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Description:
There is nowhere in China quite like Beijing with its awesome Great Wall, enormous Forbidden City and tranquil Summer Palace, and Chengdu that is the habitat of giant pandas. The mysterious Tibet at the altitude of 3,650 meters above the sea level is becoming the focus of the whole world.

Day 1 Beijing

On arrival, CITS guide will hold a welcome sign to meet you. You will be transferred to the Peninsula Beijing ☆☆☆☆☆ for a three-night stay on a room and breakfast basis. The rest of the day is free to relax.

Accommodation at the Peninsula Beijing ☆☆☆☆☆

Day 2 Beijing
Morning:
You will take a half-day guided visit to the awesome Great Wall of China. Here you can enjoy the stunning views as you stroll along this seemingly endless piece of history, which winds its way into the far distance.
Afternoon:
Continue to the Ming Tomb, which due to their enormity took over 200 years to complete. And walk along the Sacred Way, which means the road leading to heaven.

Accommodation at the Peninsula Beijing ☆☆☆☆☆
(B+L)
Day 3 Beijing to Chengdu
Morning:
Transfer to take the flight to Chengdu, which is the capital city of Sichuan. Sichuan is known as the home of the giant panda, eighty percent of which live in this province.
Afternoon:
Visit the Chengdu Panda Breeding and Research Center where is visitors can observe pandas at close range.

Accommodation at the Crowne Plaza Holiday Hotel Chengdu ☆☆☆☆☆
(B)
Day 4 Chengdu to Lhasa
Morning:
Transfer to take the flight to Lhasa. When you arrive at the airport and meet guide at the airport and transfer to the hotel in Lhasa with 1.5 hours drive.
Afternoon:
For the rest of the day you will be at leisure for acclimatization or visit local bazaar on your own.

Accommodation at the Lhasa Hotel ☆☆☆☆
(B+L)
Day 5 Lhasa
Morning:
Guided sightseeing with the Lhasa's cardinal landmark-Potala Palace. This massive 13-soreyed building used to be the highest building prior to the early period of last century, used to be the former winter abode for the Dalai Lamas. As the nation's supreme relic, the palace dates back to 7th century A.D.
Afternoon:
Visit of Sera Monastery, which was founded in 1419 by Sakya Yeshe, a disciple of Tsongkhapa. The “Buddhism Scriptures Debating” in Sera is very famous.

Accommodation at the Lhasa Hotel ☆☆☆☆
(B+L)
Day 6 Lhasa
Morning:
Guided sightseeing of the most revered religious structure in Jokhang Temple. Jokhang, the most sacred temple in Tibet, refers to “Buddha's House” in Tibetan language because the main statue enshrined which said to be made by Buddha Sakyamuni himself in his lifetime. The surrounding market is called Barkhor, one of the most important religious paths, which also assembles people for shopping.
Afternoon:
Visit of Norbulingkha, the summer palace of the Dalailama. Continued Drepung Monastery is the largest monastery in Tibet and lies in the west of Lhasa.

Accommodation at the Lhasa Hotel ☆☆☆☆
(B+L)
Day 7 Lhasa to Chengdu to Beijing
Morning:
Transfer to airport for the flight back to Beijing.
Afternoon:
Continue to transfer for the flight to your homeland. Alternatively, extend your stay.
(B)

Description of Price:
10/15/2006

11/15/2006 2-5 travelers 2606 3116
6-9 travelers 2275 2785
11/16/2006

11/30/2006 2-5 travelers 2524 2970
6-9 travelers 2193 2639
12/01/2006

02/28/2007 2-5 travelers 2511 2947
6-9 travelers 2180 2616
03/01/2007

04/30/2007 2-5 travelers 2524 2970
6-9 travelers 2193 2639
05/01/2007

05/31/2007 2-5 travelers 2606 3116
6-9 travelers 2275 2785
06/01/2007

08/31/2007 2-5 travelers 2524 2970
6-9 travelers 2193 2639
09/01/2007

11/15/2007 2-5 travelers 2606 3116
6-9 travelers 2275 2785
11/16/2007

11/30/2007 2-5 travelers 2524 2970
6-9 travelers 2193 2639
12/01/2007

02/29/2008 2-5 travelers 2511 2947
6-9 travelers 2180 2616


Price Includes:
1.Entrance fees of all sites as mentioned
2.Meals as listed in the itinerary, B=breakfast; L=lunch; D=Dinner
3.Excellent guide & driver + Private vehicle
4.Hotels (twin share basis) as listed in the itinerary
5.Domestic flights or trains as listed in the itinerary and domestic airports taxes
6.Round transfers between airports or rail stations and hotels
7. Tibet travel permit
8.Service charge & Government taxes



Price Excludes:
1.Personal expenses
2.Visa fees
3.Excess baggage charges
4.Entry or exit China international airfare or train tickets
5.Any meals that are not specified.
6.Tips to guides or drivers

Note:
All kinds of people can get Tibet travel permit through a travel agency except diplomats, journalists, and senior government officials who should travel to Tibet under the arrangement by the Foreign Affairs Office of Tibet Government.
To get the Tibet travel permit you need hold a valid passport with valid Chinese visa and should submit the following information by fax at least 20 days prior to arrival in Tibet: Full name, Gender, Date of birth, Passport number, Nationality and Occupation.
There is extra cost of the accommodation in the period of Guangzhou Chinese Export Commodities Fair or F1 Shanghai. Our travel advisors will inform you the price fluctuation during these periods.

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