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Tour Code: S-518
- 14 Days Standard of Beijing - Xian - Lhasa - Xining - Shanghai
- Starting from $1829 per person
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Departure: Daily
Day One: Enry Beijing
TCG guide will hold a welcome sign to meet you at the Beijing Capital Airport according to your international (internal) flight schedule. Transfer to the 4-star hotel for 3 nights stay and relax for the rest of the day.
Meals: None
Hotel: Holiday Inn Central Plaza (4 star) - the best Holiday Inn Hotel in Beijing
Day Two: Beijing
Stroll along the famous Tiananmen Square - the largest square in the world, and reach the Imperial Palace. This afternoon, transfer to visit the Temple of Heaven.
Specials: Peking Roast Duck Banquet & Peking Opera Performance
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day Three: Beijing
Morning excursion transfers you to climb the China Great Wall - Badaling section. A spicy Sichuan cuisine lunch is served at a notable restaurant to recruit your physical energy. This afternoon, stroll across the Sacred Path and reach the Ming Tomb.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day Four: Beijing - Xian
Bid farewell to the city after having a stay at the Summer Palace. Fly to Xian to appreciate China's long history. TCG guide will wait for you at the airport ahead of the flight schedule and transfer you to the 4-star hotel for 3 nights stay. Take a visit to the City Wall afterwards and have a bird’s view of this city.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Grand New World Hotel (4 star)
Day Five: Xian
Highlight morning excursion transfers you to visit the amazing Terracotta Soldiers Museum. This afternoon, visit the landmark of this city - Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
Specials: A la carte lunch, Dumpling Banquet dinner and Tang Dynasty Music and Dances Show
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day Six: Xian
Have a whole day tour to witness historical collections listed in the Shaanxi History Museum and tour around the best-preserved Islamic Great Mosque as the end of the day.
Specials: A la carte lunch
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day Seven: Xian - Lhasa
Proceed to the next stop after touring in the Hanyangling Museum near the Xianyang international airport if flight schedule allows. Fly to Lhasa, a Buddha holy land, to be exposed in the clear azure sky and collect your lifelong memories. TCG guide will wait for you at the airport ahead of the flight schedule and transfer you to the 3-star hotel for 3 nights stay. Adapt yourselves to the high altitude the rest of the day.
Specials: A la carte dinner
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Hotel: ShangBaLa Hotel (3 star)
Day Eight: Lhasa
Have a morning excursion to Lhasa’s main iconic imagery, Potola Palace and appreciate the amazing culture relics there. Have a tour to the Sera Monastery, the Norbulingka Park and a Tibetan family this afternoon. Dinner is arranged at the hotel and rest for the left day.
Specials: Western-style lunch
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day Nine: Lhasa
Drive east towards to visit the Jokhang Temple and reach the bustling Barkhor Street at the end of the road. The old town area is the most prosperous district for Tibetans. A leisure afternoon is scheduled to visit the Tibet Museum, Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital and the Carpet Factory. Dinner is arranged at the hotel and rest for the left day.
Specials: Western-style lunch
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day Ten: Lhasa - Xining
Have a big breakfast at the hotel and ride an overnight soft sleeper train to Xining. The rest meals are left on your own arrangements.
Meals: Breakfast
Hotel: an overnight soft sleeper train
Day Eleven: Xining
As the train schedule, it will reach Xining at noon. TCG guide will wait for you at the railway station ahead of time. Then fulfill the day to the Ta'er Monastery and the Dongguan Mosque. Breakfast is on your own arrangements.
Meals: Lunch
Hotel: Qinghai Hotel (4 star)
Day Twelve: Xining - Shanghai
No scheduled tour plans this morning and you could walk around the city on your own leisure step. Fly to the prosperous Shanghai to feel the fashion atmosphere. TCG guide will wait for you at the airport ahead of flight schedule and transfer you to the 4-star hotel for 2 nights stay.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: River Bund Hotel (4 star)
Day Thirteen: Shanghai
A whole day excursion covers the Shanghai Museum, the Yuyuan Garden, the famous Bund area along the Huangpu River and a local family visit.
Specials: Portman Acrobatic Show and a farewell dinner at Wangbaohe restaurant
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day Fourteen: Shanghai Exit
Private transfer takes you to the airport and your pleasant China tour ends here.
Meals: Breakfast
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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 | $2649 | $2229 | $2009 | ||
| Sole Occupancy | $3159 | $2749 | $2479 | |||
| Low season | Double Occupancy | $2539 | $2139 | $1829 | ||
| Sole Occupancy | $2949 | $2549 | $2119 | |||
| Remark : Quotations listed are valid excluding the periods of Olympic Games staying in Beijing and F1 Grand Prix staying in Shanghai. | ||||||
Quotation Includes- Domestic airfares with taxes & train fares;
- Hotel accommodation with breakfasts;
- Lunches and dinners as itinerary specifies;
- Private guides and drivers;
- Air-conditioned vehicles;
- Tourist sites permission fees;
- Tibet Travel Permit handling charge;
- 2 bottles of mineral water each day;
- Government taxes.
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My son and I took the train from Beijing to Lhasa in late May. This was my second train trip in China (the first was five years ago) and I didn't see an enormous difference.
A few things you should be very aware of: If you book "soft sleeper", the fanciest available, you will be in a compartment for four - two upper and two lower bunks. So you will essentially be sleeping with two strangers if it is you and your husband. This didn't bother me a huge amount, but you have to approach it with something of a sense of adventure.
The food on the train is pretty bad (and I can eat almost anything.) HOWEVER, the sights on the second day are amazing and will take you through a very high plateau. It also allows you to adjust to the altitude gradually.
Getting the tickets and the permits to visit Tibet was something of a nightmare. My son lives in Beijing, speaks fluent Chinese, has a travel agent that he uses a lot, and we still didn't get the tickets until the afternoon that we left. But I would advise being persistent - it's worth it!
Before leaving US, let your doctor write you a prescription for the medicine SIAMOM which couldn't be found in China. Take it as prescribed 2 days before you take the train to tibet and continue to take it all the time on the train and during the tibet trip. The first day on the train is good but the second day in the mountains will be spectacular and you are going to take incredible pictures. Don't worry about getting sick on the train and best of all you will love the journey and of course tibet.