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Step 1: Book Your Trip |
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| Step 2: Read Terms |
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| Step 3: Payment |
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| Step 4: Join Trip |
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Trip Code: |
CTMB-TE |
Trip Map |
Tibet Encounter-18 Days |
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Service Level: |
Standard |
| Duration: |
18Days |
| Price: |
2195USD |
| Local Payment: |
0USD |
| Rough Guide: |
Beijing-Lhasa-Shigatse-Chengdu-Xi'an--Shanghai |
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| Highlights: |
We are going to start our tour from Beijing, the present capital of China, where a place full of old and new,such as Great Wall,Forbidden City,Summer Palace,The Bird's Nest,the Silk street,Sanlitun Bar area,etc. Then we are going to take our oddessy train to Lhasa,which will take 48 hours. Lhassa,as a lot of people called, the "pure land",the roof of the world, Mecca of Buddhism,we are going to find our own defination about this mythical land by a 7 days stay in this tranquility land.After our mental bath of this religious area,we are going to Chengdu, where the Paradise of spicy food and Pandas.A short stay in Chengdu will followed by take another overnight train to Xi'an,after we have a visit the old Terra-cotta warriors and horses,we are going to Shanghai. |
| Itinerary： |
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| Day1-4 Beijing： |
Arrive in Beijing at any time before the group meeting in the evening. As group members will arrive at different times there are no arranged activities On Day 1 until our group meeting in the early evening. Please see the notice board in the hotel foyer for details of this meeting. On day 2, we are going to wander in Tiananmen Square and find the real life of the old imperial family in the Forbidden City. On day 3, We are going to explore the Great Wall at Mutianyu. An incredible piece of engineering stretching almost 3000km westwards from the mountain ridges north of Beijing. It was originally constructed to protect the Chinese empires from the Mongolian'barbarians' of the north.On day 4, Catch our evening train to Lhasa in the fourth day. |
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| Day 5-6 On the Train： |
We will have some stories or enjoy the scenery along the rail track; we will arrive in Lhasa at night of the 6 day, check in in the hotel and have good rest to get ready for the next day. |
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| Days 7 Tibet： |
We are going to have a visit one of the Lama temple and the Barkhor Area |
| Day 8 Potala Palace： |
We are going to visit the Potala Palace. Standing lofty above the Lhasa basin, the Potala Palace is not the symbol of Lhasa alone but of all Tibet. No journey to the "Roof of the World" is complete without a visit to the world-famous Potala.The thirteen-storied ancient building built only of mortar, timber and stone dates back 1,300 years. As well as being of great historical value, the architecture itself of the Potala, and in addition its murals, stupas, carvings, sculptures and the like are witness of its being a treasury of art. The palace contains such invaluable treasures as pearls, cultural relics, "tangkas", scrolled texts and ancient chinaware, making the Potala a repository of inestimable worth, and it is a Mecca to which the visitor can return again and again, each time experiencing fresh understandings and gains. |
| Days 9 -11 Shigatse： |
We are going to drive to Shigatse,it will take us about 7 hours to drive.Days 10 We are going to have a visit to the Tashilhunpo Monastery and Shigatse fortress.The Magnificent Monastery of Tashilhunpo A visit to the Tashilhunpo is must for every visitor to Shigatse.This city-like monastery is the seat of the Panchan Lama,and maybe compared with the Dalai Lama's Potala Palace.It houses more than five hundred and seventy monks even to this day.Days 11,Drive back to Lhasa and stay overnight in Lhasa. |
| Days 12-13 Chengdu： |
Fly to Chengdu.Chengdu is famed for it's spicy, oily food,and even if you request no oil or chilly, your food is still bound to make the mouth tingle. With many dishes you will notice a pleasant numbing of the tongue,this comes from the Sichuan peppercorns. Those who are weight conscious can rest assured that the Sichuan girls are also famed to be the skinniest in China,as apparently all the tea counteracts the oil. Chengdu hotpot is something that should be experienced, though its HOT!!! and anything and everything is eaten. Sichuan is also famous for its small snacks.Take time to visit the giant Panda research base or else just hang out in the city to drink tea, explore the temples and maybe get a relaxing massage. Days 13 visit the Pandas and catch
overnight train to Xi'an. |
| Days 14-15 Xi'an： |
We will arrive in Xi'an by noon of the fourteenth day, check in the hotel first and have a half day orientation tour.Day 15 we are going to visit the Terra-cotta Warriors horses museum and few hours free before our overnight train to Shanghai. |
| Days 16-18 Shanghai： |
Shanghai-China's largest and most dynamic city, it has always been a city of purpose and ambition. The allure of opportunity and the heady whiff of easy wealth that lured immigrants, both foreign and domestic to Shanghai during its colonial heyday is heavy in the air again. The riverfront Bund, once the showpiece of East Asia is back in the frame, its dignity restored through a healthy injection of Private capital and a reimagining as a fine dining and fashion spot.Day 16 We will arrive in Shanghai by noon, check in the hotel and free afternoon.
Days 17 Orientation tour in Shanghai.Days 18 Tour finish in the morning. |
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Travel information:
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Start Finish: |
Beijing--------Shanghai |
Style: |
Active |
Included: |
Beijing Duck, Hot Pot, Dumpling Banquet is included. |
| Group Size |
6-15Person |
| Group Leader: |
Experienced leader |
| Transport: |
Airplane/Train/Air-con tour bus/City bus/Taxi |
| Meals: |
Beijing Duck, Hot Pot, Dumpling Banquet is included. |
| Meal Budget: |
Allow 15USD for food per day per person |
| Accommodation: |
Simple Hotels (13 nts), Sleeper train (4 nts). |
| My Own Room: |
Please note that if you have booked the "My Own Room" option for this tour, you will receive your own single room for all night stops, with the following exceptions:,Overnight Trains |
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| Book: Early Birds refers to the first 6 Person |
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Price |
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| 2010.3.28/Sun---2010.4.14/Wed |
6-12 Person |
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2195USD |
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| 2010.4.11/Sun---2010.4.28/Wed |
6-12 Person |
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2195USD |
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| 2010.4.25/Sun---2010.5.12/Wed |
6-12 Person |
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2195USD |
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| 2010.5.09/Sun---2010.5.26/Wed |
6-12 Person |
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2195USD |
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| 2010.5.23/Sun---2010.6.09/Wed |
6-12 Person |
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2195USD |
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| 2010.6.06/Sun---2010.6.23/Wed |
6-12 Person |
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2195USD |
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| 2010.6.20/Sun---2010.7.07/Wed |
6-12 Person |
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2195USD |
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| 2010.7.04/Sun---2010.7.21/Wed |
6-12 Person |
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2195USD |
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| 2010.7.18/Sun---2010.8.04/Wed |
6-12 Person |
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2195USD |
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| 2010.8.01/Sun---2010.8.21/Wed |
6-12 Person |
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2195USD |
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| 2010.8.15/Sun---2010.9.01/Wed |
6-12 Person |
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2195USD |
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| 2010.8.29/Sun---2010.9.15/Wed |
6-12 Person |
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2195USD |
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| 2010.9.12/Sun---2010.9.29/Wed |
6-12 Person |
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2195USD |
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| 2010.10.10/Fri---2010.10.27/Mon |
6-12 Person |
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2195USD |
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