Fixed Departure Tour

Our fixed departure tour is a kind of join-in tour. It means we fix departure date and itinerary, you have to travel with others, and share with the coach, the tour guide. It is more likely that you have the chances to meet and make friends with the people from different parts of the world. Whether you are a single person or a group of two and want to do any of the popular tours but are not able to do it because of the "extra" costs, these fixed departure tours are simply the solutions.

17 Day Tour to Beijing- Xi'an- Chengdu- Tibet- Beijing

	18 Day Tour to Beijing- Xi'an- Chengdu- Tibet- Beijing	HOTEL	B+L+D
D1	Arrival in Beijing
	Our guide will pick you up at Beijing airport and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is on your own to explore the capital city of China.
D2	Tiananmen Square- Forbidden City- Temple of Heaven
	Today's delightful highlights cover the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. You will be suggested to have Beijing Roasted Duck for dinner at a famous restaurant, followed by a lively Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre.
D3	Badaling Great Wall- the Sacred Way- Ming Tomb- Olympic Stadium
	There is an old saying: " He who has not climbed the Great Wall is not a true man", so today we will visit the Badaling Great Wall. After lunch visit the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb. On the way back, we can overlook both the National Stadium - the " bird Nest" and National Aquatics Center - the Water Cube.
D4	Beijing- Xi'an
	Take a flight from Beijing to Xi'an and transfer to hotel. Visit the City Wall.
D5	the Terra Cotta Warriors- Big Goose Pagoda- Banpo Village Museum
	After breakfast, we will visit the Eighth Wonder of the World -the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Afeter lunch, visit the Big Goose Pagoda and Banpo Neolithic Village Museum. In the evening, you can choose to enjoy the Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show.
D6	Xi'an- Jiuzhaigou
	Take a flight from Xi'an to Jiuzhaigou and then transfer to Jiuzhaigou. Check in your hotel.
D7	Jiuzhaigou one day tour
	After breakfast, head to the Jiuzhaigou portal and transfer to Jiuzhaigou non-pollution bus, visit Shuzheng and Zezawa Valley; Pearl Sands and Shuzheng Waterfall; Shuzheng, Panda, Chang, Rainbow, Tiger, Rhinoceros Lake and the Tibetan mills. A Tibetan Dancing and Singing Show is available in the evening.
D8	Jiuzhaigou- Huanglong- Chengdu
	After breakfast, bus riding to Huanglong ,(about 2-3 hours riding), visit Huanglong valley, the whole sightseeing in huanglong takes about 3-4 hours,the average altitude of Huanglong is 3200M,so do not  push youself in order to avoid the altitude sickness. And to Jiuzhaigou airport, take a flight to Chengdu.
D9	Giant Panda Breeding Base- Sanxingdui Museum
	In the morning visit Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Base. And Sanxingdui Museum in the afernoon. Back to Chengdu.
D10	Chengdu- Lhasa
	Take a flight to Lhasa. Arriving at Lhasa Gongar Airport, meet local guide and transferred to Lhasa city, Check in and have a good rest.
D11	Sightseeing in Lhasa city
	After breakfast, drive to visit the wonder of the world - Potala Palace.After lunch , visit Jokhang Temple and Barkhore Street.
D12	Lhasa- Namtso Lake- Yangbache hot-spring- Lhasa
	Day tour to Namtso Lake via Yangpachen hot-spring. On the way you will see Nyenchen Thanglha snow mountain ranges, and also you will pass the Nagela Pass. Namtso Lake is the sky lake which is one of the three holy lakes, and also the highest salt lake. You can do a bit trekking at the lake side . On the way back , you will have a chance to have hot-spring at Yangbachen.
D13	Lhasa- Yamdrok lake- Gyanstse- Shigatse
	Pass Gangbala Pass which is over 5000m, from there you will see Lake Yamdrok which is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet. Then drive back to Qushui, along Nepal friendship way to Gyantse, visit the famous Kumpum stupa in Gyantse.
D14	Shigatse- Lhatse- New Tinggri (Shegar)- Rongbuk Monastery- E.B.C	Rongbuk Guesthouse
	Early morning start driving to Rongbuk via Shegar. The road is a bit rough, on the way you will cross over Gyatsola Pass at 5,220 m, which is the highest enroute.Rongbuk is the highest monastery in Tibet, still a good point to see Mt.Everst. Afternoon start trekking from Rongbuk to E.B.C , it takes about 2 hours. Or take a sightseeing bus to E.B.C.
D15	Mt. Everest Base Camp- Rongbuk- Shigatse
	If you are lucky enough, you will see sunrise at E.B.C. , then go back to rongbuk and start driving back to Shigatse. Overnight at Shigatse.
D16	Shigatse- Lhasa
	Morning visit the Bachen Lama Set - Tashilunpo Monastery , which was Built in1447 by the first Dalai Lama . Afternoon drive back to Lhasa along Yarlong Tsangpo river by the Nepal friendship road.
D17	Lhasa- Beijing
	Transferred to the airport, flight to Beijing. End the trip.

Quotation Includes
1. Entrance Fee: All scenic spots as listed in the itinerary
2. Transfers: Air-condition tourist buses in Beijing, Xi'an, Chengdu; Toyota 4500 for Tibet overland tour
3. Guide: English speaking guide
4. Hotels: 4* hotel in Beijing, Xi'an, Chengdu, Lhasa; dorm bed in Mt. E.B.C
5. Travel insurance
6. Flight tickets  between cities
7. All necessary Tibet permits

Quotation Excludes
1. Meals
2. Your own expense, like shows
3. Tips for driver and guide
4. Anything not mentioned in the itinerary