| TP 06 – Beijing/Lanzhou/Lhasa/Shigatze/Gyantse/Lhasa/Chengdu/Guilin/Longshen/
Guilin/Yangshuo/ Guilin/Hong Kong
Duration of Stay : 13Days/12Nights |
D01 |
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Beijing |
Day |
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Arrival Beijing transfer to hotel |
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PM |
Visit Tiananmen Square where the Mao’s Mausoleum and the Congress Hall are located, then the Forbidden City with the emperors palace in the heart of Beijing (So called because it was off limits for 500 years, covering an area of 250 acres, protected by an 10.7m high wall, marked off by towers at each corner) |
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Dinner at local restaurant |
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Hotel accommodation |
Meal: L/D |
D02 |
Date |
Beijing |
Day |
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Breakfast at hotel |
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AM |
Visit Great Wall, that has been built from 770-475 B.C. – climbing on top on the 2484 miles long Great Wall is really an experience. |
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Lunch at local restaurant |
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PM |
Visit the Hutongs, lanes or Alleys formed by lines of Siheyuan (a compound with houses around a courtyard) where old Beijing residents live, witness the vicissitude of the city by a trishaw |
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Peking Duck Dinner at local restaurant |
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Hotel accommodation |
Meal: B/L/D |
D03 |
Date |
Beijing/ Lanzhou/ Lhasa |
Day |
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Breakfast at hotel |
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AM |
Transfer to airport for flight HU 7231 (08h20/10h20) to Lanzhou |
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Arrival Lanzhou and transfer visit White Pagoda Hill with cable car across the Yellow River with lunch enroute |
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PM |
Transfer to train station for overnight train (16h45/22h30+1) to Lhasa |
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Overnight on train |
Meal: B/L |
D04 |
Date |
Lhasa |
Day |
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Train to Lhasa |
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22h30 |
Arrival Lhasa and transfer to hotel |
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Hotel accommodation |
Meal: |
D05 |
Date |
Lhasa |
Day |
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Breakfast at hotel |
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AM |
Visit The Potala Palace with our Tibetan guide |
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Lunch at hotel |
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PM |
Free for leisure |
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Dinner at hotel |
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Hotel accommodation |
Meal: B/L/D |
D06 |
Date |
Lhasa |
Day |
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Breakfast at hotel |
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AM |
Visit Jokhang Temple, Tibets most sacred temple, a focal point for pilgrims from all over the country, then stroll on the pilgrims circuit, the Barkhor Street which is around the Jokhang Temple, and then visit Nuns-Monastery Ani Sangkhung |
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Lunch at hotel |
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PM |
Visit Sera Monastery, debating of hundreds of monks in a garden start at 15h00 |
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Dinner at hotel |
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Hotel accommodation |
Meal: B/L/D |
D07 |
Date |
Lhasa/ Shigatze |
Day |
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Breakfast at hotel |
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AM |
Transfer from hotel in Lhasa for a 05 hours drive to Shigatze (280Km) along the Brahmaputra River, visiting the Dolma Lakhang in Nethang enroute |
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Late Lunch at hotel |
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PM |
Visit Tashilunpo Monastery, the seat of the Panchen Lama |
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Dinner at hotel |
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Hotel accommodation |
Meal: B/L/D |
D08 |
Date |
Shigatze/ Gyantse |
Day |
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Breakfast at hotel |
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Pm |
Transfer from Shigatze for a 2.5 hours drive to Gyantse (90 Km) with a stop for an hour at the Shalu Monastery included the visit also to the Palkor Chode and Kumbum Chode |
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Lunch at local restaurant |
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Dinner at hotel |
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Hotel accommodation |
Meal: B/L/D |
D09 |
Date |
Gyantse/ Lhasa |
Day |
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Breakfast at hotel |
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AM |
07 hours drive to Lhasa (270 Km) via Yamdrok Lake, Karo and Khampa Pass |
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Lunch box by the Lakeside |
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Arrival at Lhasa and transfer back to hotel |
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Dinner at hotel |
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Hotel accommodation |
Meal: B/L/D |
D10 |
Date |
Lhasa/ Chengdu/ Guilin |
Day |
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Breakfast at hotel |
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AM |
Free for leisure |
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Transfer to airport for flight CA 4402 (10h10/12h00) to Chengdu |
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Arrival Chengdu |
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Lunch at local restaurant |
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PM |
Visit Panda Feeding Centre |
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Dinner at local restaurant |
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Transfer to airport for flight CZ 3242 (21h15/22h45) to Guilin |
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Arrival Guilin transfer from airport to hotel |
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Hotel accommodation |
Meal: B/L/D |
D11 |
Date |
Guilin/ Longshen |
Day |
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Breakfast at hotel |
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AM |
Visit one of the most extraordinary sceneries, which is underground – the Reed Flute Cave with it’s multicoloured lighting and fantastic stalacitites and stalagmites with lunch enroute |
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PM |
Transfer to Longshen |
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Arrival Longshen and transfer to hotel |
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Dinner at Ping’ An hotel |
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Hotel accommodation at Ping’ An Hotel |
Meal: B/L/D |
D12 |
Date |
Longshen/ Guilin/ Yangshuo |
Day |
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Simple breakfast at hotel |
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AM |
Visit Lonji Terraced Rice Fields and Minority Villages |
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Transfer to Yangshuo via Guilin with lunch enroute |
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Arrival Yangshuo transfer to hotel |
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Hotel accommodation |
Meal: B/L |
D13 |
Date |
Yangshuo/ Guilin /Hong Kong |
Day |
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Breakfast at hotel |
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AM |
Cycling around Yangshuo and to have a quiet boat tour on a bamboo-floating on the branch of Li River |
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Lunch at local restaurant |
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PM |
Transfer back to Guilin for flight CZ 3031 (18h20/19h15) or N8 122 (19h30/20h50) to Hong Kong |
Meal: B/L |
| Remark |
1 |
All tours to Lhasa-not recommend to go in between Mid-Nov to March due to very cold weather |
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All transfer and tours based on German / French speaking guide, but please note that in Lanzhou there are only 2 French speaking guide and in Tibet there are only 3 German speaking guides, so French / German speaking guide in Lanzhou / Tibet are subject to reconfirm |
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Train spaces are subject to availability |
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All guest need to apply Tibet permit before go to Lhasa, Tibet permit needs: China visa copy and passport copy, the rate of the tours included the fee of Tibet permit |
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Request booking within 3 months, train ticket and Tibetan guide in Lhasa is subject to availability |
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In Longshen, Ping’An is a guesthouse and only provided simple breakfast
And guest should not really take heavy luggage up there – an overnight kit is enough – it is only for 1 night. And they again need comfortable walking shoes. If pax need to carry big luggage in Longshen, can hire a local people to carry, it costs USD 3.00/baggage |
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Lau Shen Jie Show in Yanghsou: Creatively combines the classical Sanjie Liu's Songs, ethnic groups’ Culture and the fishing lights together, to reflect the harmonious atmosphere between human beings and the nature. The performance lasts for 70 minutes and 600 plus actors and actress are involved.–please note that the show will be cancelled if it rains. |
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For Silver Cave, it is 2km long and it takes approx 2 hours to do the cave-tour. Guest need comfortable walking shoes. |
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The best season to Longshen is Jul to Dec, Mar to Apr. May-Jun is raining season, Jan-Feb’s temperate can be down to 03-04 degree up at the mountain |
