Day 1/2 Arrive in Shanghai, welcome dinner.See something of its history at Shanghai Museum. Visit Yuyuan Garden. Next comes the Bund. After dinner a walk on the Bund to see the night scene along the river. 2 N in Shanghai.
Day 3/4 Fly to Beijing. Visit the Great Wall and Changling Tomb. 2 N in Beijing.
Day 5/6 Today visit Forbidden City. Evening flight to Xi’an. Day 6 visit Great Mosque built in 742. 2 N in Xi’an.
Day 7 Morning flight to Xining, visit Tibet Medicine Museum and in the afternoon take train to Lhasa. O/N on train.
Day 8/9 In the afternoon arrive Lhasa, transfer to hotel and have a rest in the hotel. Day 9 visit the Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple. Then walk through the colorful bazaar on Barkhor Street. 2 N in Lhasa.
Day 10 Visit Yamdroktso Lake(4441m), one of the three holy lakes in Tibet, located 110km outside Lhasa. 1 N in Shigatse.
Day 11 Miles away from Shigaste, you can already see the gold tops of Tashilhunpo shinning under the sun. Shegar, also known as New Tingri, is the last stop before Mt. Everest Base Camp. 1 N in Tingri.
Day 12 Although it’s just 100km from Shegar to Mt. Everest Base Camp (5200m), it takes about 4 hrs since the cracked winding roads demand much caution. The best moments to watch Mt. Everest are early morning and late evening when Everest is shining like a goddess in the sunglow. 1 N in Mt. Everest Base Camp.
Day 13 We will back to Shigaste, the second largest city in Tibet. 1 N in Shigatse.
Day 14 Visit Tashilhunpo Monastery. Then continue driving back to Lhasa. 1 N in Lhasa.
Day 15 Vist Sera Monastery. Take the flight to Shanghai. Check in the hotel when arrival. Farewell dinner. 1 N in Shanghai.
Day 16 Transfer to airport, end of service.
Option: drive to Zhangmu border port for Kathmandu on Day 14/15, Min. 2 Pax.
Highlights: Shanghai & Beijing city tour, Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an, Tibet train riding, Lhasa-roof of the world, the treasures of Tibetan Buddhism, Mt. Everest & the Himalayas
Travel season: May to Oct
Travel grade: medium & active
Price(USD)per person:
2/5 pax:4275 10 pax up: 2415
6/9 pax:2838 Single supplement:839
Private tour departure: any date in travel season
Group departure (10 pax up, starts Shanghai, ends Shanghai or Kathmandu): depart monthly on 8th, 2013-2014
Note: please kindly understand the scheduled departure dates may be changed or cancelled due to fewer bookings & other unexpected reasons which are out of our control
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