Mount Kailash Tour
Summary
Mount Kailash is said to be the mythical mount menu, the center of the universe. It is revered in both Hindu and Buddhist legends, while its location, close to the sources of the four main rivers that flow across the Indian sub-continent, contributes to its mystique. Our adventure includes a weeklong journey from Lhasa across the vast Tibetan plateau. We plan to reach mount Kailash at the time of the Saga Dawa festival when many thousands of pilgrims from throughout Tibet gather to pay homage to the mountain. After the celebrations, we will undertake a three-day trek or Kora, around mount Kailash, with inspiring views of one of the world’s most iconic mountains, before the drive back to Lhasa and on to Kathmandu.
Highlights
- Join devout pilgrims in a supported trek around Mount Kailash, considered to be the mythical mount Meru.
- Experience the wonder of the Saga Dawa festival.
- Journey across the Tibetan Plateau with sweeping Himalayan views.
- Explore Lhasa, including the Potala, former home of the Dalai Lama.
- Traverse the Himalaya overland from the Tibetan Plateau to Kathmandu.
What is included in this tour?
Items that are included in the cost of tour price.- One arrival and departure transfer on group basis. b. Transportation by private vehicle in each city.
- Hotels as listed below with daily breakfast
- Entrance fees in each city as listed below
- 7 lunches + 3 picnic lunch + 1 dinner
- (Tour Guide will order food from restaurant menus based on ala carte. Not a set meal. But while trekking, guest houses will only be able to provide simple meals such as fried rice. )
- English speaking local guide in Tibet
- Tibet permit and Kailash Permit
What is not included in this tour?
Items that are not included in the cost of tour price.- International air fares and China entry visa
- Expenses of personal nature, ie laundry, alcoholic drinks, and etc.
- Gratuity
Day by day Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival LhasaYour guide and driver will meet you at the airport and welcome you with a pure white katak scarf (prayer scarf). Then drive to Lhasa, 100km away from the airport.
On the way, you may enjoy the highland view along the Lhasa River and stop occasionally for pictures of local villages. As you have just made a sudden ascent to 3,670 meters, transfer to the hotel for a good rest and drink plenty of water. The rest of your time is free for relaxing and adjustment.
Check-in to your hotel in Lhasa.
Let Adventure Asia guide you on an unforgettable Mount Kailash Tour!
Hotel options
Songtsam Linka Lhasa
Shangri-La Hotel, Lhasa
Tashi Choeta Lhasa
Songtsam Linka Lhasa
All rooms exhibit a unique combination of modern and traditional Tibetan aesthetics that are elegantly decorated with wooden floors,
Tibetan carpets, and handcrafted copperware.
Each room is also fully equipped with oxygen concentrators to relieve AMS and ensure good rest.
Day 2
Explore LhasaAfter breakfast, your guide and driver will meet you at your hotel in Lhasa. Start exploring one of the most charismatic structures ever built in Tibet, the Potala Palace, winter residence for the successive Dalai lamas. It is an awe-inspiring experience. Venture up to the Potala Palace, the incredible former home of the Dalai Lama that’s perched 130 meters above the city. The palace is divided into two parts, the White Palace (secular and used as offices and the like) and the Red Palace (home to chapels, shrines, and tombs of Dalai Lamas). Although you must stick with your guide while exploring Potala Palace, this in no way lessens the impact of seeing what is truly a wonder of the architectural world.
Afterward, visit Jokhang Temple – considered the spiritual heart and most sacred temple of Tibet. It always attracts steady waves of pilgrims. Spend some time exploring this large World-Heritage listed site and learn a thing or two about its history. According to legend, the temple was built on top of a lake after many failed attempts to build monasteries in other nearby locations. Feast your eyes on the golden Buddha, which stands in the center. After then, join the pilgrims walk around the Barkhor Street or around the Potala Palace (in a clockwise direction) – both of which are considered sacred Koras by the Tibetan Buddhists.
Return to your hotel in Lhasa.
Day 3
Explore LhasaAfter breakfast, your guide and driver will meet you at your hotel in Lhasa and start the day traveling to Ganden monastery, the most important monastery in the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism, built-in 1409 on Wanggo Mountain, the views of the Ganden and its surrounding is amazing. The highlight will be the 1.5-hour hike from the backside of the mountain to see the whole Ganden valley. The hiking route is also known as the pilgrim kora route for the local Tibetans. Afterward, After our picnic lunch, we will spend the afternoon hiking its upper kora, we hike from 4000m up to 4800m, it will take 2-3 hours to finish the afternoon hike, we then drive back to Lhasa for the night.
