- 1 night stay in a double occupancy room at Harbour Grand in Hong Kong
- Breakfast daily, 2 lunches, 2 dinners
- Extensive sightseeing tours by coach/car with English-speaking guide and admission fees in each location as per itinerary
China Extension
- Domestic airfare, coach class, as per itinerary
- Round trip airport transfers
- 2 nights stay in a double occupancy room at Sheraton in Xian
- 3 nights stay in a double occupancy room at Jianguo Garden in Beijing
- Breakfast daily, 5 lunches, 2 dinners
- Extensive sightseeing tours by coach/car with English-speaking guide and admission fees in each location as per itinerary
South of the Clouds Extension
- Domestic airfare, coach class, as per itinerary
- Round trip airport transfers
- 2 nights stay in a double occupancy room at Jinjiang Hotel in Kunming
- 1 night stay in a double occupancy room at Landscape Hotel in Dali
- 2 nights stay in a double occupancy room at Grand Hotel in Lijiang
- 1 night stay in a double occupancy room at Harbour Grand in Hong Kong
- Breakfast daily, 6 lunches, 3 dinners
- Extensive sightseeing tours by coach/car with English-speaking guide and admission fees in each location as per itinerary
Rates do not include
- Any expenses of personal nature such as tips, laundry, table drinks, telephone calls, etc.
- Optional Travel Insurance
- Any item not mentioned above
Remarks
- If above hotels or Cathay Airlines are not available at the time of reservation, alternative hotels at the same category or airlines could be used. Prices may differ.
- During trade fairs season and during Christmas and New Year’s Days, some hotels may require surcharges. The prices may increase
- Ticket(s) must be issued and full payment must be received 90 days prior to departure
- Major credit cards accepted; credit card authorization required
- Change and cancellation penalty (₹20,968-₹50,323per person) apply once ticketed; Triwalk Tours’ general cancellation policy applies
- Hotel upgrades, air upgrades, additional hotel nights, extensions to all Asian destinations, and add-on air fares from various US cities are available
Itinerary
Depart the USA on your Cathay trans-flight to Chengdu. Cross the International Date Line.
Arrive Chengdu and transfer to your hotel. (Jinjiang)
Fly to Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. (Lhasa) (B/L/D)
Visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera Monastery, Norbulingka Park and the Drepung Monastery. (B/L/D)
Travel 150 miles by motor coach/car to Gyangtze. Visit the Kumbun Stupa, which has 10,000 Buddha figures. (Gyangtze) (B/L/D)
A two-hour drive takes you to Xigaze, the second largest city in Tibet. Here, you tour the Tashilhunpo Monastery, the seat of the Panchen Lama. (Xigaze) (B/L/D)
Return to Lhasa on a route that follows the Yarlung Zangbo River and the gorge that cuts through the mountains. (Lhasa) (B/L/D)
Join our extension to Nepal or take a morning flight to Chengdu. Afternoon sightseeing in this capital of Sichuan, China's most populous province. (Jinjiang) (B/L)
Transfer to the airport for the flight to Xian and our China Extension, or to Kunming for "South of the Clouds" extension, or fly to Hong Kong. (Harbour Grand) (B/L)
Board your Cathay flight for the USA. Arrive home the same day. (B)
This trip can be taken from Beijing to Lhasa (1 night in Beijing, and no stop in Chengdu) via the Qinghai-Tibet railway. Approximately 44 hours, the 2,500-mile scenic journey offers magnificent views of China’s towering mountain passes and the great rivers, prairies and gorges of the beautiful Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the roof of the world. Package rates are the same.
