14 Days China Tour of Guilin Chengdu Lhasa Gyantze Shigatse Beijing

Detailed Itinerary

• Day 1. Arrival at Guilin.  
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  Reach Guilin airport or railway station. Your private guide will wait at the exit and escort you to hotel for check in.
  Free for the remainder of the day.
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• Day 2. Li River Cruise to Yangshuo.  
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  Your private guide will pick you up from hotel in the morning and transfer you to Zhujiang Port.
  Take a Li River Cruise to Yangshuo escorted by your guide. The section from Guilin to Yangshuo is the essence of the Li River scenery. It is reputed as the "Hundred-mile Gallery". The cruise will last about 4.5 hours. Lunch is on onboard.
• Disembark at Yangshuo in the afternoon. Take a short exploration in this ancient town. Walk on the famous West Street and feel the relaxed atmosphere.
  Then transfer you back to the hotel in Guilin with private car.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,
• Day 3. Guilin: Fubo Hill, Reed Flute Cave, flight to Chengdu.   Arrive in Chengdu and hotel check-in.  
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  Your guide will pick you up from hotel at 08:30am.
  Drive back to Guilin to visit Fubo Hill. On the hill, there are lots of rock stone carvings and Buddha statues from Tang Dynasty(618-907). You may have a bird's-eye view of Guilin city on the summit.
• Then we will visit Reed Flute Cave. Known as "the Palace of Natural Arts", Reed Flute Cave is a spectacular world of various stalactites and stone pillars formed from 180 million years ago.
  Afterwards, drive you to airport to take flight for Chengdu.
  
  Local guide will pick you up from Chengdu airport and escort you to check in the hotel.
•   Breakfast, Lunch, , ,
• Day 4. Chengdu: Giant Panda Breeding and Research Base, Dufu Thatched Cottage, Wuhou Temple, Jinli Ancient Street.  
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  Your private guide will pick you up from hotel at 08:30am.
  Drive to Giant Panda Breeding and Research Base,the best destination to see the rare pandas. Besides pandas, the base also cares for other over 20 species of rare and endangered wild animals including black-necked cranes, white storks and so on.
• Then visit Dufu Thatched Cottage, the former residence of a celebrated poet of Tang Dynasty(618-907), Du Fu. With ancient style architecture and a large garden, Dufu Thatched Cottage now a museum in memory of Du Fu. Move on to Wuhou Temple. Wuhou Temple was first built in 221 to commemorate Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Shu State during Three Kingdom Period. You will know the history of many stories about Three Kingdom in this ancestral temple.
  Take a stroll on the Jinli Ancient Street. The street was one of the busiest commercial streets during the Shu Kingdom (221-263). Here you can enjoy the traditional residences and experience the folk customs of Sichuan.
  Transfer you back to the hotel after the tour.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,
• Day 5. Mount Emei.  
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  Your private guide will pick you up from hotel at 08:30am.
  Drive about 2 hours to Mount Emei. This mountain is famous for its inspiring natural scenery and profound Buddhism culture. It is one of the Four Great Buddhist Mountains in China.
• Transfer you back to the hotel in Chengdu after the tour.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,
• Day 6. Take flight to Lhasa.  Arrive in Lhasa, Nietang Buddha.  
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  Pick you up from hotel and transfer to airport. Take flight to Lhasa.
  
