Badaling Great Wall 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 Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel with daily breakfast (Address: No. 31 Gan Yu Hutong, Wangfujing Ave, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006, Telephone: 86-10-8511 0388). The balance day is free.

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.(B+L)

Day 03Beijing

On the third day 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 great royal mausoleums the Ming Tomb via a holy Sacred Way. Definitely, you will not miss to see the appearance of Bird's Nest in the distance on the way back to the downtown.(B+L)

Day 04Beijing

The fourth day is free and only the hotel with breakfast is reserved for you. If you have kids with you, spare a day in the amusement parks like Beijing Happy Valley (southeast of Sifangiao, Chaoyang District). Take bus No. 52 from Tianmen Square to East Qingsong bridge station and connect the Bus No. 41 to the front gate of Houfengqiao to reach there. You would be better off by renting a trainset (CNY20) or an electrical car (CNY30) since the park occupies a big area of 1,000,000 squares meters. Circling around requires at least 3 hours ,so early arrival will avoid much waiting time so you can enjoy the entertainment activities there. (Tips: It will be very crowded if you go there on weekends or on the Chinese holidays.) With six theme zones (Firth Forest, Atlantis, Aegean Sea, Lost Maya, Shangri-La and Ant Kingdom) and more than 50 scenic spots, it will offer you various cultural and exciting experiences from all directions.Please click for more Beijing free day suggestions.(B)

Xian terracotta warriors

Day 05Beijing - Xian

For your last day (the fifth day) in Beijing, the guide will lead you to explore the Summer Palace, Yonghe Lamasery and see the lovely pandas in Beijing Zoo.  After dinner, 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. (B+L+D)

Day 06Xian

Arrival in Xian on the sixth day morning, be picked up by the local guide at the railway station and transferred to the 3-star Union Hotel (Address: No.51 Ximutou Shi, South Street, Xi'an 710002, China, Telephone: 86-29-87638888) staying 2 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.(B+L)

Day 07Xian

We intend to leave more free time in Xian for you on the seventh day and please make full use of the day to enjoy the time by yourself. You may ask for some advice from the guide upon your interest since they are all kind and experienced to indicate some useful information for you. For ready-made tours, please click for Xian  free day suggestions. Since your next stop is Lhasa with high altitude of 3,650 meters above the sea level, you'd better not have a strenuous plan tonight to keep a good physical condition for the coming days' schedule.(B)

Tashilunpo Monastery, Shigatse, Tibet

Day 08Xian - Lhasa

The Xian tour comes to an end on the eighth 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 3-star ShangBaLa Hotel (Address: No. 1 Danjielin Road, Lhasa, Tibet, 850001 China; Telephone: 86-891-6323888). 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.(B)

Day 09Lhasa

On the ninth day, visit the Tibet Museum and the Carpet Factory in the morning. After western-style lunch, visit the Sera Monastery and the Norbulingka Park in the afternoon.(B+L)

Potala Palace, Lhasa

Day 10Lhasa

On the tenth 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. A western-style lunch is served during the tour.(B+L)

Day 11Lhasa - Shanghai

On the eleventh day, it's time to end your Lhasa exploration after visit a Tibetan Family. After lunch, see you off at Lhasa airport to board a flight to Shanghai.Upon arrival at the airport, take a taxi to the reserved 4-star Golden Riverview Hotel ( Address: No. 308 Heng Feng Road, Shanghai 200070, China, Telephone: 86-21 6353 7070) staying 3 nights and handle the check-in procedure on your own. The balance day is free.(B+L)

Shanghai Nanjing Road

Day 12Shanghai

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. (B)

Day 13Shanghai

Another free is left for you while only the hotel with daily breakfast is reserved by us. Please click for detailed Shanghai free day suggestions.(B)

Day 14Departure from Shanghai

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

 
 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.