Day 01Arrival in Beijing

Our guide will meet you outside the customs of Beijing Airport and transfer you to the hotel that we have reserved for you. The remaining time of the day is free for you to rest and get prepare for your China adventure tour.

Meals: No meals

Great Wall of China

Day 02Beijing

In the morning, you will have a stroll on Tiananmen Square and then tour the Forbidden City, the best-preserved imperial palace complex in China. It will be a memorable experience to appreciate the grand traditional Chinese architecture, get insights of the royal families' lives and admire the most precious Chinese historical relics and treasures. To avoid the mass-produced food at the tourist eateries arranged by most agencies, we will serve you an a la carte lunch at a noted local restaurant, where you can taste the authentic Chinese food. In the afternoon, go to the Temple of Heaven where the emperors offered sacrifice to the heaven in ancient time. In the evening, we will specially arrange an amazing Chinese Kung Fu Show for you at Red Theatre.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch

Day 03Beijing

The morning excursion will take you to the Great Wall of China, one of the greatest miracles in the world which winds up and down across mountains, grasslands, deserts and plains of China like a huge dragon. The section you will visit today is at Badaling, the most excellent and best-preserved section located on the 'neck of the huge dragon'. To avoid having lunch at shopping site restaurants, you will be driven to have lunch of Sichuan food at a popular local restaurant. On the way back to downtown, we will drive by the Bird's Nest (Olympic National Stadium), the major venue of the 29th Beijing Olympic Games. You may get off to take a closer look at the majestic building. The afternoon tour will take you to the Summer Palace, a fantastic royal garden for you to admire the peaceful landscape and magnificent architecture. As a royal garden, the Summer Palace brought in various architecture styles of China and occident, thus got the reputation of the 'Museum of Imperial Garden'.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

Potala Palace, Lhasa Photo by our client Mr. Vimlesh Patel with his feedback

Day 04Beijing - Lhasa

Take an early morning flight to Lhasa. Upon your arrival in Lhasa, our guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. Relax during the rest of the day and adapt to the high altitude. Your adventure tour will start from tomorrow.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Day 05Lhasa

This morning, you will first tour Tibet Museum, a treasure house of Tibetan cultural relics and a gem of Tibetan civilization. After that, visit a Carpet Factory. Tibetan Carpet is one of the three best kinds of carpets in the world, which specializes in unique knitting method, bright colors, soft surface and Tibetan minority flavor. The visit to the Carpet Factory will show you the process of the carpet's manufacture. After lunch, you will go ahead to visit the Sera Monastery and the Norbulingka Park. Sera Monastery is located in a beautiful and serene place ringed with willow trees and murmuring streams. Since ancient times, it has been a place where the living Buddhas and eminent monks preach. Known as the 'Summer Palace of Lhasa', Norbulingka was once a summer resort of Dalai Lama. Nowadays, this largest and most beautiful man-made garden in Tibet is a famous travel destination.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

Tashilunpo Monastery, Shigatse

Day 06Lhasa

The morning tour will cover the magnificent Potala Palace. Initially built in 641 in memory of the intermarriage between the ruler of Tubo kingdom (nowadays Tibet) Songtsen Gampo and Princess Wencheng from Tang Dynasty, the Potala Palace turned into the dwelling place for Dalai Lamas in succession ever since the reign of the fifth. This magnificent Tibetan-style palace is also a wonderland of arts. After lunch, visit the Jokhang Temple, one of the famous landmarks of Tibet and the center for some important Tibetan Buddhist ceremonies or activities. The trip will then be extended to the thriving bazaar of the Barkhor Street, a famous business center as well as the place for wheeling the prayer wheels in Lhasa. The last travel destination today is Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital, where you will get some insights of Tibetan medical science.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

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

Day 07Lhasa - Gyangtse

Today, you will take a long journey to Gyangtse with stop-offs at the Yamdrok Yumtso Lake and the Karola Glacier. Shaped like a fan, the Yamdrok Yumtso Lake is one of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet and regarded as the embodiment of goddess according to the mythology. Karola Glacier is one of Tibet's three largest glaciers on land. Upon your arrival in Gyangtse, check in best local hotel. After a short break, you are going to visit the Palkhor Monastery. Reputed as the 'King of Tibet Pagodas', Palkhor Monastery is famous for its ingenious layout, unique appearance, fantastic sculptures and amazing murals inside. Here you will find three sects - Sakyapa, Kadampa and Gelugpa coexist harmoniously. Finally, have a stroll on Gyangtse Old Street.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

Day 08Gyangtse - Shigatse

Our private transfer will drive you to Shigatse today. Upon arrival, you will check in the best local hotel and tour the Tashilunpo Monastery and the New Palace of Panchen. Tashilunpo Monastery is the largest Yellow Hat sect monastery in Tibet. The highlight here is the world's largest bronze Buddhist statue which is 26 meters high. New Palace of Panchen is the summer palace of the tenth Panchen Lama. Besides the splendid palace interior, you will see a number of precious cultural relics like murals.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

Tibetan people

Day 09Shigatse - Dingri

You are going to take the car to Dingri and stay over there today. Visit the Sakya Monastery and Lhatse County on the way. Sakya Monastery is the first monastery of Sakya which houses as many as 84,000 scrolls including works of literature, history, arts, philosophy and mathematics. Lhatse is one of the important commodity grain production bases in Tibet which has a bright prospect because of its excellent geographical location, weather conditions, water and soil resources and convenient transportation.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

Day 10Dingri - Everest Base Camp - Dingri

Today will be an exciting day because you could appreciate the world's highest mountain, Mt. Everest. You will first reach the Everest Base Camp, the protection area of Mt. Everest and then visit Rongbuk Monastery, which is the highest monastery in the world. The five-story building nestling the mountain is also one of the best points to view the mountain. Standing there, you will see a holy and pure picture of the Mt. Everest covered by white snow.

