15-Day China Ancient Sites and Cultural Treasures Odyssey Tour

Day 1 Arrival/ Beijing

Meet your guide and transfer to the hotel.

Day 2 Beijing (B, L)

Morning visit the Temple of Heaven and the Qianmen Dajie. Beijing Roast Duck for lunch. Proceed to see the Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City at p.m..
Enjoy night show - Beijing Opera

Day 3 Beijing (B, L)

Morning visit the Spirit Way and the Dingling Tomb. Transfer to the Mutianyu Great Wall.

Day 4 Beijing/Luoyang (B, L)

Morning visit the Summer Palace. Take the overnight train to Luoyang at P.m..

Day 5 Luoyang (B, L)

Meet the guide and have breakfast. Drive to see the Shaolin Temple, the Pagoda Forest and a local Kong Fu School.

Day 6 Luoyang (B, L)

Pay a morning visit to the Longmen Caves. Take the train to Xian at p.m.. Be met and transfered to the hotel.

Day 7 Xian (B, L)

Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the Bell Tower and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Enjoy the Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show (with Jiaozi Dinner).

Day 8 Xian/Lhasa (B)

Take a morning flight to Lhasa. Be met and transfer to the hotel. Have a good rest to acclimatize to the altitude reaction.

Day 9 Lhasa (B, L)

Travel to the Potala Palace, the Jokhang Temple and the Barkhor Street.

Day 10 Lhasa (B, L)

Trip to the Drepung Monastery and the Dalai Lama's summer palace - Norbulingka. After that, proceed to visit the Carpet Factory.

Day 11 Lhasa/Gyantse (B, L, D)

Drive from Lhasa to Gyantse (190 km). On the way you will see holy Yamdrok Lake, Karola Glacier and Kambala Pass (at 4800 m) + Karola Pass (at 5010 m). Stay at Gyantse Hotel.

Day 12 Gyantse (B, L, D)

Drive from Gyantse to Shigatse (90 km). Visit the Phalkhor Monastery, the Kumbum Stupa and the Tashilunpo Monastery. Stay at Shigatse Hotel.

- Phalkhor Manstery: the only temple in Tibet housing monks from different religious sects.

- Kumbum Stupa: Standing on its top, you can have a nice view of Gyantse

- Tashilunpo Monastery: originally built in 1447, the headquarters of Panchen Lama.

Day 13 Shigatze/Lhasa (B, L)

Drive along the Yaluzangbu River back to Lhasa (350 km). On the way you will see the legendary Brahmaputra River.

Day 14 Lhasa/Chengdu (B, L)

Take a morning flight to Chengdu, be met and transfer to visit the Chengdu Giant Panda Base.

Day 15 Chengdu (B, L)

Drive to visit Dujiangyan Weir, Qingcheng Mountain (cable car included).

Be escorted to the airport for your homebound flights.

Services End

·Hotel Accomodation-the hotel accommodation is based on two persons sharing one twin room with private facilities.
·All transportation, transfers and tours with private guide and car or van in each destination.
·All the admission tickets, English speaking guide service.
·Daily breakfast at the hotel, Chinese lunch and dinner with one cup of soft drink are offered outside the hotel or as specified in the itinerary.
·The government tax.
·Travel Agencies' Liability Insurance with the tour inside China. (Include China Life Tourist Accident Insurance/Casualty Insurance. We highly recommend that you purchase full coverage travel insurance from you country of origin.)

·Charge of obtaining your visa to enter China.
·In/out flight, domestic airport fee and departure tax is not included. (We can help you book the cheap tickets!)
·Gratitude to guide and driver is not included.
·Expenses of a personal nature such as laundry, drinks, telex, optional activities or sightseeing, telephone calls or overweight baggage charges or meals not indicated etc.
·The airport construction tax.

·The hotel, guide and transfer are all based on double occupancy. If the visitor travels alone, he or she must pay for the other person. This additional charge is called single supplement.

· If the traveler number is odd (such as 3, 5, 7...), the odd number person who stays in one single room has to pay the single room supplement. Since the hotel is on the double occupancy.