Join us on this last minute special offer as we travel from Kathmandu to Beijing via Tibet in our custom built overland vehicle. You can choose to either do a 9 day section from Kathmandu to Lhasa discovering the highlights of Tibet OR you can do the full 25 day section from Kathmandu to Beijing which takes you to some remote areas of Tibet as well as highlights of mainland China.
Price: £1895 Expedition Payment + $500 Local Payment
Dates: 12 June – 21 June 2018
Length: 9 days
Accommodation: 5 nights hotels, 4 nights wild camping
Transport: 100% custom-built Madventure overland truck
Age restrictions: none, all ages are welcome
Group size: minimum 8 people required, we don’t expect more than 15
Price: £2495 Expedition Payment + $750 Local Payment
Dates: 12 June – 6 July 2018
Length: 25 days
Accommodation: 70% hotels/guest houses/hostels, 30%wild camping
Transport: 100% custom-built Madventure overland truck
Age restrictions: none, all ages are welcome
Group size: minimum 8 people required, we don’t expect more than 15
As this is a last minute tour please contact us directly should you wish to make a booking.
Email: info@madventure.co.uk
Telephone: 07795 161 321
Departing from Kathmandu we take a narrow winding road up into the Himalayas where we cross over into Tibet from the newly opened border at Jilong.
Keep an eye out for rare Tibetan macaque monkeys as we ascend towards the Tibetan plateau and spend our first 2 nights wild camping and acclimatising to the altitude.
Our first highlight in the fabulous land of Tibet is definitely our ‘biggest’ reason to stop, Mt Everest! A snaking track makes it possible for us to drive up to base camp and the Tibetan side offers us a stunning view of the north face. You can also send a letter from the world’s highest post box and visit the world’s highest Buddhist monastery.
Joining up with the Friendship Highway we continue on to Shigatse where you have the chance to visit the marvelous Tashilhunpo Monastery.
From Shigatse we travel along a beautiful road hugging the shores of lake Yamdrok and visiting the distinctly Tibetan town of Gyantse where the Pelkhor Chode monastery houses Tibet’s largest stupa with 9 tiers, 108 chapels and excellent murals.
We now reach the spiritual home of Tibet, Lhasa. Crowned by the Potala Palace, home of the Dalai Lamas, this is Tibet’s holiest shrine and well worth exploring. The golden roofed Jokhang Temple is also a spectacular sight as is Norbulingka, the former summer palace of the Dalai Lama. The Kathmandu to Lhasa tour will end here after spending 3 nights in a hotel exploring this fabulous city.
Our next 5 days are spent travelling through the Himalayas on one of the world’s most spectacular roads! Here you will discover a different side to Tibet as we will be passing through small Tibetan villages where tourists are few and far between. The scenery is incredible and this route is an absolute highlight of Tibet!
We now cross into mainland China and the city of Chengdu gives you the opportunity to see one of China’s iconic rare animals, the Giant Panda Bear. The research centre here is a fantastic day out where you will get up close and personal with these adorable creatures.
Moving on to Xian you now have the opportunity to visit the famous Terracotta Warriors and see the archaeologists at work uncovering new finds.
We continue to the well-preserved ancient walled city of Pingyao where we spend a day exploring the atmospheric cobbled streets of this typically Chinese town.
The Great Wall of China is well worth a few hours exploration before reaching our final destination of Beijing where Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City are an awe-inspiring end to an incredible tour through Tibet and mainland China!
As this is a last minute tour please contact us directly should you require further information about this tour.
Email: info@madventure.co.uk
Telephone: 07795 161 321
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