This programme promises an entirely different way to experience
the great variety of cultures which are collectively called 'Tibetan'. The natural
splendor of the route is unrivalled in terms of the diversity of landforms encountered. We
follow four of Asia's major rivers: the Yangtze, Salween, Mekong and Brhamaputra, and
experience the imposing mountain ranges that separate one from the other.The whole area
has never really been open to foreigners, and as permits for the region are hard to come
by it is not unusual for our groups to raise a few eyebrows amongst the locals.
From Kunming we travel to
Dali where the ancestors of the Bai people made their home over three thousand years ago.
There is enough time to see something of the peaceful lakeside villages before heading
north into the Tibetan tablelands and the fascinating Naxi people who live in the shadow
of Jade Dragon mountain. We follow the upper Yangtse past Gyelthang and then cross over to
the spectacular valleys of the Mekong where picturesque villages cling to the steep
mountainside.
We stop for a day in Chamdo, the
capital of eastern Tibet, and then hop from the valleys of the Mekong to the Salween, and
finally the upper Brahmaputra and the old districts of Pome and Kongpo. Roughly half of
our time is spent on the road and we'll be able to make frequent stops at the temples,
markets, high mountain passes, and alpine lakes along the way; while in Lhasa we have left
enough time to see the city's most important sites before flying over the Himalaya to
Kathmandu.
ITINERARY:
 Day
1: Arrive Hong Kong
Day 2: Hong Kong to Kunming
Day 3: Kunming
Day 4: Kunming to Dali
Day 5: Dali
Day 6: Dali to Lijiang
Day 7: Lijiang
Day 8: Lijiang to Zhongdian
Day 9: Zhongdian to Dechen
Day 10: Dechen to Tsakhalo
Day 11: Tsakhalo to Markham
Day 12: Markham to Drayab
Day 13: Drayab to Chamdo
Day 14: Chamdo
Day 15: Chamdo to Tsawa Pasho
Day 16: Tsawa Pasho to Pome Tramu
Day 17: Pome Tramu to Nyingtri
Day 18: Nyingtri to Kongpo Gyamda
Day 19: Kongpo Gyamda to Lhasa
Day 20 - 22: Lhasa
Day 23: Lhasa to Kathmandu
Day 24: Leave Kathmandu
Price in
USD/pax |
Above 10 pax |
6 to 9 pax |
4 to 5 pax |
Single
Supplement |
Land
Cost |
3939 |
4001 |
4370 |
605 |
Land Cost in Mainland China includes: All
transfers, all domestic flights/local airport taxes, land transport, 3
meals daily, service of guide and driver, sightseeing & entrance fees, tourist class
hotels on twin share basis, tents in camping section, support horse/yaks and herders
during trekking, a welcome and a farewell banquet. In China Hong Kong includes: All
airport transfers, bed and breakfast, tourist class hotel on twin share basis. In Nepal:
Airport transfers, bed and breakfast, accommodations on twin share basis, sightseeing
& entrance fees, service of guide and driver, tour bus or jeep or van, porter service
at the Nepal/China border.
Landcost excludes: International
flights and related airport taxes, supplementary trips and services not mentioned,
personal expenses, visa costs, tips to tour guide and driver, supplement cost for those
who wants to accommodate on a single basis. |
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