Difficulty
Culture Shock
Remoteness
Risk
Chenndu to Lhasa
Group Trip
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Dates 11 Jun '12 to 12 Jul '12
Flexible? Somewhat
Est. Cost 1,000 - 1,500 AUD (AUD Australia Dollars)
Type Travel Partners Wanted
Name Chenndu to Lhasa
Description
Email to FriendsSydney to KL then onward to Chengdu, Sichuan Province in China.
Check out the Pandas ( 80% live in this province) , the fiery Sichuan cuisine and other cultural delights.
Then hop on the train to Lhasa in Tibet.
Check out this link
http://www.chengdutolhasa.com/index.html
It departs every other day at 20:59 PM from Chengdu train station, and arrives in Lhasa at 17:02 PM on the third day; so, it takes you 44 hours from Chengdu to Lhasa by train, this 44 hours train ride covers a distance of 3360kms with an average speed of 76.3 km per hour.
It may be possible to break the journey.
See the cultural delights of Lhasa and nearby sights.
Then consider the possibly of jeeping it down the mountain to Katmandu
Chenndu to Lhasa
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Countries
Greater Asia
Highlights
- High altitude (with oxygen)train
- Cultural delights of Lhasa
- Panda watching
- Railway engineering marvel
Activities
- Trekking & Hiking
- Cultural Immersion
- Backpacking
- Overland & Safari
- Altitude 4000m+
