- Overview
- Tour Itinerary
- Rate
Tour Itinerary
Day 1 Beijing
- Meet our guide at the airport and then transfer to check in the hotel. Then you are free for the rest of the day.
- Hotel: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel(Standard Class) Holiday Inn Central Plaza,Beijing(Deluxe Class)
- Meals:
Day 2 Beijing
Chengde
Visit the Jinshanling Great Wall. After that, transfer to Chengde Resort Scenic Spot.Jinshanling Great Wall stretches across 50 kilometers of the Longyu Pass, Wulishe Pass, Zhuanduo Pass and Shaling Pass. The famous gene..- Hotel: Shanzhuang Resort(Standard Class) Qianyang Hotel(Deluxe Class)
- Meals:B L
Day 3 Chengde
Beijing
Today’s destinations include: the Putuo zongcheng Temple and Pule Temple. After that, transfer back to Beijing.Putuo Zongcheng Temple: It is located near the Chengde Mountain Resort, which is south of the Putuo Zongchen..- Hotel: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel(Standard Class) Holiday Inn Central Plaza,Beijing(Deluxe Class)
- Meals:B L
Day 4 Beijing
After breakfast, pay a visit to Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City. In the afternoon, visit the Temple of Heaven and Beijing Hutongs.- Tiananmen Square: Tian An Men (Gate of Heavenly Peace) was the main entrance to the..- Hotel: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel(Standard Class) Holiday Inn Central Plaza,Beijing(Deluxe Class)
- Meals:B L
Day 5 Beijing
Lhasa- Take a flight to the mysterious city—Lhasa. Meet chinaotour guide and check in the hotel for 3 nights stay. Then have a good rest to adapt the high altitude.
- Hotel: Shangbala Hotel(Standard Class) Lhasa Hotel(Deluxe Class)
- Meals:B
Day 6 Lhasa
In the morning, pay a visit to the Potala Palace. Have a western style lunch and then make a tour to the Sera Monastery and the Norbulingka Park.- Potala Palace was the chief residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Da..- Hotel: Shangbala Hotel(Standard Class) Lhasa Hotel(Deluxe Class)
- Meals:B L
Day 7 Lhasa
Pay a visit to the Jokhang Temple and then make a free tour round the Barkhor Street. In the afternoon, visit the Tibet Museum, Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital and a Carpet Factory.- Jokhang Temple is the first Bu..- Hotel: Shangbala Hotel(Standard Class) Lhasa Hotel(Deluxe Class)
- Meals:B L
Day 8 Lhasa
Xian- Take a flight to Xian and then check in the hotel for 2 nights stay. You are free of the rest of day.
- Hotel: City Hotel Xian(Standard Class) Grand New World Hotel(Deluxe Class)
- Meals:B
Day 9 Xian
Today’s destinations include the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Bell Tower.- Terracotta Museum： The Terracotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excava..- Hotel: City Hotel Xian(Standard Class) Grand New World Hotel(Deluxe Class)
- Meals:B L
Day 10 Xian
Luoyang
Transfer to Luoyang by train. On arrival, check in the hotel for 1 night stay and then visit the Shaanxi Historical Museum and the City Wall.- Shaanxi History Museum: The Shaanxi History Museum is situated on Yan Ta Roa..- Hotel: Luoyang New Friendship Hotel(Standard Class) Luoyang Peony Hotel(Deluxe Class)
- Meals:B L
Day 11 Luoyang
Zhengzhou
Visit the Longmen Grottoes and the famous Shaolin Temple. After that, transfer to Zhengzhou and check in the hotel for 1 night stay.- Longmen Grottoes: In total there are 2,345 caves and niches, housing more than 100,000..- Hotel: Zhengzhou International Hotel(Standard Class) Holiday Inn Zhengzhou(Deluxe Class)
- Meals:
Day 12 Zhengzhou
Beijing- Take a flight to Beijing and check in the hotel for 1 night stay. You are free of the rest of day.
- Hotel: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel(Standard Class) Holiday Inn Central Plaza,Beijing(Deluxe Class)
- Meals:B
Day 13 Beijing
- See off. Home sweet home.
- Hotel:
- Meals:B
Rate
We will arrange hotels of the same class if there are no rooms available during your travelling periods.
Quotation (The rate is calculated in US dollar for one person)
Group Size 1 person 2-5 persons 6-9 persons over 10 Single Room Supplement Tour Class Standard $4036.00 $2580.00 $2212.00 TBA $519.00 Deluxe $4635.00 $2890.00 $2499.00 TBA $809.00
* The rate may rise while in high reason and special events/holidays, depending on your departure date.
