Destinations: Beijing- Xian- Lhasa- Shigatse- Lhatse- Saga- Paryang- Manasarovar Lake- Tarchen- Mt. Kailash- Tarchen- Tsada- Seng Ge Tsangpo- Gertse- Tsochen- Shanghai   
Departure & Grade: Economy value is available every day!

 
   Daily Itinerary Briefings  
 

 

You'll be met upon arrival at the Beijing Capital Airport 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.
 
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Central Plaza   - the best Holiday Inn Hotel in Beijing
  

2^nd Day: Beijing (B+L+D)
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. The Beijing Duck Dinner is served as Welcome Dinner at a well-known restaurant. The cheering Peking Opera (the National Opera) is scheduled as evening delight after dinner.
 
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Central Plaza   - the best Holiday Inn Hotel in Beijing
 
 
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. Drive to escape the shopping site tourist restaurants near the Great Wall to have a decent meal -Sichuan food, for lunch. The visits continue to the Sacred Road and the Ming Tomb in the afternoon.
 
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Central Plaza   - the best Holiday Inn Hotel in Beijing
 
    
4^th Day: Beijing - Xian (B+L)
Visit the Qing Royal Garden - the Summer Palace and the lovely pandas in Beijing Zoo as the grand finale of your Beijing trip. Heading for Xian by flight, upon arrival, your professional tour guide will meet you with private comfortable airport-hotel transfer service. Transfer to check in at the well selected hotel.
 
Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel
  

5^th Day: Xian (B+L+D)
You will have a visit to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum which is said to be the Eighth Wonder of the world. Drive back by highway to downtown to have a decent lunch at a well-known Cantonese cuisine restaurant. Have a visit to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda after lunch and a brief period of rest. In the evening, we arrange the Dumpling Banquet which is unique in Xian, the marvelous Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show is scheduled afterwards.

Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel
 

6^th Day: Xian (B+L)
Your Xian trip continues to visit the Provincial History Museum in the morning. Rich a la carte Cantonese Cuisine lunch served at a local famous restaurant. As scheduled, afternoon is to visit the ancient City Wall and Great Mosque.
 
Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel
   
   
7^th Day: Xian - Lhasa (B+D)
On the way to the airport, visit the Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi. Head for Lhasa by morning flight where the altitude is 3,650 meters above sea level. Be met by your professional tour guide upon arrival at the Gongga Airport. Settle in the best hotel of Lhasa. Take time to adapt yourself to the high attitude, no sightseeing arranged in the afternoon. Welcome dinner will be served at a top end local best Sichuan cuisine restaurant, a la carte style.
 
Accommodation: ShangBaLa Hotel
    
  
8^th Day: Lhasa  (B+L+D)
Make the most of the day by visiting the magnificent Potala Palace, the Sera Monastery, the Norbulingka Park. Dinner is served at your hotel so the extra drive and energy will be saved for tomorrow.
 
Accommodation: ShangBaLa Hotel
 
 
9^th Day: Lhasa  (B+L+D)
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. Enjoy your dinner at your hotel.

Accommodation: ShangBaLa Hotel
 
 

10^th Day: Lhasa - Shigatse  (B+L+D)
Travel to Shigatse overland. For those who are always in search of an in-depth touch of a genuine Tibeten culture and its unique landscape, you will enjoy the adventure to the heart of the Tibet to Shigatse and all the way up close to the Everest Base Camp. Stop off at the Yamdrok Yumtso Lake - the holy lake. Upon arrival, your professional tour guide will assist you to check in at the hotel where the dinner is also served.

Accommodation: Shigatse Hotel

11^th Day: Shigatse   (B+L+D)
It's worthy of a whole day to visit the Tashilunpo Monastery and the New Palace of Panchen. Enough rest is necessary in the left time to challenge the coming tour.

Accommodation: Shigatse Hotel


12^th Day: Shigatse - Lhatse - Saga   (B+L+D)
Have a private car transfer to saga along the Brahmaputra River. Visit the Lhatse city on the way.

Accommodation: Tent or Local Guest House 
 
 
13^th Day: Saga - Paryang   (B+L+D)
Continue the private car transfer to Paryang. You will see the peaks covered with snow and the rocky peaks along the way.

Accommodation: Tent or Local Guest House 
 
 
14^th Day: Paryang - Manasarovar Lake - Tarchen  (B+L+D)
This morning, transfer to visit the Manasarovara Lake, a lake with compassion, tranquility and bliss. Then head for Tarchen which is loated at the foot of the majestic holy Mt. Kailash.

Accommodation: Tent or Local Guest House 


15^th Day: Tarchen - Mt. Kailash  (B+L+D)
An excited trekking day awaits you, you will trek around the Mt. Kailash.

Accommodation: Tent or Local Guest House 
 

16^th Day: Mt. Kailash  (B+L+D)
One more day is set aside for trek around Mt. Kailash.

Accommodation: Tent or Local Guest House 
 

17^th Day:  Mt. Kailash - Tarchen   (B+L+D)
Continue the trek around Mt. Kailash.

Accommodation: Tent or Local Guest House 

18^th Day:  Tarchen - Tsada   (B+L+D)
Have a private car transfer to Tsada.

Accommodation: Tent or Local Guest House 

19^th Day:  Tsada  (B+L+D)
A whole day tour covers the Tsada Forest, the Ruins of Guge Kingdom and Tholing Monastery.

Accommodation: Tent or Local Guest House 
 
 
20^th Day:  Tsada - Seng Ge Tsangpo  (B+L+D)
Have a private car transfer to Shiquanhe and check into hotel.

Accommodation: Shiquanhe Hotel
 
 

21^th Day:  Seng Ge Tsangpo -  Palgon  Lake - Seng Ge Tsangpoanhe  (B+L+D)
Head for Palgon Lake and the Bird Island. Then transfer back to Shiquanhe.

Accommodation: Shiquanhe Hotel
 
 

22^th Day:  Seng Ge Tsangpo - Gertse  (B+L+D)
Have a private car transfer to Gertse. You may see the wild animals along the way.
 
Accommodation: Tent or Local Guest House 
 
 

23^th Day:  Gertse - Tsochen - 22 Highway Maintenance Squad (B+L+D)
Drive to 22 highway maintenance squad and stay here.

Accommodation: Tent
 
 

24^th Day:  22 Highway Maintenance Squad - Lhatse - Shigatse (B+L+D)
Go back to Drive to Shigatse and check in at the hotel.

Accommodation: Shigatse Hotel

 

25^th Day: Shigatse - Lhasa  (B+L)
Have a private car transfer to Lhasa and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is left for your own.

Accommodation: ShangBaLa Hotel
 
 

26^th Day: Lhasa - Shanghai  (B+L)
After visit a Tibetan Family, head for Shanghai by flight. Upon arrival, you will be met by your professional tour guide.

Accommodation: River Bund Hotel 
 

27^th Day: Shanghai   (B+L+D)
The first stop of Shanghai is to visit the Shanghai Museum which houses large collections of historical items. Then go ahead to the famous Yuyuan Garden and visit a local family. The Farewell Dinner is arranged at Central Hotel as the fitting finale to your discovery of China, the restaurant Wang Bao He in the hotel has a history of over 260 years and is the best place to serve Shanghai Cuisine. You will enjoy an amazing Portman Acrobatic Show at the Shanghai Centre Theatre.
 
Accommodation: River Bund Hotel 
  
  
28^th Day: Departure from Shanghai  (B)
Board your homebound flight. Comfortable hotel-airport transfer is arranged according to your flight schedule.