Destination: BEIJING XIAN XINING  LHASA GYANGZE SHIGATZE  YANGTZE RIVER SHANGHAI

Tour Sights:

BEIJING:  the Tiananmen Square  the Forbidden City   the Temple of Heaven Great Wall  Roasted Duck

Summer Palace

XIAN:  the City Wall  the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum  the Big Wild Goose Pagoda Tang Dynasty   Show  the Great Mosque

XINING:  the Ta'er Monastery   the Dongguan Mosque Qinghai Lake  the Bird Island

LHASA: the Potala Palace   the Jokhang Temple   Barkhor Street  the Norbulingka the Trupeng Monastery, the Sera Monastery    visit a Tibetan family    Yomdrok Lake and Kalais Kora Glacier

YANGZE:  Pelkor Chode Monastery

SHIGATSE:   Tashilhunpo Monastery

The Itinerary Agreement:

Day 1Arrive in Beijing(D)
Our guide will pick you up at Beijing airport and drive you to the hotel. You are free for the rest of the day to explore the city.
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Day 2Beijing(BLD)
Includes breakfast and lunch
Visit the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven.

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Day 3Beijing(BLD) One day excursion to Mutianyu Great Wall. Beijing Roasted Duck dinner served at the original, century-old Qianmen Quan Ju De Restaurant in the evening. (We will arrange special dinner for you if you are a vegetarian). Accommodation:

Day 4Beijing--Xian(BLD)
Visit the Summer Palace in the morning. Take flight to Xian and transfer to hotel. Visit the City Wall in the afternoon.

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Day 5Xian(BLD) Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. In the afternoon, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. You will enjoy the wonderful Tang Dynasty Dance & Music Show in the evening. Accommodation:

Day 6Xian--Xining(BLD)
Visit the Great Mosque in the morning. Take flight to Xining and transfer to hotel.

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Day 7Xining (BLD) Visit the Ta'er Monastery and the Dongguan Mosque. You are free for the rest of the day to explore the city. Accommodation:

Day 8Xining--Lhasa via Golmud(BLD)
One day excursion to Qinghai Lake, China’s largest inland salt water lake at 3200 meters above sea level. You will also have a cruise there to photograph its beautiful scenery. Later, the group will drive westwards to visit the Bird Island, a paradise for varieties of birds. In the late afternoon, the group will be back to the city and have dinner before taking the Xining-Lhasa Train which will stop over at Golmud the next morning.

Accommodation: Overnight train

Day 9 Golmud-- Lhasa (BLD) This morning, the tourist train will stop for a while at Golmud, the second largest city in Qinghai Province. There are nine sightseeing platforms designed on the Golmud-Lhasa section to give passengers the opportunity to view the plateau landscape. There are Yuzhong Peak, Mt. Kunlun, Chuma'er River, Tuotuo River, Mt. Danggula, Amdo Cuona Lake, Nakchu, Dangxiong, and Yambajan. Each one allows 30-50 minutes to take photos and view the beautiful scenery. You will arrive in Lhasa at 22:30. Upon arrival, our guide will pick you up at the station and drive you to the hotel. Accommodation:

Day 10 Lhasa(BLD)
Visit the Potala Palace and the Jokhang Temple. In the afternoon, enjoy some leisure time in Barkhor Street for shopping and to look at some of the local crafts.

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Day11Lhasa(BLD) Visit the Norbulingka, the Trupeng Monastery, the Sera Monastery and visit a Tibetan family to experience Tibetan life style in the afternoon. These important monasteries were constructed as a summer palaces for the Dalai Lama and later served the whole governmental administration. Accommodation:

Day 12 Lhasa--Gyangze(Jiangzi)(BLD)
After breakfast in the hotel, the group will drive some 300km to Gyangtse. On the way, take a look at Yomdrok Lake and Kalais Kora Glacier.
In the afternoon, when arrive at Gyantse, take a visit of Pelkor Chode Monastery.

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Day 14 Shigatse--Shanghai via Lhasa(BLD)
Drive back to Lhasa Airport and take direct flight to Shanghai.
Upon arrival, our guide will pick you up at Shanghai airport and drive you to the hotel.

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Day 15Shanghai(BLD) Visit the Qibao Old Town, the Yuyuan Garden and the Bund. The memorable dinner will be followed by the Acrobatic Show at the Shanghai Centre Theatre. Accommodation:

Itinerary Agreement: USD/P Month Travelers 2-5pax Travelers 6-9pax Travelers 10pax&above    Double Occupancy Sole  Occupancy Double Occupancy Sole Occupancy Double Occupancy Sole Occupancy High Season 3469 4179 2999 3999 2549 3129 Low Season 3398 4089 2899 3549 2479 2999