Itinerary (B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner)

Day 01: Arrive in Shanghai
When you arrive in Shanghai, your guide will greet you and take you to your hotel where you will have time to relax and settle down.

Day 02: Shanghai (B/ L/D)
Today you will take a tour of China's largest city, which is also China's principal port located on the Yangtze River Delta. You'll visit the Bund, Nanjing Road, Yu Garden, and the well-known Temple of City Patron. After that you will be taken back to your hotel for rest.

Day 03: Shanghai / Lhasa (B/L/D)
Today you will leave Shanghai for Lhasa, Tibet. When you arrive in Lhasa you will be met by your guide and drive to the hotel to check-in. The first day in Lhasa there will be hardly any activities planned due to the change in oxygen levels. You are suggested to do as little as possible to give your bodies time to adjust to the thin air. Dinner will be held at the local restaurant in the city.

Day 04: Lhasa (B/L/D)
The day begins with a tour of the Dalai Lamas' Summer Palace, Norbulingka and the exciting sutra-debating in the Sera Monastery. Next you will visit the world famous Potala Palace. Dinner will be served for you at the hotel.

Day 05: Lhasa (B/L/D)
Today you will visit the Jokhang Temple, the most sacred place for Tibetan Pilgrims. Around the temple is Barkhor Street, a place where you can bargain for souvenirs. After lunch, you will go to the Tibetan Museum. If you would like, we can also arrange a tour to the workshop of the Lhasa Carpet Factory for a visit of making traditional Tibetan carpets and also the Tibetan Traditional Hospital. Tonight's dinner will be served at the hotel.

Day 06: Lhasa / Shigatse (B/L/D)
This morning you will be driven to Shigatse, the second largest city in Tibet. On the way you will enjoy the beautiful view of Yaluzhangbu River. After your arrival, you will visit the Tashilhunpo Monastery, one of the six largest in Tibet. Afterwards you will be driven back to your hotel for rest.

Day 07: Shigatse / Lhasa (B/L/D)
This morning you visit the New Palace of Panchen, built in 1447 by the Panchen Lama. Then you will be driven back to Lhasa there you will spend a night in your hotel.

Day 08: Lhasa / Beijing (B/L/D)
Take a flight to Beijing. Upon your arrival, you will be met at the airport and then be driven to your hotel to check in. The rest of the day will be yours to explore the city on your own.

Day 09: Beijing (B/L/D)
This morning you will visit the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City. After lunch, you will be driven to see the Summer Palace. After that you will be taken back to your hotel.

Day 10: Beijing (B/L/D)
In the morning, you will be driven to visit the amazing Great Wall of China, the only man-made structure on Earth that can be observed from the moon. After lunch you will visit the Ming Tomb. After that you will be sent back to your hotel for rest.

Day 11: Depart from Beijing (B)
This morning you will be driven to the airport to leave China and return home.
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