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 - Xining  (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. 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: Qinghai Hotel  


7^th 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 


8^th 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 


9^th 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


10^th 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 


11^th 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: ShangBaLa Hotel


12^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, 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: ShangBaLa Hotel
 
 
13^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
 
 
14^th 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 


15^th 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


16^th Day: Shigatse - Lhasa  (B+L+D)
Back to Lhasa overland and check into your hotel. Dinner is scheduled at your hotel.

Accommodation: ShangBaLa Hotel
 
 
17^th Day: Departure from Lhasa (B)
Your guide will see you off at the airport with comfortable private transfer according to your flight schedule.