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.

AccomAccommodation: 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 if is available. 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 - Gyangtse  (B+L+D)
Travel by private vehicle to Gyangtse 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 Gyangtse. Stop off at the Yamdrok Yumtso Lake - the holy lake. Upon arrival in Gyangtse, have a visit to the Palkhor Monastery and the Gyangtse Old Street. Check in at your hotel and where also the dinner will be served.

Accommodation: Gyangtse Hotel  


11^th Day: Gyangtse - Shigatse  (B+L+D)
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. Dinner is served at your hotel.

Accommodation: Shigatse Hotel


12^th Day: Shigatse - Dingri  (B+L+D)
Continue the adventure to the bordering town - Dingri and check in at the local best hotel. Visit the Sakya Monastery, which was the capital of Sakya Reign and Lhatse city on the way. Dinner is served at your hotel.

Accommodation: Everest Hotel


13^th Day: Dingri - Everest Base Camp - Dingri   (B+L+D)
Travel by private vehicle to the Everest Base Camp and visit the Rongbuk Monastery. Get back to Dingri and enjoy the Dinner at your hotel.

Accommodation: Everest Hotel


14^th Day: Dingri - Shigatse  (B+L+D)
Drive northeast back to Shigatse and transfer to the hotel. The rest period is left for saving energy for the next day's transfer.
 
Accommodation: Shigatse Hotel
 

15^th Day: Shigatse - Lhasa   (B+L+D)
Return to Lhasa and transfer to the hotel. The rest period is left for rest and enjoy the dinner at your hotel.

Accommodation: ShangBaLa Hotel  
 
 
16^th Day: Lhasa - Shanghai   (B+L)
Complete the Lhasa tour after visit a Tibetan Family. Head for Shanghai by flight and your professional tour guide will meet you with comfortable airport-hotel transfer service.

 
17^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, walk around Bund area along the Hangpu River 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 


18^th Day: Departure from Shanghai  (B)
Board your homebound flight. Comfortable hotel-airport transfer is arranged according to your flight schedule.