12-Day Essential Metropolis and Tibet Tour

Tour Code: BQAC-TB01
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Visit Days: 12 Days

Price: From USD 1300 P.P

Attractions: Beijing, Xian, Lhasa,Chengdu

Summary: Summer Palace,Forbidden City,Temple of Heaven,Terracotta Warriors Museum,Shaanxi History Museum,Potala Palace,Barkor Street,Sera Monastery, Yamdrok Lake,Tashilunpo Monastery,Shanghai Museum,Yu Garden

Itinerary
Price Detail

Tour Dates	Destinations	Today's Activities	Meals Included
Day 1	Arrive in Beijing	Welcome to China! Welcome to Beijing! After your arrival at the airport, you will be met by our tour guide in the Arrival Hall. Later on, be transferred to your hotel. After a short rest in your hotel, you will be guided to Summer Palace. In the evening, you will be entertained with Peking Roast Duck.	L
Day 2	Beijing	Today, you will first visit Tian`anmen Square, the biggest city plaza in the world. Then walk around the marvelous "Egg" (the National Centre for the Performing Arts) to take some pictures from its outside. Afterwards, proceed to Forbidden City, the most complete imperial palace in China. Subsequently, move forward to the impressive Temple of Heaven. In the evening, you will enjoy Peking Opera.	B,L
Day 3	Beijing to Xi'an	After breakfast, you will be driven to Badaling Great Wall, which is about 75 km away from the downtown Beijing. After lunch, be guided to visit the Sacred Way and the Ming Tombs. Then, be escorted to the railway station for your overnight train with soft sleeper to Xi`an.	B
Day 4	Xi'an	In the early morning, you will arrive in Xi`an airport where you will be greeted by our Xi`an local guide at the railway station and transferred to your downtown hotel. After some rest, proceed to the famous Terracotta Warriors Museum. In the afternoon, visit Shaanxi History Museum with the richest collection of artifacts in China. After that, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. In the evening, enjoy the famous Tang Dynasty Dinner Performance.	B,L,D
Day 5	Xi'an to Lhasa(Fly to Lhasa)	Finishing breakfast, you will be picked up and escorted to the airport for your flight to Lhasa. After arrival at Gonggar Airport, you will be met by our local guide at the Arrival Hall. Later, be transferred to your hotel which will take you about one and half hours` driving. Then, you can take a good rest to get acclimatized.	B
Day 6	Lhasa	Today, you will first go to visit Potala Palace, which was originally built in 637 by Songtsen Gampo and had become the home to Dalai Lama and the political center of Tibet since 1645. In the afternoon, visit Jokhang Temple, which locates at Barkor Street and is the spiritual center of Tibet. Then, go sightseeing and shopping at Barkor Street, the most ancient street in Lhasa where you can get a view of the local people`s daily life.	B,L
Day 7	Lhasa	Finishing breakfast, you will first go sightseeing in Drepung Monastery,which was once the largest monastery in the world and housed 10,000 monks in its heyday. Later on, move forward to Sera Monastery, which means wild rose in the Tibetan language, because the hill behind it was covered with wild roses in bloom when the monastery was built.	B,L
Day 8	Lhasa- Yamdrok Tso Lake- Gyantse - Shigatse	The full-day excursion will take you to the southwest of Lhasa. Firstly, you will pass Yamdrok Lake, one of the three holy lakes in Tibet and enjoying the most beautiful water. Afterwards, proceed to visit the Kumbum Pagoda in Pelkhor Monastery. Later on, move forward to Shigatse, the second largest town in Tibet.	B,L,D
Day 9	Shigatse - Lhasa	Today, you will be taken to visit Tashilunpo Monastery, the seat of the Panchen Lama built in 1447 and one of the six grand monasteries in Tibet. After lunch, you will take a 4-5-hour`s drive along the Brahmaputra River back to Lhasa.	B,L
Day 10	Lhasa-Chengdu-Shanghai \| Fly to Shanghai	After breakfast, you will be picked up and escorted to Lhasa Gonggar Airport. Then you will fly to Shanghai via Chengdu. After your arrival at Shanghai airport, you will be greeted by our local guide in the Arrival Hall. Then, be transferred to your hotel.	B
Day 11	Shanghai	In the morning, you will be first taken to visit the Bund, one of the most famous thoroughfares in China, where you can see a collection of buildings dating to the 1930`s Afterwards, you will proceed to Shanghai Museum, which locates on People`s Square and possesses fine collection of cultural relics. Then you will move forward to Yu Garden.	B,L
Day 11	Departure from Shanghai	After breakfast, you will be picked up and escorted to the airport for your flight to the next destination.	B

Group Size Period	1 traveler	2-5 traveler	6-9 traveler	Single Room Supplement
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Price quotation basing on USD/p.p

PRICE INCLUDED

1.The economy-class air charges of the domestic flight ( including airport tax ) specified in the itinerary
2.Entrance Fees mentioned in the itinerary
3. All meals mentioned in the itinerary. B= Breakfast ,L= Lunch, D=Dinner. For the land tour in each city, daily American breakfast is served in the hotel, and Chinese lunch will be served with one cup of soft drink outside the hotel. For the dinner,you could ask your local guide to get information about local popular restaurant . 4. The hotel accommodation is based on two persons sharing one standard twin room in all relevant locations. If a single client requests a twin room alone, the single room supplement will be charged. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.
5. Private transfers for you and your party as a group between airports, train stations, hotels and all sightseeing spots. Separate arrivals and departures will incur extra charges. All vehicles are air-conditioned and have comfortable seats. We always provide a vehicle that is larger than required for the number of people in your group so that you have ample room to relax and to carry you bags and shopping.
6. One private English-speaking guide and driver will accompany you on all normal sightseeing tours in each city
7. China Life Tourist Accident/ Casualty Insurance
8. Government Taxes & Service charges.

PRICE EXCLUDED

1. The international air/train charge of arrival and departure of China
2. China Entry Visa Fee
3. Overweight baggage charges.
4. Expenses of a personal nature such as laundry, drink, telex, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary, tips for tour guides and drivers.
5. Single Room Supplement

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