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China
Travel Service offers China tours, China tour
packages, Yangtze cruises, tours to Beijing, Shanghai,
Xi'an, Guilin, Tibet and Hongkong
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14 Days Tibet Tours
Destinations: Beijing,
Lhasa,
Xi'an,
Guilin,
Hongkong
Tour Code: TB_12
Departure: Daily
Tour Itinerary
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01 |
Entry
Beijing
Upon your arrival in Beijing,
our tour guide will pick you up at the
airport and transfer to your hotel.
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| Day
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Beijing
(BLD)
Visit the Forbidden City (the Imperial
Palace), the Tiananmen Square and the
Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the Beijing
Duck Dinner and the Peking Opera in
the evening.
Forbidden
City: Used to
be the imperial palace of the Ming
(1368 - 1644) and Qing (1616-1911)
dynasties.
Tiananmen
Square: Tian'anmen
was the front gate of the Imperial
Palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
In front of the gate is the world's
largest open ground in the city -
the Tian'anmen Square.
Temple
of Heaven: An
outstanding representative of Chinese
traditional architecture for its clever
design and harmoneous colors. During
the Ming and Qing dynasties, the emperor
came to pray and thank gods for the
harvests every year.
Beijing
Duck Dinner: The most delicious
food Beijing has to offer.
Peking
Opera: The most influential and
representaive of all operas in China
and has a history of about 200 years.
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| Day
03 |
Beijing
(BL)
Take an excursion to the Badaling Great
Wall and the Ming Tombs.
Badaling
Great Wall: The
best preserved part of the Ming dynasty
(1368 - 1644) Great Wall.
Ming
Tombs: The mausoleums
of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty.
The mausoleums have been perfectly preserved.
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Beijing
- Lhasa (BL)
Tour to the Summer Palace. Transfer
to the airport for flight to Lhasa.
Free in the afternoon, acclimatize yourself
to the high altitude .
Summer
Palace: A magnificent
imperial garden, the largest ancient
preserved garden in China and a former
summer resort for emperors. |
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05 |
Lhasa
(B/L)
Visit the Potala Palace, the Sera Monastery,
the Norbulingka and a Tibetan family.
Potala
Palace: Perched
upon Marpo Ri hill, 130 meters above
the Lhasa valley, the Potala Palace
rises a further 170 meters and is the
greatest monumental structure in all
of Tibet.
Sera
Monastery: One
of the three largest monasteries of
Gelugpa. Sera in Tibetan means Wild
Rose Garden since opulent wild rose
woods once grew around it. Sera Monastery
is as prestigious as Drepung and Ganden,
which had a longer history.
Norbulingka: Dalai
Lama's former summer palace, constructed
in the 18th century, is a mastrepiece
of Tibetan art. |
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06 |
Lhasa
(B/L)
Visit the Jokhang Temple,
the Drepung Monastery, the Tibet Museum
and the Barkhor Street.
Jokhang
Temple: The spiritual
center of Tibet. Everyday pilgrims from
every corner of Tibet trek a long distance
to the temple.
Drepung Monastery:
The largest and richest monastery ever
in Tibet, it was founded in 1416, the
monastery covers a floor space of more
than 200 thousand square meters. At
its peak, it had a registration of more
than 10,000 thousand monks. Many high
and learned lamas had learned here.
Tibet Museum: The
first large-sized comprehensive modern
museum in the Tibet Autonomous Region;
it is a brilliant literary and arts
palace of the Tibetan people, a gem
of Tibetan civilization and a treasure
house of Tibetan cultural relics.
Barkhor
Street: A circular
street, which is the oldest street in
Lhasa and remains very traditional.
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07 |
Lhasa - Xi'an
(BL)
Transfer to the airport for flight
to Xi'an.
Upon arrival
transfer to hotel. visit the Ancient
City Wall. Enjoy
the Tang Dynasty Dinner Show
this evening.
Tang
Dynasty Dinner Show: A
performance of Chang'an music and
dances that was originated in the
Tang dynasty of Chinese history over
a thousand years ago.
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08 |
Xi'an
(BLD)
Visit the Terracotta
Warriors Museum, the Big Wild Goose
Pagoda and the Forest of Stone Steles
Museum. Enjoy
the local speciality Dumpling dinner
this evening.
Terracotta
Warriors Museum:
The most significant archeological excavations
of the 20th century. It is a sight not
to be missed by any visitor to China.
Big
Wild Goose Pagoda:
The Pagoda was first built in 652 in
the Tang Dynasty. Xuanzang, a prominent
Buddhist scholar of the time, planned
to have ahuge stone pagoda built to
house the Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures
he had brought back from India.
Forest
of Stone Steles Museum:
The Stele Forest stores voluminous artworks
which possess not only eximious value
of handwriting and art, but also rich
cultural connotation. The Stele Forest
began to be built in 1087.
Dumpling:
A traditional and popular
food with a long history in China. There
is a popular saying in China: "There
is nothing more delicious than Jiaozi."
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Xi'an
- Guilin (BL)
Visit the Shaanxi Provincial
History Museum and the Great Mosque.
Transfer to the airport for flight to
Guilin.
Our guide will
meet you at Guilin airport and transfer
to the hotel.
