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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 China’s 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)
 

2008    
     
Packages starting from: $3,790.00 per person
Single Room Supplement: $890.00

 

• Twin room accommodation inclusive of tax and service charges as applicable
• Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner as Specified
• Arrival & departure transfers
• All sightseeing as per the itinerary
• Great Wall & Ming Tombs excursion
• Local English-speaking guides
• Entrance fees to monuments and cultural events
• Peking Opera show
• Traditional Peking Duck dinner
• Chinese acrobat performance
• Soft Sleeper on Holly Train Lhasa- Xining
• Domestic Airfare Shanghai / Kunming / Lijiang, Zhongdian / Lhasa, Xining / Beijing
• Domestic airport taxes and fuel surcharge
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