21 Days China Tour

tour Beijing + Xi'an + Lhasa + Ganden + Gyangtse + Shigatse + Samye + Chengdu +Big Buddha + Panda Bears + Guilin + Shanghai

to be private tour

Day01 Arrive in Beijing

Meals service: N/A
Accommodation: 4* Qianmen hotel or same level

Fly to Beijing today. Guide will meet you at airport and transfer you to the booked hotel.

Day02 Beijing sightseeing

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Qianmen hotel or same level

Visit Forbidden City in the morning; ascend Tian'anmen, visit Tian'anmen square; in the afternoon, visit Summer Palace.

Day03 Beijing sightseeing

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Qianmen hotel or same level

Go and visit the famous Great Wall; on your return to City, visit Ming Tombs.

Day04 Beijing to Xi'an by air

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Jianguo hotel

Morning flight to Xi'an, today visit the Terra cotta warriors, and Huaqingchi. At night, enjoy the Tang dynasty style performance. (self pay)

Day05 Xi'an sightseeing

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Jianguo hotel

Today, guided to visit the world famous Historical Museum, Ancient Wall and Big Goose Pagoda; at night, you can select to take local famous "Jiao Zi Yan".

Day06 Xi'an to Lhasa by air

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Tibet hotel

Fly to Tibet in the morning. In the rest of the day, you are free to get adjusted to the high elevation.

Day07 Lhasa sightseeing

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Tibet hotel

In the morning, sightseeing to Potala palace; in the afternoon, visit Jokhang temple and local bazaar - Parkhor Street.

Day08 Lhasa to Namtso lake to Lhasa                    

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Tibet hotel

Leaving Lhasa city early, drive you 240 kilometers north to Namtso lake, which is the most beautiful and the seconds sacred lake in Tibet; spending hours by the lake, then drive back to Lhasa; 55 kilometers before Lhasa city, visit Ganden monastery, the first monastery to Gelupa order.

Day09 Lhasa sightseeing

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Tibet hotel

In the morning, go and visit Drepun monastery, which is said to be the biggest monastery in Tibet; in the afternoon, you can select to visit Sera monastery (Optional).

Day10 Lhasa to Gyangtse to Shigatse

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 3* Shigatse Hotel

Driving past the Gangbala pass(4800m), view the Yangdrok lake, then down by the old road to Gyangtse, visit the Karuola glacier, the Perkhor monastery in Gyangtse town. Arrive at Shigatse in the late afternoon.

Day11 Shigatse to Tsetang  

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 3* Snow Pigeon Hotel

Visit Tashilunpo monastery, which is the biggest monastery in rear Tibet, and the permanent residence for Panchan Lhama. Inside are some stupas for the passed Panchan lhamas, and a 30 - metre high copper cast Future Buddha, see the local bazaar market;in the afternoon, drive 340 kilometers to Tsetang.

Day12 Tsetang sightseeing   

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 3* Snow Pigeon Hotel

In the morning, drive 100 kilometers to Samye village for visit Samye monastery; Samye monastery is thought to be built between 777 and 781 and is the symbol of Buddhism victory over Bon religion (the local belief by people before mid 8th century) ; in the afternoon, drive back to Tsetang city and go on to see Yongbulakang palace, the first palace to the first king in history of Tibetans, built in 2nd century B.C.; in the rest of the day, guided to see local nunery, at the mountain foot.

Day13 Tsetang to Gonggha airport to Chengdu by air

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Tianfu Sunshine hotel

In the morning, you are free to walk around before the agreed departure time; on the way to airport, go to visit the famous Nyingmapa monastery - Mintorlin monastery; in history of Tibetan Buddhism, only Nyingmapa order and Kardhangpa Order didn't invovle into locap politics. Take mid afternoon flight back to Chengdu, you will arrive at Chengdu around 1800PM. Guide will meet you at airport and transfer you to hotel.
At night, if you like, you may go and see the wonderful Sichuan opera - highlights on Face changing, which is a masterpiece of the Sichuan opera, the actor will peel off his air thin mask just before your eyes, but you can not find the secrets of it. (self pay).

Day14 Chengdu to Leshan Big Buddha to Chengdu

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Tianfu Sunshine hotel

In the morning, take car to Leshan for visiting Leshan Big Buddha (160KM, around 2.5 hours drive). First, we visit it by boat. On the river, you can have a view for the Buddha's Panoramic. Then go to the mountain, visit temples and the big buddha. In the afternoon, drive back to Chengdu, visit Taoist temple - Qingyang Palace. During your stay in Chengdu, we will arrange you to taste as many local Sichuan foods as your time allows.