Shaanxi
Provincial History Museum: Covers
an area of 70,000 square meters, the
museum houses a large collection of
113,000 historic and cultural artefacts
unearthed in Shaanxi, being an absolute
must for every visitor to the city.
Great
Mosque: Built in
742 A.D., the mosque was restored in
each of the Yuan (1271 - 1368), Ming
and Qing Dynasties. The distribution
of pavilions, halls, towers and platforms
in the mosque is compact and exquisite,
blending the traditional architectural
styles of Islam and Han. |
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10 |
Guilin
- Li River Cruise -Yangshuo
(B/L)
Cruise down the Li
River to Yangshuo
which takes 3-4 hours, enjoy the most
beautiful landscape in China, have lunch
on board. Disembark your ship when arriving
Yangshuo, an ancient small town which
famous for beautiful scenery and vast
collections of China products.
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11 |
Yangshuo
(B)
Bicking tour from Yangshuo
to Yulong River and the nearby countryside,
visit a local peasant's home, explore
the breathtaking scenery in Yangshuo.
Or today is free for you. |
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12 |
Yangshuo
- Guilin (BL)
Drive back to Guilin.
Tour to the Reed Flute Cave, the Seven
Star Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill.
Reed
Flute Cave: The largest and most
impressive cave in Guilin, you will
see many beautiful stalactites &
stalagmites.
Seven
Star Park: A beautiful park which
covers 120 hectares and includes peaks,
rivers, caves, gardens and relics.
Elephant
Trunk Hill: Situated majestically
at the southeast of Guilin city and
west bank of Li River, Elephant Trunk
Hill is regarded as the symbol of Guilin
landscape. |
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Guilin - Hongkong
(B)
Transfer to
the airport for flight to Hongkong.
Free time for shopping. |
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14 |
Exit
(B)
Free day. Transfer to the airport for
your departure, end of service. |
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Quotation and Hotel Accommodation
Tour quotations are only applied for 2-5
peaple as a group, further discount
availible for group number more than 5 people.
The private guided tour is tailored for you
exclusively. No other participants will be
in your group and you will not take part into
any tours of others on land services.
| Hotel |
Luxury |
Standard |
| Destination |
Beijing |
Hongkun International Hotel
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Jianshe Hotel
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| Lhasa |
Lhasa
Hotel
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Tibet
Hotel
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| Xi'an
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Sheraton
Hotel
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Tangcheng
Hotel
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| Guilin |
Royal
Garden Hotel
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Park
Hotel
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| Yangshuo
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New
West Street Hotel
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New
West Street Hotel
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| Hong
Kong |
Sheraton
Hotel
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Marco
Polo Hotel
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| Quotation |
high
season |
US$
3227 p.p. |
US$
2887 p.p. |
| low
season |
US$
3138 p.p. |
US$
2831 p.p. |
| single
room suppl |
US$
736 |
US$
549 |
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High Seasons:
April, May, June, July,
August, September, October, November
Low Seasons:
December, January,
Febuary, March
Note:
The above price is
not valid during the public holidays:
1-7th May, 1-7th October and during
the first week of Chinese Lunar New
Year which takes place in late January
or early February. |
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 Quotation Inclusions:
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1. Hotel accommodation
The hotel is based
on two persons sharing one twin or double
standard room with private facilities.
2. Meals
Daily American or Chinese
breakfast at the hotel, Chinese lunch
and dinner in local Chinese restaurant
as specified in the itinerary. B - Breakfast,
L - Lunch, D - Dinner.
3. Private Transport
Private transport between
airport or railway station and hotel
and all the sights by air-conditioned
vehicle.
4. Transportation
between Cities
The economic class
air tickets of the domestic flight or
soft berth/seat train tickets between
cities as specified in the itinerary.
5. Entrance tickets
The main entrance tickets
for the sights mentioned.
6. Guiding service
Excellent tour Guiding.
All normal sightseeing tours in each
city with English-speaking guide and
admission fees where applicable. Our
guide will not fly with you from one
city to another. Upon your arrival at
each city, a new local guide and driver
will pick you up, be with you for local
tour and see you off after you finish
the itinerary of each city. The cruise
shore excursion is in-group assigned
by the cruise company.
7. Insurance
China Life Tourist
Accident/Casualty Insurance. We highly
recommend that you purchase full coverage
travel insurance from you country of
origin.
8. Tibet Travel Permit
application fee
The Tibet Travel Permit
application fee if your tour covers
Tibet. |
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Quotation Exclusions:
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1. Visa Fees
Charge of obtaining
your visa to enter China.
2. Charge of arrival
and departure
The international or
domestic air / train charge of arrival
and departure.
3. Single Room Supplement
Should a twin room
is needed by a single guest, supplement
of the twin room will be charged.
What
is single supplement? -
The hotel is based on double occupancy.
If the visitor travels alone or the
number of the travelers is odd (such
as 3, 5, 7...), who stays in one single
room has to pay the single room supplement.
As the hotel is on double occupancy.
4. Personal Expenses
Expenses of a personal
nature such as laundry, drinks, fax,
telephone call, optional activities
or sightseeing, overweight baggage charges
or meals not indicated, ect.
5. Optional Programs
Optional programs which
are not specified in the above itinerary.
6. Tips to guides
and drivers
Suggested tips: USD12-14
to tour guide per day, USD 8-12 to driver
per day, but depending on their service,
it's up to you. |
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