Return to your hotel in Lhasa.
Day 4
Half day hiking Pawangka Monastery to Sera monasteryAfter breakfast, your guide and driver will meet you at your hotel in Lhasa and visit the Pawang Monastery. Built-in the seventh century by Tibetan royal king Songtsen Gampo, Pawang Monastery is an important historical monastery, it is the place where Tibetan calligraphy had firstly designed by Tonmi Sambhota. After the visit, we will start our trekking. We will hike over the active "Sky burial" to the Tashi Choling monastery and then continue trekking to Sera monastery, follow the path of the hillside. We should prepare hiking shoes, a crutch, sunglasses, and a wind-cheater. In the afternoon, we will visit the Sera monastery where lively lama debating will be seen (except Sundays).
Return to your hotel in Lhasa.
Day 5
Lhasa– Shigatse Commence drive towards Kailash to Shigatse via GyantseAfter early breakfast, your guide and driver will meet you at your hotel and drive from Lhasa to Shigatse. The total distance of the driving today is 360km, it takes 7-8 hours to get there. So we have plenty of time to take in the extraordinary Himalayan views. From Lhasa, we drive down the Kyichu Valley to the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra), before ascending to the Khamba La (Khamba Pass) at 4900m. The views are outstanding – in the foreground is the vast freshwater Yamdrok Tso or Turquoise Lake, while to the south the snow-capped ranges merge with the main Himalayan range. We drive around the lake before crossing the Karo La (5200m) to reach Gyantse. We visit the Pelkhor monastery for its famous Kumbum Pagoda, the only one which contains different Tibetan Buddhism sects in Tibet. After that, we continue our journey to Shigatse. On the way, we shall visit a local family for a glimpse of their everyday Tibetan life.
Check-in to your hotel in Shigatse.
Day 6
Shigatse - Lhatse - SagaToday is another long day's drive, we will cover 480km and it will take 9-10 yours to get to Saga where we spend the night.
After early breakfast, your guide and driver will meet you at your hotel in Shigatse and start out long drive across the roof of the world. After some 20 km, you will cross Brahmaputra River, staying on the highland road with views of the highland lake as Ngamring and highland grassland as Sangsang. Roads in Tibet are under continuous development and are very different from what you might be used to at home. At times, they can be very slow-moving, but this is all part of the adventure in this remote part of the Himalayas. Arriving late in the afternoon to the typical Chinese and Tibetan town of Saga.
Check-in to your hotel in Saga.
Note:
We plan to reach Mount Kailash at the time of the Saga Dawa Festival, which is held on the 15th of April of Tibetan Calendar = 05/Jun of the new calendar.
The Saga Dawa Festival celebrates the day, Lord Buddha Sakyamuni was born, achieved enlightenment, and passed away. For over 1,000 years, pilgrims have flocked to Mt Kailash to replace the Tarboche flagpole, a huge pole that stands on the Kailash Kora, south of the mountain. The ceremony is led by a Lama from the nearby monastery and Tibetans and Buddhists gather here that day to attach their prayer flags, pray, and help erect the flagpole.
Day 7
Saga- DarchenAfter breakfast, your guide will meet you at your hotel in Saga and travel to reach Darchen, home base for the Kora Trek. Follow the road across grasslands for the first spectacular view of Mt Kailash and Lake Manasarovar.
We go across the dry and vast plains with stunning views of great Himalaya in the south and Trans-Himalayan in the north, the moonscape plain about the region is home for sparse lone nomads whose lifestyle remains close to what it has been for centuries, and numbers of plateau wild lives. Different natural landscapes like sand dunes and picturesque mountain views are not only the great beauty of the day but also the holy lakes and mountains. We will reach to the Manasarovar Lake (victorious lake), one of the holiest lakes in Tibet in the late afternoon. Every year, it receives hundreds of hundreds of pilgrims from all corners of the Tibetan plateau, India and Russia. The lake is surrounded by several prominent peaks like Gurla Mandata (7760m). We will continue to drive to Darchen, a small nomadic village the starting point of the Mt Kailash (7762m). Upon arrival, we have time to explore around the town and prepare for the trekking and your guide will arrange another trekking necessity like porters and yaks for your luggage transportation.
