What’s the highlight
It is a little bit hard for the first-time visitors to arrange a 3-week China tour plus Tibet. Don’t worry. Our 3-Week Long Journey to China Plus Tibet offers your the best solution in an easy and comfortable way. No matter the historical cities or the brilliant scenery, we have all if you need.
Price From
$ 5829 p.p
Based on a private tour for 2 people staying at 4 star hotels. Price varies depending on travel date, number of people and chosen hotel.

Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive at Beijing (No meals)
Take your flight from home to Beijing airport. Start your wonderful adventure to China from the capital city. Be transferred to hotel and have a good rest in our well selective hotel.
Recommended Hotel: Beijing 5L International Hotel ****
Day 2: Beijing (Breakfast/Lunch)
Highlight: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven.
Today our professional guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel and begin your amazing Beijing city tour. Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City are next to each other in the central axis of Beijing. You will feel a new dignified and old amazing China at the same time. Moreover, Temple of Heaven will display you how ancient royal families present their loyalty to Chinese deities. You will have a lunch in a local restaurant nearby.
Recommended Hotel: Beijing 5L International Hotel ****
Day 3: Beijing (Breakfast/Lunch)
Highlight: Great Wall and Summer Palace
Continue your wonderful Beijing city tour. Never miss Mutianyu Great Wall or you will regret for your life-time. It was the masterpiece of Chinese people without any help of machines. Walk along on the Great Wall and have a good view of nature. Have a lunch in a local restaurant. Go back to Beijing city to visit the Summer Palace for Chinese Emperors.
Recommended Hotel: Beijing 5L International Hotel ****
Day 4: Beijing- Xi'an by train(Breakfast/Lunch)
Highlight: Hutong
Walk in Hutong, the original apartment for Chinese people to live, and have a real touch to Beijing local cities by yourself. Be transferred to Beijing railway station and take a bullet train(6 hours) to Xi'an in the afternoon. Be met by your guide at the Xi'an railway station to explore another famous ancient capital of China.
Recommended Hotel:Somerset Xindicheng Xi'an ****
Day 5: Xi'an(Breakfast/Lunch)
Highlight: Terracotta Warriors, Bell Tower, Gao's Courtyard and Muslim Quarter
Visit Terracotta Warriors, a real underground world of Chinese royal family. Have a lunch of Chinese local rest restaurant nearby. Drive back to Xi'an to see Bell Tower, the biggest one remains in China now. Gao’s Courtyard is a good choice for you to see Chinese paper cutting and shadow puppetry. Moreover you will have a chance to taste delicious China northern snacks in Muslim Quarter.
Recommended Hotel: Somerset Xindicheng Xi'an****
Day 6 Xi'an-Lhasa by plane (Breakfast/Lunch)
Highlight: Transfer to Lhasa and be ready for Lhasa
Be transferred to Xi’an airport to take a flight to Lhasa, Tibet. Be met by your guide at the Lhasa airport and transferred to hotel. You will have 1 free day to adjust the high altitude in Tibet.
Recommended Hotel: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa ****
Day 7: Lhasa (Breakfast/Lunch)
Highlight: Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Street
You will have a full day Lhasa city tour inclusive of Potala Palace, the largest monastery in the world and official home to Dalai Lama, Jokhang Temple, the school for monks to receive their official training and education and Barkhor Street, the shopping street for colorful ethnic handicrafts rarely seen outside of Tibet.
Recommended Hotel: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa ****
Day 8: Lhasa (Breakfast/Lunch)
Highlight: Drepung Monastery, Norbulingka and Sera Monastery
Two must-see monasteries are today’s highlights. You will visit Drepung Monastery - one of the three great monasteries in Tibet, then Norbulingka - the largest traditional garden in Tibet, and then Sera Monastery where you can see monk’s debating live-show.
Recommended Hotel: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa ****
Day 9: Lhasa (Breakfast/Lunch)
Highlight: Yamdrok Lake
Be transferred to Yamdrok Lake with 3 hours by car. You will see the most beautiful and sacred lakes in Tibet. Its turquoise waters, surrounded by snow-capped mountains and vast grasslands, create a breathtaking landscape.Have a picnic at the Yamdrok Lake and immerse yourself deeply.
Recommended Hotel: Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa ****
Day 10: Lhasa-Chengdu by plane (Breakfast/Lunch)
Highlight: Transfer to Lhasa and be ready for Chengdu
Be transferred to Lhasa airport to take a flight to Chengdu. Be met by your guide at the Chengdu airport and transferred to hotel.
Recommended Hotel: Atour Hotel Chengdu****
Day 11: Chengdu (Breakfast/Lunch)
Highlight: Panda Keeper Program
If you want to get close to giant pandas, you should not miss the Panda Keeper Program in Dujiangyan Panda Base. It is the only place where you can learn how to take care of the pandas, such as washing the bamboo shoots, breaking bamboos, seeing a panda be fed at a very close distance and so on. You will memorize this precious experience for a lifetime.