* The rate for some special holidays/events, such as the National Holiday (1st-7th Oct), Chinese Spring Festival and Shanghai F1, would be much higher than usual days. We suggest you not to travel during that period. But it is surely OK if you prefer that time. We promise that we will do our best to offer you tours of high quality.Price Inclusions:
- Entrance Fees listed in the itinerary.
- Meals:
All meals as specified in the itinerary.
If the restaurant indicated is not available on the day, your guide will arrange another similar restaurant. Breakfast is usually a western style buffet. We try to ensure that a choice of western and Chinese breakfasts are supplied, however there may be only Chinese breakfast is prepared in some remote places. - Private Transfers for the itinerary listed above.
- Guide:
A private English-speaking guide and a private driver will be provided in each city, which will remain with you throughout your time in that city. - Hotels: (based on standard twin sharing)
All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified. - Airport Tax and Fuel Fee
- Service Charge & Government Taxes:
- Luggage Transfers:
Between airports and hotels. - Arrangements:
The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges. - Two bottles of mineral water per day.
Price Exclusions:
- International Airfare or Train Tickets to enter or leave China.
China Entry Visa Fees - Excess Baggage Charges.
- Personal Expenses:
- Meals:
Any meals, which are not listed in the tour itinerary. - Single Supplement.
- Tips to tour guide and driver.
Tour Itinerary
Day 1 Beijing
- Meet our guide at the airport and then transfer to check in the hotel. Then you are free for the rest of the day.
- Hotel: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel(Standard Class) Holiday Inn Central Plaza,Beijing(Deluxe Class)
Day 2 Beijing
Chengde
Visit the Jinshanling Great Wall. After that, transfer to Chengde Resort Scenic Spot.
Jinshanling Great Wall stretches across 50 kilometers of the Longyu Pass, Wulishe Pass, Zhuanduo Pass and Shaling Pass. The famous general, Xu Da, of the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) supervised and directed the construction of the Great Wall. Later, Qi Jiguang led a number of defense works while guarding the north area in 1567.
Chengde Summer Resort Scenic Spot: Chengde Summer Palace Resort, located in the north of Chengde city, was a place where emperors from the Qing dynasty spent their summers to escape the heat in Beijing. Occupying an area of 564,000 square meters, it is the largest royal garden in China, even bigger than the Summer Palace in Beijing. The historically important Chengdo Summer Palace is not only a tourist destination, but also a museum to explore the history and culture of the Qing Dynasty.
- Hotel: Shanzhuang Resort(Standard Class) Qianyang Hotel(Deluxe Class)
Day 3 Chengde
Beijing
Today’s destinations include: the Putuo zongcheng Temple and Pule Temple. After that, transfer back to Beijing.
Putuo Zongcheng Temple : It is located near the Chengde Mountain Resort, which is south of the Putuo Zongcheng. Along with the equally famed Puning Temple, it is one of the Eight Outer Temples of Chengde. The temple was modeled after the Potala Palace of Tibet, the old sanctuary of the Dalai Lama built a century earlier.- Hotel: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel(Standard Class) Holiday Inn Central Plaza,Beijing(Deluxe Class)
Day 4 Beijing
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- Forbidden City ." class="org2"rel="nofollow">Tiananmen Square : Tian An Men (Gate of Heavenly Peace) was the main entrance to the Forbidden City during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Built in 1417, it was first named the Cheng Tian Men, meaning that emperors obeyed the order of Heaven in ruling the country. Destroyed by fire twice, it was rebuilt in 1651 during the Qing Dynasty and renamed Tian An Men. It is also honored as the "Gate of the Nation." As one of the largest city squares in the world, Tian An Men Square occupies an area of 440, 000 square meters--spacious enough to accommodate half a million people. Many annual and special celebrations and assemblies are held here. On October 1st, 1949, Chairman Mao Ze Dong declared the founding of the People's Republic of China on the Tian An Men Rostrum, thus opening a new chapter in the history of China. In the new period of reforms and opening, Tian An Men, with its long history and rich culture, attracts people from all over the world.
