Street scene, Guangzhou

Day 01Arrive in Hong Kong

When your flight lands at Hong Kong airport, your fancy Hong Kong journey starts. Please arrange the airport-hotel transfer by yourself and have a rest after finishing the check-in procedure. We would reserve you 2 nights at the 3-star City View Hotel  (Address: No. 23 Waterloo Road Kowloon, Hong Kong, Telephone: 852-2736 0922) with daily breakfast.

Day 02Hong Kong

The second day is free and only the hotel with daily breakfast is reserved for you. As an international trading port, Hong Kong enjoys a great reputation in the world. You can find snacks from different countries and the large shopping malls are available everywhere. It's the right city for a great shopping time. In addition, you can have a great view from the Victoria Peak and visit the Aberdeen and Stanley Market by yourself.  Please click for more Hongkong free day suggestions.(B)

Palkhor Monastery, Gyangtse, Tibet

Day 03Hong Kong - Guangzhou

Have a free morning in the third day. In the afternoon, please arrange a transfer to the railway station and purchase the  express train tickets from Hong Kong to Guangzhou by yourself. Our local guide will pick you up at Guangzhou railway station and transfer you  to the 3-star Furama Hotel staying 2 nights (Address: Changdi Road Guangzhou 510120) . During the balance day, you may take a bath to set you free from the tiredness and view the night scene of the Pearl River.(B)

Day 04Guangzhou

On the fourth day, you will have a full day guided tour to Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, the Five Ram Statue, the Ancestral Temple of Chen Family, the Qingping Market and the Shamian Island.(B+L)

Tibetan pupils

Day 05Guangzhou - Lhasa

See you off by a morning flight to Lhasa on the fifth day. Be picked up by the local guide at Lhasa airport and transferred to the 3-star ShangBaLa Hotel for 3 nights (Address: No. 1 Danjielin Road, Lhasa, Tibet, 850001 China; Telephone: 86-891-6323888). Take the rest day to adapt to the high altitude upon arrival and you may have the dinner to recruit the energy at the hotel by yourself. It's not advisable to take bath or attend the intensive activities on the arrival day.(B)

Day 06Lhasa

On the sixth day, you will visit the Tibet Museum and be led to a Carpet Factory in the morning. After a western-style lunch, proceed to the Sera Monastery which offer you a great chance to see the sutra debate in the courtyard when monks finish their scripture lessons in the afternoon. Conclude the day in the Norbulingka Park.(B+L)

Day 07Lhasa

The guide will lead you to have a downtown visit on the seventh day. Take an hour to visit the splendid Potala Palace to collect lifelong memory.  Then visit the Jokhang Temple and the bustling Barkhor Street. Continue to acquire the medical development in the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital. A western-style lunch is served during the tour.(B+L)

Namtso Lake pilgrim

Day 08Gyangtse

On the eighth day, head towards west and have a long time transfer to Gyangtse. En route, stop by the sacred Yamdrok Yumtso Lake to wonder at its tranquility beauty. Upon arrival, check in Gyangtse Hotel for 1 night stay (Address: No. 8 Yingxiong Road, Gyangtse, Tibet, China; Telephone: 6-892-8172 222). Then have a guided tour to the Palkhor Monastery and the Gyangtse Old Street. You must be exhausted undergoing a full day's tour so please have a good rest at the hotel.(B+L)

Day 09Shigatse

On the ninth day, forget you are going to take long way transfer and try to catch the great view outside the  window. The road condition from Gyangtse to Shigatse (90 kilometers)runs smoothly and you will reach Shigatse two hours later. Transfer you to  the 3-star Wutse Hotel for overnight (Address:Sichuan South Road, Shigatse, China). Then the guide will lead you to visit the Tashilunpo Monastery and the New Palace of Panchen.(B+L)

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B-- Breakfast     L-- Lunch     D-- Dinner