Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalayas for short, meaning “abode of snow” in Sanskrit, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from theTibetan Plateau. By extension, it is also the name of a massive mountain system that includes the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush, and other, lesser, ranges that extend out from the Pamir [...]
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Lake Namtso
Namtso or Lake Nam is a mountain lake at the border between Damxung County of Lhasa Prefecture andBaingoin County of Nagqu Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, approximately 112 kilometres (70 mi) NNW of Lhasa. Geography and Climate The lake lies at an elevation of 4,718 m, and has a surface area of [...]
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Lhasa, in the Tibet autonomous region, covers 4600 square miles in area, with a population around 400,000. It has an average annual temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit, and an average annual precipitation of 18 inches. Mineral and stone resources, including: copper, iron, silver, granite, marble around Lhasa are very abundant around Lhasa. Agriculture is also [...]
Read MorePotala Palace
The Potala Palace was built by the 5th Dalai Lama in the 17th century and former home to ten Dalai Lamas. The palace, splendidly set on a hill overlooking the town of Lhasa, is an almost mythical architectural wonder with thousands of colorfully painted rooms, chapels with silk brocade banners, and religious statues. Inside, see [...]
Read MoreQinghai-Tibet Sky Train
The Qingzang railway, Qinghai–Xizang railway, or Qinghai–Tibet railway (simplified Chinese: 青藏铁路; traditional Chinese: 青藏鐵路; pinyin: Qīngzàng Tiělù; Tibetan: mtsho bod lcags lam མཚོ་བོད་ལྕགས་ལམ།), is a high-altitude railway that connects Xining, Qinghai Province, to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, in People’s Republic of China. The total length of Qingzang railway is 1956 km (1215 mi). Construction of [...]
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Client Reviews
I’m amazed that everything went so smoothly, as I know it was very complicated to coordinate everything especially in a country like China where traveling is inevitably going to include some discomfort and confusion. Our Chinese tour guides were all excellent, and the accommodations were terrific overall (minor complaints here and there but I was pleasantly surprised on the whole). The schedule was perfect—having a couple of days free was a great idea, and the order in which we visited the d...
We always felt very “welcome” in the country no matter where we were. The hotels were outstanding and the breakfasts were the perfect way start to the day. The food highlights were dumplings in Xi’an (we enjoyed the busy restaurant), and the excellent Beijing duck on our last night.
Kudos to Jeff and Lune Tours for putting this together. In my view it was a stellar success. Nevertheless, I was left with only one regret, and that was that I really should have insisted my partner Alex come with me—I know I would have had an even better time if he could have seen all these great things and met all the great new friends that I had the privilege to find.
Thanks again for helping us to put our trip together in such a wonderful way. We’re ready to go back to China again soon!
The trip has been marvelous – I am sure you will get some new clients from my friends – I have been raving on email to them.
