Dates	Apr 3-15, 2012 May 1-13, 2012 May 15-27, 2012 View all trip dates

Duration	13 days

Land Cost From	$3,365 Details

Single Supplement	$685

Lodging	-

Grade	II

Group Size	6-15

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Tibet: Roof of the World

Chengdu to Lhasa via road and air with Everest North Base Camp


	Arrive in Kathmandu, capital of and largest city in Nepal
Visit Bodhnath stupa, one of the world's largest Buddhist shrines	Leave Tibet and China for Nepal and Kathmandu
Arrive in Tibet's administrative capital of Lhasa and begin to acclimatize	Climb up to massive Potala Palace, winter home of Tibet's Dalai Lamas, high above the city
Visit the Kumbum in Gyantse (photo by D. Bachmann)	Monks at Tashi Lumpo in Shigaste
Travel through remote stretches to Shegar	Marvel at the views of the world's highest peaks
Continue your high mountain adventure, then head back toward civilization	Arrive in bustling Chengdu (photo by C.D. Waer)
You'll get to see pandas up close at the research center	Visit Leshan's massive stone Buddha (photo by Ariel Steiner)

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