Being the holy land on the roof of the world, Tibet is waiting for you to explore its unique beauty hidden in its special life style and culture. In this tours, you will visit the centre of Tibetan life— Potala Palace, roam through local market and visit a local family. Walking beside Holy Lake and the Karola Glacier, you will understand why Tibet is called Shangri La – a place so pure, beautiful and remote! Besides, you will also visit Beijing the political capital and Shanghai, the developing economic capital.
Itinerary
Day 1 Beijing
Arrive to Beijing International Airport. Meet your guide and driver and check in your hotel. The rest of today is free for you.
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: 4-star hotel
Day 2 Beijing
Morning visit Tian’anmen Square, which is the capital city centre. Many key events affecting the whole country even the world happened here. Then you will make your way to Forbidden City, where the Emperors used to live and use your imagination when considering the life of one man and his many wives enclosed in the largest quadrangle in the world! Then, we offer you with the Tricycle Hutong tour to experience the daily life of Beijing residents, seeing the children in a kindergarten and climbing on the Bell Tower.
You will have Chinese Dumpling Lunch with other local dishes cooked by the housewife at a quadrangle. As for dinner, you will have a welcome dinner, the most famous meal in Beijing—Beijing Duck Dinne. At night, you will enjoy the exciting Chinese Acrobatic Show.
Meals: lunch & special dinner
Accommodation: 4-star hotel
Day 3 Beijing
In the morning, your local guide and private driver will meet you in the hotel lobby, and take you to the Great Wall at Mutianyu. 2 hours’ driving will take you to this comparatively quiet section.
At this location the Great Wall was built on steep mountains, yet don’t worry, there is a cable car running up the wall directly. If you walk more than half hour on the Wall, you will arrive at the part named “Wild Wall” that haven’t been restored for more than 500 years.
On the way back to the city, you will have a chance to take a short visit of the Olympic Stadium, nicknamed “Bird’s Nest” and the National Swimming Centre, also known as the "Water Cube."
Meals: lunch
Accommodation: 4-star hotel
Day 4 Beijing/Lhasa
Fly to Lhasa. When you arrive to this "City of Sunlight", you’ll find you have arrived in another world of clouds, mountains and color. Lhasa is the heart of the Buddhists. Hidden away amongst the mightiest mountain range in this world are the Himalayas.
Your local guide and driver will meet you and take you to your hotel. The rest of the day is on your own, to explore this city and determine the pulse of a constantly changing Tibet.
Meals: lunch & dinner
Accommodation: 4-star hotel
Day 5 Lhasa
Today you will be able to visit the Potala Palace, an architectural wonder dominating the Lhasa skyline. It is the most visible of all of the city’s sight. After lunch, you will be able to visit the Jokhang Temple, one of Tibet’s holiest temples. If lucky, you can see long streams of pious Tibetan pilgrims walking clockwise in Barkhor, spinning their prayer wheels or performing full prostrations as they circle the temple.
The rest of the day is for you to go around the Barkhor Square, like a Tibetan market, to see all the various peoples and goods makes for a collage of colors.
Meals: lunch
Accommodation: 4-star hotel
Day 6 Lhasa
Today you will first visit Sera Monastery, the largest living temple here with 700 monks. Then you will visit Drepung Monastery, served as a training center for young monks. A short climb is rewarded with a landscape view of Lhasa and the expansive mountains that ring the city. Hear you will see the sky stretching from the tallest mountains to the heavens.
Norbu Lingka was constructed as a summer palaces for the Dalai Lama. This once forbidden palace is ideal for quiet strolls and lazy afternoons.
Meals: lunch & dinner
Accommodation: 4-star hotel
Day 7 Shigatse
Today 4 hours driving will take you to Shigatse, the second largest city in Tibet. On the way you will be able to have several photo stops at Holly Lake and Karola Glacier. Shigatse has an old Tibetan part, where people live their lives like they have been doing for the past hundreds of years.
After lunch, you will be able to visit the Tashilhunpo monastery, which is the official residence of the Panchen Lama. It is almost like a town within a town, and there are hundreds of monks still living here. The most magnificent part of the Monastery is the Kelsang Temple in the northeast area of the compound.
Meals: lunch & dinner
Accommodation: 3-star hotel
Day 8 Lhasa
You will take another 4 hours’ driving back to Lhasa. Enjoy the grassland view on the way. You will also have the opportunity to visit a local family, and see their daily life. When chatting with the host, you may enjoy a cup of butter tea made by the hospitable housewife.
After lunch, a free afternoon is available for you to explore more of Lhasa and shop for some souvenirs.
Meals: lunch
Accommodation: 4-star hotel
Day 9 Lhasa/Shanghai
Fly to Shanghai. After arrival, you will have a half day walking tour to the small alleys to spot refurbished tenement homes with doors framed with large stone (Shi ku men).
A few minutes walking will take you to the 1st National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, a Marxist exhibit of heroic red and gold proportions. Then you will pass through some teahouses, bars and restaurants, French Park as well as the St. Nicholas Church.
Just a few blocks away is the Old Residence of Zhou Enlai, the former premier of China in 1949, and the home of Sun Yat-sen, the hero of China’s 1911 revolution. Both residences are good examples of residential buildings of the period-short and squat Shikumens hidden in twisty alleyways.
Of all the sights evocative of the splendor and decadence of old Shanghai, none is singularly more impressive than the Bund. You will have a cruise tour and enjoy the night view along the Bund.
Meals: lunch & dinner
Accommodation: 4-star hotel
Day 10 Shanghai
In the morning, you will visit the Jade Buddha Temple and Yu Garden. Outside of the Yu Garden is the Old Town which displays the vibrancy of traditional Shanghai street life.
After lunch you will be driven to Shanghai Museum. Telling you the history how this metropolis developed from a pimping village in the last century. Following is your free time in Nanjing Road, the No.1 shopping road in China, where you can purchase what you want.
Meals: lunch
Accommodation: 4-star hotel
Day 11 Departure
Meals: Not included
Accommodation: Not included
Independent Group Price (2-5 Persons)
USD2,739 /per/ person
Single Room Suppliment: USD 696 /per/person
Group Discount
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Group Size
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The Discount You Will Get
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6
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50% of your tour cost
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7
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60% of your tour cost
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8
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70% of your tour cost
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9
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80% of your tour cost
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10
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90% of your tour cost
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11
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Your tour free!
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