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- Intrepid Travel
- Overland Truck
- Off-the-grid adventures with a rugged edge
- Group Tour
- Join a group and forge lifelong friendships
- Partially Guided
- Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
- High Intensity
- Travelers should be in very good physical condition and expect continuous demanding activities
- Guided in English
- Group Size 1 - 12
- Ages 15+
Highlights
- Like everything else it does, China’s ancient history is on a grand scale – see it first-hand, with time to explore and walk the epic Great Wall’s Mutianyu section.
- Sit back and relax on one of the world’s greatest train journeys – a marathon 45-hour ride to the literal Roof of the World, passing by incredibly mountainous and remote terrain, and the occasional grazing yak!
- Immerse yourself in Tibetan culture, from the spiritual side – explored on monastery visits, pilgrim trails and a monk-led meditation session – to traditional daily life, experienced at a momo-making class and Tibetan family home.
- Climb phenomenal mountain passes and thrilling peaks on your scenic overland journey to see the mightiest of them all – Mt Everest – and visit the world’s highest monastery on your way!
- With a Tibetan leader by your side, it’s a great opportunity to gain true local insight and understanding of the Tibetan culture and the modern life on the plateau.
Itinerary
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- Introduction
- Day 1 Beijing
- Day 2 Great Wall – Train to the Roof of the World
- Day 3 Train to the Roof of the World
- Day 4 Lhasa (3656m)
- Day 5 Lhasa (3656m)
- Day 6 Lhasa (3656m)
- Day 7 Gyantse (4025m)
- Day 8 Shigatse (3890m)
- Day 9 Shigatse (3890m)
- Day 10 Sakya (4310m)
- Day 11 Everest National Park (5200m)
- Day 12 Kyirong (2800m)
- Day 13 Kathmandu
- Day 14 Kathmandu
- Day 15 Kathmandu
What's Included
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- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
- Free eSIMTourRadar offers the lead traveler (the person who booked) a free 1GB eSIM for the trip. The eSIM is redeemable only through the TourRadar app 72 hours before departure.
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Insurance
- Optional
- Additional Services
Operated by
Intrepid Travel
Number of tours
1,094
Age Range
5 to 99 years old
Response time
9 hours
Response rate
76%
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Customer Reviews
- Kelvin· September 21st, 2025Just returned home from this tour and it was fantastic! Our tour guide, Samantha Li was exceptional - she was kind, thoughtful and engaging, sharing lots of information about the places we visited and giving us great recommendations. This was our first trip with Intrepid but it definitely won’t be our last! We were with a great group of fellow travellers from around the world and really enjoyed zipping around China with this group. There were a couple of hiccups during the trip but Samantha dealt with these aptly and made the experience stress free for us. The highlight for us was seeing the sunrise over the Great Wall and some of the lovely group meals Intrepid arranged.Show more
- John· June 29th, 2025Well organised, got to see and do lots in a short period of timeShow more
- Helen· May 8th, 2025China Highlights was the most amazing, memorable experience ever! Our guide, Lomg was the best. His knowledge, patience, passion and support showed no bounds. Thank you Lomg. What I will say is that this Tour is 'full on'. There were days when we didn't have time to eat anywhere and had to buy our breakfast, lunch and snacks the night before for travelling during the day. It was definitely pretty exhausting but so worth it to be able to see all the magnificent sights in Shanghai, X'ian and Beijing in such a short space of time. Highly recommend this tour.Show more
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