Check-in to your hotel at Darchen, altitude: 4,600m- 5000m.
Day 8
Kailish Kora First Day Trekking to DIRAPUK MonasteryAfter breakfast your guide will meet you at your hotel in Darchen then we take the bus from Darchen to Sarshung Valley. We will start our first-day trek. We Walk the path with pilgrims who have saved money their whole lives to have this moment. After a 4hours trek, we will reach to Tamdin(4780m) where a nomadic tent serves simple lunch and boil water. From there, it is only 4km to Dirakpuk monastery, but between these stretches has some of the best scenery of the entire kora. Dirakpuk was rebuilt in 1985 located on the north side of the Lha-Chu River facing the north face of the Mt. Kailash. The name of Dirakpuk originally comes from a word Dira that means female yak horn and Puk means cave that in a mythical story says a female yak opened the cave. Finally, we will visit Drirapuk Monastery.
Check-in to a local guesthouse.
Today trek: 13 km from Darchen around the base of Mt Kailash. for 6 hours Altitude: 5000m.
Day 9
Kailish Kora 2nd Day Trekking from Drira Phuk to Zutrul PhukMonasteryAfter breakfast, your guide will meet you at your guesthouse and start, the most challenging part of the trekking where we will cross two passes, though there are not too steep, the altitude makes the day difficult, we climb both Dikpala (5000m) & Dormala (5600m). At this point, the pilgrims on the kora will undergo a symbolic death until they reach the Dromla Pass and are symbolically reborn. We then climb down into the long valley and have lunch in the Shabjay Dakpo nomadic tent. By the end of the hike, we will visit Dormala (4790m).
Check-in to a local guest house.
Today trek: 18 km from Drira Phuk to Zutrul PhukMonastery for 7 hours Altitude: 5000m.
Day 10
Kailish Kora 3rd Day Trekking, Compete Mount Kailash Trek from Zutrul Phuk back to Darchen - Drive to ManasarovarAfter breakfast, your guide will meet you at the guesthouse and start an easy day trek to complete the Mount Kailash Trek. From Zutrul Puk, it is a further 4 hours trek across the open plains and past lines of mani walls and prayer flags, which brings up back to the small town of Darchen. Then continue the drive to Lake Manasarovar.
Check-in at guesthouses near the lake. Altitude: 4575m.
Today trek: 12km from Zutrul Phuk to Darchen.
Day 11
Manasarovar–Saga (500 km 10-11 hrs)After breakfast, your driver will meet you at your guesthouse and drive back to Saga for overnight.
Check-in to your hotel at Saga.
Drive: 500km for 10 hours Accommodation
Day 12
Saga- RongbukAfter breakfast, your driver will meet you at your hotel in Saga and drive along the Pekutso Lake to Rongbuk. Sit back and relax. Enjoy the scenery outside your window along the ride. Upon arrival, enjoy a visit to Rongbuk Monastery, the highest monastery in the world. It was first built in 1902 by the Nyingma Lama and originally housed more than 500 monks. Today, only about 50 monks and nuns remain, sharing the same prayer hall but maintaining separate residences. The nuns here are great fun and will be delighted to have you join their evening prayers. Continue the drive towards south-east, off the main road and head into the valley to the south to the day’s destination -Everest Base Camp located in the Rongbuk Valley.
Check-in local Rongbuk monastery guesthouse.
Drive: 380km for 8 hours.
Day 13
Rongbuk - ShigatseAfter breakfast, your driver will meet you at your guesthouse in Rongbuk and drive to Shigatse for the night. Upon arrival, visit Pachen Lama's seat place, the great Tashilumpo monastery, it is a very big and complex monastery in Tibet. Pelkor Chode Monastery founded in 1418 and is regarded as the centre of Gyantse. Gyantse Kumbum (meaning 100,000 images) is an 8 story structure containing a seemingly endless series of tiny chapels full of Buddhist images – Buddhas, demons, protectors, and saints.
Check-in to your hotels in Shigatse.
Drive: 350km for 7hours Accommodation:
Day 14
Lhasa - DepartureAfter breakfast, your driver will meet you at your hotel in Shigatse and follow Yalong Valley back to Lhasa. On the way, you can stand on the viewing platform to view the vast Yalong River bed.
