18 days travel in China

tour Beijing + Chengdu + Tibet (Lhasa city + Namtso Lake) + Guilin + Shanghai

to be private tour

Day01 Home to Beijing

Meals service: N/A
Accommodation: 4* Yuyang hotel or Qianmen hotel/ 3* Tianqiao Hotel

Flight arriving at Beijing, the exciting capital of the Oriental empire, guide will meet you and transfer you to the booked hotel.

Day02 Beijing sightseeing

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Yuyang hotel or Qianmen hotel/ 3* Tianqiao Hotel

Beginning you exploration of the ancient capital with the visit to Tian'anmen Square, then visit the imposing Forbidden City and the Summer palace.

Day03 Beijing sightseeing

Meals service: B/L 　　　　
Accommodation: 4* Yuyang hotel or Qianmen hotel/ 3* Tianqiao Hotel

Today we go and have a stroll on the top of the greatest man - work of the ancient - the Great Wall which winds its way 3000 miles towards the west, in the afternoon, you will visit Ding Ling - one of the 13 tombs of the passed Ming dynasty emperors.

Day04 Beijing to Chengdu by air

Meals service: B/L 　　　　
Accommodation: 4* Tianfu Sunshine hotel or Chengdu garden city hotel/ Wenjun Mansion

Take morning flight to Chengdu, upon your arrival, guide will meet you. After lunch, you go and have the exciting tour to see the world treasure animal - Pandas in the Panda research centre for breeding in the north of this city.

At night you may go and see the wonderful Sichuan opera - highlights on Face changing, which is a masterpiece of the Sichuan opera, the actor will peel off his air thin mask just before your eyes, but you can not find the secrets of it. (self pay)

Day05 Chengdu to Lhasa by air

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Lhasa hotel/ Kunlun Hotel or Shangbala hotel

Around 06:30AM board plane to Lhasa, the capital of Tibet autonomous region, with an average elevation of over 4000m, Lhasa is just located at the very centre if the snow highland with its elevation of 3650m. On the way to Lhasa city, you will have a dream like feeling of enjoying the wonderful highland view along the YaluZangbu, the biggest river on this Tibet highland. In the afternoon, you are free to get accilimized to the high elevation.

Day06 Lhasa sightseeing

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Lhasa hotel/ Kunlun Hotel or Shangbala hotel

In the morning, visit Potala palace (winter palace for Dalailama), Jhokang temple, Parkor street, Jokhang temple is the most sacred place for all Tibet pilgrims, for inside a gold gilded Syakamuni Bhudda statue is worshiped, in the temple, you will surely be impressed by the pilgrims action and their behaviors, for they are so devote and so pious to Buddhism. After here you are free to walk around in the city, enjoy the local folklore and its tradition.

Day07 Lhasa to Namtso Lake

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: local guesthouse

Visit Tsepung monastery which is the most famous one in Lhasa city, and it is one among the 6 most well known monasteries for Gelupa in Tibetan area. In the afternoon, drive to Namtso by passing Yangbajing and Dangxiong. Stay overnight by the lake in simple guesthouse. Advise you to leave Lhasa aroud 12:00 at noon. So when you get to the lake side you have time to see the sunset.

Day08 Namtso lake to Lhasa

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Lhasa hotel/ Kunlun Hotel or Shangbala hotel

Day09 Lhasa sightseeing

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Lhasa hotel/ Kunlun Hotel or Shangbala hotel

Today visit the imposing Tibet museum, it is a place worth to see, inside exhibits a lot of historical collections of thing about Tibet arts, arctecture, religion, politics, and so on, in the afternoon, visiting the Sera monastery, there is a good site to learn how lhamas in Tibet monasteries study, and debate.

Day10 Lhasa to Chengdu by air

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Tianfu Sunshine hotel/ Wenjun Mansion

In the morning, you are free to walk around before the agreed departure time; on the way to airport, go to visit the famous Nyingmapa monastery - Mintorlin monastery; in history of Tibetan Buddhism, only Nyingmapa order and Kardhangpa Order didn't invovle into locap politics. Take mid afternoon flight back to Chengdu, you will arrive at Chengdu around 1800PM. Guide will meet you at airport and transfer you to hotel.

At night, if you like, you may go and see the wonderful Sichuan opera - highlights on Face changing, which is a masterpiece of the Sichuan opera, the actor will peel off his air thin mask just before your eyes, but you can not find the secrets of it. (self pay).

Day11 Chengdu to Leshan Big Buddha to Chengdu

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Tianfu Sunshine hotel/ Wenjun Mansion

In the morning, take car to Leshan for visiting Leshan Big Buddha (160KM, around 2.5 hours drive). First, we visit it by boat. On the river, you can have a view for the Buddha's Panoramic. Then go to the mountain, visit temples and the big buddha. In the afternoon, drive back to Chengdu, visit Taoist temple - Qingyang Palace. During your stay in Chengdu, we will arrange you to taste as many local Sichuan foods as your time allows.

