Railway Trips
September 14, 2009
- Harbin Ice Lantern Festival
- Now a communist state, a nationwide land reform wiped out the landlord class and divided the land among the peasantry. Until very recently, trips to China, outside the main cities and tourist areas were something to be endured and few would contemplate a visit purely for fun. Times and attitudes, if not the political order, in China are rapidly changing which has allowed for an incursion into the delights China has to offer.
September 14, 2009
- Hong Kong - Beijing
- China steeped with history and controversy and gave birth to one of the world’s first civilizations. It has a recorded history that dates back some 3,500 years ago. The history of post 1949 china is the People’s Republic, proclaimed by Mao Zedong on October 1st 1949 at its capital Beijing.
September 14, 2009
- Beijing-Lhasa-Mt.Everest-Kathmandu 11 days train tour
- Train Beijing to Lhasa(Set out in the evening of the first day). Take Train T27, depart from Beijing on 21:30. Cities you will go through today are Beijing/Shijiazhuang/Lanzhou/Xian. Overnight on the train, soft sleeper berth.
September 14, 2009
- The Silk Road
- What better way to travel through this intriguing land than by train? It will be a grand adventure exploring the wonders of this region. The journey: a 6,250-mile trip from Beijing to Moscow aboard the Shangri-La Express and Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express.
September 14, 2009
- Grand Mongolia and Beijing tour
- You will leave the US for your flight to Beijing. The adventure begins. Upon arrival in Beijing, you have a guided transfer to your hotel.