Day 1: USA to Beijing Flights

Day 2: Beiing

Arrive Beijing, Transfer to Beijing Hotel by private car

Overnight: Park Plaza Beijing

Day 3: Beijing

Private full day tour of Beijing

Meet your guide in the lobby of the hotel. You will set off on a tour of Beijing city. Highlights include the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, China National Museum, and the Summer Palace with a lake cruise. Typical lunch is included during the tour. Cruise only available April through October (Weather permitting). Overnight: Park Plaza Beijing (B – L)

Day 4: Beijing

Private full day tour of the Great Wall and Beijing Hutongs

Meet your guide in the lobby of the hotel. You will set off on a tour outside the city to a section of the wall where you can take a Fresh Air Break at Mutianyu. Here your guide will educate you on the wall before allowing you free time to roam the wall on your own. Break for an included schoolhouse restaurant lunch (included). Return to Beijing where you will meet your Rickshaw driver who will escort you through the old town of Beijing by rickshaw. Return to your hotel afterwards. In the evening you will be transferred to a local restaurant specializing in Peking Duck. Dinner included.

Overnight: Park Plaza Beijing (B – L – D)

Day 5: Xian

Private transfer to the airport

Regional flight – Beijing to Xian

Private transfer to your hotel in Xian

Private afternoon tour of Xian

After you have checked into your hotel, your guide will escort you to a local restaurant where you have an included dumpling lunch. After lunch you guide will take you on a private tour of Xian. You will walk along the top of Xian City Wall for a birds’ eye view and history lesson. Continue to the Xian City Museum where you will explore the exhibits before a special white glove experience at Daming Palace Art Museum where you put on a pair of gloves and handle hundreds of years old artifacts, brought to you for this special occasion. In the evening you will be transferred to enjoy the Tang Dynasty Dinner Show, a dinner followed by a spectacular cultural show. Overnight: Grand Park Xian (B-L-D)

Day 6: Xian

Private morning tour to the Terracotta Warrior Dig Site.

You will be met and driven to the outskirts of town where the world famous Terracotta Warriors are located. Here you will spend the morning exploring various exhibits with your private guide. The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century.

Afternoon is free. In the evening you will be transferred to enjoy the Tang Dynasty Dinner Show, a dinner followed by a spectacular cultural show.

Overnight: Grand Park Xian (B-D)

Day 7: Lhasa

Private airport transfer

Regional flight – Xian to Lhasa

Private Lhasa transfer

Afternoon free to acclimatize to the altitude

Overnight: Lhasa Hotel (B-D)

Day 8: Lhasa

Private full day tour of Lhasa

Meet your guide in the lobby and you will be taken on a tour of the city. Highlights include a visit to Potala Palace – winter palace of the Dalai Lama, Barkhor Street to peruse the handicraft market, and Jokhang Temple – the ultimate pilgrimage destination for Tibetan Pilgrims.

Overnight: Lhasa Hotel (B-L)

Day 9: Lhasa

Private full day tour of Lhasa

Meet your guide in the lobby and you will be taken on a tour of the city. Highlights include a visit to Norbulingka – the biggest man-made garden in Tibet Autonomous Region, the Tibetan Museum, and Sera Monastery – dedicated to the Gelugpa or Yellow Hat Sect, a branch of Tibetan Buddhism.

Overnight: Lhasa Hotel (B-L-D)

Day 10: Chengdu

Private transfer to the airport

Regional flight Lhasa to Chengdu

Private transfer to your hotel in Chengdu

Private afternoon tour of Chengdu.

Meet your guide in the lobby and you will be taken on a tour of the city. Enjoy a walking tour of the old town. Start at Wenshu Temple – a 1,000 year old temple, the commercial Jinli Street with a blend of old and new Chengdu shops, and The Sichuan Cuisine Museum which includes Historic Sites & Buildings.

In the evening you will enjoy a world famous production of the “Face-off Opera”

Overnight: Tibet Hotel (B)

Day 11: Chengdu

Private full day Dujiangyan Panda Research Center

Here you will arrive and spend the day learning about the Panda Research and orphanage center and have a special photo with a baby Panda. Return to Chengdu in the Afternoon and to your hotel.

Overnight: Tibet Hotel (B-L)

Day 12: Shanghai

Private transfer to the airport

Region flight – Chengdu to Shanghai

Private transfer to hotel

Private afternoon tour

After you have checked into your hotel, you will meet your guide in the lobby and enjoy an afternoon tour. Visit Yuyuan Garden, a nearly 500 year old classical garden with pavilions, halls, rockeries, ponds and cloisters which all have unique characteristics.

Overnight: Jinjiang Tower (B)

Day 13: Shanghai

Private full day tour

Walking tour of the Bund, a famous waterfront and regarded as the symbol of Shanghai for hundreds of years. See the different architectural styles including Gothic, Baroque, Romanesque, Classicism and the Renaissance. End your tour of the Bund with a trip to the Shanghai World Financial Center and journey to the top of the building for a towering view of the city. Break for a lunch (Included) before you are taken to the old French Concession. With its European style cafes, quiet, leafy, tree lined avenues and Tudor houses nestled in beautiful gardens interspersed with hole-in-the-wall eateries and local colors and flavors, it is a popular tourist destination. Continue to the Shanghai Museum. Here is the Museum of Chinese Art. A collection of cultural items including ancient Chinese bronze, ceramics, painting and calligraphy. Evening transfers to Shanghai Acrobatics Show.

Overnight: Jinjiang Tower (B-L)

Day 14: Shanghai

Private full day excursion to Wuzhen

Wuzhen is one of the six famous ancient water towns south of the Yangtze River and the best preserved of the six. It’s within the triangle formed by three top tourist cities: Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Suzhou. It has charmingly restored architecture and canals. Enjoy a walking tour, typical included lunch, and a small boat ride through the town. Return to Shanghai in the evening and to your hotel.

Overnight: Jinjiang Tower (B-L)

Day 15: Back home

Private transfer to the mag-lev station

Tickets to ride the mag-lev train with your guide directly to the airport

International flights – Shanghai to USA (B)