SHANGHAI
Sat 8th Qatar,
London Heathrow to Doha, 10.50 > 19.45
(7hrs), (5 hr wait) Doha to Shanghai 00.30
Sun 9th Arrive
14.40 (9 hrs)
Maglev train to
Longyang Road Station – 30Km
in 8 minutes, Taxi to hotel
Grand Mercure Hongqiao, 369 Xian Xia Road,
(Hyundai Plaza)
Mon 10th Pudong Lujiazui
Central Green Space and Aquarium
Tues 11th Nanjing Road and The Bund
19.30 To Beijing on overnight
train (be there 18.45) Berth 21 & 23,
carriage 1
BEIJING
Wed 12th Arrive Beijing
7am
Beijing Sihe hotel, No.5.Dengcao HuTong.Dongsi
Southstreet Dongcheng D (3 nights)
Breakfast
in bookshop, shopping, Almeda restaurant,
Walk aroung Hutong area,
Thurs 13th Harrow School, Dongzhimen
park
Green T House Restaurant (one long glass
table so everyone sits on the one table)
Fri 14th
Beijing - Tianammen Square, Beijing
Urban Planning Exhibition Centre
Lan Club restaurant in an old warehouse
Sat 15th Beijing
- Mutianyu Great Wall, 798 Art
District
Across the Roof of the World from Beijing
to Tibet (the highest railway in the World)
Sat 15th 21.30
Beijing West station. Quinghai to Tibet
railway
Sun 16th Train
(47hr 28min, 4064 km / 2500 miles).
Mon 17th Arrive in
Lhasa 20.58 (New Mandala
Hotel for 3 nights)
TIBET
Tues 18th Lhasa (3660m) Sera Monastery, Norbulingka
(summer palace of Dalai Lama), Jhokhang Temple,
Barkor streets
Wed 19th Lhasa - Potala Palace, Drepung
Monastery
Thurs 20th Lhasa – explore the old streets, visit Jokhang Temple
and observe the pilgrims as they walk the
Barkhor circumambulating the Jhokhang.
Fri 21st Drive from Lhasa to Gyantse (3950m.) - 261km
Along the Friendship Highway, cross the Khamba
La (4794m) with views over Yamdrok-tso
Lake to the snowy summit of Nazin Kang Sa
(7252m). Karo La pass (5045m).
Overnight at Gyantse Hote
Sat 22
nd Drive from Gyantse (3950m) to Shigatse (3900m)
- 90 km
Gyantse - Visit the Gyantse Dzong and Gyantse
Kumbum
Shigatse - Visit the market and Tashilhunpo
Monastery. (Shigatse is the second largest
city in Tibet)
Overnight at Utse Hotel
Sun 23rd Drive from Shigatse (3900m) to Shegar (New
Tingri) (4050m) - 244 km
Follow the Friendship Highway, crossing the
highest pass on our journey, the Gyamtso
La (5220m).
Overnight at Everest Hotel, inclusive of
breakfast
Mon 24th Drive from Shegar (4050m) to Rongbuk - 68
km
Over the Pang La (5150m) and into the Rongbuk
Valley
Overnight at Snowland Guest House, Tingri
Tues 25th In the morning hiking
to Everest Base Camp and back to Rongbuk (5000m) then drive back to Tingri (4390m) – 65km.
Overnight at Snowland Guest House, Tingri
Wed 26th Drive from Tingri (4390m) to Zhangmu (2300m)
- 181 km
Over two high passes, the Lalung La (5124m)
and the Shung La (5200m). View the magnificent
scenery of the surrounding peaks including
Shishapangma, Cho Oyu, Menlungtse and Gauri
Shankar. Then rejoin the journey towards
the arid Tibetan Plateau to Zhangmu on the
Nepalese border.
Overnight at Zhangmu Hotel
Thurs 27th Drive from Zhangmu (2300m) to Kodari to Kathmandu
(1350m) - 123 km
Join the Friendship Bridge, along the Bhote
Koshi River that marks the- Chinese - Nepalese
border.
NEPAL
Thurs 27th Drive to Kathmandu, which can take over 5 hours, depending on
road & weather conditions.
Overnight at Hotel de l’Annapurna
Thurs 27th / Fri 28th Chitwan
Sat 29th Chitwan
Depart on flight to Doha 20.20
arr 22.35 (5 hr flight) 4 hour wait. Depart
Doha to Heathrow 02.35 to arrive at
Heathrow 08.00 on Sunday, 30th (7 hr)
