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11 Days Tibet Tours
Destinations: Beijing,
Lhasa,
Xi'an,
Shanghai
Tour Code: TB_11
Departure: Daily
Tour Itinerary
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Entry
Beijing
Upon your arrival in Beijing,
our tour guide will pick you up at the
airport and transfer to your hotel.
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| Day
02 |
Beijing
(BLD)
Visit the Forbidden City (the Imperial
Palace), the Tiananmen Square and the
Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the Beijing
Duck Dinner and the Peking Opera in
the evening.
Forbidden
City: Also called Palace Museum and is located at the center of Beijing. It was the imperial palace during the Ming (1368 - 1644) and Qing (1616-1911) dynasties.
Tiananmen
Square: The biggest downtown Square of the world, it is located in the heart of urban Beijing and large enough to accommodate an assembly of one million people.
Temple
of Heaven: The place where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's bless of the whole nation.
Beijing
Duck Dinner: Beijing Roasted duck is renowned as the most delicious food of Beijing.
Peking
Opera: Beijing Opera is deemed the national opera of China. The accompanying music, singing and costumes are full of Chinese cultural facts.
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03 |
Beijing
(BL)
Take an excursion to the Badaling Great
Wall and the Ming Tombs.
Badaling
Great Wall: One of the seven wonders in the world and the symble of China. The Great Wall extends to more than 5,000 kilometers.
Ming
Tombs: Located 60 Kilometers north of Beijing, Ming Tombs consist of mausoleums of 13 Ming emperors.
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Beijing
- Lhasa (BL)
Tour to the Summer Palace. Transfer
to the airport for flight to Lhasa.
Free in the afternoon, acclimatize yourself
to the high altitude .
Summer
Palace: The largest imperial garden of Ming and Qing dynasty. The whole Summer Palace covers an area of over 290 hectares including more than 3,000 buildings, such as halls, pavilions, towers, etc. |
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Lhasa
(B/L)
Visit the Potala Palace, the Sera Monastery,
the Norbulingka and a Tibetan family.
Potala
Palace: Perched
upon Marpo Ri hill, 130 meters above
the Lhasa valley, the Potala Palace
rises a further 170 meters and is the
greatest monumental structure in all
of Tibet.
Sera
Monastery: One
of the three largest monasteries of
Gelugpa. Sera in Tibetan means Wild
Rose Garden since opulent wild rose
woods once grew around it. Sera Monastery
is as prestigious as Drepung and Ganden,
which had a longer history.
Norbulingka: Dalai
Lama's former summer palace, constructed
in the 18th century, is a mastrepiece
of Tibetan art. |
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06 |
Lhasa
(B/L)
Visit the Jokhang Temple,
the Drepung Monastery, the Tibet Museum
and the Barkhor Street.
Jokhang
Temple: The spiritual
center of Tibet. Everyday pilgrims from
every corner of Tibet trek a long distance
to the temple.
Drepung Monastery:
The largest and richest monastery ever
in Tibet, it was founded in 1416, the
monastery covers a floor space of more
than 200 thousand square meters. At
its peak, it had a registration of more
than 10,000 thousand monks. Many high
and learned lamas had learned here.
Tibet Museum: The
first large-sized comprehensive modern
museum in the Tibet Autonomous Region;
it is a brilliant literary and arts
palace of the Tibetan people, a gem
of Tibetan civilization and a treasure
house of Tibetan cultural relics.
Barkhor
Street: A circular
street, which is the oldest street in
Lhasa and remains very traditional.
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07 |
Lhasa - Xi'an
(BL)
Transfer to the airport for flight
to Xi'an.
Upon arrival
transfer to hotel. visit the Ancient
City Wall. Enjoy
the Tang Dynasty Dinner Show
this evening.
Tang
Dynasty Dinner Show: A
performance of Chang'an music and
dances that was originated in the
Tang dynasty of Chinese history over
a thousand years ago.
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08 |
Xi'an
(BLD)
Visit the Terracotta
Warriors Museum, the Big Wild Goose
Pagoda and the Forest of Stone Steles
Museum. Enjoy
the local speciality Dumpling dinner
this evening.
Terracotta
Warriors Museum:
The most significant archeological excavations
of the 20th century. It is a sight not
to be missed by any visitor to China.
Big
Wild Goose Pagoda:
The Pagoda was first built in 652 in
the Tang Dynasty. Xuanzang, a prominent
Buddhist scholar of the time, planned
to have ahuge stone pagoda built to
house the Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures
he had brought back from India.
Forest
of Stone Steles Museum:
The Stele Forest stores voluminous artworks
which possess not only eximious value
of handwriting and art, but also rich
cultural connotation. The Stele Forest
began to be built in 1087.
Dumpling:
A traditional and popular
food with a long history in China. There
is a popular saying in China: "There
is nothing more delicious than Jiaozi."
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09 |
Xi'an
- Shanghai (BL)
Visit the Shaanxi Provincial
History Museum and the Great Mosque.
Transfer to the airport for flight to
Shanghai.
Our guide will
meet you at Shanghai airport and transfer
to the hotel. Visit the Bund that is
a great street for a stroll.
