Day 01Arrival in Beijing

Welcome to China today! Our guide will greet you outside the customs of Beijing Airport after you retrieve your luggage and clear the customs, and then transfer you to the downtown 5-star Crown Plaza Hotel. The remaining time of the day is free for your individual activities. For dinner on your own arrangement, we have some suggestions around our hotel.

Meals: No meals
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza

Forbidden City, Beijing Photo by our clients Pedro and Hana with their feedback

Day 02Beijing

You must be ready to see the city after having a tasty breakfast. Our guide will pick you up at the hotel in the morning and drive you to Tiananmen Square in a few minutes. Your Beijing trip will start from the largest city square in the world, which is also the heart of Beijing. The guide will accompany you to have a short walk in the square and then proceed to the well-known Forbidden City, the largest and best-preserved royal palace complex in the world. The guide will give you a vivid introduction on the Forbidden City, including its long history, thousands of typical Chinese ancient buildings and the priceless royal collections. To ensure that you can taste the authentic Chinese food, we will serve you an a la carte lunch at a famous local restaurant. That is quite a different experience than having lunch at the cheap tourist eateries as the most are doing now. It will help you to be energetic again for the easy visiting to the Temple of Heaven this afternoon. The Temple of Heaven is the holy royal temple in ancient time, where the emperors offered sacrifices to the heaven and prayed for good harvest. Have been attracted by these splendid Chinese buildings? However, don't forget an excellent Chinese Kung Fu Show at Red Theatre tonight!

Meals: American breakfast, A la carte lunch
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza

Badaling Great Wall, Beijing Photo by our client Ms. Aryn Joy Schloemer

Day 03Beijing

Today you will experience an excursion to the astonishing Badaling Great Wall in suburban Beijing. Badaling is the best preserved section of China Great Wall constructed 600 years ago. Be worried about the simple food supplied in suburb? Please take easy that a good restaurant of Sichuan food has been selected for your lunch, which is to avoid the shopping site restaurants near the Great Wall. This afternoon we will guide you to walk around the existing largest and luxurious royal park in China, Summer Palace. While ending today's trip back to Beijing, you will see a profile of the huge Bird's Nest where the 2008 Beijing Olympics was held.

Meals: American breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza

Potala Palace, Lhasa Photo by our clients Melinda & Edward Ruggiero with their feedback

Day 04Beijing - Lhasa

Flying to Lhasa where the altitude is 3,650 meters above sea level in the morning. Our tour guide in Lhasa will pick you up from the airport and then transfer you to the hotel. In Lhasa, we have arranged the most comfortable 4-star Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa Hotel. It is suggested that you have a good rest at the hotel to acclimatize yourself to the high altitude of Lhasa.

Meals: American breakfast
Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa

Day 05Lhasa

This morning you will visit Tibet Museum and the Carpet Factory. The skillful locals will show you how the popular and colorful Tibetan carpet is produced. We will serve a well-cooked lunch in a famous local restauarant. In the afternoon, you will go to the Sera Monastery which is one of the famous monasteries in Lhasa and then the Norbulingka Park which was the summer palace for successive Lamas and now a public park.

Meals: American breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa  

Golden Roof of Potala Palace, Lhasa Photo by our clients Pedro and Hana with their feedback

Day 06Lhasa

Today's highlight is to visit the Potala Palace. It is a shinning pearl of Tibet Plateau, located 3,767 meters above the sea level. After lunch, the guide will take you to the Jokhang Temple. It is the spiritual center of Tibetans because the rare statue of the 8-year Sakyamuni is worshiped in the temple. Around the Jokhang Temple, there is the ancient Barkhor Street, where you will find characteristic Tibetan shops one by one. The last stop of the day is the Tibetan Traditional Hospital which was built in 1916 for treatment, training doctors, research and production of Tibetan medicine.

