12 days beijing-tibet tour

includes: beijing, chendu, lhasa & shigatse

yunnan is situated in the southwest corner of china, borders tibet, burma, laos and vietnam, it has everything from towering snow mountain to tropical rain forest, so it is very rich in tourism resources. kunming, the capital of yunnan province, is called the springcity of china. dali was the old capital of yunnan from the 8th to the 13th century. lijiang is an very beautiful old town with a lot of well-kept old buildings, it is also a world culture heritage. zhongdian is regarded as the shangri-la in recent years, because it is isolated, peaceful, and primitive, surrounded by many snow mountains. many travelers think this is a golden route in china. tibet is regarded as the last pure land on the earth, with breathtaking scenery of snow mountains and clear blue waters.

d1 arrive in beijing, meet at airport and transfer to your hotel.

d2 visit the great wall at mutianyu with the cable car go up and down the wall, on the way back, visit the lamatemple.

d3 sightseeing in tiananmen square, the largest in the world, then visit the forbidden city, the imperial palace for 500 years, and the summerpalace, a magnificent garden built in qing dynasty.

d4 visit the temple of heaven, where the emperors prayed for good harvest. after lunch, take a flight to chengdu, visit the zoo to see the grand panda.

d5 take a morning flight to lhasa, transfer to your hotel and rest.

d6 visit the potalapalace, the highest palace in the world with more than 10000 rooms and numerous treasures and historic relics. after lunch, visit the jokhangtemple in the center of the city surrounded by barkhor bazzar which is a ideal place for shopping.

d7 visit the sera monastery, one of the largest in tibet, belong to yellow hat branch. after lunch, visit the norbulingka park, which was the summer palace of dalai lama.

d8 drive to shigatse, the second largest city in tibet, on the way, sightseeing in the yamdoklake, which is one of the three holy lakes of tibet, the water is clear blue with the snow mountains as background.

d9 visit the magnificent tashilumpotemple, which is the home and office of panchan lama. in the afternoon, visit a tibetan village and a elementary school.

d10 drive back to lhasa from another road, follow the beautiful yarlung tsangpo river.

d11 take a morning flight back to beijing, after lunch, walk tour in hutongs to experience ordinary beijing people's life. dinner at the fangshan restaurant in beihaipark, this dinner is an imperial banquet.

d12 relax and depart beijing.