Tour Code: BT- L505


Destinations: Beijing , Xian, Lhasa, Gyangtse, Shigatse, Dingri, Everest Base Camp and Shanghai
Tour Length: 18 days
Available Dates: Daily

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Making a difference             Tailor-made Tours                A la carte meal

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Day 01: Entry Beijing   
Meeting on arrival and check in at the well selected hotel. The left hours of the day if any are on your side for free individual arrangements.

  Hotel : Crowne Plaza

Day 02: Beijing   
Today's delightful highlights cover the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. You will be served Beijing Duck for dinner at a famous restaurant, followed by a lively Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre.

  Hotel : Crowne Plaza
  Meals : B, L, D

One of the most important activities for the entire Beijing trip is the brief hiking at the Great Wall, Badaling section. Sichuan food is arranged for lunch at a nice restaurant after a short drive. Continue the visit to 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.

  Hotel : Crowne Plaza
  Meals : B, L, D

 

Day 04: Beijing  Xian 
After the visit to the fabulous Summer Palace and the lovely pandas in Beijing Zoo, your guide will see you off at the airport for the flight to Xian and transfer to the well selected hotel. This evening we will offer you a buffet dinner at your hotel as the welcome dinner to this ancient capital.

  Hotel : Sheraton Xian Hotel   - downtown
  Meals : B, L, D


Day 05: Xian 
The Terracotta Warriors and Horses unearthed near Xian is thought to be one of the great wonders of China and of the world. Drive through highway back to downtown to a decent restaurant to have well prepared food instead of the mass produced food around the site. Have a visit to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall in the afternoon. Enjoy the Tang Dynasty Dinner Show in Tang Dynasty Palace in the evening.

  Hotel : Sheraton Xian Hotel   - downtown
  Meals : B, L, D

Day 06: Xian 
Take the morning sightseeing to the Provincial History Museum. After enjoying the a la carte lunch at a local famous restaurant, have a tour to the Great Mosque and a local family in the afternoon.

  Hotel : Sheraton Xian Hotel   - downtown
  Meals : B, L

Have the last stop of Xian at Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi if itime is available. Take a morning flight to Lhasa, the capital city of the mysterious Tibet with the altitude of 3,650 meters above the sea level. We leave the left hours of the day for you to acclimatize yourself to the high altitude. The a la carte dinner is served at one of the best restaurant in Lhasa.

  Hotel : Lhasa Hotel  - former Holiday Inn Hotel
  Meals : B, D


Day 08: Lhasa 
Your guide will take you for a whole day's city adventure, which covers the magnificent Potala Palace, the Sera Monastery and the Norbulingka Park. A western style lunch will be arranged for you. Enjoy your dinner at the hotel.

  Hotel : Lhasa Hotel  - former Holiday Inn Hotel
  Meals : B, L, D


Day 09: Lhasa 
Continue the city religion tours to the Jokhang Temple, thriving bazaar of the Barkhor Street, Tibet Museum, the Carpet Factory and the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital. A western style lunch will be arranged for you. Enjoy your dinner at the hotel.

  Hotel : Lhasa Hotel  - former Holiday Inn Hotel
  Meals : B, L, D


Day 10: Lhasa Gyangtse 
Leave for Gyangtse by car. Stop off midway for glimpse of the Yamdrok Yumtso Lake and the Karola snow mountain. Then connect the travel to the Palkhor Monastery and the Gyangtse Old Street. Check in and enjoy the dinner at your hotel.

  Hotel : Gyangtse Hotel
  Meals : B, L, D


Day 11: Gyangtse Shigatse  
Leave for Shigatse by car and check in at the well selected hotel. Highlights tour to the Tashilunpo Monastery and the New Palace of Panchen will broaden your vision. Enjoy the dinner at your hotel.

  Hotel : Shigatse Hotel
  Meals : B, L, D


Day 12: Shigatse Dingri 
Leave for Dingri and check in at the local best hotel. The scheduled tour is the visit to the Sakya Monastery and Lhatse city on the way. Enjoy your dinner at the hotel.

  Hotel : Everest Hotel
  Meals : B, L, D


Day 13: Dingri Everest Base Camp Dingri 
Leave for the Everest Base Camp and then a brief city tour to the Rongbuk Monastery will be arranged. Drive back to Dingri. Enjoy your dinner at the hotel.

  Hotel : Everest Hotel
  Meals : B, L, D


Day 14: Dingri Shigatse  
Transfer back to Shigatse and check in at the hotel. Enjoy the dinner there and have a good rest for next day's transfer.

  Hotel : Shigatse Hotel
  Meals : B, L, D


Day 15: Shigatse Lhasa  
Back to Lhasa and check in at the hotel. Enjoy the dinner at the hotel.

  Hotel : Lhasa Hotel  - former Holiday Inn Hotel
  Meals : B, L, D

Day 16: Lhasa Shanghai  
End the mysterious exploration after visiting a Tibet family. Leave for Shanghai and check in at the hotel.

  Hotel :Sofitel Hyland Hotel  - downtown
  Meals : B, L

Day 17: Shanghai 
Drive downtown to visit the Yuyuan Garden and the Shanghai Museum. Take a Huangpu River cruise after lunch. The Farewell Dinner is served at the Wang Bao He Restaurant which has a history of around 260 years of serving the best Shanghai Cuisine. The memorable dinner is followed by the Portman Acrobatic Show at the Shanghai Centre Theatre.

  Hotel :Sofitel Hyland Hotel  - downtown
  Meals : B, L, D

Be at leisure until the hotel-airport transfer is arranged for you according to your homebound flight schedule.

  Meals : B