Meals: American breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa

A Tibetan woman Photo by our client Mr. Max Garrick with his feedback

Day 07Lhasa - Xian

A Tibetan family visit is arranged today. The friendly host will invite you to visit his house and see a real daily life in Tibet. Afterwards, you will take a flight to Xian, where our local guide is waiting for you at the airport and will transfer you the downtown 5-star Shangri-la Golden Flower Hotel. 

Meals: American breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Shangri-la Golden Flower Hotel - South Wing

Day 08Xian

It will be a breathtaking trip today because you will see the grand Terracotta Warriors and Horses at close quarters. The guide will leave you enough time to enjoy the various kinds of lively terracotta warriors and horses created 2,200 years ago. At noon, you will enjoy an a la carte lunch at the best local restaurant rather than having the mass-produced food at the tourist eateries near the warrior site. The first stop of this afternoon is the well-known Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which was built in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) to collect the valuable Buddhist sutras taken from India by the hierarch Xuanzang. Later, our guide will take you to the nearby Provincial History Museum, which exhibits over 370,000 pieces of valuable cultural relics. Afterwards, the guide will take you back to the hotel for a short rest since you will have a wonderful Tang Dynasty Dinner Show tonight. While enjoying the music and dance of the ancient Tang Dynasty, you could taste the delicate imperial food.

Meals: American breakfast, A la carte lunch, Tang Dynasty dinner show
Accommodation: Shangri-la Golden Flower Hotel - South Wing

Terracotta warriors and horses, Xian Photo by our client Mr. Bruce Malkin with his feedback

Day 09Xian

This morning, you will go to visit Xian City Wall, which was constructed 600 years ago and is the best-preserved existing city wall in China. You could walk on the wall and observe this ancient city. Then, we will arrange a local family visit for you to communicate with the locals and learn how to cook Chinese dishes from our Chinese food cooking class menu. The host will invite you for an a la carte lunch at home. In the afternoon, there is a visit to the Great Mosque, one of the largest and oldest Islamic mosques in China. On the way to the mosque, we will drive by the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower, the landmarks of this city.

Meals: American breakfast, Home-cooked a la carte lunch
Accommodation: Shangri-la Golden Flower Hotel - South Wing 

Day 10Xian - Shanghai

Take a morning flight to Shanghai and transfer you to the downtown 5 star hotel Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan Hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to explore Shanghai by yourself.

Meals: American breakfast
Accommodation: Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan Hotel

Shanghai Bund

Day 11Shanghai

You could enjoy the trip leisurely today. In the morning, our guide will show you these historical collections in Shanghai Museum and then go to visit the quiet Yuyuan Garden. It is a good opportunity for you to see the enjoyable life of the rich man in ancient China. At noon, we will invite you to a farewell a la carte lunch at a fancy and famous local restaurant, which offers authentic Shanghai and Cantonese cuisine. After lunch, you will take a short cruise tour on the Huangpu River to view this city from different angles. The cruise will pass by the city's landmark - the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. You will debark on the Bund, where you will have some free time to walk around. It will be interesting to explore some exotic buildings along the Bund area. Then visit an old street in Shanghai. 

Meals: American breakfast, A la carte lunch
Accommodation: Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan Hotel

Day 12Departure from Shanghai

Our guide will transfer you to the airport to take the homeward flight. Wish you a nice trip back home with beautiful memories of your China Tour! However, if you plan to have an extension tour, please refer to our City Package for more details. 

Meals: American breakfast

• ◆2012 Price

Based on per person and in U.S. dollars, valid from Jan. 1st, 2012 to Feb. 28th, 2013

Season Group Size		2-5 travelers	6-9 travelers	10 travelers & above
High season (Mar 1st-Nov 30th)	Double Occupancy	$3099	$2689	$2439
	Single Occupancy	$3949	$3539	$3229
Shoulder season (Dec 1st, 2012-Feb 28th, 2013)	Double Occupancy	$2819	$2399	$2139
	Single Occupancy	$3409	$2989	$2629
Shoulder season (Jan 1st-Feb 29th)	Double Occupancy	$2799	$2399	$2129
	Single Occupancy	$3379	$2979	$2599

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