Nepal Layover and China Tibet Train Travel

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Tour Code: ODY-AS-015

Destination:Nepal, China

Duration

14 Days

Tour Type

Private & Bespoke

Tour Style

Classic

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About This Trip

Indulge your senses as you take in the unforgettable sights of Nepal and China on this tour. Explore the historic sites and ancient temples in Kathmandu, like Kathmandu Durbar Square and Boudhanath Stupa. Then you'll head to Tibet, exploring Tsetang and Lhasa. The highlights include Yumbulagang, Changzhu Monastery, Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, etc. Train to Xi'an with stunning scenery along the way. After visiting the Terracotta Warriors, Ancient City Wall, and Muslim Street, you'll head to Beijing to explore the historical sites such as the Forbidden City and the Great Wall.

Itinerary Summary

DAY PLACE HIGHLIGHTS
1 - 2 Kathmandu Ason Tole Market, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Patan Durbar Square, Swayambhunath
3 Kathmandu, Bhaktapur

Kathmandu: Boudhanath Stupa, Pashupatinath
Bhaktapur: Durbar Square, Changu Narayan Temple

4 - 5 Tsetang Yumbulagang, Changzhu Monastery, Samye Monastery
6 - 7 Lhasa Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street, Norbulingka Park, Sera Monastery
8 - 11 Xi'an Terracotta Warriors, Ancient City Wall, Muslim Street
12 - 14 Beijing Great Wall, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace
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Day 1: Arrival, Kathmandu

Welcome to Kathmandu, the biggest city and capital of Nepal! On arrival, be greeted and escorted to the hotel by our representative, who will give you a brief introduction of the city and then reconfirm the following days' activities with you. The rest of the day is at your leisure.

Kathmandu

Day 2: Kathmandu - Patan - Kathmandu

Today your exploring in Kathmandu Valley is started from Ason Tole Market which is jammed with numerous vendors selling everything from yak tails to coconuts. It's a good place for you to learn about local people's daily life. After that, continue to Kathmandu Durbar Square to visit Kumari Temple that houses the living goddess and then have an external view of Taleju Temple and Kala Bhairav.

In the afternoon drive about 15 minutes to Patan for the tour to Patan Durbar Square, another square full of time-honoured heritages. By dusk, visit Swayambhunath on the top of a hill to enjoy the panorama of Kathmandu city.

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Kathmandu

Day 3: Kathmandu - Bhaktapur - Kathmandu

Start the morning tour from Boudhanath Stupa, where you can observe Buddhist monks in prayer at the monasteries; followed by the Pashupatinath, the most famous Hindu temple in the country.

In the afternoon, head to Bhaktapur city to discover Bhaktapur Durbar Square and Changu Narayan Temple - the oldest temple in Kathmandu which boasts a great view of the surrounding countryside. In the evening, enjoy your relaxing time with a cultural feast of dinner and dancing.

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Kathmandu

Day 4: Kathmandu - Lhasa - Tsetang

It's time to say goodbye to Kathmandu. Our representative will transfer you to the Tribhuvan International Airport for your onward flight to Lhasa. Arriving in Lhasa after 1.5 hours, you will meet your personal tour guide and then be escorted to Tsetang (Zedang) with 2.5 hours' drive.

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Zedang

Day 5: Tsetang - Lhasa

Your Zedang tour includes Yumbulagang - the first palace built by the first king of Tibet, Changzhu Monastery - one of the earliest Buddhist temples in Tibet, and Samye Monastery - the very first temple built in Tibet which was called "one of the best works in the history of Buddhism architecture". After that, head back to Lhasa by 3 hours' drive.

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Lhasa

Day 6: Lhasa

As the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region and the hold land of Tibetan Buddhism, Lhasa is the right place that many people want to travel. The cardinal landmarks of Potala Palace, the gigantic Jokhang Temple and flourishing Barkhor Street will lighten your first day in Lhasa.

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Lhasa

Day 7: Lhasa

Go on the discovery in Lhasa to Norbulingka Park where Dalai Lama handled political affairs and practiced religious activities, Drepung Monastery - the largest monastery of Gelug Sect in Tibet, and Sera Monastery, which is famous for the Buddhism Scriptures Debating.

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Lhasa

Day 8: Lhasa - Xi'an

Today you will take the train along the famous Qinghai-Tibet Railway to Xi'an. Please do understand it is a long and tough journey, which means you will spend around 33 hours on the train. But it's absolutely a unique experience to enjoy the plateau scenery and particular natural landscape along the way, especially the first 10 hours' travel will give you an unparalleled view of the world's first plateau.

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On Train

Day 9: Xi'an

Arrive at Xi'an station in the evening. A local tour guide will pick you up at the train station and transfer you to the hotel to check in.

