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Daily Itinerary Briefings
 

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. No scheduled program is arranged.

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 - once was the royal temple. 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 Way and the Ming Tomb in the afternoon.

Accommodation: Holiday Inn Central Plaza  - the best Holiday Inn Hotel in Beijing


4^th Day: Beijing - Urumqi   (B+L)
After the morning duration at the Royal Garden - Summer Palace. Head for Urumqi by flight and your local professional tour guide will expect you with comfortable airport-hotel transfer service.

Accommodation: Xinjiang Grand Hotel  - former Holiday Inn Hotel


5^th Day: Urumqi - Turpan  (B+L)
Have a morning transfer to Turpan. Then start an exploration to the Jiaohe Ruins, which is known as the largest, oldest and best-preserved earthen city in the world. As a leading irrigation system in the past, the visit to Karez Well will inspire your interest. Then conclude the day by visit to the Sugong Pagoda.

Accommodation: Oasis Hotel


6^th Day: Turpan - Dunhuang   (B+L+D)
The Turpan tour continue with the Gaochang Ruins in the morning, then head for Baizikeli Thousand Buddha Cave, the most valuable Buddhist caves in Turpan and have a glimpse of the legendary Flaming Hill on the way.  Board the overnight soft sleeper train to Dunhuang.

Accommodation: an overnight soft sleeper train

7^th Day: Dunhuang  (L)
Your professional tour guide will meet you at the Liuyuan railway station with comfortable transfer to the hotel in Dunhuang. Breakfast is handled by your own. After settled in the hotel, start an amusive camel-riding experience to Echoing-Sand Dune and Crescent Lake, then have a highlight tour to the Mogao Grottoes, a shrine of Buddhist art treasures.

Accommodation: Building No. 8 of Dunhuang Hotel  


8^th Day: Dunhuang - Xian (B+L)

Head for Xian by morning flight and your professional tour guide will meet you at the airport. After settle in at the hotel, start a tour to the ancient City wall, then enjoy the al la carte lunch at a local famous restaurant. As scheduled, visit the Provincial History Museum in the afternoon.

Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel  

9^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. Visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Great Mosque after lunch. 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  

10^th Day: Xian - Lhasa  (B+D)
Conclude the Xian travel after visit the Hanyangling Museum on the way to the airport. Take a flight to Lhasawhere the altitude is 3,650 meters above sea level. Be met by our local tour guide upon arrival at the Gongga Airport. Check into the best hotel in Lhasa. Take time to adapt yourself to the high altitude, no sightseeing arranged in the afternoon. Welcome dinner will be served at a top end local Sichuan cuisine restaurant, a la carte style.  

Accommodation: ShangBaLa Hotel

 

11^th Day: Lhasa  (B+L+D)
Make the most of the day by visiting the magnificent Potala Palace, the Sera Monastery, and the Norbulingka Park. We will arrange a Western style lunch for you. Dinner is served at your hotel so the extra drive and energy will be saved for tomorrow.  

Accommodation: ShangBaLa Hotel

 

 

12^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 of the Barkhor Street, the Tibet Museum, the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital and the Carpet Factory. We will arrange a Western style lunch for you. Enjoy your dinner at the hotel.   

Accommodation: ShangBaLa Hotel

13^th Day: Lhasa - Gyangtse  (B+L+D)
Take car to Gyangtse and transfer to check in at the hotel. Stop off at the Yamdrok Yumtso Lake. Visit the Palkhor Monastery and the Gyangtse Old Street. Enjoy your dinner at the hotel.

Accommodation: Gyangtse Hotel

 
14^th Day: Gyangtse - Shigatse  (B+L+D)
Take car to  Shigatse and transfer to check in at the hotel. Visit the Tashilunpo Monastery and the New Palace of Panchen. Enjoy your dinner at the hotel.

Accommodation: Shigatse Hotel
 
 
15^th Day: Shigatse - Lhasa    (B+L+D)
Take car back to Lhasa and check in at the hotel. Enjoy your dinner at the hotel.

Accommodation: ShangBaLa Hotel
 
 
16^th Day: Lhasa - Shanghai  (B+L)
This morning, after visit a Tibetan family, head for Shanghai by flight. Upon arrvial, our professional tour guide will meet you at the airport and transfer to check in at the hotel.

Acommodation: River Bund Hotel
 
 
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.
 
Acommodation: 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.