Classic and Holy Tibet - 12 Days
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Our guide will meet you outside the customs of Beijing Airport holding a board with your name on it, and then transfer you to the hotel. The rest of the day will be on your own. You can either have a rest to recover from the journey or have a stroll around the hotel.

Wander through Tian'anmen Square, the largest city square in the world,First built during the Ming dynasty in 1420, Tiananmen was the entrance to the Imperial City, within which the Forbidden City was located.The Forbidden City  is a palace complex in central Beijing, China. The former Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynastyto the end of the Qing dynasty (the years 1420 to 1912), it now houses the Palace Museum. The Forbidden City served as the home of emperors and their households as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government for almost 500 years.visit the Temple of Heaven, where emperors offered sacrifices to the God of Heaven in ancient time. For emperors, offering sacrifices at the Temple of Heaven was the most solemn among all ceremonies, hence making it a holy place.

In the morning will take you to climb the Great Wall of China at Badaling section,which is the most representative and magnificent section of the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty. It has been open to the public the longest (since 1957). It is easily accessible and has easy walking conditions.

The siting of the Ming dynasty imperial tombs was carefully chosen according to Feng Shui (geomancy) principles. According to these, bad spirits and evil winds descending from the North must be deflected; therefore, an arc-shaped valley area at the foot of the Jundu Mountains, north of Beijing, was selected. This 40 square kilometer area—enclosed by the mountains in a pristine, quiet valley full of dark earth, tranquil water and other necessities as per Feng Shui—would become the necropolis of the Ming dynasty.

On the way back to hotel,our car will stop for a while at the Bird Nest,you may get off and take a picture for the grand design.

Flying to Lhasa where the altitude is 3,650 meters above sea level in the morning. Our guide will pick you up from the airport and then transfer you to the hotel. In Lhasa, we have arranged the most comfortable 4-star hotel. It is suggested that you have a good rest at the hotel to acclimatize yourself to the high altitude of the city.

This morning your private guided tour starts from Tibet Museum. We will serve a well-cooked lunch in a famous local restaurant. In the afternoon, you will go to the Sera Monastery which is one of the famous monasteries of the city and then the Norbulingka Park which was the summer palace for successive Lamas and now a public park.

Today's highlight is to visit the Potala Palace. It is a shinning pearl of Tibet Plateau, located 3,767 meters above the sea level. After lunch, the guide will take you to the Jokhang Temple. This temple is the spiritual center of Tibetans because the rare statue of the 8-year Sakyamuni is worshiped in the temple. Around the Jokhang Temple, there is the ancient Barkhor Street, where you will find characteristic shops one by one. The last stop of the day is a Nunnery. You could roam around the nunnery and watch the nuns chanting and rolling scriptures to put into prayer wheels. 

A Tibetan family visit is arranged today. The friendly host will invite you to visit his house and see a real daily life of the local people. Afterwards, you will take a flight to Xian, where our local guide is waiting for you at the airport and will transfer you the downtown hotel.

The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife.

Visit the 600-year-old ancient city wall. Walking along Xi'an City Wall provides a good view of the city. You can also rent a bike to cycle around the wall.

This morning you will visit the Small Wild Goose Pagoda & Xian Museum, both of which are set in a nice park. Although it has gone through more than 1300 years' of vicissitudes, the Small Wild Goose Pagoda looks still elegant and exquisite with its original features.

You will take a morning flight to Shanghai and our guide and driver transfer you to the hotel in Shanghai. The rest of the day is free for you to explore this city by yourself.

Your first stop of private Shanghai tour is the Shanghai Museum, which is a fantastic art gallery exhibiting bronze, ceramics, paintings, jade and furniture of ancient times. The next destination is the famous Yuyuan Garden, an elegant private garden built 400 years ago.In the afternoon, you will take a short cruise along the Huangpu River to obtain different city views of both banks. After that, we will leave you some free time to walk along the Bund area at a leisurely step and then visit an old street. 

Our guide will transfer you to the airport today. You will take the homebound flight with uncountable pleasant memories. Wish you a safe journey back home.