Tibet Pilgrim

On your arrival in Beijing, the English speaking guide will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. The rest day is at your leisure, so that you can have a good rest to recover from the long time journey.
  

In the morning, the pre-tour briefing will be presented in the hotel, which is very essential to your coming tour. Here you will meet the other members in your group who will travel with you in the following days. After that, your memorable China tour will start with the visit to the vast Tiananmen Square, the largest city square in the world. Just walk across the road to enter the splendid Forbidden City, the most complete complex of Imperial Palace reserved until now, where the Emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties governed the country over 500 years. You will enjoy an a la carte lunch at a very nice restaurant. In the afternoon, continue the city tour to another highlight in Beijing, the Temple of Heaven. Ending the first day sightseeing, you will be amused by the exciting Chinese Kungfu Show at Red theatre.
 

Today we will drive beyond Beijing to have a short hiking on the Badaling section of the Great Wall, a symbol of the Chinese ancient genius. What is a must to see once you come to China. Drop by a jade factory. The lunch is not included because of the poor service of tourist restaurants in the mountain area. It may be the best that you have a big breakfast at the hotel this morning and take some snacks for your lunch. Then transfer to visit the Sacred Way in the afternoon. Drive back to downtown and have a glance at the appearance of the Bird's Nest afar.

Visit the Summer Palace, the largest imperial garden for the royalties' relaxation in the morning. Then visit a pearl store. We will arrange you an a la carte lunch at a famous local restaurant at noon. Next you will have a Hutong tour. Then take a flight to Xian, another ancient capital for over 1000 years with credible historical sites. You will be met at Xian airport by the local guide and transferred to check in at the local best hotel.
 

After breakfast in the hotel, you will proceed to visit the so-called eighth human wonders in the world, the extraordinary Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Visit a pottery-making factory next. To ensure that you could have a good appetite, drive back by highway to downtown to have a rich a la carte lunch at a local family home. You will taste the authentic home-cooked Chinese cuisine. Then visit the Small Wild Goose Pagoda in the afternoon. This evening we will arrange the wonderful Tand Dynasty Music and Dance Show when you enjoy the dumping dinner.
 

This morning, take the flight to the holy city, Lhasa. Be met and transferred to the local best hotel. You will need some time to get accustomed to this high altitude area. To ensure that you will have a enough rest time to adapt to this high altitude region, we leave the dinner on your own.
 

Full day tour to unveil this mysterious city. You will visit the Norbulingka Park, where is the summer palace of Dalai Lamas. We will arrange you lunch at a local restaurant. Then continue to visit a typical Tibetan family to have a glimpse of the Tibetan people's daily life and visit the Sera Monastery. 

Today you will visit  the fabled and magnificent Potala Palace. After having lunch, you will visit the Jokhang Temple, which is truly the center of Lhasa, as well as the Gyangjian Tangka Art Store and the Barkhor Street, the ancient flag-stoned pilgrim's path. Go en route to visit the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital at the end of day.

At last morning in Lhasa, you will visit the Tibet Museum to learn the culture of Tibet at the last chance. After lunch, see you off by the flight to the large metropolis, Shanghai. Be met and transferred to check in at the hotel. This evening is free for you to have a wander nearby to enjoy the beautiful night scenery of the City.
 

Visit the Shanghai Museum which is famous for its large collection of rare cultural piece, followed by the visit to the graceful Yuyuan Garden of Chinese traditional style. Drop by a silk shop. Then an a la carte lunch will be arranged for you today. In the afternoon, you wil have a chance to visit the Nanjing Road, the Bund and an old cultural street in Shanghai. All of the eye-catching sightseeing ends here. Uponeturning to the hotel our tour guide will see you into the lobby to say bon voyage.  

After breakfast, arrange the hotel-airport transfer on your own to board your homebound flight. Should you wish to stay longer in China, you could contact us for some suggestions to extend your China adventure!