  
• Local guide will meet you at Lhasa airport.
  View the Nietang Buddha on the way to your hotel. Nietang Buddha is the biggest stone statue engraved on a cliff in Tibet and the first attraction to welcome visitors to Lhasa.
  Check in the hotel and have a good rest.
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• Day 7. Lhasa: Potala Palace, Sera Monastery, Norbulingka Park.  
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  Your guide will pick you up from hotel at 09:00am.
  Start your trip with Potala Palace. Originally built in the seventh century, Potala Palace is the highest ancient palace in the world. It is famous for its grand architecture, delicate artworks as well as the strong religious atmosphere.
  Continue to Sera Monastery. As one of the three largest monasteries in Lhasa, Sera Monastery enjoys good reputation among visitor by its buildings of Tibetan style, Buddhist culture, and Buddhist Scriptures debating.
• Visit Norbulingka Park in the afternoon. Built in 1751 during the reign of the seventh Dalai Lama, Norbulingka Park was served as a summer palace for the Dalai Lama. It has 374 rooms of different sizes.
  Transfer you back to the hotel after the tour.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,
• Day 8. Lhasa: Drepung Monastery, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street.  
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  Your guide will pick you up from hotel at 09:00am.
  Drive to Drepung Monastery. The monastery was established in 1416 and is known as the most important monastery of Gelugpa in Tibetan Buddhism. It mainly consists of Ganden Potrang, Cogen Hall, Kamcuns as well as 4 Zhacangs.
• Proceed to Jokhang Temple. With a history of more than 1300 years, Jokhang Monastery holds a high status in Tibetan Buddhism. It is the ultimate pilgrimage destination of Tibetan Buddhists.
  Take a stroll on Barkhor Street Bazaar. Tibetan culture, economy, religion and arts assemble here.
  Transfer you back to the hotel after the tour.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,
• Day 9. Lhasa – Gyantze – Shigatse.  
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  Your guide will pick you up from hotel at 09:00am.
  Leave for Shigatse. On the way, we will visit pass by Yamdrok Lake, one of the three sacred lakes in Tibet.
  Then pass by Carola Glacier, one of the three major continental glaciers in Tibet. The glacier has various layers in the ice stack.
• Reach Gyantze and visit Palkhor Monastery. It is a monastery combing three major sects of the Tibetan Buddhism, Sakya, Kadampa and Gelug sects. More than 100,000 Buddha statues can be found in the monastery.
  Move on to TSONG BURG. With a history of more than 600 years, this castle is the best preserved dzongs in Tibet. You can overlook the Gyangze County and watch Palkhor Monastery from the castle.
  Arrive in Shigatse and check in the hotel.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,
• Day 10. Tashilhunpo Monastery, back to Lhasa.  
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  Your guide will pick you up from hotel at 09:00am.
  Drive to Tashilhunpo Monastery. The monastery is the seat of the Panchen Lama, and the largest functioning religious institution in Tibet.
  
• Transfer you back to the hotel in Lhasa.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,
• Day 11. Take flight to Beijing.  Arrive in Beijing and hotel check-in.  
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  Pick you up from hotel and transfer to airport for the flight to Beijing.
  
  
• Local guide will pick you up from airport in Beijing and escort you to check in the hotel.
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• Day 12. Beijing: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Olympic Park.  
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  Your private guide will pick you up from hotel at 08:30am.
  Take a stroll on the largest downtown square in the world, Tiananmen Square. The square has witnessed the founding of the new China.
  Then visit Forbidden City. This world's largest palace complex was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties(1368-1911).
• Proceed to Summer Palace after lunch. Combining lakes, gardens and ancient structures, Summer Palace is the best-preserved and largest royal garden existing in China.
  Admire the most outstanding architectures in Olympic Park, Bird's Nest and Water Cube. Have an outside view of these two venues.
  Transfer you back to the hotel after the tour.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,
• Day 13. Beijing: Ming Tombs, Badaling Great Wall.  
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  Your private guide will pick you up from hotel at 08:30am.
  Visit Ming Tombs in the morning. With a history of over 600 years, Ming Tombs is the final resting place of 13 emperors of Ming Dynasty(1368-1644).
  Discover the largest and the first built tomb, Changling. It is the tomb of the third Ming Emperor Zhu Di and his wife.
• Head to the famous Badaling Great Wall in the afternoon. Badaling is the best preserved and most popular section of the Great Wall of China. It is close Beijing city and featured with magnificent architectures and breathtaking nature scenery.
  Transfer you back to the hotel after the tour.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,
• Day 14. Beijing Hutong, Temple of Heaven, departure.  
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  Your private guide will pick you up from hotel at 08:30am.
  Visit Beijing Hutongs by rickshaws. Beijing Hutongs are narrow lanes surrounded by traditional courtyard residences. They have a history of over 700 years and represent the traditional culture and way of life of old Beijingers.
  Continue to Temple of Heaven, the largest sacrificial building complex in the world. The temple was the place where emperors came to perform worship to the God of Heaven and pray for good harvests.
• After lunch, transfer you to airport for departure.
•   Breakfast, Lunch,