TT-L514 : 18 Days Luxury Tours
ltinerary Code:TT-L514
Tibet Adventures | Tibet Adventures | Budget Tours
18-Day Dreamworld Lhasa and Challenging QinghaiDestinations: Beijing- Xian- Xining- Qinghai Lake- Golmud- Tuotuo River- Nakchu- Lhasa- Gyangtse- Shigatse
Departure & Grade: Luxury value is available every day!
Daily Itinerary Briefings1st 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: Crowne Plaza
2nd 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: Crowne Plaza
3rd Day: Beijing (B+L+D)
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. You will sample Cantonese cuisine for dinner at a top restaurant in the Wangfujing Street, a la carte style.
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza
4th Day: Beijing - Xian (B+L+D)
Visit the Qing Royal Garden - the Summer Palace and the Lama Temple, 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. And then be transferred to check in at the well selected hotel, where a buffet dinner is served this evening.
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel
5th 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 City Wall after lunch and a brief period of rest. In the evening, we will arrange the marvelous Tang Dynasty Dinner Show at the splendid Tang Dynasty Palace. (Add: No.75, Chang'an Road, Xian)
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel
6th 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. And then have a visit to the Great Mosque and a local family.
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel
7th Day: Xian - Xining (B+L)
Visit the Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi on the way to the airport. After lunch, 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: Yinlong Hotel
8th Day: Xining - Qinghai Lake (B+L+D)
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
9th Day: Qinghai Lake - Golmud (B+L+D)
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: Salt Lake Hotel
10th Day: Golmud - Tuotuo River (B+L+D)
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
11th Day: Tuotuo River - Nakchu (B+L+D)
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
12th Day: Nakchu-Lhasa (B+L+D)
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. The a la carte dinner will be arranged for you at a top end Sichuan cuisine restaurant.
Accommodation: Lhasa Hotel
- former Holiday Inn Hotel13th 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, the Norbulingka Park and a Tibetan family. Dinner is served at your hotel so the extra drive and energy will be saved for tomorrow.
Accommodation: Lhasa Hotel
- former Holiday Inn Hotel14th 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: Lhasa Hotel
- former Holiday Inn Hotel15th Day: Lhasa - Gyangtse (B+L+D)
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 in at your hotel and where also the dinner will be served.
Accommodation: Gyangtse Hotel
16th Day: Gyangtse - Shigatse (B+L+D)
Transfer to Shigatse and check in at the hotel. Visit the Tashilhunpo Monastery and the New Palace of Panchen. Dinner is served at your hotel.
Accommodation: Shigatse Hotel
17th Day: Shigatse - Lhasa (B+L+D)
Back to Lhasa overland and check into your hotel. Dinner is scheduled at your hotel.
Accommodation: Lhasa Hotel
- former Holiday Inn Hotel18th Day: Departure from Lhasa (B)
Your guide will see you off at the airport with comfortable private transfer according to your flight schedule.
Tour Price (based on per person and shown in US dollars)
| 2-5 travelers | 6-9 travelers | 10 travelers & above | ||
| High season | Double Occupancy | $3851.00 | $3021.00 | $2581.00 |
| Sole Occupancy | $4831.00 | $4001.00 | $3501.00 | |
| Low season | Double Occupancy | $3571.00 | $2741.00 | $2231.00 |
| Sole Occupancy | $4261.00 | $3431.00 | $2801.00 | |
| Remark : Quotations listed are valid excluding the periods of Olympic Games staying in Beijing; Aug 25 to Sep 15 staying in Xian; Aug 01 to Aug 31 staying in Lhasa. | ||||
The above private guided tour is tailored for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other participants will be in your group. In other words, others will not join in your tour and you will not take part into any tours of others on our land services.
