China Travel Schedule 003

12-Day Tours of Beijing - Xi'an - Lhasa - Shanghai
Itinerary:
(Meals included: B: breakfast, L: lunch, D: dinner)

Day 01: Entry Beijing:
Our guide will pick you up at Beijing airport and transfer to Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Beijing (5 star) for three nights' stay.

Day 02: Beijing (B+L)
Visit the Great Wall, the Sacred Way and the Ming Tombs and the Summer Palace.

Day 03: Beijing (B+L+D)
Visit the Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven. Beijing Duck Dinner and Beijing Opera are served in the evening.

Day 04: Beijing - Xi'an (B+L+D)
Take the flight CA1209 1000/1145 (Boeing 777) to Xi'an and transferred to Sheraton Xi'an Hotel (5 star) for two nights'stay. Visit the City Wall and the Great Mosque. The local speciality Dumpling Dinner is served in the evening.

Day 05: Xi'an (B+L+D)
Visit the Terracotta Warriors Museum, the Provincial History Museum and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. The deluxe Tang Dynasty Dinner Show is served in the evening.

Day 06: Xi'an - Lhasa (B+L+D)
Early morning flight SZ4217 0915/1305 (Boeing 757) to Lhasa which is 3,600 meters above sea level. Transferred to Lhasa Hotel (4star, the best one in Lhasa) for four nights'stay. Rest of the day at leisure to acclimatize yourself to the high altitude, later in the afternoon visit a Tibetan family and share tea in their home. Enjoy dinner at Lhasa hotel.

Day 07: Lhasa (B+L+D)
Visit the magnificent Potala Palace, the Jokhang Temple and the Lhasa's thriving bazaar of the Barhor Street. Dinner is served outside the hotel.

Day 08: Lhasa (B+L+D)
Visit Drepung Monastery, the Sera Monasterry and the Carpet Factory. The local Tibetan dinner will be offered with a small local Tibetan dance party.

Day 09: Lhasa (B+L+D)
Today to drive 62 miles away south of Lhasa city to visit the beautiful Yamdrok Yumtso Lake. Drive back to Lhasa before dinner time. Dinner is served outside the hotel.

Day 10: Lhasa - Shanghai (B+L+D)
Visit the Norbulingka Park and the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital. Take the afternoon flight SZ4811 1345/2015 (Boeing 757) to Shanghia and transferred to Hua Ting Hotel & Towers (5 star, former Sheraton Hotel) for two nights'stay. Lunch is one the airplane.

Day 11: Shanghai (B+L+D)
Visit the Shanghai Museum, the Bund and the TV Tower of Oriental Pearl, the Yuyuan Garden. The Portman Acrobatic Show is served in the evening.

Day 12: Exit (B)
         See off at Shanghai airport.