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.

 

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 the Quan Ju De Restaurant, followed by a lively Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre.

 

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.

 

After the visit to the fabulous Summer Palace and the Lama Temple, 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.

 

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 Tang Dynasty Dinner Show in Tang Dynasty Palace in the evening.

 

Take the morning sightseeing tour to the Provincial History Museum and the a la carte lunch is served at a local famous restaurant. Have a visit to the Great Mosque and a local family in the afternoon.

 

Have the last stop of Xian at Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi if time 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.

 

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

 

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.

 

After having breakfast at the hotel, take an overnight soft sleeper train to Xining. Lunch and dinner are on your side.

 

Be met at the railway station when arriving in Xining at noon and transfer to the hotel. The rest day is to visit the Ta'er Monastery and the Dongguan Mosque. Breakfast is on your side.

 

No schedule is arranged in the morning. Leave for Shanghai by flight and check into the hotel.

 

Drive to visit the Shanghai Museum and the Yuyuan Garden. 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.

 

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

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