Shaanxi
Provincial History Museum:
Covers an area of 70,000 square meters,
the museum houses a large collection
of 113,000 historic and cultural artefacts
unearthed in Shaanxi, being an absolute
must for every visitor to the city.
Great
Mosque: Built in
742 A.D., the mosque was restored in
each of the Yuan (1271 - 1368), Ming
and Qing Dynasties. The distribution
of pavilions, halls, towers and platforms
in the mosque is compact and exquisite,
blending the traditional architectural
styles of Islam and Han.
The
Bund: With a length
of 1 km, the bund is dotted with various
grandiose solid buildings of western
style dating back to the early this
century in its west. Due to these imposing
buildings, the bund is also reputed
as "an international exhibition
of architecture". |
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10 |
Shanghai
(BLD)
Visit the Shanghai Museum, the Oriental
Pearl TV Tower, the Yu Yuan Garden and
the Jade Buddha Temple. Enjoy the Portman
Acrobatic Show in the evening.
Shanghai
Museum: The museum
boasts over 120,000 pieces of collection,
including bronze, ceramics, paintings,
calligraphy, sculpture, ancient Chinese
coins, jade furniture, and western art.
Oriental
Pearl TV Tower:
With a height of 1,245 feet, it is one
of the tallest structures in Asia.
Yu
Yuan Garden: A
traditional Chinese park complete with
beautiful pavilions, miniature lakes,
bridges and rock formations.
Jade
Buddha Temple:
Built in 1881, one of the famous Buddhist
temples in East China. Here many ancient
statues, paintings, a complete set of
Buddhist scriptures (printed in the
Qing Dynasty), and over 7000 other rare
scriptures are kept. |
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Exit
(B)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport
for your departure, end of service.
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Quotation and Hotel Accommodation
Tour quotations are only applied for 2-5
peaple as a group, further discount
availible for group number more than 5 people.
The private guided tour is tailored for you
exclusively. No other participants will be
in your group and you will not take part into
any tours of others on land services.
| Hotel |
Luxury |
Standard |
| Destination |
Beijing |
JiangXi Grand Hotel
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People's Palace Hotel
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| Lhasa |
Lhasa
Hotel
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Tibet
Hotel
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| Xi'an
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Sheraton
Hotel
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Tangcheng
Hotel
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| Shanghai |
New
Century Hotel
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Jinhui
Hotel
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| Quotation |
high
season |
US$
2396 p.p. |
US$
2096 p.p. |
| low
season |
US$
2298 p.p. |
US$
2035 p.p. |
| single
room suppl |
US$
633 |
US$
367 |
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High Seasons: April,
May, June, July, August, September,
October, November
Low Seasons:
December, January, Febuary, March
Note:
The above price is not valid during
the public holidays: 1-7th May, 1-7th
October and during the first week of
Chinese Lunar New Year which takes place
in late January or early February. |
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Quotation Inclusions:
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1. Hotel accommodation
The hotel is based on two persons sharing
one twin or double standard room with
private facilities.
2. Meals
Daily American or Chinese breakfast
at the hotel, Chinese lunch and dinner
in local Chinese restaurant as specified
in the itinerary. B - Breakfast, L -
Lunch, D - Dinner.
3. Private
Transport
Private transport between airport or
railway station and hotel and all the
sights by air-conditioned vehicle.
4. Transportation
between Cities
The economic class air tickets of the
domestic flight or soft berth/seat train
tickets between cities as specified
in the itinerary.
5. Entrance
tickets
The main entrance tickets for the sights
mentioned.
6. Guiding
service
All normal sightseeing tours in each
city with English-speaking guide and
admission fees where applicable. Our
guide will not fly with you from one
city to another. Upon your arrival at
each city, a new local guide and driver
will pick you up, be with you for local
tour and see you off after you finish
the itinerary of each city. The cruise
shore excursion is in-group assigned
by the cruise company.
7. Insurance
China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty
Insurance. We highly recommend that
you purchase full coverage travel insurance
from you country of origin.
8. Tibet Travel
Permit application fee
The Tibet Travel Permit application
fee if your tour covers Tibet.
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Quotation Exclusions:
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1. Visa Fees
Charge of obtaining your visa to enter
China.
2. Charge
of arrival and departure
The international or domestic air /
train charge of arrival and departure.
3. Single
Room Supplement
Should a twin room is needed by a single
guest, supplement of the twin room will
be charged.
What
is single supplement?
The hotel is based
on double occupancy. If the visitor
travels alone or the number of the travelers
is odd (such as 3,5, 7...), who stays
in one single room has to pay the single
room supplement. As the hotel is on
double occupancy.
4. Personal
Expenses
Expenses of a personal nature such as
laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call,
optional activities or sightseeing,
overweight baggage charges or meals
not indicated, ect.
5. Optional
Programs
Optional programs which are not specified
in the above itinerary.
6. Tips to
guides and drivers
Suggested tips: USD10-14 to tour guide
per day, USD 8-10 to driver per day,
but depending on their service, it's
up to you, entirely voluntary.
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