Recommended Hotel:Atour Hotel Chengdu****
Day 12: Chengdu-Leshan by car (Breakfast/Lunch)
Highlight: Leshan Giant Buddha
Drive to Leshan Giant Buddha from Chengdu. 2 hours later, you will see the Giant Buddha on the boat or walk upstairs along the Buddha. It is very fantastic. After that, you also have a chance to taste the spicy but delicious local cuisine. Try some if you are willing to. Come back to Chengdu after one day tour.
Recommended Hotel:Atour Hotel Chengdu****
Day 13: Chengdu-Zhangjiajie by plane (Breakfast/Lunch)
Highlight: Tianmen Mountain
After an early flight from Chengdu to Zhangjiajie, you would start a half-day trip to Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie in the afternoon. Be met by your guide at the Zhangjiajie airport and transferred to hotel.
Recommended Hotel: In Zhangjiajie
Day 14: Zhangjiajie (Breakfast/Lunch)
Highlight: Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, Bailong Elevator, Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve and Ten-mile Gallery
Continue your exploration in Zhangjiajie National Forest Part today. Taking the Bailong Elevator, you will arrive at Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, known as it is the original model of the Hallelujah Mourtains in the Avatar. Then you will visit Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve by taking a shuttle bus. In the end, the Ten-mile Gallery is waiting for your coming to see unique stones and rocks. Drive back to your hotel after a full-day walking to have a good rest.
Recommended Hotel: In Zhangjiajie
Day 15: Zhangjiajie (Breakfast/Lunch)
Highlight: Grand Canyon Glass Bridge and Baofeng Lake
Start your third day tour to the Grand Canyon Glass Bridge, the longest and highest glass bridge in the world and the Baofeng Lake. You have relax by taking a boat riding around the lake.
Recommended Hotel: In Zhangjiajie
Day 16: Zhangjiajie-Guilin by train (Breakfast/Lunch)
Highlight: Transfer to Guilin
Be transferred to Zhangjiajie railway station to take a bullet train to Changsha. Take a taxi to Changsha South Railway Station to take a bullet train to Guilin, the most delicate city in Southern China. Be met by your guide at the Guilin airport and transferred to hotel.
Recommended Hotel: Guilin Bravo Hotel ****
Day 17: Guilin-Yangshuo (Breakfast/Lunch)
Highlight: Li River Cruise and West Street
What is the best way to get a real touch to Guilin’s mountains and water? Definitely you need to take a Li River Cruise! Board on the boat, go up to the upper deck and take photos! The guide will tell you many stories about the tiny hills as the boat passes by and you just need to imagine. Then arrive at Yangshuo port and wander through West Street. Shopping or having a cup of coffee in a mini coffee bar. Stay overnight at Yangshuo.
Recommended Hotel:Yangshuo Moutain Retreat****
Day 18: Guilin-Shanghai by plane (Breakfast/Lunch)
Highlight: Shilihualang , Old Village and Yulong Bamboo Shifting
Take an adventure to Old Village along Shilihualang to be like a local farmer. Just see how they live and work. Take a bamboo shifting on Yulong River to see another view of Li River. The buffaloes, the shadows even the waves are fantastic. Be transferred to Guilin airport to take a flight to Shanghai. Be met at Shanghai airport by your Shanghai guide. Start your last stop of China.
Recommended Hotel:SSAW Boutique Hotel Shanghai Bund****
Day19: Shanghai (Breakfast/Lunch)
Highlight: Shikumen, the Bund, Yuyuan Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, Lujiazui CBD and Shanghai Tower
Shanghai is a magic city for everyone. Not only you can see the old architectures in Shikumen and Yuyuan Garden, but also modern skyscrapers in Lujiazui CBD and Shanghai Tower. Furthermore, walk along the Bund at night will impress you a lot.
Recommended Hotel:SSAW Boutique Hotel Shanghai Bund****
Day 20: Depart from Shanghai (Breakfast)
Be transferred to Shanghai airport to take a flight home. Your China tour will end soon but your memory of China will last for days.
Local Delicacy
Beijing
Roadsted Duck
A live show of slicing duck in a brand restaurant.
Xi'an
Dumpling
Learn how to make dumplings at a local family and taste your own dumplings.
Guilin
Oil Tea and Bamboo Rice
Learn to make bamboo sticky rice and sip the extracted oil tea.
Chengdu
Hotpot
A pot of various meat, vegetables and any you can imagine.
What’s Included
Price Includes:
Domestic train/flight tickets as above.
Private transfers with big windows and ample space between airports/railway stations, hotels and attractions.
Hotel or cruiser accommodation based on two adults sharing one standard twin-bed room/cabin.
Meals (Breakfast in hotel and Chinese lunch served at local restaurant) as specified in the itinerary.
One driver and one English-speaking guide on normal sightseeing activities in each destination.
All entrance fees to scenic spots as shown in the itinerary.
1 bottle of water per day.
Price Excludes:
Round-way International air tickets/train tickets.
Visa fee, passport application or renewal fee.
Tips for guides, escort, drives, bellboy, etc.
Any personal expenses such as excess luggage fees, laundry, postage, communications and beverages.
Optional tours, meals and shows mentioned in the itinerary.
Payment Handling Fee.
Any items doesn't mentioned in the itinerary.
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