Can you go overland (not driving!) from Kathmandu -- Lhasa -- Beijing?
Aug 26th, 2008, 08:18 PM
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Can you go overland (not driving!) from Kathmandu -- Lhasa -- Beijing?
Hi,
I am going to Nepal in December. After Nepal I want to go overland to Lhasa and then catch the train from Lhasa to Beijing. Is this do-able? I know I can catch trains from Lhasa to Beijing but Lonely Planet says that there are no trains from Kathmandu to Lhasa. Are there other ways to do this? I will be alone and (am a young female) so do not want to hire a driver or car.
Thanks!
I am going to Nepal in December. After Nepal I want to go overland to Lhasa and then catch the train from Lhasa to Beijing. Is this do-able? I know I can catch trains from Lhasa to Beijing but Lonely Planet says that there are no trains from Kathmandu to Lhasa. Are there other ways to do this? I will be alone and (am a young female) so do not want to hire a driver or car.
Thanks!
Aug 27th, 2008, 05:41 AM
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Do check out Thorntree, as there is lots of talk about Kathmandu to Lhasa. As you probably know, the visa process has been - uh - disrupted by the Olympics and China's fear of protestors. People are anticipating that thing will return to normal eventually.
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The elevation from Kathmandu to Lhasa won't allow any railway to be built the whole way.
There's a road there and stretches of it are mountain hugging, narrow and unpaved - one of the most exciting roads i've ever travelled on.
my travelogue from Tibet:
http://www.amazon.com/Dialogues-Tibe.../dp/9889799936
There's a road there and stretches of it are mountain hugging, narrow and unpaved - one of the most exciting roads i've ever travelled on.
my travelogue from Tibet:
http://www.amazon.com/Dialogues-Tibe.../dp/9889799936
