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15 Days/14 Nights

*Included meals represented in [ ]

Favorite Hotels

Beijing:

Blossom House Tiananmen⁠

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Xi’an:

Tang Paradise⁠

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Zhangjiajie:

Howard Johnson Neodalle Resort⁠

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Chongqing:

Maiyue Hotel⁠

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Lhasa:

Shangri-La Hotel⁠

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Chengdu:

ShuijieHongtai Hotel⁠

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Shanghai:

Habo Hotel⁠

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DAY 1 [D] - Beijing

Arrival in Beijing and individual transfer to the hotel.

Hutong Night Walk and Peking Duck Welcome Dinner.

Note 1: The airport transfer must be individual/private in case guests arrive on different flights, although we can share the car if some arrive together.

Note 2: Because it would be a Saturday night, we would like to go to a lively Hutong to get a first glimpse and have the welcome dinner there.

Note 3: The restaurant must also offer vegetarian options.

DAY 2 [B/L] - Beijing

Mutianyu Great Wall

Note 1: Chairlift (round trip) or Chairlift + Tobogan is included to visit the East Route.

Note 2: Some free time should be provided for guests who want to visit the West Route (Cable Car not included).

DAY 3 [B/L] - Beijing

Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City.

Dumpling Workshop in a Hutong for lunch.

The rest of the day is free time.

DAY 4 [B/D] - Beijing → Xi’an

Bullet Train from Beijing to Xi’an.

Evening Xi’an Food Tour in the Muslim Quarter.

Note: The food tour must be a proper food tour, not led by the tour leader; something similar to this example (

link here⁠

). We can take the opportunity to briefly see the Bell Tower, the Great Mosque, and the city wall.

DAY 5 [B/L] - Xi’an → Zhangjiajie

Terracotta Warriors.

Flight from Xi’an to Zhangjiajie.

DAY 6 [B/D] - Zhangjiajie → Furongzhen → Zhangjiajie

Tianmen Cave & Glass Walkway.

Transfer to Furongzhen and Sunset Orientation Walk.

Dinner with a Waterfall View and transfer back to Zhangjiajie.

Note 1: Cable Car and Glass Walkway are included.

Note 2: We would like to go to Furongzhen after Tianmen, have a quick orientation walk with the tour leader, free time, and a group dinner with a night view of the waterfall. After the dinner, we can go back to the hotel in Zhangjiajie.

Question: Should we go to Furongzhen by private bus or by train?

DAY 7 [B/L] - Zhangjiajie → Chongqing

Zhangjiajie Forest Park.

Bullet Train from Zhangjiajie to Chongqing.

Note: Bailong Elevator and Tianzi Mountain Cable Car are included.

DAY 8 [B/L] - Chongqing

Free time in the morning.

Walking tour: Liziba Station, Kuixing Tower, Chongqing Art Gallery, Jiefangbei CBD, night viewpoint.

Note: We do not need to visit The Ciqikou Ancient Town, the Yangtze River Cableway, and the Chongqing People's Auditorium.

Question: Where can we get a nice nighttime view of the skyscrapers & Hongyadong without being too crowded, but not on a river cruise? I’ve read that going to the Grand Theater & Jiangtan Park, and then crossing the Quiansimen Bridge to have a view of Hongyadong from above.

DAY 9 [B/D] - Chongqing → Lhasa

Flight from Chongqing to Lhasa.

Time for Altitude Acclimatization.

Hotel Dinner.

DAY 10 [B/D] - Lhasa

Drepung Monastery, Monk Debate at Sera Monastery.

Free time at the hotel.

Dinner with Potala Palace’s View.

DAY 11 [B/L] - Lhasa

Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, and Barkhor Street.

Tibetan Cultural Center (meditation, incense-making, prayer-flag woodblock printing, and Tibetan calligraphy).

Note: When I visited Lhasa, I had the opportunity to visit a cultural center (see the photo below for contact details) where I participated in activities such as meditation, incense-making, prayer-flag woodblock printing, and Tibetan calligraphy.

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DAY 12 [B/L] - Lhasa → Yamdrok Lake → Lhasa Airport → Chengdu

Drive from Lhasa to Yamdrok Lake.

Lunch with a local family.

Drive to Lhasa Airport.

Evening flight from Lhasa to Chengdu.

Note: We won’t go back to Lhasa, but straight to Lhasa Airport for an evening flight to Chengdu.

DAY 13 [B/L] - Chengdu → Shanghai

Giant Panda Research Base.

Sichuan group lunch.

Renmin/People’s Park Orientation Walk & Tea House.

Evening flight from Chengdu to Shanghai.

Note 1: For lunch, we would like to have authentic Sichuan food, but it should also offer non-spicy options.

Note 2: In People’s Park, let’s sit down at a Tea House to taste some tea (included), relax, and enjoy the park.

DAY 14 [B/D] - Shanghai

Free day.

Farewell Dinner.

Suggestions for leisure time: The Bund, the French Concession, and the Marriage Market at People’s Park.

DAY 15 [B] - Departure

Individual transfer to the airport.

Note: The airport transfer must be individual/private in case guests leave on different flights, although we can share the car if some leave on the same flight.

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