- Forbidden City : The Forbidden City also named the Palace Museum, shares the honor of being one of five world-famous palaces with the Palace of Versailles in France, Buckingham Palace in England, and the White House in the U.S. and the Kremlin in Russia. The palace, the most magnificent and splendid palace complex in China, was listed as a World Cultural Heritage Building in 1987. It was built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the construction of this group of buildings took fourteen years from 1406 to 1420. In the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), it was the imperial palace where twenty-four emperors ascended the throne and exercised their strong power to the nation.
- Temple of Heaven : At the Temple of Heaven Emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911) worshiped Heaven and prayed for good harvests. The northern part of the outer surrounding wall is semi-circular; the southern part is square; this forms a pattern symbolic of the ancient belief that Heaven was round and the earth square. The double surrounding wall separates the temple into the inner and outer temples with the main structures in the inner one, covering 273 hectares.
Hutong Tours in Rickshaw : A maze of historic alleyways and old single storey traditional courtyard houses, now fast disappearing. Dotted around the hutong are the Drum and Bell Towers, Kindergarten, Tea House, and local people's houses. Your tour includes a visit with a local family.- Hotel: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel(Standard Class) Holiday Inn Central Plaza,Beijing(Deluxe Class)
Day 5 Beijing
Lhasa- Take a flight to the mysterious city—Lhasa. Meet chinaotour guide and check in the hotel for 3 nights stay. Then have a good rest to adapt the high altitude.
- Hotel: Shangbala Hotel(Standard Class) Lhasa Hotel(Deluxe Class)
Day 6 Lhasa
In the morning, pay a visit to the Potala Palace . Have a western style lunch and then make a tour to the Sera Monastery and the Norbulingka Park.
- Potala Palace was the chief residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to Dharamsala, India after an invasion and failed uprising in 1959. Today the Potala Palace has been converted into a museum by the Chinese.
- Sera monastery is one of the 'great three' Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet. 'Sera' means 'Enclosure of Roses'. The monastery is about 5 km north of the Jokang in Lhasa. The original Sera monastery is in Lhasa, Tibet.
- Norbulingka Park is a palace and surrounding park in Lhasa, Tibet which served as the traditional summer residence of the successive Dalai Lamas from the 1780s up until the PRC takeover in the late 1950s. The park was built by the Seventh Dalai Lama beginning in 1755, and became the summer residence during the reign of the Eighth Dalai Lama.- Hotel: Shangbala Hotel(Standard Class) Lhasa Hotel(Deluxe Class)
Day 7 Lhasa
Pay a visit to the Jokhang Temple and then make a free tour round the Barkhor Street . In the afternoon, visit the Tibet Museum , Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital and a Carpet Factory.
- Jokhang Temple is the first Buddhist temple in Tibet, located on Barkhor Square in Lhasa. It was built during the reign of king Songsten Gampo to celebrate his marriage with Chinese Tang princess Wencheng, who was a Buddhist. The temple was called the Tsulag Khang or 'House of Wisdom' but it is now known as the Jokhang which means the 'House of the Lord'.
- Barkhor Street : Located in the old area of Lhasa City, Tibet, Barkhor Street is a very ancient round street surrounding the Jokhang Temple and the Tibetan people are always proud of it. As a symbol of Lhasa, this street is also a must-see place for the tourists.
- Tibet Museum is located in the southeast corner of NorbuLingka, Lhasa city. It covers an area of 23,508 square meters (5.8 acres) including the exhibition area of 10,451 square meters (2.6 acres). The museum is equipped with modern facilities to ensure quality service for visitors and safety and efficient administration of the museum itself. Here exhibits are introduced in Japanese, English, Tibetan, and Chinese, in order to accommodate visitors from all over the world.- Hotel: Shangbala Hotel(Standard Class) Lhasa Hotel(Deluxe Class)
Day 8 Lhasa
Xian- Take a flight to Xian and then check in the hotel for 2 nights stay. You are free of the rest of day.
- Hotel: City Hotel Xian(Standard Class) Grand New World Hotel(Deluxe Class)
Day 9 Xian
Today’s destinations include the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Bell Tower .
- Terracotta Museum： The Terracotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. Work is ongoing at this site, which is around 1.5 kilometers east of Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s Mausoleum, Lintong Country, Shaanxi province. It is a sight not to be missed by any visitor to China.
- Big Wild Goose Pagoda: As the symbol of the old-line Xian, Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists. It is located in the southern suburb of Xian City, about 4 kilometers from the downtown of the city. Standing in the Da Ci’en Temple complex, it attracts numerous visitors for its fame in the Buddhist religion, its simple but appealing style of construction, and its new square in front of the temple. It is rated as a National Key Culture Relic Preserve as well as an AAAA Tourist Attraction.
