13-Day China & Tibet Private Tour: Beijing, Xi'an, Lhasa, Chengdu & Shanghai

Meals: No Meals
Recommended Hotel: Citadines Ritan Service Apartment ★★★★

Arrive in Beijing, meet your guide at the airport and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is free to settle in before your private China tour begins.

Beijing City View

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Citadines Ritan Service Apartment ★★★★

Begin at Tian'anmen Square, then walk into the adjoining Forbidden City, the former imperial palace at the center of Beijing. Continue in the afternoon to the Temple of Heaven before returning to the hotel via a pearl store. An optional Peking Opera can be arranged for the evening.

Forbidden City

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Citadines Ritan Service Apartment ★★★★

Drive to the Mutianyu Great Wall in Huairou District and spend at least two hours on the wall. A cable car or toboggan can be chosen for the descent. On the return drive, stop outside the Bird Nest and Water Cube for photographs and visit a tea house. APeking Roasted Duck dinner is available as an optional evening choice.

Mutianyu Great Wall

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Somerset Xindicheng Xi'an ★★★★

Visit the Summer Palace in the morning, then transfer after lunch to Beijing West Railway Station for the afternoon high-speed train to Xi'an. Your Xi'an guide will meet you on arrival and take you to the hotel.

Summer Palace

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Somerset Xindicheng Xi'an ★★★★

Explore the Terracotta Warriors in the morning and stop at a pottery-figurine workshop. After lunch, return to central Xi'an to walk or cycle at your own expense along the Xi'an City Wall, then visit the Small Wild Goose Pagoda and browse Muslim Street.

Terracotta Warriors

Meals: Breakfast
Recommended Hotel: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa ★★★★

Keep the morning free until the airport transfer, then fly to Lhasa. On arrival at Gonggar Airport, meet your local guide and transfer to the hotel for rest and altitude acclimatization.

Lhasa City View

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel:Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa ★★★★

Spend the day at three of Lhasa's central landmarks: thePotala Palace – , the Jokhang Temple –  andBarkhor Street . Together they introduce the city's religious traditions, historic architecture and daily street life, with time to browse local handicrafts.

Potala Palace

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel:Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa ★★★★

Begin at Drepung Monastery, once one of Tibet's largest monastic centers. Continue to Norbulingka, the traditional garden associated with the Dalai Lamas, and finish at Sera Monastery.

Sera Monastery

Meals: Breakfast
Recommended Hotel: Atour Hotel Chengdu ★★★★

Enjoy free time before the airport transfer and short flight to Chengdu. Meet your local guide after landing and transfer to the hotel for the night.

Chengdu City View

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Atour Hotel Chengdu ★★★★

Visit theChengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding –  in the morning, when the pandas are generally more active.. In the afternoon, see everyday city life in Chengdu People's Park, then walk through Jinli Old Street. Ask about an optional SichuanHot Pot dinner if you would like to try the regional specialty.

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel:In SSAW Boutique Hotel Shanghai Bund ★★★★

After a relaxed breakfast, visit the Sichuan Cuisine Museum to learn about the history of Sichuan cooking, watch the preparation process and take part in making a dish. Afterwards, transfer to the airport for the flight to Shanghai.

Sichuan Cuisine Museum-cooking class

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Recommended Hotel: SSAW Boutique Hotel Shanghai Bund ★★★★

Start the final sightseeing day at Yuyuan Garden and the adjoining Yuyuan Bazaar. Continue to the Bund for views across the Huangpu River.

After lunch, explore Xintiandi & Former French Concession and itsShikumen architecture, then visit the Jade Buddha Temple. Drive through People's Square to the Shanghai Museum before returning to the hotel. An optionalAcrobatic Show can be arranged for the evening.

The Bund

Meals: Breakfast

Keep the day free until your scheduled transfer to the airport for your return or onward flight.

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