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Tour Code: L-505
- 18 Days Luxury of Beijing - Xian - Lhasa - Gyangtse - Shigatse - Dingri - Everest Base Camp - Shigatse - Lhasa - Shanghai
- Starting from $2839 per person
- Luxury | Standard| Budget
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Departure: Daily
Day 01: Arrival in Beijing
Ming Tomb, Beijing
Our guide will pick you up at Beijing airport and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is on your own to explore the city.
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza 
Day 02: Beijing
Visit the Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. The Beijing Duck Dinner is served at a famous restaurant followed by a lively Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza
Day 03: Beijing
Visit the Badaling Great Wall. To avoid having lunch at shopping site restaurants, you will be driven to have Sichuan food at a local popular restaurant. Visit the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb in the afternoon. The a la carte dinner is served at a famous Cantonese cuisine restaurant in the Wangfujing area. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza
Day 04: Beijing - Xian
Visit the Summer Palace and the lovely pandas in Beijing Zoo. Take a flight to Xian and transfer to the hotel. A sumptuous buffet dinner will be served for you at the hotel this evening. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel
Day 05: Xian
Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. To avoid having the poor food at the site, you will take highway back to downtown to have lunch at a well-known Cantonese cuisine restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall. This evening you will be entertained with the marvelous Tang Dynasty Dinner Show in Tang Dynasty Palace. (Add: No.75, Chang'an Road, Xian) (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel
Day 06: Xian
Our clients in front of the Potala Palace, Lhasa
Visit the Provincial History Museum. After enjoying the a la carte lunch at a local famous restaurant, visit the Great Mosque and a local family. (B+L)
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel
Day 07: Xian - Lhasa
Visit the Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi on the way to the airport. Take a flight to Lhasa where the altitude is 3,650 meters above sea level. Transfer to the finest hotel in Lhasa and acclimatize yourself to the high altitude in the afternoon. The a la carte dinner will be arranged for you at a local best Sichuan cuisine restaurant. (B+D)
Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa
Day 08: Lhasa
Visit the magnificent Potala Palace. After a western-style lunch, visit the Sera Monastery and the Norbulingka Park. Dinner is served at your hotel. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa
Day 09: Lhasa
Visit the Jokhang Temple and the thriving bazaar of the Barkhor Street. After having a western-style lunch, go ahead to visit the Tibet Museum, the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital and the Carpet Factory. Dinner is served at your hotel. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa
Day 10: Lhasa - Gyangtse
Transfer to Gyangtse. Stop off at the Yamdrok Yumtso Lake and the Karola snow mountain. Transfer to the hotel. Visit the Palkhor Monastery and the Gyangtse Old Street. Dinner is served at your hotel. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Gyangtse Hotel
Day 11: Gyangtse - Shigatse
Our clients at the Everest Base Camp, Tibet
Photo by our client Mr. Max Garrick
Transfer to Shigatse and check in at the hotel. Visit the Tashilunpo Monastery and the New Palace of Panchen. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Shigatse Hotel
Day 12: Shigatse - Dingri
Transfer to Dingri and check in at the hotel. Visit the Sakya Monastery and Lhatse city on the way. Dinner is served at your hotel. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Everest Hotel
Day 13: Dingri - Everest Base Camp - Dingri
Transfer to the Everest Base Camp and visit Rongbuk Monastery. Return to Dingri. Dinner is served at your hotel. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Everest Hotel
Day 14: Dingri - Shigatse
Drive back to Shigatse and transfer to the hotel. Dinner is served at your hotel. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Shigatse Hotel
Day 15: Shigatse - Lhasa
Return to Lhasa and transfer to the hotel. Dinner is served at your hotel. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa
Day 16: Lhasa - Shanghai
Visit a Tibetan Family. Take a flight to Shanghai. Pick you up at Shanghai airport and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)
Accommodation: Ramada Plaza Shanghai
Day 17: Shanghai
Exterior of Shanghai Museum
Visit the Shanghai Museum and the Yuyuan Garden. After lunch, take a cruise tour on the Huangpu River. The Farewell Dinner is served at Central Hotel, whose restaurant Wang Bao He has a history of around 260 years and is the best place to serve Shanghai Cuisine. The memorable dinner will be followed by the Portman Acrobatic Show at the Shanghai Centre Theatre. (B+L+D)
Accommodation: Ramada Plaza Shanghai
Day 18: Departure from Shanghai
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Prices (based on per person and shown in US dollars)Prices (Valid from Mar. 1st, 2008 to Feb. 28th, 2009)
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2-5 travelers | 6-9 travelers | 10 travelers & above | |||
| High season | Double Occupancy | $4429 | $3639 | $3229 | ||
| Sole Occupancy | $5499 | $4709 | $4249 | |||
| Low season | Double Occupancy | $4099 | $3309 | $2839 | ||
| Sole Occupancy | $4839 | $4049 | $3459 | |||
| Remark : Quotations listed are valid excluding the periods of Olympic Games staying in Beijing; Aug 25 to Sep 15 staying in Xian; Aug 01 to Aug 31 staying in Lhasa; F1 Grand Prix and Dec 01 to Dec 15 staying in Shanghai. | ||||||
Inclusions- Internal flights & taxes;
- Hotels with daily western breakfasts;
- Daily lunches and/or dinners at China's finest restaurants or hotels;
- Excellent individual guide & driver;
- Private air-conditioned car or van;
- Entrance fees to all tourist sites;
- Tibet Travel Permit application fee;
- Two bottles of mineral water per day;
- Government taxes.
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1. bring enough flims, about twice as usual. If yours is digital camera, bring enough battery. It's not very convenient to recharge the battery in Tibet. What's worse, the low temperature can shorten the life of the battery.
2. Don't let your camera bask under the sun too much in Tibet. The sunshine in Tibet is truely terrible.
3. Don't let the local children touch your camera and they may destroy it or spit on the camera lense.
4. If you want to take some photo of the local people, had better not bother them. If you want to photo with them, do not pay them. Some little gifts will be much appreciated.
5. The sand blown by the wind is severe in Tibet and pack your camera well.
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Take care of the dog when you are walking in the local residential areas.
There are many WCs in Lhasa. You have to pay 0.2 Yuan entrance fee and 0.8 Yuan for tissue if you need one.
There are many Shops for Showering in Lhasa.Price varies from 3 to 5 Yuan per person.
There are many Internet Cafes around the Barkhor Areas. Price varies from 5 to 10 Yuan per room.
If you are interested in collecting coins, you can find various patterns of coins of major countries exhibited in PotalaPalace.