15 Days / 14 Nights
Tours Starts from Shanghai:
April 16, 23, May 7, 21, June 4, 18, July 02,
September 3, 17, 24 October 8, 15, 22 (Some
Black Out Dates Apply)
Day
01 Wed: Shanghai
Arrive Shanghai and transfer to Hotel. Overnight
at Hotel SHANGHAI GALAXY OR SIM ILAR.
Day 02 Thu: Shanghai
Full Day city tour of Shanghai includes a visit
to Bund, Yu Yuan Garden, the Temple of the Jade
Buddha and a drive along the famous Bund, the wide,
tree-lined avenue along the Huangpo River and the
former Wall Street of foreign powers. Enjoy a
Chinese Acrobats Performance this evening. (BLD)
Day 03 Fri: Shanghai Kunming
Morning Flight to Kunming, transfer to Kai Wah
International Hotel. Afternoon tour to Kunming, the
capital of Yunnan "South of the Clouds" Province.
After breakfast, drive to Lunan, tour the Stone
Forest, it bristles 75 miles southeast of Kunming.
The ashen stone pillars, abandoned by the sea as it
receded hundreds of millions of years ago, bunch
together into a geological ticket. The journey to
the forest is as beautiful as the landscape that
surround it. Overnight at Hotel KAI WAH
INTERNATIONAL OR SIM ILAR. (BLD)
Day 04 Sat: Kunming Lijiang
Morning flight to Lijiang- Shangri-La, Arrive
Lijiang and transfer to Grand Hotel. Afternoon tour
to Black Dragon pond, Dongba Museum, James Luck
House Who was famous American Historian &
Geography explorer . Later evening free for own
Exploration in ancient town. Tonight enjoy ancient
Dongba Naxi Ancient Music. Over night at Hotel
WANGBO INTERNATIONAL OR SIM ILAR. (BLD)
Day 05 Sun: Lijiang
Visit Jade Peak temple, Baisha Minority village
& Ancient wall paintings and reach Jade Dragon snow
caped Mountain by cable car to grassland and forest
next to the snow and glacier line to see Tibetan
Dance performance. The Jade Dragon snow Mt is one of
the 10th world famous mountain but only one the
human being has not climbed the top yet. Everyone
would respect its holy and horrible while standing
here. Rest of the day is leisure to explore the
ancient town by yourself. (BLD)
Day 06 Mon: Lijiang Zhongdian (Shangri-La)
Today you will drive to Zhongdian, the land
known as "Shangri-La," with its snowcapped
mountains, wide meadows and swift rivers. Stop at
Tiger Jump Valley, the location of the narrowest
valley along the Yangtze
Afternoon Visit Tibet Villages & their homes then
visit Napa Lake a natural beauty of the moorland
lake by snow caped mountains blooming with thousand
fragrant flowers. Over night at Hotel ZHONGDIAN
RESORT OR SIM ILAR. (BLD)
Day 07 Tue: Zhongdian (Shangri-La)
Visit the once-prosperous Tibetan Buddhist
Guihua Monastery, also known as Songzhanglin Lamaism
Monastery. Later pay a visit to local Tibetan family
to learn about the traditional Tibetan lifestyle.
Later visit Zhongdian Ancient town & Regional
History museum. Overnight at Hotel. (BLD)
Day 08 Wed: Zhongdian Lhasa
Morning flight to Lhasa, upon arrival at Lhasa
transfer to Hotel Yaluzhangbu. After noon at
leisure. Overnight at HOTEL YALUZANBGU OR SIM ILAR.
(BLD)
Day 09 Thu: Lhasa
This morning visit the vast Potala Palace,
former seat of the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and
political head of Tibet. Built in the 7th century,
the palace is a magnificent work of architecture.
Constructed of wood and stone, with numerous gilded
pinnacles, this treasure house of Tibetan art has
1,000 rooms and halls, is 1,300 feet in length, and
covers 1.4 million square feet! Tour the Sera
Monastery this afternoon, the most active monastery
in Tibet and the preferred site of the Tibetan "sky
burial." Evening Enjoy western Dinner & Cultural
Dance show at Crazy Yak Restaurant. (BLD)
Day 10 Fri: Lhasa
Visit the striking Jokhang Temple this morning.
Situated in the heart of Lhasa, it was built over
1,300 years ago to house the Golden Buddha and is
one of Tibet's holiest shrines. Also visit the
Barkhor Bazaar. For a glimpse of everyday life,
visit a typical Tibetan home to meet a local family
& Tibet Hospital . Enjoy Tibet Dinner at Great Yak
Restaurant. (BLD)
Day 11 Sat: Lhasa Holly Roll Train (overnight on
Train)
Leave Lhasa by the Holly Roll Train. Begin our
supremacy Exploration by taking the Holly train,
Soft sleeper. Overnight in Train. (BLD)
Day 12 Sun: Xining- Beijing
The holy Train arrival Xining in the morning,
Afternoon city tour and visit the warlord House of
general Ma Bufang & Ethnic Museum & Xiguan Moslem
Temple. Late afternoon flight to Beijing. Arrive
Beijing and transfer to Hotel. Over night at HOTEL
PLAZA ROYAL OR SIMILAR. (BL)
Day 13 Mon: Beijing
Visit the Forbidden City, the 250-acre palace
containing more than 9,000 rooms. Closed to the
common people for centuries, it was only opened to
the public in 1949. Also visit Tiananmen Square, the
largest public square in the world. Later, explore
the Summer Palace, the retreat of Chinas royal
families for over 2,000 years. Tonight you are
welcomed to the Middle Kingdom with a Peking Opera
show, including a backstage visit. (BLD)
Day 14 Tue: Beijing
The highlight of your stay in this ancient
capital is a visit to the Great Wall. It is easy to
see why the Great Wall, built 2,300 years ago and
extending 3,750 miles, can be seen by astronauts
from space! You will also visit the Ming Tombs,
including a nice walk on the Sacred Way, which was
regarded as the formal entrance to the Tombs. Also
visit the Tomb of Emperor Zhudi, founder of the
Forbidden City. Tonight you will enjoy a Beijing
Roast Duck Dinner & Cultural show. (BLD)
Day 15 Wed : Beijing
After Breakfast check out hotel and transfer to
Airport to catch flight back to your home. (B)