Code: TCE - TB02

Beijing - Xi'an - Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse - Tingri - Zhangmu - Katmandu 16 Days

Day 01 Beijing (D)

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 4-star hotel. Visit the Yonghe Palace in the afternoon, the most renowned Tibetan Buddhist temple in China, outside Tibet itself and Tiananmen Square, the largest man-made square in the world. Stay in hotel 2 nights.

Day 02 Beijing (BLD)

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. Taste your imperial-style Peking Duck dinner before returning to hotel.

Day 03 Beijing - Xi'an (BLD)

Today you will enjoy the sprawling Forbidden City, home to 24 Ming and Qing emperors and now a repository of precious art and antiques and the Temple of Heaven. Take overnight train to Xi'an. 

Day 04 Xi'an (BLD)

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. Guide will meet you at the platform of railway station and have your breakfast in your hotel. Round out your tour with stops at Big Wild Goose Pagoda, built by pilgrim monk Xuanzang in the Tang Dynasty 1400 years ago and Shaanxi History Museum, enjoy the brilliant history and 372,000 exquisite historical relics in the museum. Stay in 4-star hotel 2 nights.

Day 05 Xi'an (BLD)
Round out your tour with stops at the Museum of Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses of Qinshihuangdi and City Wall of Ming Dynasty. Taste Dumplings Banquet in your dinner.

Day 06 Xi'an - Lhasa (BLD)

Fly to Lhasa, literally meaning "Holy-Land", is the heart and soul of Tibet, has history of more than 1,300 years. Transfer to hotel. The rest of day is on your own. Stay in hotel 3 nights.

Day 07 Lhasa (BLD)

You will visit Potala Palace, the most imposing attraction of Lhasa, Sera Monastery and Norbu Lingka.

Day 08 Lhasa (BLD)

You will visit Jokhang Temple, Eight Angles Street and Drepung Monastery. Enjoy Tibetan food in your dinner.

Day 09 Lhasa - Gyantse (BLD)

Embark on a coach to Gyantse, the third largest town of old Tibetan towns. Stay in 3-star hotel 1 night.

Day 10 Gyantse - Shigatse (BLD)

Drive to Shigatse, the traditional seat of Panchen Lama, the second head of Tibetan Buddhism. Round out your tour with stops

at Baiju Monastery, Wanfuo Pagoda (Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda) and Tashilhunpo Monastery. Stay in hotel 1 night.

Day 11 Shigatse - Tingri(BLD)

Embark on a coach to Tingri, you will visit Sakya Monastery. Stay in 1-star hotel 1 night.

Day 12 Tingri - Zhangmu (BLD)

You will appreciate Mt.Everest (8848), the highest mountain in the world and Mt.Gosanthain(8017) and out your tour with stops at Milareba Caves. Stay in 1-star hotel 1 night.

Day 13 Zhangmu - Katmandu (BLD)

You will visit Pshupatinath and Bodnath Pagoda. Stay in 4-star hotel 3 nights.

Day 14 Katmandu (BLD) 

You have a full-day visit of Old Town and Bhaktapur.

Day 15 Katmandu (B)

You have free day today in your leisure.

Day 16 Katmandu - Hometown (B)

You embark on your homebound journey aboard your select airline after your fine breakfast

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