1^st Day: Arrival in Beijing
You'll be met upon arrival at the Capital Airport of Beijing with comfortable private transfer and check into your hotel. The left hours of the day are for free individual activities or take time to revitalize from the long flight journey.

AccomAccommodation: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel


2^nd Day: Beijing  (B+L)
You will be thrilled the whole day when you visit the Tiananmen Square - one of the largest and grandest city squares in the world; the Forbidden City - the imperial palace of Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Temple of Heaven - which was the royal temple during Ming & Qing Dynasties.
 
Accommodation: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel

 
3^rd Day: Beijing (B+L)
You will be accompanied by our local professional guide to one of the greatest world heritage sites - the Great Wall, Badaling section. The visits continue to the Sacred Road and the Ming Tomb in the afternoon.

Accommodation: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel


4^th Day: Beijing  (B)
Full free day is left you. We only reserved the hotel with breakfast for you.

 

5^th Day: Beijing - Xian (B+L+D)
Visit the Qing Royal Garden - the Summer Palace, the Lama Temple and the lovely pandas in the Beijing Zoo as the grand finale of your Beijing trip. Head for Xian by overnight soft sleeper train.

Accommodation: an overnight soft sleeper train
 
 
6^th Day: Xian (B+L)
Your train arrives in Beijing in the morning. Your local professional guide will expect you athe the railway station with private comfortable transfer. Check into your hotel. Have breakfast at your hotel. You will have a visit to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum which is said to be the Eighth Wonder of the world. Have a visit to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Provincial History Museum and after lunch and a brief period of rest.

Accommodation: City Hotel 


7^th Day: Xian - Xining (B)
You are suggested to visit the City Wall, the Great Mosque and have some free time to explore the Bazaar near the Mosque by yourselves. Then you are advised to take a shuttle bus to the airport and the bus stop is very near to your hotel. Head for Xining - the capital city of Qinghai Province by flight. Upon arrival, your professional guide will meet you at the airport with comfortable private transfer. Check into your hotel.

Accommodation: Xining Hotel 
 
 
8^th Day: Xining - Qinghai Lake (B+L)
Drive about 25km to the Ta'er Monastery, which is one of the six largest Tibetan Buddhism Monasteries, and then the Qinghai Lake, which is the largest inland salt water lake - the paradise on earth. Spend the night at the hotel near the Lake.

Accommodation: Zhang Fang Guest House
 
 

9^th Day: Qinghai Lake - Golmud (B+L)
Travel to Golmud which lies in the Tsaidam Basin, also known as the Treasure Basin overland. Endless Gobi sceneries will pass along the road. Check into your hotel in Golmud.

Accommodation: Golmud Hotel   


10^th Day: Golmud - Tuotuo River (B+L)
Continue traveling to Tuotuo River by car and check into your hotel. Visit the First Bridge of Yangtze River from the Kunlun Mountain.

 

Accommodation:  Tuotuo River Guest House
 
 
11^th Day: Tuotuo River - Nakchu (B+L)
Travel to Nakchu by car and check into your hotel. Visit the Tanggula Mountain and the Grassland in the north of Tibet. Dinner will be served at your hotel.

Accommodation: Nakchu Hotel  

 

12^th Day: Nakchu - Lhasa (B+L)
Continue driving to Lhasa, on the road, have to visit to the Namtso Lake and the Yangpachen Geothermal Energy. Check into your hotel in Lhasa.

Accommodation: ShangBaLa Hotel


13^th Day: Lhasa (B+L)
Make the most of the day by the in-depth religious adventure to the magnificent Potala Palace, the Sera Monastery, the Norbulingka Park and a Tibetan family.
 
Accommodation: ShangBaLa Hotel
 
 
14^th Day: Lhasa (B+L)
The escorted tours today will cover some other highlights of Lhasa - the Jokhang Temple, the perfect mixture of Han and Tibetan style both in the architectures and in the rituals of the Religion; the bustling bazaar along the Barkhor Street, the Tibet Museum, the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital and the Carpet Factory.

Accommodation: ShangBaLa Hotel
 

 
15^th Day: Lhasa - Gyangtse (B+L)
Travel to Gyangtse overland. For those who are always in search of a in-depth touch of a genuine Tibeten culture and its unique landscape, you will enjoy the adventure to the heart of the Tibet to Gyangtze, Shigatse and all the way up close to the Everest Base Camp. Stop off at the Yamdrok Yumtso Lake - the holy lake. Upon arrival in Gyangtze, have a visit to the Palkhor Monastery and the Gyangtse Old Street. Check into your hotel.
 
Accommodation: Gyangtse Hotel
 
 

16^th Day: Gyangtse - Shigatse (B+L)
Travel by private vehicle to Shigatse and check in at your hotel. Visit the Tashilunpo Monastery which has a history of over 500 years and the largest monastery in Shigatse area. The following important visit is to the New Palace of Panchen Lama, also known as the Summer Palace of Panchen Lama.

Accommodation: Wutse Hotel


17^th Day: Shigatse - Lhasa (B+L)
Back to Lhasa overland and check into your hotel.

Accommodation: ShangBaLa Hotel


18^th Day: Departure from Lhasa (B)
Your guide will see you off at the airport with comfortable private transfer according to your flight schedule.