Day 01: Starting in Beijing Meet the professional local guide upon arrival at the airport and check into the hotel. The rest day is left open for individual activities on your own. |
Hotel: Crowne Plaza     Meals: None |
Day 02: Beijing Included sightseeing with your private guide starts in the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and then a visit to the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the noted Peking Duck Dinner at a famous restaurant, and then the Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre is scheduled. |
Hotel: Crowne Plaza     Meals: B, L, D |
Day 03: Beijing The truly magnificent Great Wall will be presented to you this morning. After a lush lunch at a fancy Sichuan cuisine restaurant in a nearby county, the afternoon's sightseeing takes in the Ming Tomb and the Sacred Road. This evening the dinner will be arranged at a fancy restaurant in the famous Wangfujing Avenue. |
Hotel: Crowne Plaza     Meals: B, L, D |
Day 04: Beijing - Xian Visit the Qing Dynasty Royal Garden - Summer Palace and the lovely Pandas in Beijing Zoo, as the grand finale of your Beijing trip. Take flight to Xian and transfer to the hotel where a well prepared buffet dinner is scheduled for you. |
Hotel: Sheraton Xian Hotel     Meals: B, L, D |
Day 05: Xian Drive eastwards to visit the genuine Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Lunch is scheduled at a decent Cantonese cuisine restaurant in downtown. Afternoon delights include the visit to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall. Enjoy the glorious Tang Dynasty Dinner Show in Tang Dynasty Palace in the evening. |
Hotel: Sheraton Xian Hotel     Meals: B, L, D |
Day 06: Xian Continue the Xian city tour to visit the Provincial History Museum. After lunch at a well-known restaurant, visit the Great Mosque and a local family. |
Hotel: Sheraton Xian Hotel     Meals: B, L |
Day 07: Xian - Lhasa Visit the Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi on the way to the airport. Take the flight to Lhasa where the altitude is 3,650 meters above sea level. Check into the best hotel in Lhasa and acclimatize yourself to the high altitude in the afternoon. The a la carte dinner will be arranged for you at a local best Sichuan cuisine restaurant. |
Hotel: Lhasa Hotel     Meals: B, D |
Day 08: Lhasa Visit the magnificent Potala Palace in the morning and then a western style lunch is scheduled for you. Continue to visit the Sera Monastery and the Norbulingka Park in the afternoon. Dinner is served at your hotel. |
Hotel: Lhasa Hotel     Meals: B, L, D |
Day 09: Lhasa Enjoy a full day religion excursion in Lhasa to the Jokhang Temple, the local bazaar of the Barkhor Street, the Tibet Museum, the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital and the Carpet Factory. A western style lunch is scheduled for you. Dinner is served at your hotel. |
Hotel: Lhasa Hotel     Meals: B, L, D |
Day 10: Lhasa - Shanghai After visiting a Tibetan Family, take flight to Shanghai and transfer to the hotel. |
Hotel: Sofitel Hyland Hotel     Meals: B, L |
Day 11: Shanghai One full day is to explore Shanghai, including the sightseeing of the Shanghai Museum, the Yuyuan Garden. After lunch, take a Huangpu River cruise tour. Dinner will be served at a fancy restaurant named Wang Bao He, which is the best place to sample Shanghai cuisine. The evening delight is the Portman Acrobatic Show held at the Shanghai Center Theatre. |
Hotel: Sofitel Hyland Hotel     Meals: B, L, D |
Day 12: Ending in Shanghai See you off and our service ends here. |
| Meals: B |