Tibet Tours
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Highlight: Lama Temple , Summer Palace, Badaling Great Wall, Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Shaanxi History Museum, Museum of Terra-Cotta Army, Great Mosque, Jokhang Temple, Drepung Monastery, Yangcuokang Lake, Tashilhunpo Monastery, Potala Palace, Norbu Lingka, Yuyuan Garden, Longhua Temple, Jingmao Tower. |
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| Tour Code : | TBPW - 01 | |
| Destination : | Beijing - Xi'an - Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse - Shanghai 14 Days | |
| Tour Price : | ||
Day by Day Itinerary
Beijing (D)
- Introduction :
- Arrive in Beijing, the capital and cultural center of China, where virtually every boulevard and building exudes an air of importance. Transfer on arrival to your 3-star hotel. Visit the Lama Temple in the afternoon, the most renowned Tibetan Buddhist temple in China, outside Tibet itself and Wangfujing Street, a shopping street in Beijing. Stay in hotel 2 nights.
- Accommodation :
- Stay at 3-star hotel in Beijing.
Beijing (B.L.D)
- Introduction :
- Enjoy a full-day tour of the sights that make Beijing a spectacular destination: The Summer Palace, an oasis of tea gardens, pavilions, painted corridors, and shimmering Kunming Lake with Empress Dowager's eccentric marble boat. Badaling Great Wall, one of the world's most awe-inspiring sights, the great Wall snakes along nearly 4000 miles of impossibly steep hills and harsh, rugged plains. Today you will climb Badaling Great Wall in your leisure and marvel at the manpower that went into building the world's longest structure entirely by hand.
- Accommodation :
- Stay at 3-star hotel in Beijing.
Beijing - Xi'an (B.L.D)
- Introduction :
- Today you will enjoy the sprawling Forbidden City, home to 24 Ming and Qing emperors and now a repository of precious art and antiques; Tiananmen Square, the largest man-made square in the world and Hutong Tour, seeing the view of local people's life. Take overnight train to Xi'an.
- Accommodation :
- On the train.
Xi'an (B.L.D)
- Introduction :
- Arrive in Xi'an in the morning, a vital center of history, culture and archaeology. It is impossible to overstate Xi'an's importance in China's history. Here began the fabled Silk Road, here a string of dynasties made their capital, here a Neolithic culture built a village 6000 years ago, and here lies a highlight of your trip: the excavation site of 8000terra-cotta soldiers and horses, buried around the tomb of emperor Qinshihuangdi, builder of the Great Wall and other massive endeavors. Round out your tour with stops at the north square of Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Shaanxi History Museum, enjoy the brilliant history and 372,000 exquisite historical relics in the museum. Stay in 3-star hotel 2 nights.
- Accommodation :
- Stay at 3-star hotel in Xi'an.
Xi'an (B.L.D)
- Introduction :
- Round out your tour with stops at the Museum of Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses of Qinshihuangdi and Great Mosque in the downtown, one of the most famous mosques in the country. You can appreciate combination of the Chinese and Islamic temple and Chinese traditional furniture of Qing Dynasty.
- Accommodation :
- Stay at 3-star hotel in Xi'an.
Xi'an - Lhasa (B.L.D)
- Introduction :
- This morning you will take flight CA4218 (09:40-12:10) to Lhasa, literally meaning "Holy-Land", is the heart and soul of Tibet, has history of more than 1,300 years. Our English speaking guide will pick you up at airport and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is on you own.
- Accommodation :
- Stay at 3-star hotel in Lhasa.
Lhasa (B.L.D)
- Introduction :
- You have a full-day visit of Jokhang Temple and Drepung Monastery.
- Accommodation :
- Stay at 3-star hotel in Lhasa.
Lhasa - Gyantse (B.L.D)
- Introduction :
- Embark on a coach to Kangbala Plateau, you will visit Yangcuokang Lake. Go to Gyantse by bus, the third largest town of old Tibetan towns. Stay in 3-star hotel 1 night.
