1^st Day: Arrival in Beijing
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, as the grand finale of your Beijing trip. Head for Xian by flight, upon arrival, your professional tour guide will expect you at the airport with private comfortable airport-hotel transfer. Xian memorable tour is therefore unveiled by the visit to the ancient City Wall on the way and then be transferred 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 and the Great Mosque 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)
Have a visit to the Provincial History Museum which is one of the best museums in China for the quantity and quality of its collections, and followed by a la carte Cantonese Cuisine lunch at a local famous restaurant. The afternoon will be all on your own for individual activities.

Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel  


7^th Day: Xian - Lhasa - Tsetang  (B+D)
Head for Tibet by flight. If time permits, you will visit the Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi on the way to the airport. Upon arrival at the Gongga Airport, your professional guide will meet you with private comfortable airport-hotel transfer and check into your hotel in Tsetang. Dinner is served at your hotel.

Accommodation: Tsetang Hotel  

8^th Day: Tsetang - Lhasa  (B+L+D)
Travel to the bank of Yarlung Tsangpo River by car. Then take the ferry with local Tibetans to visit the Samye Monastery which is believed to be the first Monastery in Tibet with a history of over 1,200 years. Drive to Lhasa by car and check into your hotel. The a la carte dinner will be served at the local best Sichuan cuisine restaurant.

 

Accommodation: ShangBaLa Hotel


9^th Day: Lhasa  (B+L+D)
Make the most of the day by the in-depth religious adventure to the magnificent Potala Palace, the Sera Monastery and the Norbulingka Park. Dinner is served at your hotel so the extra drive and energy will be saved for tomorrow.

Accommodation: ShangBaLa Hotel


10^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


11^th Day: Lhasa - Shangri-La (B+L)
Head for Shangri-La by flight, have a visit to a Tibetan family on the way to the airport. Upon arrival, you will be met by professional local guide with comfortable airport-hotel transfer.

Accommodation: Paradise Hotel

12^th Day: Shangri-La (B+L)
Memorable Lost Horizon tour today will take you to the Bita Lake and the Shudu Lake. On the way back, visit the Songzanlin Monastery.

Accommodation: Paradise Hotel
 
 
13^th Day: Shangri-La - Lijiang (B+L)
Travel to another amazing town - Lijiang by car. On the way there, have a visit to the breathtaking Tiger Leaping Gorge, the First Bend of the Yangtze River and the Stone Drum Town. Check into your hotel.

Accommodation: Grand Hotel

14^th Day: Lijiang (B+L+D)
Professional escorted tour will cover Baisha Village and a local Naxi family, to see the Lijiang Murals, also known as Baisha Murals, which expressed a perfect combination of religion and art. Drive to Yuhu Village to see Mr. Joseph Rock's former Residence. You will be master of your time in the afternoon to pick any place amazing that is hardly to be included in the itinerary. Dinner is arranged before the unique Naxi Ancient Music and Dance Performance at Dongba Palace in the evening.

Accommodation: Grand Hotel 

15^th Day: Lijiang (B)
The whole day is for free individual explorations or adventures in this old unique town.

Accommodation: Grand Hotel 

16^th Day: Lijiang - Kunming (B+L)
Head for Kunming by flight. Upon arrival, your professional local guide will expect you with private comfortable airport-hotel transfer. Check into your hotel. Drive about 100km to visit the Stone Forest, back to cover the Flowers and Birds Market in the city.

Accommodation: Wei Long Hotel
 

17^th Day: Kunming - Chongqing (B+L+D)
Head for Chongqing by flight. Upon arrival, your professional local guide will meet you at the airport with private comfortable transfer. Go to see the pandas in Chongqing Zoo, if time is available. Buffet rich dinner will be served at the Holiday Inn Yangtze Hotel before checking in the deluxe German-made cruise ship. Stay overnight onboard.

Accommodation: China Regal Cruises  


18^th Day: Chongqing - Fengdu  (B+L+D)
The cruise ship sets sail at 08:00, therefore, your adventurous Yangtze cruise journey begins.  In the afternoon, the cruise company will arrange the first shore excursion to Fengdu County, known as the Ghost City.

Accommodation: China Regal Cruises  


19^th Day: Badong - Xiling Gorge - Sandouping  (B+L+D)
As the cruise continues today, you will get to Shennong Stream, one of the most outstanding parts of the Small Three Gorges. To experience the ancient way of appreciating the wonders of the nature will be the highlight of today, including the hanging coffins, which remains a enigma even today, you will be likely accompanied by a guide of Tujia nationality at this part.
 
Accommodation: China Regal Cruises  
  

20^th Day: Sandouping  (B+L+D)
Conclude your romantic Yangtze River cruise by journeying to the grand Three Gorges Dam Project site.

Accommodation: China Regal Cruises  


21^th Day: Wuhan - Shanghai (B+L)
At 12:00 you will arrive in Wuhan. Then please follow the advice to disbark the cruise ship. Our local tour guide will meet you at the port and have a visit to the Hubei Provincial Museum. After having lunch at a local famous restaurant, see off by the flight to Shanghai. Upon arrvial, be met and transferred to the hotel.

Accommodation: River Bund Hotel 


22^th Day: Shanghai (B+L+D)
The whole day tour include the visit to the Shanghai Museum, the Yuyuan Garden, the Bund and a local family. The Farewell Dinner is specially 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 

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