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Day by Day Itinerary

Departure: Daily

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Day 01: Arrival in 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 Tiananmen 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 

Our clients with the local children, Xian Photo by our client Mr. Robin Pollock

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
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  

Beautiful scenery in Ngari

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 - Shigatse
Transfer to Shigatse. Stop off at the Yamdrok Yumtso Lake. Check in at the hotel. (B+L+D) 

Accommodation: Shigatse Hotel


Day 11: Shigatse
Visit the Tashilunpo Monastery and the New Palace of Panchen. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Shigatse Hotel


Day 12: Shigatse - Lhatse - Saga
Drive to Saga via Lhatse along Brahmaputra River. Visit the Lhatse city on the way. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Tent or Local Guest House 


Day 13: Saga - Paryang
Drive to Paryang. Enjoy the snow covered peaks and lots of rocky peaks along the way. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Tent or Local Guest House 


Day 14: Paryang - Manasarovar Lake - Tarchen
Drive to visit the Manasarovara Lake, a lake with compassion, tranquility and bliss. Then head for Tarchen which is loated at the foot of the majestic holy Mt. Kailash. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Tent or Local Guest House 

Mt. Kailash

Day 15: Tarchen - Mt. Kailash
Begin the trek around Mt. Kailash. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Tent or Local Guest House 


Day 16: Mt. Kailash
Continue the trek around Mt. Kailash. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Tent or Local Guest House 

Day 17:  Mt. Kailash - Tarchen
Continue the trek around Mt. Kailash. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Tent or Local Guest House 


Day 18:  Tarchen - Tsada
Drive to Tsada. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Tent or Local Guest House 


Day 19:  Tsada
Visit the Tsada Forest, the Ruins of Guge Kingdom and Tholing Monastery. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Tent or Local Guest House 


Day 20:  Tsada - Seng Ge Tsangpo
Drive to Shiquanhe and transfer to the hotel. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Shiquanhe Hotel


Day 21:  Seng Ge Tsangpo -  Palgon  Lake - Seng Ge Tsangpoanhe
Drive to visit the Palgon  Lake and the Bird Island. Transfer back to Shiquanhe. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Shiquanhe Hotel

Ruins of Guge Kingdom, Tsada

Day 22:  Seng Ge Tsangpo - Gertse
Drive to Gertse. You may see the wild animals along the way. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Tent or Local Guest House 


Day 23:  Gertse - Tsochen - 22 Highway Maintenance Squad
Drive to 22 highway maintenance squad and stay here. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Tent


Day 24:  22 Highway Maintenance Squad - Lhatse - Shigatse
Drive to Shigatse and check in at the hotel. (B+L+D)

Accommodation: Shigatse Hotel


Day 25: Shigatse - Lhasa
Drive to Lhasa and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)

Accommodation: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa  

Day 26: Lhasa - Shanghai
Visit a Tibetan Family. Take a flight to Shanghai and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)

Accommodation: Ramada Plaza Shanghai 


Day 27: Shanghai
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 28: Departure from Shanghai
See off. (B) 

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