- Accommodation :
- Stay at 3-star hotel in Gyantse.
Gyantse - Shigatse (B.L.D)
- Introduction :
- You will visit Baiju Monastery in the morning, embark on a coach to Shigatse in the afternoon. Round out your tour with stops at Tashilhunpo Monastery. Stay in 3-star hotel 1 night.
- Accommodation :
- Stay at 3-star hotel in Shigatse.
Shigatse - Lhasa (B.L.D)
- Introduction :
- Embark on a coach back to Lhasa. You will have a rest in Lhasa.
- Accommodation :
- Stay at 3-star hotel in Lhasa.
Lhasa (B.L.D)
- Introduction :
- You will visit Potala Palace, the most imposing attraction of Lhasa, Sera Monastery, Eight Angles Street and Norbu Lingka.
- Accommodation :
- Stay at 3-star hotel in Lhasa.
Lhasa - Shanghai (B.L.D)
- Introduction :
This morning you will take flight to Shanghai, the largest and most cosmopolitan city, as modern any in the world. You are greeted on arrival and transfer to hotel for check-in. Round out your tour with stops at the riverfront Bund where foreign traders left a legacy of European-style buildings and Nanjing Road, the most famous shopping street in Shanghai. Stay in hotel 2 nights.- Accommodation :
- Stay at 3-star hotel in Shanghai.
Shanghai (B.L.D)
- Introduction :
- You have a full-day visit of Yuyuan Garden with its quintessential Chinese zigzag bridges, rockeries, and pavilions, Chinese Tea Garden and Longhua Temple.
- Accommodation :
- Stay at 3-star hotel in Shanghai.
Shanghai - Hometown (B)
- Introduction :
- This morning you will visit Jinmao Tower. You will take flight to your home after lunch.With new insights and found memories of China, you embark on your homebound journey aboard your select airline.
Meals Symbol : B=Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner
The trip price includes:
- 1. Hotel accommodations with breakfast as specified (but hotels are subject to change to the same category before finally confirmed).
- 2. All meals as specified in the itinerary.
- 3. Transfers among airports & hotels as specified in the itinerary by private car or coach with driver & English-speaking guide.
- 4. Entrance fees for sightseeing as outlined in the itinerary with English speaking guide.
- 5. Domestic flights, trains or buses as specified in the itinerary.
- 6. Domestic airports departure taxes have been charged with the flight tickets.
- 7. Travel insurance in mainland China during the above travel period.
- 8. Arrangements for the planning, handling, operational and communication charges.
The trip price does not include:
- 1. Any meals which are not included in the "The trip price includes." Single Room Supplements (as the above quotation for accommodation is based on twin sharing room).
- 2. International air and train tickets for coming to & leaving mainland China. Air tickets or train tickets not specified in the itinerary on the first arrival day and last departure day.
- 3. Excess Baggage Charges.
- 4. Personal expenses: Items of a purely personal nature such as drinks, laundry, tips to guides or drivers, FAX, telephone, excess baggage charges, or sightseeing or meals which are not included in the day-to-day itinerary.
- 5. Insurance coverage of personal loss, illness or damages incurred during your trip.
- 6. Gratuities, Tips to Guides and Drivers.
- 7. Visa fees
| Starting Time: | ||
| TBPW - 0101 | Jan. 19th 2009 - Feb. 1th 2009 | close |
| TBPW - 0102 | Feb. 20th 2009 - Mar. 4th 2009 | close |
| TBPW - 0103 | Mar. 10th 2009 - Mar. 24th 2009 | close |
| TBPW - 0104 | Mar. 24th 2009 - Apr. 6th 2009 | close |
| TBPW - 0105 | Nov. 6th 2009 - Nov. 19th 2009 | open |
| TBPW - 0106 | Nov. 23rd 2009 - Dec. 5th 2009 | open |
| TBPW - 0107 | Dec. 18th 2009 - Dec. 31rd 2009 | open |
High season : April, May, September, October Low season : November 15 - March 1 Regular season : June, July, August
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