22 DAY INNER MONGOLIA & TIBET

TOUR CODE: MT

Featuring: BEIJING, HOHHOT, XILAMUREN, DATONG, XIAN, CHENGDU, LHASA, XIGATZE, SHANGHAI

DAY01 HOME CITY - BEIJING

DAY02 BEIJING
Arrive Beijing. Welcome to the capital of China. Your national guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to 4-star Landmark Hotel with prime downtown location. (D)
　
DAY03 BEIJING
Visit Tian An Men Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and the Summer Palace. Dinner followed by Peking Opera performance. (B/L/D)
　
DAY04 BEIJING
Full day excursion to the mighty Great wall and Ming Tombs. A Peking Duck dinner is planned. (B/L/D)
　
DAY05 BEIJING - HOHHOT
Whole day free at leisure. Transfer to airport. Depart via CA1102 at 21:30, arrive at 22:40 and transfer to 3-star Zhaojun Hotel. (B)
　
DAY06 XILAMUREN GRASSLAND
Coach to Xilamuren Prairie. Stay at a traditional Mongolian Yurt. A local flavor dinner is planned. (B/L/D)
　
DAY07 XILAMUREN - HOHHOT
Visit a local Mongolian family and witness their hospitality. Start friendly conversation with the host through your local guide and learn the details of their life. Coach back to Hohhot and stay overnight at Zhaojun Hotel. (B/L/D)
　
DAY08 HOHHOT - DATONG
Visit Zhaojun Tomb, 5-pagoda Temple and Grand Mosque. Depart via Train #90 at 18:38, arrive at 22:47 and transfer to 3-star Yungang Hotel. (B/L/D)
　
DAY09 DATONG - XIAN
A visit to the impressive Yungang Grottoes is a tourist must in Datong. The cliff caves house some 50,000 statues and bas-reliefs carved out of stones. The earliest statues date back to 386A.D. Depart via Train #475 at 17:04 (overnight train, first class soft sleeper with 4 berths to one private compartment). (B/L/D)
　
DAY10 XIAN
Arrive at 11:03, transfer to 4-star jianguo Hotel to freshen up. Visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the ancient City Wall. (B/L/D)
　
DAY11 XIAN
Full day tour of the Terra Cotta Warriors Museum, the Huaqing Hot Springs and the Bangpo Neolithic Commune Museum. Enjoy a Tang Dynasty Music Show after dinner. (B/L/D)
　
DAY12 XIAN - CHENGDU
Depart via CJ6401 at 11:00, arrive at 12:30 and transfer to 4-star Tibet Hotel. Visit Panda Zoo and other scenic spots in the city. (B/L/D)
　
DAY13 CHENGDU - LHASA
Depart via morning flight SZ4403 at 06:50 and arrive at 08:55. Transfer to Holiday Inn. Your national and local guide will give you very good advice on how to make yourself comfortable on the high altitude of ?B>the Roof Top of the World? In the afternoon, visit the Summer Palace - Norbulinka. (B/L/D)
　
DAY14 LHASA
The first must-see in Tibet is the Potala Palace, which used to be the home of the Dalai Lamas. Sightseeing highlights also include Jokhang Lamasery and Drepung Monastery. (B/L/D)
　
DAY15 LHASA - XIGATZE
Coach to Xigatze after breakfast, stop at Lake Yam Drok Tso for lunch. Arrive Xigatze in the afternoon and check in 3-star Xigatze Hotel. (B/L/D)
　
DAY16 XIGATZE
Pay visit to a Tibetan family and local free markets. Tour the Tashilunpo Monastery, one of the leading lamaseries of Tibetan Buddhism. (B/L/D)
　
DAY17 XIGATZE - LHASA
Coach back to Lhasa on the Tibetan Plateau and enjoy the unique landscape. Your two nights?stay will be at the Holiday Inn. (B/L/D)
　
DAY18 LHASA
Spend the day at leisure and explore the mysterious Lhasa. (B)
　
DAY19 LHASA - CHENGDU
Depart via SZ4406 at 09:50, arrive Chengdu at 11:35. Visit Dufu Cottage and other scenic spots in the city. Overnight stay at Tibet Hotel. (B/L/D)
　
DAY20 CHENGDU - SHANGHAI
Depart via SZ4529 at 08:00, arrive at 11:55 and transfer to 4-star Ocean Hotel. Welcome to Shanghai, the financial and commercial centre of the world's most populous nation. Visit the Jade Buddha Temple, famous for its two rare statues of Buddha; and the Bund, the European style waterfront buildings along the Huangpu River. (B/L/D)
　
DAY21 SHANGHAI
Today's tour will take you to Yu Yuan Garden, a Children's Palace and Nanking Road, the most fashionable street in Shanghai. Dinner is followed by the famous Acrobatic Show. (B/L/D)
　
DAY22 SHANGHAI - HOME CITY
Transfer to airport. Say good-bye to China as you board return flight HOME. (B)

SPECIAL NOTE
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