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Xi'an

Day 10: Xi'an

Enjoy free time in the morning to refresh yourself from the long-distance train travel.

In the afternoon, drive about one hour to visit the legendary Terracotta Warriors - one of the wonders of the world. The thousands of vivid clay soldiers and chariots at real-size will surely catch your eyes and touch to your heart. You can spend around 2.5 hours there to communicate with the thousands of vivid clay soldiers and marvel at the great military power of Qin Shi Huang.

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Xi'an

Day 11: Xi'an - Beijing

This morning take an easy tour to the Ancient City Wall and Muslim Street, where you can get some general knowledge of Chinese Muslims' life. In the afternoon get to Beijing by high-speed train (about 5-6 hours on road), be met and settled down at your hotel.

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Beijing

Day 12: Beijing

Your first day in the capital city of Beijing will be filled up with Tiananmen Square - the political heart of present China, Forbidden City - the historical palace where feudal royal families worked and lived for around 600 years, and the Temple of Heaven - which was visited yearly by the emperors to pray for good harvest for the whole nation.

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Beijing

Day 13: Beijing

As an old Chinese saying goes like this: He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man. So the Great Wall is the must-see sight today. After breakfast drive about 1.5 hours to visit the majestic Great Wall at Mutianyu section first. You can get on the Great Wall by cable car and do some hiking on it.

In the afternoon get back to the city and visit the Summer Palace that was used to take summer break by the royal family.

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Beijing

Day 14: Beijing, Departure

The farewell time now! When you are ready, the guide and driver will send you to the airport for your international flight back home.

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Richee Family Adventures

05 Aug 2025

Second Honeymoon My wife and I celebrated our 20th anniversary by spending a few weeks touring around Asia. We loved how Odynovo worked with us to craft a tour of what we wanted to see and how we wanted to see it. This was our first time traveling with a private tour guide, and it was truly amazing. they took care of all transportation, tickets, and everywhere we went we had someone who not only spoke our language, but was also very well-versed in the places we were visiting. We saw Beijing and then took a bullet train to Xi'an. In both cities we had tour guides who had done this "a thousand times," and as a result knew all the tricks on where to take the best pictures, what lines to stand in, where to eat, and what not to waste your time seeing. At one point our guide pulled out ponchos from her backpack when it started to rain, while another helped us haggle for a good price on a new suitcase. We were surprised by how much we loved China, and it is safe to say that is because of the quality of service we got from Odynovo. Oh, and the hotels were great, too! In our first hotel my wife fell in love with her breakfast soup that she had to have every morning, while in Xi'an we were right around the corner from the Muslim Night Market and were able to get to it in less than 5 minutes of walking.We are already looking to see what tours we will be doing next through Odynovo, as the service was amazing, the quality was remarkable, and the cost was very worth it for what we received.
Shannon V

05 Aug 2025

Fabulous! We had a fabulous experience with our guide and Odynovo walking the Great Wall of China, and all other sites in Beijing. We loved our Peking duck dinner. It was fabulous. Thank you, Sammie/Jing for a great experience.
domotic d

05 Aug 2025

Beijing Beauty It started off with a friendly face at the airport, with Roy, our tour guide.The week has been such a pleasure and a treat. From adventures to The Great Wall, Temple of Heaven and the Forbidden City, to local markets, delicious Beijing food and roof top tea houses.Roy and our driver, Mr. Zhou, were prompt in picking us up and driving us around safely.The knowledge and fact about history and Beijing that Roy knows and explains is amazing and the fact he could answer my weird and inquisitive history questionsnwoth ease was a treat.He made it so easy to enjoy ourselves and absorb all that was around us, he even takes great photos too! 😊Polite, kind and thoughtful and ever patient in letting us take our time with things that interested us.I would highly recommend this tour and Roy again and again.
Zarah B

05 Aug 2025

Amazing travel experience My name is Zarah M. Babangida a Nigerian and i visited Beijing with my colleagues from the office. During our 5 day stay in Beijing, Ms. Eva Ma, was our Tour guide and from the minute we came through the Arrival Gate of the Airport, we were embraced by her alluring smile and warm welcome. She remained consistent with her warmth, a kind and intelligent professional who exuded unique passion not just for her job as a tour guide but, even more so as a proud Chinese woman. Her outstanding insight and knowledge of the sweet Chinese history and heritage left us in awe. I couldn't be more proud and thankful that she was assigned to our group and she made our stay exciting, fun-filled effortless and knowledge packed. I absolutely commend her dedication to work which she depicted throughout our stay. I recommend her to every visiting tourist because to know Eva, is to love her. If it were up to me, i will increase her bonuses or upgrade her salary as i am sure most tourists would want or revisit for her sake first and then perhaps other reasons.Thank you Eva and keep the passion up🙌.

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