Transfer to the airport for your next destination.
Please note that the flight from leaving Lhasa is not included, we can help to book flight tickets to Beijing or Chengdu to connect their flight home. Or we can help to book post-accommodation in Lhasa or in any other city in China.
Songtsam Linka Lhasa
All rooms exhibit a unique combination of modern and traditional Tibetan aesthetics that are elegantly decorated with wooden floors,
Tibetan carpets, and handcrafted copperware.
Each room is also fully equipped with oxygen concentrators to relieve AMS and ensure good rest.
Songtsam Linka Lhasa
All rooms exhibit a unique combination of modern and traditional Tibetan aesthetics that are elegantly decorated with wooden floors,
Tibetan carpets, and handcrafted copperware.
Each room is also fully equipped with oxygen concentrators to relieve AMS and ensure good rest.
Shangri-La Hotel, Lhasa
Shangri-La Hotel, Lhasa is located at 19 Norbulingka Road, an excellent location. Just 2 kilometres to the east is the Historic Ensemble of the Tibet-Potala Palace (winter residence of the Dalia Lama) and 1.5 kilometres to the west is the Tibetan garden, Norbulingka (also known as the summer residence), located exactly in the centre of the city, giving you great convenience. On the hotel’s fifth floor is an overlooking spot where you can enjoy a 200-degree of Lhasa City, the undulating mountain range and the holy blue sky without hindrance – the view is truly amazing. The rising and setting of the sun will give you a pleasant surprise.
Shangri-La Hotel, Lhasa
Shangri-La Hotel, Lhasa is located at 19 Norbulingka Road, an excellent location. Just 2 kilometres to the east is the Historic Ensemble of the Tibet-Potala Palace (winter residence of the Dalia Lama) and 1.5 kilometres to the west is the Tibetan garden, Norbulingka (also known as the summer residence), located exactly in the centre of the city, giving you great convenience. On the hotel’s fifth floor is an overlooking spot where you can enjoy a 200-degree of Lhasa City, the undulating mountain range and the holy blue sky without hindrance – the view is truly amazing. The rising and setting of the sun will give you a pleasant surprise.
Tashi Choeta Lhasa
Tashi Choeta Lhasa
Songtsam Linka Lhasa
All rooms exhibit a unique combination of modern and traditional Tibetan aesthetics that are elegantly decorated with wooden floors,
Tibetan carpets, and handcrafted copperware.
Each room is also fully equipped with oxygen concentrators to relieve AMS and ensure good rest.
Songtsam Linka Lhasa
All rooms exhibit a unique combination of modern and traditional Tibetan aesthetics that are elegantly decorated with wooden floors,
Tibetan carpets, and handcrafted copperware.
Each room is also fully equipped with oxygen concentrators to relieve AMS and ensure good rest.
Shangri-La Hotel, Lhasa
Shangri-La Hotel, Lhasa is located at 19 Norbulingka Road, an excellent location. Just 2 kilometres to the east is the Historic Ensemble of the Tibet-Potala Palace (winter residence of the Dalia Lama) and 1.5 kilometres to the west is the Tibetan garden, Norbulingka (also known as the summer residence), located exactly in the centre of the city, giving you great convenience. On the hotel’s fifth floor is an overlooking spot where you can enjoy a 200-degree of Lhasa City, the undulating mountain range and the holy blue sky without hindrance – the view is truly amazing. The rising and setting of the sun will give you a pleasant surprise.
Shangri-La Hotel, Lhasa
Shangri-La Hotel, Lhasa is located at 19 Norbulingka Road, an excellent location. Just 2 kilometres to the east is the Historic Ensemble of the Tibet-Potala Palace (winter residence of the Dalia Lama) and 1.5 kilometres to the west is the Tibetan garden, Norbulingka (also known as the summer residence), located exactly in the centre of the city, giving you great convenience. On the hotel’s fifth floor is an overlooking spot where you can enjoy a 200-degree of Lhasa City, the undulating mountain range and the holy blue sky without hindrance – the view is truly amazing. The rising and setting of the sun will give you a pleasant surprise.
