Day 1 – Beijing
Arrival Beijing transfer to hotel.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Visit Temple of Heaven, a praying and sacrificial place of the Ming and Qing Emperors.
Visit Flea Market.
Meal: Lunch.
Hotel（☆☆☆☆）: New World Courtyard Hotel or similar
Day 2 – Beijing
Breakfast at hotel.
Full day visit Great Wall (Badaling), that has been built from 770-475 B.C. – climbing on top on the 2484 miles long Great Wall is really an experience. Afterwards the Summer Palace, the summer-residence of the former emperors with one of the biggest and best preserved gardens in China and visit a pearl factory and enjoy a 45 minutes Foot Massage.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel（☆☆☆☆）: New World Courtyard Hotel or similar
Day 3 – Beijing
Breakfast at hotel.
Visit Tiananmen Square where the Mao’s Mausoleum and the Congress Hall are located, then the Forbidden City with the emperor’s palace in the heart of Beijing (So called because it was off limits for 500 years, covering an area of 250 acres, protected by a 10.7m high wall, marked off by towers at each corner).
Lunch at local restaurant.
Visit the Hutongs, lanes or Alleys formed by lines of Siheyuan (a compound with houses around a courtyard) where old Beijing residents live, witness the vicissitude of the city by a trishaw.
Peking Duck Dinner.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Hotel（☆☆☆☆）: New World Courtyard Hotel or similar
Day 4 – Beijing / Lhasa
Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to airport for flight to Lhasa via Chengdu.
Arrival Lhasa transfer to hotel.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Visit Bakhor Street, all around the street is shops.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel（☆☆☆☆）: Lhasa Hotel（North Bldg）or similar
Day 5 – Lhasa
Breakfast at hotel.
Visit Potala Palace and walking down around at the Dschokhang, the Tibetian Tomb in the heart of the old city.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Rest of day free for leisure.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel（☆☆☆☆）: Lhasa Hotel（North Bldg）or similar
Day 6 – Lhasa
Breakfast at hotel.
Visit Ganden Monastery and Golden Reliquien-Stupa (located inside the Gandan Monastery) please see 01 remarks below.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Visit Sera Monastery, debating of hundred of monks every day afternoon.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel（☆☆☆☆）: Lhasa Hotel（North Bldg）or similar
Day 7 – Lhasa / Gyantse
Breakfast at hotel.
Coach to Gyantse (about 7 hours) via Kampa La Pass, pass by the Yamdok Yutsho, colour of water of the lake is blue, with lunch box at the lakeside and dinner.
Arrival Gyantse and transfer to hotel.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Hotel（☆☆☆）: Gyantse Hotel or similar
Day 8 – Gyantse / Shigatse
Breakfast at hotel.
Visit the Palkhor Chode Monastery (Kumbum) and Dzong (Old Fort) in Gyantse.
Coach to Shigatse (about 2-3 hours) visit Shalu Monastery.
Arrival Shigatse with lunch.
Rest of the day free for leisure.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel（☆☆☆）: Shangdong Hotel or similar
Day 9 – Shigatse
Breakfast at hotel.
Visit Tashilhunpo Monastery with lunch.
Rest of day free at leisure.
Dinner at hotel.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel（☆☆☆）: Shangdong Hotel or similar
Day 10 – Shigatse / Lhasa
Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to Lhasa via the highland with lunch and dinner, visit Dolma Lakhang in Nethang.
Arrival Lhasa transfer to hotel.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Hotel（☆☆☆☆）: Lhasa Hotel（North Bldg）or similar
Day 11 – Lhasa / Chengdu
Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to airport for flight to Chengdu.
Arrival Chengdu, visit the main wholesaling street, tea house.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Visit Panda baby feeding center.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel（☆☆☆☆）: Min Shan Hotel or similar
Day 12 – Chengdu / Dazu
(Wolong cannot be visited in the moment) Breakfast at hotel.
Coach to Dazu (about 3.5 hours) and visit Stone Inscription in Baoding Shan Hill and Bei Shan Hill with lunch and dinner.
Arrival Dazu, transfer to hotel.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Hotel（☆☆☆）: Dazu Hotel or similar
Day 13 – Dazu / Chongqing / Yangtze cruise
Breakfast at hotel.
Free at leisure.
Coach to Chongqing from Dazu (about 2 hours), and then evening board the Victoria cruise.
Overnight on board.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Day 14 & 15 – Yangtze cruise
Sailing on board (with breakfast, lunch, dinner).
Overnight on board.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.
Day 16 – Yangtze Cruise / Yichang / Shanghai
Sailing on board (with breakfast).
Arrival Yichang and transfer to airport for flight to Shanghai with lunch.
Arrival Shanghai and transfer to hotel.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel（☆☆☆☆）: The Bund Hotel or similar
Day 17 – Shanghai
Breakfast at hotel.
Visit the Jade Buddha Temple with a 2M high sitting white Jade Buddha and the 400 years old Yu Garden, decorated with masterpieces of architecture. Visit the famous bund.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Free for leisure.
Evening Acrobatic Show.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch.
Hotel（☆☆☆☆）: The Bund Hotel or similar
Day 18 – Shanghai
Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer to Longyang station and take the Maglev train to airport for flight.
Meal: Breakfast.
Above Quotation included:
01. Accommodation, breakfast and meals as mentioned above.
02. All private transfer and tours as mentioned above with English/German/French speaking guide (English speaking guide on cruise).
03. Sightseeing entrance fee.
04. Domestic air ticket (economy class) with tax and fuel surcharge of PEK/Lhasa, Lhasa/Chengdu, Yichang/SHA.
05. Based on Victoria cruise.
Above Quotation not included:
01. Other than the above itinerary.
02. China visa fee.
03. Personal expenses.
04. Service during free time.
05. Tips for tour guide, driver and luggage boy.
Remarks:
01. Blackout dates:
Golden week: 01-03 May and 01-07 Oct 2009 and Chinese New year: 26 Jan-01 Feb 2009.
02. There is no Yangtze cruise between late Nov and early March due to the weather.
03. Rate for all Yangtze cruise includes Full board on cruise and off shore program with English speaking guide. Other language speaking guide is subject to availability and with a surcharge.
04. Victoria cruise: 04* hotel at VQ, VS, VE.
05. GUIDES: All transfer and tours based on English/German/French speaking guide, but please note that in Lanzhou there are only 2 French speaking guide and in Tibet there are only 3 German speaking guides, so French/German speaking guide in Lanzhou / Tibet are subject to reconfirm. In case we cannot get German (or French-speaking) guide we will give you the alternative English.
In Tibet all the guides accompany the guests through the whole tour – no change of guides in between.
During Yangtze Cruise only English guidance available.
06. We recommend bookings for Tibet 3 months in advance or longer For short notice bookings it is hard to get guides / accommodation, etc.
07. All guests need a Tibet permit before go to Lhasa, Please forward with the booking: China visa copy.
08. No Single Traveller possible in Tibet – have to be min 2 pax.
