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This trip offers you a great chance to see, feel and enjoy the unique culture and experience on top of the world - Tibet, also known as ‘Land of the Snows’, or ‘Shangri-La’. After brief visit in Beijing, we will fly you to Tibet. Enjoy the breathtaking mountain scenery, visit calm monasteries, temples, and mingle with the gentle Tibetan people. A drive to the city of Shigatse gives you the opportunity to experience the beauty of this region dubbed the ‘Rooftop of the World. After visiting Tibet, you will fly to Shanghai for a brief visit.
[Starting Dates]
[Day-by-Day Schedule]
[Rate]
Starting Dates:
March 13, 2005
May 8, 2005
September 18, 2005
| Day-by-Day Schedule
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Day 1: Beijing
Arrive at Beijing airport. A friendly English speaking staff will meet and transfer you to hotel. Relax yourself for the rest of the day. |
Day 2: Beijing
A full day tour will take you to The Great Wall, the eighth wonder in the World, continue to the Ming Tombs. In the evening enjoy a sumptuous Beijing Duck Dinner. |
Day 3: Beijing- Lhasa
Take the morning flight to the capital of Tibet - Lhasa, where the altitude is 3,650 meters above sea level. On the way to Lhasa, visit the Nietang Buddha. Acclimatize yourself to the high altitude. Check in at the hotel. |
Day 4: Lhasa
You will have a full day tour in Lhasa. The highlight today is the Magnificent Potala, the winter palace of the Dalai Lama; the place where the former great Dalai Lama's stupas are being kept; once the seat of the Tibetan government. With a history of over 1,300 years, the Potala Palace is the treasure of Tibetan religion and culture, storing plenty of figures of the Buddha, murals, sutras etc. After visiting Potala Palace, you will visit one of the three largest monasteries of Gelugpa, the Sera Monastery, and Dalai Lama's summer palace, the treasure Park of Tibet, the Norbulingka. After the day's sightseeing, you will be offered an insight into the daily life of the Tibetan people, you may also be served tea in their home. |
Day 5: Lhasa
In the morning, you will visit the No. 1 Monastery of Gelugpa, Drepung Monastery, which is the richest monastery ever in Tibet, and is still active today. Then you will be guided to visit the spiritual center of Tibet, the Jokhang Temple, where you might meet many pilgrims, who even prostrate by full length to the threshold of the temple. You will visit the sacred pilgrim path, the oldest street in Lhasa, the Barkhor Street, which is the place where Tibetan culture, economy, religion and arts assemble. In the afternoon, you can visit to the Tibetan Traditional Hospital, where you will see how the Tibetan doctors treat patients in their traditional ways, and in its library, you will find massive medical sutras and medical thangkas. The Lhasa Carpet Factory is also a place you should not miss. The carpets there are all hand-made on old-styled vertical looms in traditional processes. |
Day 6: Lhasa - Gyangtse
In the morning, your guide and driver will accompany you to Gyangtse, a town lying to the south of Lhasa city. On the way there, you will visit one of the holiest lakes in Tibet, a pilgrimage site, the Yamdrok Yumtso Lake, which is compared as 'the fairyland in heaven' by Tibetans. After a short rest in the hotel, you will visit a special Monastery, the Palkhor Monastery, the only monastery that houses monks from different orders (Gelugpa, Sakyapa and Kahdampa) in harmony. Palkhor also features its Bodhi stupa, or Kumbum, which consists of hundreds of chapels in layers, housing about a hundred thousand images of Buddha, so it is called Myriad Buddha's Stupa as well. After that visiting, you will take a stroll through Gyangtse Old Street. |
Day 7: Gyangtse - Shigatse
You will take jeep ride today to the second largest city of Tibet, Shigatse. You will visit the seat of Panchen Lama, the Tashilunpo Monastery. Each year, there is a display of a gigantic thangkas of Buddha will on its Thangka Wall. Beside the trove of thangkas, its murals and other religious and artistic treasures certainly will impose an indelible impression upon visitors. If time allows, you will visit to New Palace of Panchen. Stay overnight in the best hotel there. |
Day 8: Shigatse - Lhasa
Drive back to Lhasa, enjoy the beautiful lakes and mountains. You may need a good rest in the hotel. |
Day 9: Lhasa - Shanghai
In the morning, visit the Tibet Museum, which is the first museum in Tibet with modern functions, where you will have a glimpse of the combination of the traditional Tibetan architectural style and the modern style. The museum stores abundant rare items, from the prehistorically cultural relics, all kinds of Buddha and Bodhisattva figures, hand-written cultural books of past times, to various thangkas, musical and religious instruments, Tibetan handcrafts, etc. Here you will find a wonderful Tibet in one museum. Afternoon, take a flight to Shanghai and be transferred to your hotel. |
Day 10: Shanghai
Full day visit Bund, Yu Garden, Jade Buhhda Temple, Old Town, Nanjing Road. |
Day 11: Exit
We will transfer you to airport in Shanghai for your return flight. Your flight will take you back home the same day. Or, we will arrange further travel assistances in China upon your request. |
Rate:
Adult: USD $2,960 per person (w/o international air)
* Single room supplement: USD $700 per person
* Child (age 2-11): USD $2,072 per person
* Baby: (under age 2): USD $592 per person
| Rate includes: |
- Standard hotel accommodation with daily breakfast, based on double occupancy
- Domestic airline ticket Beijing/Chengdu/Lhasa, Lhasa/Chengdu/Shanghai and associated airport taxes
- Air-conditioned bus for transfers and sightseeing
- Daily Lunch and dinner in local restaurants
- Tours as specificed, and entry fees to the sightseeing spots in the tours
- Special evening activities as specified
- English speaking guide in each city
- China visa
- Pre departure package:
- China travel guide
- Chinese phrase book
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| Rate excludes: |
- International flight (You can contact us to include international flight in your package, or purchase your own international flight at Discount Airline Ticket. American travelers will fly over international dateline, so please remember to depart one day earlier than the tour start date in China.)
- Personal expenses (such as telephone bill, laundry, alcoholic beverages, drinks etc)
- Tips (Tipping is not popular in China. It is at your discretion for tipping.)
- Travel Insurance (For your protection, Global Institution highly recommends purchasing Trip Cancellation Insurance that can reimburse you all trip cost if you cancel your trip prior to departure. Compare and check travel insurance.)
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Remark:
Above rate is subject to change according to certain circumstances as hotel rates fluctuate.
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