Day15 Chengdu sightseeing

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Tianfu Sunshine hotel

In the morning, take car to Mt. Qingchengshan (65KM, around 1.5 hours drive). Mt. Qingcheng (or Mt. Qingchengshan) is one of the most attractive mountains close to Chengdu city, and is thought to be the holy mountain to Taoists pilgrims; in history of China, Qingchengshan is the origin of the birth of Taoism; in afternoon, go to Dujiangyan for visit to Er-wang Miao temple and the famous Dujiangyan Water Project, which has been over 2250 years and still been in functioning to irrigate thousands of  hecters of farmlands; it is because of this water project that makes Chengdu Plain to be one of the most fertile farming areas in China.

Day16 Chengdu sightseeing

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Tianfu Sunshine hotel

In the morning, visit the lovely panda bears at Chengdu Panda Feeding & Research Center, which is in the northeast of Chengdu and is one of the most well known panda research center and the most attractive place for tourists which has limited time, without going to Wolong panda research center (160 kilometers to the north of Chengdu); in the afternoon, visit Wenshu temple and Wenshu Fang (Ancient style buildings around Wenshu temple).

Day17 Chengdu to Guilin by air

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Guilin Bravo hotel

Fly to Guilin by morning flight, in the afternoon, guided to visit Fubo Hills and Reed Flute Caves.

Day18 Guilin to Yangshuo

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* Paradise hotel

Today, cruise over Lijiang river to enjoy the beauty of the mountains and waters; arriving in Yangshuo around 1300PM, taking bicycles to tour Yangshuo in the afternoon.

Day19 Yangshuo to Guilin airport, then fly to Shanghai

Meals service: B/L
Accommodation: 4* New century hotel or same level

Touring around before the departure time for airport; at the agreed time, transferred to Guilin airport,  take flight to Shanghai. in the afternoon, visi Yu Yuan Garden and Oriental Pearl TV Tower. In the evening, you can stroll in the local famous Shanghai Waitan and visit the famous shopping street - Nanjing Road.

Day20 Shanghai to Suzhou to Tongli to Shanghai (Optional)

Meals service: B
Accommodation: 4* New century hotel or same level

Shanghai is a cosmopolitan city, it is the landmark of present China mainland with a skyward speed of economic development; in this city area, scenic spots are few (see above); all interesting visits are close to Shanghai city; today, it is an optional day, you can decide to do this tour or you decide to leave Shanghai. Because there are many international flight leaving Shanghai, therefore, when you send me your tour quest, please tell me when your international flights will leave China; if your time allowed, today's sightseeing is worth.

Suggest visits: Drive about 150 kilometers to Suzhou "Venice of Orient", to visit local famous Chinese traditional and historic old Gardens, such as Zhouzhen Yuan (The Humble Admisttrator's Garden), Wangshi Yuan (the Master - of - Nets Garden), Liu Yuan (Lingering Garden), Hu qiu (Hill of Tiger), Changlang Pavillions (Fish watching spot)

Tongli is famous for its waters and local traditional villages with strong features of Chinese buildings.

Today we only book and pay the hotel charge for you, for the excursion to Suzhou, Tongli, zhouzhuang,..., you need to pay additional fee..

Day21 Shanghai to your planned destination

Meals service: B
Accommodation: N/A
All service ends yesterday. Today, you can ask for assistance through hotel front desk service and take taxi to get to Shanghai airport for your next flight. (In Shanghai, there are two airports, one is named Hongqiao airport - SHA; the other is called Pudong international airport - PVG)

If you want the transfer to be covered, please inform us when you finalize your tour quest.

End of your 21 days holiday in China

Reference tour price: USD3990.00 per person (covers Day20)

Price includes:
1. Hotel accommodation services in Beijing, Xi'an, Tibet, Chengdu, Guilin and Shanghai listed as the itinerary
2. Meals service stated in the tour. (All breakfasts will be served in hotel; all lunches are to be served outside hotel in tourist restaurant in the trip, dinners are not arranged)
3. Traffic service specified in the tour (from the time of meeting at Beijing airport on Day01 till the end of Day20)
4. English speaking guide service in the tour
5. Scenic visit charges through this tour
6. Land surface insurance
7. All air tickets and taxes (5 flights in total: Beijing to Xi'an, Xi'an to Lhasa, Lhasa to Chengdu, Chengdu to Guilin, Guilin to Shanghai)
8. Travel permit to Tibet

Price excludes:
1. Air insurance
2. Tips to your guide at each part of the tour (giving tips to your guide can encourage his/her work)
3. First-aid if happened
4. Personal expenses such as taking beverage, hotel laundry, IDD Call
5. Pay for join to enjoy the local show and local dishes
6. Any unexpected expenses beyond control of travel agency caused by flight delay, flight cancellation, road blockage by slides, personal problems, hospitalization..
7. Extra RMB25.00 at Big Goose Pagoda while in Xi'an