Destination: BEIJING  XIAN XINING  LHASA GYANGZE SHIGATSE  SHANGHAI GUILIN  YANGSHUO HONGKONG

Tour sights:

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

the Summer Palace

XIAN:   the City Wall  the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum  the Big Wild Goose Pagoda

Tang Dynasty  Show    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   Kalais Kora Glacier

GYANGZE:    Pelkor Chode Monastery  

SHIGATSE:   Tashilhunpo Monastery  

SHANGHAI:  the Qibao Old Town  the Yuyuan Garden   the Bund  Acrobatic Show  

GUILIN:    the Reed Flute Cave    the Elephant Trunk Hill  

YANGSHUO:  the Li River    visit a local villager's home 

HONGKONG:   the Ocean Park   the Stanley Market 

The Itinerary Agreement:

Day 1Arriver 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.

Day 2Beijing(BLD)
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 8 Xining-- 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:a overnight train

Day 9Golmud-- 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.

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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Day 11 Lhasa(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 15 Shanghai(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:

Day 16Shanghai-- Guilin(BLD) Take morning flight to Guilin. Upon arrival, our guide will pick you up at the airport and drive you to the hotel. Visit the Reed Flute Cave, and the Elephant Trunk Hill in the afternoon. Accommodation:

Day 17 Guilin--Yangshuo(BLD) Enduring memories are created today as you cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo. Upon arrival in Yangshuo, a short bicycle trip to the countryside, Yulong village will then be arranged. You will visit a local villager's home to experience the farmer's lifestyle. Transfer back to Guilin in the late afternoon.

Day 18Guilin-- Hong Kong(BLD)
Take flight to Hong Kong. Upon arrival, our guide will pick you up at the airport and drive you to the hotel.
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Day 19 Hong Kong(BLD) City tour to the Ocean Park, the Stanley Market, a coastal village on the southern side of Hong Kong Island. Proceed to drive to the Peak to have a bird's eye view of Hong Kong. Have dinner on the cruise on Victoria Harbor in the evening. 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 5599 7029 5089 6560 4569 5829 Low Season 5529 6929 4979 6329 4509 5719