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China highlights and Tibet 
(Tour Code: CTT02)

Beijing - Xi'an - Lhasa - Gyantse - Shigatse - Lhasa - Chengdu - Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin - Guangzhou - Hongkong, 15 days

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Itinerary: (B=breakfast, L=lunch, D=dinner)  

Day01    Arrival in Beijing
Pick up and transfer to hotel and then free time. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day02   Beijing (B/L)
After breakfast, excursion  to the Badaling Great Wall at Badaling, in the afternoon visit Summer Palace. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day03    Beijing 每 Xi*an, by train, soft sleeper (B/L)
Visit Tian'an Men square, which is probably the biggest one of its kind in the world, and the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. In the evening transfer to the Beijing rail way station and drive to Xi'an by train, soft sleeper. Overnight on train.

Day04    Xi*an (B/L)
In the morning arrival in Xi'an, pick up and transfer to hotel, after breakfast in the hotel drive to the famous Terracotta Warriors Museum. After lunch, you will visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the old street and free market. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day05    Xi*an 每 Lhasa (B)
Early in the morning self transfer to airport and fly to Lhasa. upon arrival at Gonggar Airport, pick up and transfer to Lhasa(3650 m), in the afternoon rest and acclimatize. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day06    Lhasa (B/L)
In the morning visit Potala Palace, which was originally constructed in 637 by Songtsen Gampo, the first king of the united Tibet, and later expanded and served as the winter residence of the Dalai Lamas as well as the religious-political nexus of traditional Tibet. In the afternoon visit Jokhang temple, the center of the Tibetan Buddhism and the sacred land of Buddhist followers where innumerable pilgrims come for worship everyday. The temple, built in 647, is the earliest wood-and-masonry structure still existing in Tibet. Surrounding the Jokhang Temple is the bustling Barkhor Market place which is the religious and social focus of Lhasa. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day07   Lhasa (B)
In the morning visit Drepung monastery the sacred land of Gelukpa sect., which was created in 1416 and the second, third and fourth Dalai Lama once resided in. In the afternoon visit Sera monastery, which was created in 1419 and has always been an important Buddhist seminary. As rose are planted everywhere in the monastery, it is also called ※the court of wild rose§. Today still 200 lamas live in there. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day08    Lhasa- Yamdrok Tso Lake- Gyantse - Shigatse (B/D)
Today is a full day picturesque drive crossing over a colorful Yamdrok Lake.  Kambala Pass at 4,794 m and Karola Pass at 5,010m. In Gyantse visit the Kumbum Stupa and Phalkor Monastery. And then drive to Shigatse, the second largest town in Tibet and the capital of Tsang. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day09    Shigatse 每 Lhasa    (B)
After breakfast visit Tashilunpo monastery, the seat of the Panchen Lama built in 1447 and one of the six grand monasteries in Tibet. After that take a 6-hour drive along the Brahmaputra River to Lhasa. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day10   Flight Lhasa 每 Chengdu (B)
In the morning transfer to airport and fly to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province. Pick up and visit the famous Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day11   Flight Chengdu-Guilin     (B/L )
In the morning self transfer to airport and fly to Guilin, pick up and then visit the Reed Flute Cave. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day12   Guilin - Yangshuo 每 Guilin (B/L)
      Guilin 每 Guangzhou, by train, soft sleeper
After breakfast go sailing on the Lijiang River to Yangshuo. The Lijing River is crystal clear, and no matter how deep the water is, the bottom - the pebbles, sand, and weeds can be seen. In the afternoon drive back to Guilin and transfer to railway station, soft sleeper. Overnight on train.

Day13    Guangzhou - Hongkong by train, 2 hours
Early in the morning arrival in Guangzhou, pick up and transfer to eastern railway station
and drive to Hongkong by train, 2 hours driving, arrival in Hongkong, self transfer to hotel and then free time. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day14     Hongkong (B)
A half day program in Hongkong including visit of Victoria Peak. In the afternoon free time. Overnight in 3 star hotel.

Day15   Self transfer to Airport and departure from Hongkong (B)

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What*s included:
1. Accommodation in hotels including breakfast and on train
2. Airfares: Xi*an 每 Lhasa 每 Chengdu 每 Guilin including tax
3. Train tickets: Beijing 每 Xi*an, Guilin 每 Guangzhou, Soft sleeper; Guangzhou 每 Hongkong,
Soft seat
4. Admission and entrance fees
5. English speaking tour guide
6. Transfers and ground transportation at stated in the program
7. Meals as stated in the program
8. Tibet travel permit

What*s not included:
1.International airfares
2.Chinese visa
3.Meals not stated in the program
4.Self transfers as stated in the program
5.Tips for guide and driver
6.Expenses of personal nature

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