Trip Code: MTT-601
Trip Valid:  01/01/2008- 31/12/2008
Length : 12 days   

Tour itinerary:

Day 01  Beijing
Our guide will pick you up at Beijing airport and transfer you to the hotel. Have a good rest by your own. 
Accommodation: Beijing Yueweizhuang Hotel (4*)

Day 02 Beijing (B+L+D)
Your first stop is the impressive Tian'anmen Square. From there you will enter the 'Imperial Palace' known as the Forbidden City to explore its many fascinating halls and pavilions. You will then go to the Temple of Heaven, the place where the Emperors worshipped the Heaven for good harvests. To round off a memorable start to your tour, we will arrange a delicious Beijing Duck Dinner at the original, century-old Quan Ju De restaurant followed by a lively Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre.
Accommodation: Beijing Yueweizhuang Hotel (4*)

Day 03 Beijing (B+L+D)
This morning you will be taken to Badaling where you can experience the wonder of the Great Wall at first hand. In the afternoon you will be taken to the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb in the peaceful shadow of Longevity Mountain. You will be served at a famous Cantonese cuisine restaurant in the Wangfujing area after dinner, we intend to leave an hour's free time for you to have a stroll in the traffic-free Wangfujing Street and absorb something of the vibrant atmosphere of Beijing.
Accommodation: Beijing Yueweizhuang Hotel (4*)

Day 04 Beijing / Xi'an (B+L+D)
You will take a morning flight to Xi'an, upon arrival, you will be transferred to check in. In the afternoon visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the mighty City Wall.
Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel (4*)

Day 05 Xian (B+L+D)
The visit to the majestic Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum will start your today's tour. In the afternoon, you will visit Drum tower and the Great Mosque, you will also have some free time to explore for the souvenirs and antiques in the Bazaar near the Mosque. In the evening you will be transferred to the Tang Dynasty Palace, where you can enjoy the local speciality, the Dumpling Banquet. You will be entertained with the splendid Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show.
Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel (4*)

Day 06 Xian / Lhasa (B)
Take a morning flight from Xi'an to Lhasa, your Tibetan guide will meet you at Lhasa airport and transfer to your hotel in Lhasa(70KM, 40minutes - 1hour). After arrival at Lhasa, have a good rest to acclimatize in the high altitude(Lhasa, 3650m).
Accommodation: Tibet Thangka Hotel (4*)

Day 07 Lhasa (B+L+D)
The first day visit the World Heritage Sites of the Potola Palace, Johkang temple, and Barkhor Market.
Accommodation: Tibet Thangka Hotel (4*)

Day 08 Lhasa (B+L+D)
Today you will visit the two biggest Gelupa monasteries Drepung and Sera Monastery and Summer Palace - Norbulingka.
Accommodation: Tibet Thangka Hotel (4*)

Day 09 Lhasa / Chengdu (B+D)
Morning Lhasa Gongga airport dropping off, take a flight from Lhasa to Chengdu. Your Chengdu guide will meet you and transfer you to the hotel. Have a rest at your hotel, late afternoon the guide will pick you to visit Wenshu temple and have a wonderful vegetarian dinner there. In the evening enjoy the cultural show - Sichuan Opera.
Accommodation: Xinhua International Grand Hotel (4*)

Day 10 Chengdu / Shanghai (B+L)
Morning visit Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and its museum, lunch will be served at local snack restaurant. Take an afternoon flight to Shanghai. Shanghai airport picking up and transfer to your hotel. Have a rest on your own.
Accommodation: Bund Riverside Hotel (4*)

Day 11 Shanghai (B+L)
You will visit the Shanghai Museum and the beautiful Yuyuan Garden. After that you will be taken to visit a local family, which helps you know well about the local people's life. Then you will have some free time to stroll along the Bund to experience the thrills of old Shanghai. After sightseeing, you are invited to the Farewell Dinner at Wang Bao He in Central Hotel, which enjoys 260 years history and serves the best Shanghai Cuisine. Following the dinner is a fascinating Portman Acrobatic Show at the Shanghai Centre Theatre. 
Accommodation: Bund Riverside Hotel (4*)

Day 12 Departure from Shanghai (B)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your departure flight, end the trip.

Note: Shanghai has two airports: Hongqiao Airport (15 km west of the center of Shanghai) and Pudong Airport (30km southeast of Shanghai). Please make sure you go to the right one for departure.

Tour Inclusions:
1. The economy-class airfare of China flights as specified in the itinerary;
2. Hotels listed in the itinerary or the same level with daily western breakfasts;
* The hotel accommodation is based on two persons sharing one standard twin room with private facilities in all relevant locations. If a single client requests a twin room alone, the single room supplement will be charged.
3. Daily lunches and/or dinners at China's finest restaurants for the land tour(remarked in the itinerary);
4. Excellent guide & driver(One private English-speaking guide and driver will accompany you on all normal sightseeing tours in each city);
5. Admission fees applicable;
6. Comfortable and clean air-conditioned car or van;
7. Entrance fees to all tourist sites;
8. Government taxes.

Tour exclusions:
1. The air charge of arrival in the first city of the tour and departure from the last city of the tour;
2. Your own expense;
3. Tips for the guide and driver;

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