China, Tibet, Nepal, India - China & the Orient - Voyages Jules Verne World of Wonders - January 2012

CHINA TIBET NEPAL INDIA 12 nights from �2149 Flight - 1 night Beijing - 3 nights Lhasa - 3 nights Kathmandu - 3 nights Delhi - 2 nights key vJv features � VJV Special Event � VJV Sightseeing Programme � Extension Option � Upgraded Flight Option � Walking Content: 3 (see page 145) � Group Size: 6 � 25 per person in a twin room air China from Heathrow/Virgin atlantic to Heathrow P s re ri a d c v u e e c s u e P d to �x ne w pr ic e s sh ow xx n in re d THe HiMaLayaS aCroSS ThE hIMaLaYaS From the Great Wall of China to the mountain kingdoms of tibet and Nepal 2012 � Saturdays Apr 21 ......�2149 May 19 .....�2249 Jul 21 .......�2299 Aug 25 ......�2249 Sep 8 ........�2349 Sep 22 ......�2399 Oct 6 .........�2499 Oct 20 .......�2499 T Single Supplement ...�325 (Oct �375) London/Beijing � Delhi/London Air China Business Class/Virgin Atlantic Upper Class................�3095 Supplements per person Optional excursion programme Extension � Agra & Jaipur Full-day Agra...............................�95 3 nights .....................................�245 Single supplement .....................�125 Private Journey this tour may be taken as a Private Journey (see page 144) based on 2 persons on the above dates. add �295 per person Price includes Air travel, UK departure taxes, overseas airport taxes, transfers, 11 nights' accommodation, itinerary as described, all meals in China and Tibet (except lunch on Day 5), breakfast daily in Nepal and India, services of guides and local representatives. Not included Travel insurance, visa procurement fee, tipping (see page 145), any government taxes or compulsory charges introduced after publication. Note Sections of this itinerary reach an elevation of up to 3,650 metres (12,000 feet) and travellers should be in good health and ensure that they are not predisposed to conditions which may be aggravated by high altitude. Hi he highest and one of the Day 7 Visit the Potala Palace, Sera VJV Special Event Monastery and the Summer Palace of youngest mountain ranges in the the Dalai Lama at Norbulingka. world, the Himalayas is an area RUM DOODLE BAR Day 8 Fly to Kathmandu and transfer of startling contrast where extreme to the 4-star Hotel Shangri-La for altitude has fashioned a unique way three nights. of life. Tibet has always exerted a Day 9 Morning tour of Kathmandu fascination on visitors from the West including Durbar Square, the ancient � partly by its isolation and partly Royal residential quarter, local by there being no divide between the bazaars and the Buddhist stupa of religious and secular in its unique Swayambhunath. Afternoon visit to past. In Lhasa, a Tibetan guide will A visit to the Rum Doodle Bar in Kathmandu's the ancient Patan City. reveal the cultural and religious Thamel district, the famous haunt of Everest Day 10 An optional morning flight heritage. Nepal has been put firmly summiteers. Soft drink included. over the Himalayas and Mount back on the map by memories of Sir Everest (weather permitting). Approx. Edmund Hillary. Little development has taken place outside Kathmandu and the country's cost US$170 � bookable locally. Afternoon visit to Bhadgaon, population lives according to centuries of old traditions. The a preserved 9th-century city in the Kathmandu Valley. friendliness and welcoming nature of Nepalis is legendary Day 11 Fly to Delhi. Transfer to the Hilton Janakpuri for and lends an air of enchantment to the bewitching scenery two nights. and astounding historical sites. The royal architectural Day 12 An optional full-day excursion to Agra by train heritage is wonderfully well preserved and whilst including the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Baby Taj. synthesising Chinese and Indian influences undoubtedly Day 13 Return flight. embodies a spirit of its own. eXtenSion � AgrA & JAipUr itinerArY Day 12 Depart for Agra, visit the Taj Mahal and overnight Day 1 Fly overnight from London Heathrow to Beijing. at the 4-star Hotel Clarks Shiraz. Day 2 Transfer to the 3-star Dong Fang Hotel for three Day 13 Morning visit to Red Fort before departing for Jaipur nights. and two nights at the 4-star Hotel Country Inn & Suites . Day 3 Full-day tour of the Tian An Men Square, the Day 14 Full-day tour of Jaipur including the Amber Fort. Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. Evening Peking Day 15 Return to Delhi for overnight at the Hilton Janakpuri. Opera performance. Day 16 Return flight. Day 4 Visit to the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall at Mutianyu. Peking Duck dinner. Day 5 Fly to Lhasa. Transfer to the 3-star Tangka Hotel for three nights. Day 6 Visit the temple of Jokhang and Barkhor Street. Evening rickshaw ride to view the illuminated Potala Palace. BeiJing � CHINA m TIBET al DeLHi� Jaipur � � agra a y � Lhasa a kaTHManDU � s INDIA THe SUMMer PaLaCe, LHaSa 114 0845 166 7008 www.vjv.com

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