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BEST VALUE VACATIONS
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Tibet Best Value Vacations – Tibet - the rooftop of the world (escorted)
Tour Code: TBV
15 days … Beijing, Xining, Tibet Express (Scenic Train), Chengdu & Shanghai |
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Beijing, the Capital & 2008 Olympic city (3 nights)
Xi’Ning, gateway to Lhasa (1 night)
Tibet Express, lifetime experience (1 night)
Lhasa, the rooftop of the world (3 nights)
Chengdu, the Panda city (2 nights)
Shanghai, the amazing city (3 nights) |
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| Tour Features |
- 13 nights hotel accommodation
- Meals: 13 breakfast (B), 11 lunches (L), 10 dinners
- Comprehensive sightseeing of each city’s highlights
- Professional English speaking tour guide service in each city
- Domestic airfare within China
- Roundtrip airport/hotel transfers in each city
- Hotel & airport taxes and service fees
- Optional-Choice of airlines with lowest airfare
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| Pricing |
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- Special US domestic add-on fare available from your home city (from $100 to $300).
- Weekend (Fri,Sat,Sun) surcharge $50 each way (applicable to Trans-Pacific flight only).
- Above SAMPLE AIRFARES are for your reference only and are based on all major Transpacific carriers. It is inclusive of Transpacific airfare. The exact airfare will be quoted at the time of booking. US departure taxes, foreign airport taxes, security charges and fuel surcharges of $250 to $400 are not included.
- Land prices are inclusive of all domestic airfares within China, including airport taxes and service fees.
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| Detailed Itinerary |
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| Day 1, Thu: Depart Hometown |
| Depart hometown via selected air carrier. |
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| Day 2, Fri: Arrive Beijing |
Arrive Beijing. Meet and transfer to the hotel.
HOTEL: PLAZA ROYALE HOTEL or similar |
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| Day 3, Sat: Beijing – Meals (B,L,D) |
| Full-day sightseeing: Tian Anmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and the Olympic Sites (the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube). |
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| Day 4, Sun: Beijing – Meals (B,L,D) |
| Full-day sightseeing: Badaling Great Wall, Changling of Ming Tombs with Sacred Way, Peking duck dinner & Peking Opera. |
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| Day 5, Mon: Beijing/Xi’Ning – Meals (B,L,D) |
Fly to Xi’Ning. Afternoon sightseeing: Kimblum (Taer) Lamasery, provincial Museum & lecture at the Museum’s Archeologist and local cultural show.
HOTEL: QINGHAI or similiar |
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| Day 6, Tue: Depart Xi’Ning – Meals (B,L,D) |
Full-day sightseeing: the Warlord House of General Ma Bufang, Ethnic Museum & Xiguan Moslem Temple. Begin your lifetime journey onboard the SCENIC TIBET EXPRESS overnight to Lhasa. (soft bedded-4 person in one compartment)
The Tibet Railway runs 1,956 kilometers from Xining to Lhasa and is the world's longest railroad built atop a plateau. Construction started on June 29th, 2001 and opened to traffic on July 1st, 2006. The Golmud-Lhasa section extends 1,142 kilometers, with the highest elevation being some 5,072 meters above sea level at Tanggula Range, making it the highest railway in the world. |
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| Day 7, Wed: Arrive Lhasa – Meals: (B,L,D) |
Enjoy the breathtaking view of the Sun Rise, pass the Scenery of Kunlun Mountain, viewing stop – Kekexili, the headstream of Yangtze River and Nachu or Damshung.
HOTEL: BRAHAMPUTRA HOTEL or similiar |
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| Day 8, Thu: Lhasa – Meals (B,L,SD) |
| Full-day sightseeing: the Potable Palace, the Drepung Monastery, Norbuglinkha and dinner/show at Crazy Yak Restaurant. |
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| Day 9, Fri: Lhasa – Meals (B,L,SD) |
| Full-day sightseeing: the Jokhank (Dazao) Monastery, Sera Monastery and the Barskhor street. Tibetan dinner at Great Yak Restaurant. |
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| Day 10, Sat: Lhasa/Chengdu – Meals (B,L,D) |
Fly to Chengdu. Afternoon sightseeing: the Dujiangyan Ancient Dam/Magic Water Control System.
HOTEL: TIBET HOTEL or similar |
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| Day 11, Sun: Chengdu – Meals (B,L) |
| Full-day sightseeing: the Myth of Sanxingdui (Triple Piles) Museum, Panda National Bleeding Base, local Tea House and Pavilion of River View Garden. |
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| Day 12, Mon: Chengdu/Shanghai – Meals (B,L) |
Fly to Shanghai. Transfer to hotel. Afternoon free at leisure.
HOTEL: GALAXY or similar |
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| Day 13, Tue: Shanghai – Meals (B,L,D) |
| Full-day sightseeing: The Bund area, Yu Garden, Jade Buddha Temple Carpet factory & evening Acrobatic show. |
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| Day 14, Wed: Shanghai – Meals (B,L,D) |
| Morning excursion: Zhujiajiao, a river-town near Shanghai and afternoon sightseeing: the Shanghai Museum. |
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| Day 15, Thu: Depart Shanghai/Hometown – Meals (B) |
| Departure transfer to airport for homeward flight. |
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| Suggested PRE or POST-TOUR: 4 days Hong Kong or Tokyo. Additional nights in Beijing or Shanghai (refer to Best Value Modules). |
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