Tashi Choeta Lhasa
Tashi Choeta Lhasa
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19 19 days 18 nightsDiscover the many different parts of China, all in one trip! We carefully selected all the must-see highlights of China for you to explore the soul of this ancient mysterious country. Indulge in the natural beauty, marvel at the rich culture and be awed by the incredible history. The Yangtze river cruise is an experience you can’t miss and seeing cute pandas up close and personal will be a lifelong memory.
Essential China Tour
18 18 days 17 nightsEncounter the essence of China in all its wonderful diversity- climb the Great Wall and stare down the Terracotta Warriors before heading down South on this tour of China’s cultural and natural highlights. Rest your gaze on the giant Buddha of Leshan and explore ancient mountainside monasteries at Emei Shan, then float down the world-famous Three Gorges of the Yangtze River before stepping out to experience the vibrant rural life and stunning scenery of Yangshuo. This adventure offers a great combination of must-see highlights and free time to explore on your own.
Tibet Encompassed
14 14 days 13 nightsThis 14 days golden tourist route in China and Tibet, with highlights of a once-in-a-lifetime Tibet tour by Tibet train through Qinghai-Tibet railway, the sky road in the world, and a relaxing Yangtze River cruise, will take you to the most beautiful scenery in China and Tibet. In the meantime, you will experience stunning diversity and contrasts of ancient tradition and modern fashion, witness the rapid growth in the golden triangle cities.
Gourmet China
11 11 days 10 nightsDuring your culinary tour in China, all you need are chopstick skills and our expert guides who scoured this mysterious place for the best regional cuisines. Eat hairy crab and learn how to cook Xiao long bao in your cooking classes in Shangai. Visit China’s most famous tea plantations Dragon Well, in the picturesque mountains of Hangzhou. Beijing dishes up Peking duck dripping in plum sauce and spicy hotspots on a food tour near the Forbidden City. Enjoy a picnic on a secluded spot on the Great Wall. Food stalls in Sichuan make eyes water with chili-laced pork dishes and peppery tofu. Over 5,000 years of history, stunning landscape and a multitude of regional cuisines make this food vacation a once in a lifetime experience.
China Family Adventure
12 12 days 11 nightsChina is a rare place that looks to the future while embracing its past. Come see where it’s been and where it’s headed on this incredible 12-day adventure through times both ancient and modern. Starting in Beijing, you’ll stop at the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and the Great wall, before departing to Xi’an for a summit with the Terracotta Warriors. Later, enjoy three days in the rugged beauty of rural Yangshuo before winding it all up in bustling Hong Kong. In China, the future and the past are now!
Geat Wall Hiking And Camping
4 4 days 3 nightsAmong its many other attractions, Beijing is lucky enough to have access to some of the most scenic and memorable sections of the Great Wall. This tour package combines all the best Great Wall sections around Beijing into a single, unforgettable hiking extravaganza, including the lakeside Huanghuacheng section, the scenic Mutianyu section, the unrestored Gubeikou section, the steep Jiankou section, and the beautiful Jinshanling section. You will even get a chance to spend a night on the Great Wall, camping in the watchtower on the Gubeikou section. In the morning, you will be able to enjoy breathtaking views of the sun rising over the Wall’s ancient ramparts and the surrounding hills.
Silk Road China Tour
15 15 days 14 nightsA journey through time down this ancient trade route is a true adventure for travelers intrigued by the less-frequented parts of the globe. You’ll follow in the footsteps of generations of nomads, visiting some of the most important world heritage sites connected to the East and West. Cross sprawling desert landscapes, visit glittering Islamic monuments and stop at small villages, where you will meet the locals and learn about traditional ways of life. Buckle up for the ride, this is no ordinary road trip.
Hong Kong To Beijing Bullet Train Journey
13 13 days 12 nightsHong Kong has always been a Mecca for tourists for its irresistible vibrant city lifestyle and world top skylines. While Beijing, as a renowned capital, holds the deep Chinese historical culture through those awesome ancient architectures, coexisting with the modern and Hi-tech city appearance. Besides all the best popular essences of Hong Kong and Beijing, this tour is particularly designed with the new Hong Kong, Beijing high-speed train savory, therefore, you will totally travel in leisure with sceneries outside the car window from south to north China and have moments to experience China speed!