Day12: Chengdu sightseeing

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Tianfu Sunshine hotel/ Wenjun Mansion

In the morning, take car to Mt. Qingchengshan (65KM, around 1.5 hours drive). Mt. Qingcheng (or Mt. Qingchengshan) is one of the most attractive mountains close to Chengdu city, and is thought to be the holy mountain to Taoists pilgrims; in history of China, Qingchengshan is the origin of the birth of Taoism; in afternoon, go to Dujiangyan for visit to Er-wang Miao temple and the famous Dujiangyan Water Project, which has been over 2250 years and still been in functioning to irrigate thousands of  hecters of farmlands; it is because of this water project that makes Chengdu Plain to be one of the most fertile farming areas in China.

Day13: Chengdu sightseeing

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Tianfu Sunshine hotel/ Wenjun Mansion

In the morning, visit the lovely panda bears at Chengdu Panda Feeding & Research Center, which is in the northeast of Chengdu and is one of the most well known panda research center and the most attractive place for tourists which has limited time, without going to Wolong panda research center (160 kilometers to the north of Chengdu); in the afternoon, visit Wenshu temple and Wenshu Fang (Ancient style buildings around Wenshu temple).

Day14: Chengdu to Guilin by air

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Guilin Bravo hotel/ 3* Huanyu hotel

Fly to Guilin by morning flight, in the afternoon, guided to visit Fubo Hills and Reed Flute Caves.

Day15: Guilin to Yangshuo

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Paradise hotel/ 3* New East Street hotel

Today, cruise over Lijiang river to enjoy the beauty of the mountains and waters; arriving in Yangshuo around 1300PM, taking bicycles to tour Yangshuo in the afternoon; overnight at Yangshuo.

Day16: Yangshuo to Guilin airport, then fly to Shanghai

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* New century hotel or same level/ 3* Yangtse hotel

Touring around before the departure time for airport; at the agreed time, transferred to Guilin airport,  take flight to Shanghai. in the afternoon, visi Yu Yuan Garden and Oriental Pearl TV Tower. In the evening, you can stroll in the local famous Shanghai Waitan and visit the famous shopping street - Nanjing Road.

Day17 Shanghai to Suzhou to Tongli to Shanghai (Optional)

Meals service: B
Accommodation: 4* New century hotel or same level/ 3* Yangtse hotel

Shanghai is a cosmopolitan city, it is the landmark of present China mainland with a skyward speed of economic development; in this city area, scenic spots are few (see above); all interesting visits are close to Shanghai city; today, it is an optional day, you can decide to do this tour or you decide to leave Shanghai. Because there are many international flight leaving Shanghai, therefore, when you send me your tour quest, please tell me when your international flights will leave China; if your time allowed, today's sightseeing is worth.

Suggest visits: Drive about 150 kilometers to Suzhou "Venice of Orient", to visit local famous Chinese traditional and historic old Gardens, such as Zhouzhen Yuan (The Humble Admisttrator's Garden), Wangshi Yuan (the Master - of - Nets Garden), Liu Yuan (Lingering Garden), Hu qiu (Hill of Tiger), Changlang Pavillions (Fish watching spot)

Tongli is famous for its waters and local traditional villages with strong features of Chinese buildings.

Today we only book and pay the hotel charge for you, for the excursion to Suzhou, Tongli, zhouzhuang,..., you need to pay additional fee..

Day18: Shanghai to your planned destination

Meals service: B
Accommodation: N/A
All service ends yesterday. Today, you can ask for assistance through hotel front desk service and take taxi to get to Shanghai airport for your next flight. (In Shanghai, there are two airports, one is named Hongqiao airport - SHA; the other is called Pudong international airport - PVG)

End of the tour

Reference tour price: USD2595.00 per person (4 star hotel supplied)

                                USD2250.00 per person (3 star hotel supplied)

Price includes:
1. 4* hotel/ 3* hotel accommodation services as listed in the itinerary.
2. Meals service stated in the tour. (All breakfast will be served in hotel; all lunches are to be served outside hotel in tourist restaurants)
4. Traffic service specified in the tour
5. English speaking guide service in the tour
6. Scenic visit charges listed in the itinerary
7. Land surface insurance
8. All air tickets and air taxes (3 Flights) Beijing to Chengdu, Chengdu to Lhasa, Lhasa to Shanghai
9. Travel permit to Tibet

Price excludes:
1. Air travel insurance
2. All personal expenses beyond the tour
3. Expenses and charges caused by natural reasons and elements beyond the control of us (such as flight delay, flight cancellation, street protesting, war, mudslides, low water level affecting ship access, porter service charge if there is, hotel charges beyond the tour above, lose because of air delay or air cancellation…)
4. Tips to your guide and driver through the tour