Itinerary:

Day1: Beijing
Warmly welcomed by our guide and driver at the Beijing Capital International Airport, and transferred to the hotel and then check in at the hotel. Leisure at the rest of the day.

Day2: Beijing (B, L, D)
After breakfast, visit Forbidden City, the largest imperial palace complex in the world. Afterwards, visit Tiananmen Square including Tiananmen Rostrum, the symbolic landmark of Beijing and China and other main buildings such as National Museum of China, Great Hall of the People, parliament building of China, etc. Then visit the Temple of Heaven, the largest building complex for worshiping the God of Heaven in the world.  After lunch drive to the Summer Palace, the largest, most beautiful and exquisite imperial garden in the world. Enjoy Beijing Opera after dinner. Drop you off at your hotel and finish the pleasant tour of the day.

Day3: Beijing (B, L, D)
Pick you up at the hotel and set off for the Thirteen Ming Tombs and Badaling Great Wall in Changping District, northwestern suburb of Beijing. First visit Thirteen Ming Tombs, best preserved and have the greatest number of tombs of emperors in the world. Have lunch at Longdi Jade Carving Factory Restaurant. After lunch, visit the Great Wall, well-known for the longest defense wall in the world. What a great experience!  You will become “a true man, heroes and heroines on the Great Wall” as the old Chinese saying goes. (Cable Car is optional) .Beijing Roast Duck for dinner at Quanjude Restaurant. Drop you off at your hotel and finish the pleasant tour of the day.  

Day4: Beijing – Xian (B, L, D)
Take a morning flight to Xian. Welcomed by our guide and driver at the airport, and transferred to the hotel and then check in at the hotel. First visit the the Ancient City Wall, the best preserved, oldest and largest ancient city defense system in China. The wall was built in the period 1374 to 1378. Then go to visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which is the landmark of the Xian. Enjoy an Imperial Dumpling dinner banquet, and then you will watch Tang Dynasty dance and music show. Drop you off at your hotel and finish the pleasant tour of the day.

Day5: Xian (B, L, D)
After breakfast, you will set off for visiting the Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses with more than 2000-year old history, which is the most exciting archaeological finds of the 20th Century, widely regarded as the eighth wonder of the world. After lunch, visit Huaqing Hot Spring - a palace since the Tang Dynasty, the resort place of many emperors in ancient.  Then visit Banpo Museum, which remains of a 6000 year old Neolithic community discovered in 1953. Drop you off at your hotel and finish the pleasant tour of the day.

Day6: Xian (B, L,D)
After breakfast, visit the Provincial Museum - one of the best museums in China. Then visit Xi'an Great Mosque, the largest and best preserved mosques of China, which serves as an important spot for religious activities of over 60,000 Muslims in Xi'an.  After lunch, visit Forest of Stone Steles Museum which is a fascinating collection of inscribed stone tablets. Then proceed to visit Drum Tower and Square. Drop you off at your hotel and finish the pleasant tour of the day.

Day7: Xian - Lhasa (B)
After breakfast, be transferred to airport flight to Lhasa. Welcomed by our guide and driver at the airport, and transferred to the hotel and then check in at the hotel. Leisure at the rest of the day.

Day8: Lhasa (B, L,D)
After breakfast, first visit Potala Palace - the most widely recognized symbol of Tibet and is the symbol for Tibet. Then visit Norbulingka - the Summer Palace for the Dalai Lamas. At last visit Jokhang Temple which Smaller than the Potala, located at the heart of a rich and living Tibetan Buddhism. and Barkhor Street- the oldest street in the city. Drop you off at your hotel and finish the pleasant tour of the day.

Day9: Lhasa (B, L,D)
After breakfast, first visit Norbulingka where is the Summer Palace for the Dalai Lamas. Then visit the Drepung Monastery - known as the most important monastery of Gelugpa in Tibetan Buddhism. Then visit the Tibet Medical and Astrological Institute-the central herbal and traditional medicine centre in Tibet. At last visit the local Carpet Factory. Drop you off at your hotel and finish the pleasant tour of the day.

Day10: Lhasa - Shanghai (B, L)
After breakfast, visit a Tibetan's family home and Tibet Museum which displays Tibetan culture and history over thousands of years. Then fly to Shanghai. Welcomed by our guide and driver at the Shanghai airport, and transferred to the hotel and then check in at the hotel. Leisure at the rest of the day

Day11: Shanghai (B, L, D)
First visit Yuyuan Garden and Bazar. In the centre of Shanghai next to the Yuyuan Bazaar, this exquisite old 5-acre garden is famous for its design. The paths wander across bridges, past rockeries and miniature lakes, and through pretty halls and pavilions. The trees and shrubs are planted with an eye to providing charming views, and a sense of peace and harmony. Then move on to the "Pedestrians only" Nanjing Road. After lunch, take one hour cruising on Huang Pu River. Next you will have a nice walk along the Bund. And visit Oriental Pearl TV Tower in the evening. It is the tallest completed tower in Asia and the third tallest tower in the world after the CN Tower and the Ostankino Tower. Known for its distinctive spheres, or "pearls", it stands across the river from the Bund, among the exciting architecture of the east bank. Drop you off at your hotel and finish the pleasant tour of the day.

Day12: Shanghai - Home or other destinations of China (B)
Be transferred to Shanghai airport for going home or other destinations of China.

How to book the tour:
1. Please use our online booking or book the tour by email to info@tour-china-guide.com.
2. Our real trip advisors will have your booking confirmed no more than one working day. We even take last minute booking if time is pressing. When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email from us, which includes the confirmed detailed itinerary with prices.
3. In your reply, please inform us of your hotel in Beijing and date for the tour. Usually our tour guide will call you in the evening to confirm the departure time from your hotel.
4. Our tour guide will meet you at your hotel in Beijing.

Payment:
1. 50% of the total of the tour charge would be required as a deposit after your reservation is confirmed by Tour-china-guide Travel Service. And the deposit is non-refundable. Pay us the rest of the tour charge after your arrival.
2. Our tour guide will collect the rest of the tour charge on the spot when you board the limo or van.
3. Both RMB and US Dollar are acceptable.

Special Notes:
1. Please provide us the full name and passport number in order to we could buy the travel accident insurance in advance for our guest.
2. The above timetable is just for your reference which is subject to change due to bad weather or traffic jam or upon your requirement.
3. The two best seasons to visit China are Spring and Autumn. (Especially you visit north part of China such as Beijing, Xian and so on.)
4. If you come to China in Spring (Mar, Apr. and May) or Summer (Jun, Jul and Aug), please wear lightweight clothing, and sunglass is very useful especially you come to China in Summer.
5. If you come to China in Fall(Sep, Oct and Nov) or Winter (Dec, Jan and Feb), please wear layered clothing to ensure comfort in the cold weather especially you come to north part of China in Winter.
6. Travel with Tour-china-guide Travel Service, enjoy your pleasant and unforgettable trip in Beijing and China.