When you arrive in Beijing, your guide will greet you and take you to your hotel where you will have time to relax and settle down.

Meals: No meals, advice freely available

Accommodation: Beijing Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Today' s tour will first bring you to Tiananmen Square and then to the Forbidden City, the largest and most intact group of ancient structures in the Imperial Palace. After a few hours at the Forbidden City, you will eat lunch and then head to the Summer Palace, the resort of Empress Dowager Ci Xi. For dinner, you will eat Beijing' s famous Peking duck and then head back to your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation: Beijing Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Today' s trip will be the amazing Great Wall of China, the only man-made structure on Earth that can be observed from the moon. After hiking for a few hours, you will have lunch and then visit the Ming Tombs, the burial site for 13 of the Ming emperors. At night you will watch an acrobatic show and then return to your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation: Beijing Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Today you will fly to Xian, the ancient capital city of China. When you first arrive in Xian you will visit the ancient City Wall followed by the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Tonight's dinner will consist of an imperial dumpling banquet followed by a show of dancing and music from the Tang Dynasty.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation: Xian Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

After eating breakfast, you will visit the Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses, widely regarded as the eighth wonder of the world and then visit the Tomb of Emperor Qin.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation: Xian Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

This morning you will fly to Chengdu, there you will visit Dufu Thatched Cottage and the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base. After that you will be taken to your hotel to rest.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hote

Accommodation: Chengdu Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Today you will leave Chengdu for Lhasa, Tibet. When you arrive in Lhasa you will be met by your guide and drive to the hotel to check-in. The first day in Lhasa there will be hardly any activities planned due to the change in oxygen levels. You are suggested to do as little as possible to give your bodies' time to adjust to the thin air. Dinner will be held at the local restaurant in the city.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation: Lhasa Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

The day begins with a tour of the Dalai Lamas' Summer Palace, Norbulingka and the exciting sutra-debating in the Sera Monastery. Next you will visit the world famous Potala Palace. Dinner will be served for you at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation: Lhasa Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Today you will visit the Jokhang Temple, the most sacred place for Tibetan Pilgrims. Around the temple is Barkhor Street, a place where you can bargain for souvenirs. After lunch, you will go to The Tibetan Museum. If you would like, we can also arrange a tour to the workshop of the Lhasa Carpet Factory for a visit of making traditional Tibetan carpets and also The Tibetan Traditional Hospital. Tonight's dinner will be served at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by a Tibetan's family

Accommodation: Lhasa Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Today you will take a flight to Chengdu and then be transferred to Guilin. Upon arrival, you will be taken to your hotel for overnight.

Meals:Breakfast Provided by the Hotel

Accommodation: Guilin Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

AEnjoy the splendid mountains, lush green pastures, farms, villages, and animals with a 4.5 hour cruise down the Li River. Guests are picked up at the Zhujiang Pier and escorted down to the thousand year old town of Yangshuo, and then you will visit the West Street. Back to Guilin in the evening.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Half-day tour of the Reed Flute Cave, known as the "Palace of Natural Arts" and the Elephant Trunk Hill. After lunch, you will be brought to the airport and board your plane for Shanghai. Upon landing in Shanghai, you will be picked up by your guide and brought to your hotel.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation: Shanghai Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

Today you will take a tour of China's largest city, which is also China's principal port located on The Yangtze River Delta. You'll visit the Bund, Nanjing Road, Yu Garden, and the well-known Temple of City Patron. After that you will be brought back to your hotel to rest.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel

Accommodation: Shanghai Economic / Comfortable Standard Hotel (Twin sharing)

This morning you will be driven to the airport for your flight to your next destination.

Meals: Breakfast Provided by the hotel