Shangri-La Express from Hong Kong to Lhasa, Tibet

From exciting Hong Kong on the South China Sea, roll through Guilin with its saw-toothed green peaks, Kunming with its Stone Forest of massive limestone pillars, Chengdu with its Giant Pandas and Xi'an with its army of Terra Cotta soldiers before arriving in the holy city of Lhasa high on the Tibetan Plateau.

Choose from a wealth of options to add to your high-altitude Lhasa train itinerary aboard The Shangri-La Express:

Days 1-2: Hong Kong, board the Shangri-La Express
After a day of morning touring the former British exclave of Hong Kong, board the Shangri-La Express and set off across China.

Days 3-4: Guilin, Yunan Stone Forest
First arrive in Guilin, whose landscape is familiar from Chinese paintings, with mossy, green peaks of mountains and limestone karst formations. The following day, arrive in Shilin and visit the Yunan Stone Forest, a forest of enormous limestone pillars was worn by time over the past 270 million years into its current state.

Days 5-7: Kunming, Chengdu, Xi'an
Visit a pair of important Southern Chinese cities before stopping to admire one of China's most impressive sights - the Terra Cotta warriors in Xi'an.

Days 8-13: Lanzhou, Golmud, Lhasa
Pause in Lanzhou, a Silk Road city, before beginning the climb to Tibet via Golmud. Once acclimated in Tibet, tour some of its most famous sights, including the Potala Palace.

Trip Details

MIR Signature Features

• Venture to the Tibetan Plateau on the highest rail line in the world, the new Golmud-Lhasa line, climbing to 16,640 feet
• Choose a Three Gorges cruise or a caravan along the Silk Road to compliment your landmark Shangri-La Express journey
• Explore classic Beijing - the Temple of Heaven, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall
• Visit the immense Potala Palace, watching over Lhasa for almost 1500 years

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