12N 13D Beijing, Xi’an, Lhasa, Chengdu, Shanghai
Itinerary
Day 01: Arrival Beijing Be transferred to the hotel
Arrive in Beijing, the capital city of China, be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Day 02: Beijing Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven
Depart from your hotel in the morning to visit Tian’anmen Square, the World largest urban square and the Forbidden City, the largest and most complete ancient imperial palace in the world. Then visit the Temple of Heaven in the afternoon. We will stop at a pearl store before back to hotel. Peking Opera is available for your optional night entertainment.
Day 03: Beijing Mutianyu Great Wall, Exterior view or Bird Nest and Water Cube
In the morning, take a driving from downtown to Huairou District to visit the Mutianyu Great Wall first. When you can spend 2 or more time on enjoying the majesty of great wall. Take cable car or toboggan is your optional way down to the foot. On the way back to downtown, have a photo stop at the exit of Bird Nest and Water Cube. You will also have chance to have a cup of tea in a tea house. Peking Roasted Duck is available for your optional dinner.
Day 04: Beijing - Xi'an Summer Palace, High Speed Train to Xi'an
In the morning, visit to Summer Palace, the famous royal garden. After lunch, transfer to Beijing West Railway Station to catch the afternoon high speed train from Xi’an. Upon arriving at Xi’an, you will be met and transferred to hotel by your local guide.
Day 05: Xi'an Terracotta Warriors, Xian City Wall, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Muslim Street
It will be exciting day to explore the history and culture of China by a visit to Terracotta Warriors in the morning – one of the world’s most important archaeological finds, with troops, horses and carriages in battle formation. Then you will have a chance to visit pottery figurine factory, where you can learn how to make a pottery figurine. After lunch back to Xi’an downtown, climb up to the Ancient Xi’an City Wall, where you could choose to visit on foot or by biking ( the extra fee for biking on your own expense). Then a leisure walk in Small Wild Goose Pagoda and stroll around Muslim Street and surroundings.
Day 06: Xi'an - Lhasa Flight to Lhasa
Enjoy your free time then be transferred to the airport for the flight to Lhasa. Arrive at Lhasa, be met at Gongar airport and transferred to the hotel to catch up with some good rest and acclimation.
Day 07: Lhasa Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street
Depart from hotel in the morning, you will have another full day trip that covering the visit to Potala Palace – largest monastery of its type in the world and official home to Dalai Lama, Jokhang Temple – where monks receive their official training and education and Barkhor Street in Lhasa – afford us a window into Tibetan culture and an opportunity to buy colorful ethnic handicrafts rarely seen outside of Tibet.
Day 08: Lhasa Drepung Monastery, Norbulingka, Sera Monastery
After breakfast, enjoy your one day city tour today that starts with a visit to Drepung Monastery – one of the three great monasteries in Tibet, then continue your tour to Norbulingka – the largest traditional garden in Tibet, and then Sera Monastery.
Day 09: Lhasa - Chengdu Flight to Chengdu
Enjoy your own free time then be transferred to the airport for the short flight to Chengdu. Upon arrival, be transferred to the hotel for a good rest
Day 10 : Chengdu Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, People's Park, Jinli Old Street
Depart from your hotel in the morning, you will then enjoy a whole-day trip of Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding – the world-famous Panda breeding research located about 10km (6 miles) out of the city. In the afternoon, visit Chengdu People’s Park, where you can have some interesting experiences, like drinking tea in the tea house, seeing locals playing cards/Mahjong, singing & dancing, etc. Then walk around Jinli Old Street before transfer back to hotel. For an optional activity tonight, how about taste the Hot Pot in Sichuan Style.
Day 11 : Chengdu - Shanghai Sichuan Cuisine Museum, Flight to Shanghai
Leisure breakfast in your hotel, we will start today’s trip with a hotel pick-up. A trip to visit Sichuan Cuisine Museum is arranged this morning. At the Museum, you will not only realize the history of Sichuan Cuisine, but also have chance to watch the whole procedure of cooking and practice cooking Sichuan food. Then be transferred to the airport to board the domestic flight to Shanghai.
Day 12 : Shanghai Yuyuan Garden, Chenghuangmiao Old Street, the Bund, Jade Buddha Temple, Xintiandi, Shanghai Museum
The last day but still an inspiring day to explore the city of Shanghai,the largest and most modern city in mainland China. We will start the tour by short trip to Yuyuan Garden which is a Chinese classic garden in city downtown. We will walk to visit Yuyuan Bazaar (Chenghuangmiao Old Street). Before lunch, walk along the Bund, admiring the illuminated buildings lining the Huangpu River. From the Bund, Multinational Classic Buildings Complex, you could see the landmark of Shanghai— The Oriental Pearl TV Tower as well as other high-rised buildings from the Bund.
A Chinese lunch is arranged for you at a local restaurant, and then drive to visit Xintiandi & Former French Concession to enjoy the traditional Shanghai architecture like Shikumen. Then we will visit Jade Buddha Temple, one of the Shanghai must-see attractions, and till now, it is still an active one that with 70 resident monks at last count. In order to make it convenient for the adherents to visit, it was bodily moved to Shanghai City at the present sire in 1918. We will drive by Shanghai People’s Square to visit Shanghai Museum, a large museum of ancient Chinese art and just sited on the People’s Square of Shanghai. Then the tour is finished by a drop-off at your hotel. In the evening, how about enjoy a breathtaking Acrobatic Show as your optional night entertainment.
Day 13 : Departure Shanghai Be transferred to the airport
Arrange your day freely until be transferred to the airport for the return flight or the flight to your next stop.
The above tour description, inclusions, exclusions are daywise itinerary are indicative and may change at the time of quoting and booking