Mount Kailash Tour
14 14 days 13 nightsMount Kailash is said to be the mythical mount menu, the center of the universe. It is revered in both Hindu and Buddhist legends, while its location, close to the sources of the four main rivers that flow across the Indian sub-continent, contributes to its mystique. Our adventure includes a weeklong journey from Lhasa across the vast Tibetan plateau. We plan to reach mount Kailash at the time of the Saga Dawa festival when many thousands of pilgrims from throughout Tibet gather to pay homage to the mountain. After the celebrations, we will undertake a three-day trek or Kora, around mount Kailash, with inspiring views of one of the world’s most iconic mountains, before the drive back to Lhasa and on to Kathmandu.
Discover China Tour
9 9 days 8 nightsThe improvement and integration of air and rail services in China have enabled this arrangement, combining the great cities (Beijing, Xi’an, and Shangai) with cruises through the dramatic Yangtze Gorges and the stunning scenery of the Li River. Home to the ‘Lat Emperor’ and the nation’s capital, Beijing’s greatest treasures are revealed at the Imperial Palace in the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. The Great Wall was initiated by the first Emperor and revived during the Ming Dynasty against the invading Mongols. In Xi’an, the life-size Terracotta Warriors stand in formation, with no two faces alike. Sheer cliffs and steep, rugged mountains rise on either side of the turbulent, misty Yangtze, creating one of nature’s most marvelous sights. The river scenes are enlivened by stories and legends and encapsulated by poets and painters, immortalized in particular by the Tang Dynasty.
Classic China Tour
14 14 days 13 nightsWant to explore the most recommended highlights of China in a leisure way? This is the ideal trip that takes you to some of the most impressive destinations in China, including Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Shanghai, plus the Yangtze River region. During this tour, you will not only uncover the best collections of historical sites, such as Forbidden, City, Great Wall, Terracotta Warriors, etc. but also embrace the fabulous natural beauty of China, including the tranquil Guilin and the great Yangtze River.
Highlights Of China
11 11 days 10 nightsSee the highlights of China on this golden route of her key sites from Beijing’s Great Wall, Forbidden City and charming hutong neighborhoods to the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an, and the modern bustle of Shangai, dine on delectable Chinese cuisine, stay in a stunning accommodation, take walking tours, travel by Pedicab, marvel at the ancient emperor tombs, take in the charm of Suzhou, once the ‘Vernice of the East’, have time for shopping and independent activities, and plenty more.
Tibet Adventure Tour
15 15 days 14 nightsFrom modern Beijing, travel back in time across scenic countrysides to Tibet on this well-packed overland adventure. Witness the splendor of the Potala Palace and the majesty of remote monasteries and then celebrate the stunning overland journey to Kathmandu. Wake up to views of Everest and enjoys a window into the heart of this remote land. A local guide and Chief Experience Officer will show you to the region’s hidden gems and make sure your trip burns brightly in your memory long after you’ve climbed down from the roof of the world.
Great Wall Hiking In 3 Days
3 3 days 2 nightsDiscover one of the Seven New Wonders of the world on this private 3-day hiking adventure along the Great Wall of China, including accommodation and meals. Hike along famous sections of the UNESCO-listed wall at Gubeikou, Jinshanling, and Simatai, and escape the crowd as you visit nearby villages and discover sections of the original wall. Covering between 4 and 10 miles (6 and 16 km) each day, the hikes are moderate and a backup vehicle is available en-route.
Tibet Adventure Tour
15 15 days 14 nightsFrom modern Beijing, travel back in time across scenic countrysides to Tibet on this well-packed overland adventure. Witness the splendor of the Potala Palace and the majesty of remote monasteries and then celebrate the stunning overland journey to Kathmandu. Wake up to views of Everest and enjoys a window into the heart of this remote land. A local guide and Chief Experience Officer will show you to the region’s hidden gems and make sure your trip burns brightly in your memory long after you’ve climbed down from the roof of the world.
Highlights of Tibet Tour
13 13 days 12 nightsDiscover the highlights of Tibet- the rooftop of the world, locked away in its Himalayan fortress! Discover enchanting Lhasa – home to the famous Potala Palace and Jokhang Monastery, the spectacular Yam Drok Lake, Gyantse’s kumbum, Tashilunpo Monastery in Shigatse and Yumbulakhang, the oldest palace in Tibet.
