Tibet Ctrip Tours Agency Review by Ramesh and Hansa from USA
Group Code: TCTS20150628--2 people (TCTS is short for Tibet Ctrip Travel Service)
Nationality: USA (family travelling in Nepal and Tibet, June-July 2015)
Travelers Name: Ramesh and Hansa (read the Tibet Ctrip travel agency review 2015)
Tibet travel time: June 28-July 10, 2015
Tibetan guide: Passang
TCTS 20150628 Nepal-Tibet tour outline
Accommodation in Nepal: Hotel Royal Singi/Hotel Manaslu/Hotel Shanker in Kathmandu, Hotel Country Villa in Nagarkot, Dhulikhel Mountain Resort in Dhulikhel, Temple Tree Resort/Hotel Barahi in Pokhara)
June 28: Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu, and transfer to hotel, overnight hotel in Kathmandu
“Arrival time of our flight is 1500 hrs. (AI 215 )”
Meal: Dinner
Hotel details as listed below
June 29: Day 02: Sightseeing in Kathmandu (Boudhanath Stupa & Pashupatinath temple) and drive to Dhulikhel (If there is allowed to visit Patan and Bhaktapur Durbar square, I will ask my guide to take them there but they need to pay entrance tickets themselves only for these 2 places), overnight resort in Dhulikhel
Meal: Breakfast & Dinner
June 30: Day 03: Dhulikhel to Nagarkot: Early morning sunrise views from Dhulikhel and after lunch get ready for Nagarkot (if they can hike, there is 2 hrs beautiful hiking trail, if not we provide car transportation), overnight resort in Nagarkot
Meal: Breakfast & Dinner
July 01: Day 04: Nagarkot (Early morning sunrise view and after breakfast drive to Kathmandu for Pokhara flight or drive (by flight 25 minutes, by drive 5 to 6 hrs), overnight hotel in Pokhara
Meal: Breakfast & Dinner
July 02: Day 05: Pokhara full day sightseeing (Morning sunrise view from Sarangkot, 1 hrs boating in Phewa lake, visit Davis fall, Gupteshwor cave, Tal Barahi temple, Tibetan refugee camp), overnight hotel in Pokhara
Meal: Breakfast & Dinner
July 03: Day 06: Pokhara to Kathmandu (by flight 25 minutes, by drive 5 to 6 hrs), overnight hotel in Kathmandu
Meal: Breakfast & Dinner
July 04: Day 07: After breakfast drive to Kathmandu (1 hour) for air China flight CA408, 11:40am-3:25pm, to be picked up and transferred to downtown Lhasa, o/n in Lhasa Ganggyan Hotel or Snow Heaven Hotel (both hotels are 4 star standard one with good location, we will fix Lhasa Ganggyan Hotel for your stay, it is more closer to Downtown Barkhor and the breakfasts here are better).
Lhasa Ganggyan Hotel: Meal: Breakfast
Meal: Dinner in local restaurant
July 05 Day08 (B+D) Sunday: Lhasa highlight tour: Norbulinka-Summer Palace of Dalai Lama, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor streets,
Lhasa Ganggyan Hotel
Meal: Dinner in local restaurant
July 06 Day09 (B+D): Lhasa highlight tour: Potala Palace, Sera Monastery, hotel as above
hotel as above
July07 Day10 (B+D): Lhasa-Lake Yamdrok-Karola Glacier—Lhasa
Lhasa Ganggyan Hotel
Meal: Dinner in local restaurant
July08 Day11 (B): Lhasa to railway station transfer, board the Lhasa to Beijing direct train, Z22, 3:30pm
July09 Day12: travel on the train
July10 Day13: the train Z22 arrives in Beijing West Railway station at 8:20 am (the continual trip will be with Andrew’s agency)
