Tiananmen Square, Beijing

Day 01Arrive in Beijing

Welcome to China! When you are picked up by our local guide with private transfer at Beijing Airport, your pleasant China tour starts. We have reserved you 4 nights at the 3-star Days Inn Forbidden City Beijing with daily breakfast (Address: 1 Nanwanzi Alley Nanheyan Street, Dongcheng District Beijing, 100006, Telephone: 86-10-6512 7788). The balance day is free.

Meals: No meals

Day 02Beijing

On your first Beijing trip, we especially arrange a full day tour in the downtown area. The guide will lead you to the must sightseeings including the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. The vast square, the splendid historical palace and the great park offer you various cultural and exciting experiences just in one day time.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Great Wall, Beijing Photo by our client Ms. Michelle Price with her feedback

Day 03Beijing - Xian

For your last day (the third day) in Beijing, the guide will assist you to experience the culture and enjoy the beauty of the Great Wall. Badaling Great Wall is situated in Yanqing County, over 70 kilometers (43 miles) north of Beijing. It is the most well-preserved section of the Great Wall, built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Continue to visit the Summer Palace. Definitely, you will not miss to see the appearance of Bird's Nest in the distance on the way back to the downtown. In the evening, bid farewell to the guide by boarding an overnight soft sleeper train to Xian. Please note that four bunks (two upper and two lower) are held in each compartment in the soft sleeper carriages. If you are reluctant to share with the strangers, you need to pay for the extra charge of the left bunks except the one you occupied.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Xian terracotta warriors

Day 04Xian

Arrival in Xian on the fourth day morning, be picked up by the local guide at the railway station and transferred to the 3-star City Hotel (Address: No. 70 Nandajie, Beilin District, Xi'an, 710002 China, Telephone: 86-29-8721 9988) staying 1 nights. After breakfast,  the escorted Xian tour is scheduled to visit Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the Bid Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Day 05Xian - Lhasa

The Xian tour comes to an end on the fifth day. Take a shuttle bus (CNY26, the bus stop is quite near to your hotel. ) or taxi (about CNY150) to the airport and board a flight to Lhasa by yourself. Be picked up by the local guide at Lhasa airport and transferred to the 4-star Gang-gyan Lhasa Hotel (Address: No. 83 East Beijing Road, Lhasa, Tibet, 850001 China; Telephone: 86-891-63055555). Take the rest of the day to adapt to the high altitude upon arrival and you could ask for the oxygen supply if you get high altitude sickness. Take care that a free stroll by yourself without guide escort is not permitted in this land. You may have dinner to recruit the energy at the hotel by yourself.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Day 06Lhasa

On the sixth day, visit the Tibet Museum and the Carpet Factory in the morning. Visit the Sera Monastery and the Norbulingka Park in the afternoon.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Potala Palace, Lhasa

Day 07Lhasa

On the seventh day, you may have one day travel schedule with the guide in the urban area. Depart from your hotel after breakfast and visit the world famous Potala Palace for its magnificent architectures, constructed style, devotional ambience and delicate artworks. It is mainly composed by the Red Palace featured with splendid stupas, culture relics while the White Palace, the living place of Dalai Lama where you are not allowed to take photos or wear hat and sun glasses. There are three entrances to the palace but only the east gate and the west gate are open for the tourists. The whole tour inside should be finished in an hour and you're not permitted to stop anywhere during the visit.  Then proceed to visit  the Jokhang Temple and then go the Barkhor Street at the end of the road. It is the oldest street in Lhasa city filled with pilgrims spinning their prayer wheels, street vendors, tourists from different countries. It's a good palace to purchase some Tibet gifts to memorize the special travel experience and you may take a break beside the street to watch the passerby. Please take care of your belongings in crowds for it also has pickpockets.  At the end of the day, visit the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Shanghai Bund Photo by our client Ms. Kyla Rose Van Der Klauw with her feedback

Day 08Lhasa - Shanghai

On the eighth day, it's time to end your Lhasa exploration after visit a Tibetan Family. Then see you off at Lhasa airport to board a flight to Shanghai.Upon arrival at the airport, take a taxi to the reserved 3-star Holiday Inn Express Zhabei Shanghai staying 3 nights (Address: No.1738 Zhongxing Road, Shanghai 200070, China) and handle the check-in procedure on your own. The balance day is free.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Day 09Shanghai

Get a free day to explore the city independently and only the hotel with daily breakfast is provided for you. You're advised to walk around the famous Bund and see the towering buildings scattered near and far, a perfect mixture of the eastern and western culture style. Take a boat tour on the Huangpu River and have a great view of the Pudong district on your own. The boat usually runs from the Zhongshan Dong Lu to the Wusongkou dock every one hour in the day time. Please click for detailed Shanghai free day suggestions.
 
Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Day 10Departure from Shanghai

On the tenth day, check out of the hotel and board your homeward flight by yourself. A leisure China tour ends.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

 
 Note: We are also glad to make arrangements for you in Shanghai if you want to avoid being a little bit adventurous and enjoy your stay in a sit-back manner. Your travel specialists will quote you the price for this part upon your requirements.

• ◆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	$1879	$1649	$1519
	Single Occupancy	$2169	$1929	$1769
Shoulder season (Dec 1st, 2012-Feb 28th, 2013)	Double Occupancy	$1839	$1599	$1469
	Single Occupancy	$2079	$1839	$1679
Shoulder season (Jan 1st-Feb 29th)	Double Occupancy	$1859	$1619	$1469
	Single Occupancy	$2069	$1829	$1639

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