Exploring Beijing To Hong Kong Route
13 13 days 12 nightsChina really does have it all- tranquil countryside full natural scenery and hiking trails, supercities boasting incredible, and historic, artistic and cultural discoveries to make at every turn. Get acquainted with this country’s complexity and contrasts with this fascinating lonely planet experience that will have you walking the Great Wall, trekking through the Longji rice terraces, idling the hours away in serene Hongcun, drifting along the Li River and living it up in Hong Kong. Jam-packed with color and culture, China will astonish you with the levels of diversity throughout the country.
Gourmet China
11 11 days 10 nightsDuring your culinary tour in China, all you need are chopstick skills and our expert guides who scoured this mysterious place for the best regional cuisines. Eat hairy crab and learn how to cook Xiao long bao in your cooking classes in Shangai. Visit China’s most famous tea plantations Dragon Well, in the picturesque mountains of Hangzhou. Beijing dishes up Peking duck dripping in plum sauce and spicy hotspots on a food tour near the Forbidden City. Enjoy a picnic on a secluded spot on the Great Wall. Food stalls in Sichuan make eyes water with chili-laced pork dishes and peppery tofu. Over 5,000 years of history, stunning landscape and a multitude of regional cuisines make this food vacation a once in a lifetime experience.
China Family Adventure
12 12 days 11 nightsChina is a rare place that looks to the future while embracing its past. Come see where it’s been and where it’s headed on this incredible 12-day adventure through times both ancient and modern. Starting in Beijing, you’ll stop at the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and the Great wall, before departing to Xi’an for a summit with the Terracotta Warriors. Later, enjoy three days in the rugged beauty of rural Yangshuo before winding it all up in bustling Hong Kong. In China, the future and the past are now!
Geat Wall Hiking And Camping
4 4 days 3 nightsAmong its many other attractions, Beijing is lucky enough to have access to some of the most scenic and memorable sections of the Great Wall. This tour package combines all the best Great Wall sections around Beijing into a single, unforgettable hiking extravaganza, including the lakeside Huanghuacheng section, the scenic Mutianyu section, the unrestored Gubeikou section, the steep Jiankou section, and the beautiful Jinshanling section. You will even get a chance to spend a night on the Great Wall, camping in the watchtower on the Gubeikou section. In the morning, you will be able to enjoy breathtaking views of the sun rising over the Wall’s ancient ramparts and the surrounding hills.
Mount Kailash Tour
14 14 days 13 nightsMount Kailash is said to be the mythical mount menu, the center of the universe. It is revered in both Hindu and Buddhist legends, while its location, close to the sources of the four main rivers that flow across the Indian sub-continent, contributes to its mystique. Our adventure includes a weeklong journey from Lhasa across the vast Tibetan plateau. We plan to reach mount Kailash at the time of the Saga Dawa festival when many thousands of pilgrims from throughout Tibet gather to pay homage to the mountain. After the celebrations, we will undertake a three-day trek or Kora, around mount Kailash, with inspiring views of one of the world’s most iconic mountains, before the drive back to Lhasa and on to Kathmandu.
Discover China Tour
9 9 days 8 nightsThe improvement and integration of air and rail services in China have enabled this arrangement, combining the great cities (Beijing, Xi’an, and Shangai) with cruises through the dramatic Yangtze Gorges and the stunning scenery of the Li River. Home to the ‘Lat Emperor’ and the nation’s capital, Beijing’s greatest treasures are revealed at the Imperial Palace in the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. The Great Wall was initiated by the first Emperor and revived during the Ming Dynasty against the invading Mongols. In Xi’an, the life-size Terracotta Warriors stand in formation, with no two faces alike. Sheer cliffs and steep, rugged mountains rise on either side of the turbulent, misty Yangtze, creating one of nature’s most marvelous sights. The river scenes are enlivened by stories and legends and encapsulated by poets and painters, immortalized in particular by the Tang Dynasty.
Highlights Of China
11 11 days 10 nightsSee the highlights of China on this golden route of her key sites from Beijing’s Great Wall, Forbidden City and charming hutong neighborhoods to the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an, and the modern bustle of Shangai, dine on delectable Chinese cuisine, stay in a stunning accommodation, take walking tours, travel by Pedicab, marvel at the ancient emperor tombs, take in the charm of Suzhou, once the ‘Vernice of the East’, have time for shopping and independent activities, and plenty more.
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