- Bell Tower : One of the oldest and best-preserved Bell Tower s in China, the ancient wooden tower stands on a huge brick base in the city centre. There are many legends attached to its past, and traffic is no longer allowed through the vast archways, which form the pedestrian access to the tower. There’s also an interesting exhibition of ancient musical instruments, with regular free performances.- Hotel: City Hotel Xian(Standard Class) Grand New World Hotel(Deluxe Class)
Day 10 Xian
Luoyang
Transfer to Luoyang by train. On arrival, check in the hotel for 1 night stay and then visit the Shaanxi Historical Museum and the City Wall.
- Shaanxi History Museum : The Shaanxi History Museum is situated on Yan Ta Road in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. It covers 65,000 square meters, with a building area of 60,000 square meters. The newly built modern building recreates Tang Dynasty architecture and successfully symbolizes the great extent of Shaanxi history and its remarkable culture.- Hotel: Luoyang New Friendship Hotel(Standard Class) Luoyang Peony Hotel(Deluxe Class)
Day 11 Luoyang
Zhengzhou
Visit the Longmen Grottoes and the famous Shaolin Temple . After that, transfer to Zhengzhou and check in the hotel for 1 night stay.
- Longmen Grottoes: In total there are 2,345 caves and niches, housing more than 100,000 statues of Buddha, Bodhisattvas and Arhats, together with 2,840 inscribed stone tablets and over 60 stone stupas. Among them, the most representative caves are: Guyang Cave, Binyang Cave, The Lotus (Lianhua) Cave of Northern Wei, Qianxi Temple, Cave of Ten Thousand Buddhas (Wanfuo), Fengxian Temple and Kanjing Temple. The rich collection of statues and figures, most of which can be dated, facilitate the study of the history of Chinese sculpture with precise data.
- Shaolin Temple is probably the most famous temple in China, not only because of its long history and its role in Chinese Buddhism, Shaolin Temple Pagodabut also because of its martial arts or Wushu Chan. Shaolin Temple is situated in the beautiful Songshan Mountains, which is only eight miles of Dengfeng and about 50 miles southwest of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province.- Hotel: Zhengzhou International Hotel(Standard Class) Holiday Inn Zhengzhou(Deluxe Class)
Day 12 Zhengzhou
Beijing- Take a flight to Beijing and check in the hotel for 1 night stay. You are free of the rest of day.
- Hotel: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel(Standard Class) Holiday Inn Central Plaza,Beijing(Deluxe Class)
Day 13 Beijing
- See off. Home sweet home.
- Hotel:
Rate
We will arrange hotels of the same class if there are no rooms available during your travelling periods.
Quotation (The rate is calculated in US dollar for one person)
Group Size 1 person 2-5 persons 6-9 persons over 10 Single Room Supplement Tour Class Standard $4036.00 $2580.00 $2212.00 TBA $519.00 Deluxe $4635.00 $2890.00 $2499.00 TBA $809.00
* The rate may rise while in high reason and special events/holidays, depending on your departure date.
* The rate for some special holidays/events, such as the National Holiday (1st-7th Oct), Chinese Spring Festival and Shanghai F1, would be much higher than usual days. We suggest you not to travel during that period. But it is surely OK if you prefer that time. We promise that we will do our best to offer you tours of high quality.Price Inclusions:
- Entrance Fees listed in the itinerary.
- Meals:
All meals as specified in the itinerary.
If the restaurant indicated is not available on the day, your guide will arrange another similar restaurant. Breakfast is usually a western style buffet. We try to ensure that a choice of western and Chinese breakfasts are supplied, however there may be only Chinese breakfast is prepared in some remote places. - Private Transfers for the itinerary listed above.
- Guide:
A private English-speaking guide and a private driver will be provided in each city, which will remain with you throughout your time in that city. - Hotels: (based on standard twin sharing)
All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified. - Airport Tax and Fuel Fee
- Service Charge & Government Taxes:
- Luggage Transfers:
Between airports and hotels. - Arrangements:
The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges. - Two bottles of mineral water per day.
Price Exclusions:
- International Airfare or Train Tickets to enter or leave China.
China Entry Visa Fees - Excess Baggage Charges.
- Personal Expenses:
- Meals:
Any meals, which are not listed in the tour itinerary. - Single Supplement.
- Tips to tour guide and driver.