Meals: Buffet breakfast, Lunch

Our clients at the Everest Base Camp, Tibet Photo by our clients Melinda & Edward Ruggiero with their feedback

Day 11Dingri - Shigatse

You will travel back to Shigatse and stay at the best local hotel.

Meals: Buffet breakfast, Lunch

Day 12Shigatse - Lhasa

Continue the journey back to Lhasa. You will be very tired after this long drive, so please spend the rest of the day recovering from the fatigue of the trip.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

Day 13Lhasa - Xian

A Tibetan family visit will be arranged for you today to learn about the life styles and custom of Tibetan people. Afterwards, you will take a flight to Xian. Our local guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. 

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

Xian City Wall

Day 14Xian

This morning will be devoted to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, which is reputed as the 'Eighth Wonder' of human beings. Here, you will see the life-figured terracotta warriors and horses arranged in battle formation, presenting an image of the time when the Qin armies conquered the other rivaling states and united China 2,200 years ago. To avoid the low-quality food at the tourist eateries, we will serve you an a la carte lunch at the best local restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the symbol of this ancient capital city whose appearance is a square pyramid in the color of brick-red. Then, you will continue the trip to the City Wall. Nowadays, some traditional architecture left over from history are still standing within the City Wall like the Bell Tower and Drum Tower while a modern developing Xian is booming outside it. This evening, the luxury series clients will have Tang Dynasty Dinner Show at Tang Dynasty Palace (Addr: No.75 Chang'an Road, Xian), while the standard series clients will enjoy the Dumpling Dinner and Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show at Shaanxi Opera Theatre (Addr: No. 165, Wenyi Road, Xian). (Tips: Dumping is a traditional food indigenous to northern China, and basically consists of flour wrapping for various stuffing. People of the north love it and invite you to share their experience today. You may welcome this chance to experiment in the good and the bad of Chinese food culture according to your own palates. Why not withhold your judgement until mealtime? The proof of the pudding is in the eating.)

Meals for Luxury series: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch, Tang Dynasty dinner show
              Standard series: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch, Dumpling dinner

Day 15Xian - Shanghai

No sightseeing will be arranged today. You will take a morning flight to Shanghai. We intend to leave the rest of the day free for you to explore the thrill Shanghai by yourself. Being a international methopolis, Shanghai visit will be worthwhile. 

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Shanghai Bund

Day 16Shanghai

In the morning, you will visit Shanghai Museum, a noted art gallery of the country which possesses about 120,000 pieces of cultural relics ranging from the Paleolithic Age to modern times. Afterwards, tour the Yuyuan Garden, a representative of the classical Chinese gardens. Around noon, an a la carte farewell lunch will be served at a fancy and famous local restaurant, which offers authentic Shanghai and Cantonese cuisines. Then you will head to the Bund to take a cruise tour on the Huangpu River. The cruise will show you the essence of Shanghai urban landscape, which includes aged western-style buildings, modern skyscrapers and bridges. After the cruise, you could explore the Bund area and visit an old street in Shanghai. 

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch

Day 17Departure from Shanghai

Today our guide will transfer you to the airport according to your homebound flight. Have a pleasant trip home! If your tour duration is much longer, you can check our City Package to plan an extension tour.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Accommodation

Grade	Luxury	Standard
Beijing	Crowne Plaza	Holiday Inn Central Plaza the Best Holiday Inn Hotel in Beijing
Lhasa	Four Points By Sheraton Hotel	Gang-gyan Lhasa Hotel
Gyangtse	Gyangtse Hotel	Gyangtse Hotel
Shigatse	Shigatse Hotel	Shigatse Hotel
Dingri	Everest Hotel	Everest Hotel
Xian	Shangri-la Golden Flower Hotel - South Wing	Grand New World Hotel
Shanghai	Renaissance Shanghai Yuyuan Hotel	Ya Fan Long Men Hotel

• ◆ 2012 Price
• ◆ 2011 Price

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

Grade	Luxury				Standard
	High season (Mar 1st-Nov 30th)		Shoulder season (Dec 1st-Feb 28th)		High season (Mar 1st-Nov 30th)		Shoulder season (Dec 1st-Feb 28th)
	Double	Single	Double	Single	Double	Single	Double	Single
2-5 persons	$4519	$5549	$4189	$4909	$4089	$4679	$3939	$4409
6-9 persons	$3689	$4719	$3359	$4079	$3259	$3849	$3109	$3579
10 & above	$3249	$4219	$2889	$3519	$2829	$3369	$2669	$3069

Based on per person and in U.S. dollars, valid from Mar. 1st, 2011 to Feb. 29th, 2012

Grade	Luxury				Standard
	High season (Mar 1st-Nov 30th)		Shoulder season (Dec 1st-Feb 29th)		High season (Mar 1st-Nov 30th)		Shoulder season (Dec 1st-Feb 29th)
	Double	Single	Double	Single	Double	Single	Double	Single
2-5 persons	$4469	$5459	$4179	$4889	$4029	$4619	$3839	$4259
6-9 persons	$3729	$4719	$3429	$4139	$3289	$3879	$3099	$3509
10 & above	$3269	$4129	$2949	$3509	$2919	$3449	$2709	$3049

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