11 Days Chengdu Panda Lhasa Xian Beijing Tour

Chengdu Panda Base

Jinli Ancient Street

In the morning, the guide will meet you in your hotel and then we will head to Chengdu Panda Research Center in about half an hour drive. You will catch pandas' feeding time, visit both adult and baby pandas houses and watch them eating fresh bamboo. Then move on to Renmin Park to experience the most authentic Chengdu local life. Having a cup of tea in a traditional teahouse, watching the local old couples dancing. You will enjoy typical leisure lifestyle of Chengdu.

In the afternoon, visit Wuhou Temple, a temple in memory of Zhuge Liang who was the most famous Military strategist in the Three Kingdoms. Surrounded by old cypresses and classical red walls, the temple has an atmosphere of nostalgia. Then visit Jinli Ancient Street, one of the oldest streets to appreciate the local snacks and artifacts. The elegant style of the architectures tells you what Sichuan looks like during the Qing Dynasty.

Stay overnight in Chengdu

Today you will take flight from Chengdu to Lhasa. Upon your arrival at the Lhasa Gonggar Airport, our tour guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel in Lhasa. After checking into your hotel, the rest of the day is free for you to have a good rest and acclimatize yourself to the high altitude at Tibet. Get prepared for your tour in Lhasa.

Stay overnight in Lhasa

Potala Palace

Jokhang Temple

After breakfast in your hotel, your personal private will pick you up to visit the splendid Potala Palace, the cardinal landmark in Lhasa. The whole morning is for you to appreciate this world-level architectural work.

In the afternoon, you will visit the Jokhang Temple, the spiritual center of Tibet. Tibetan people from all over the world come here to kowtow in the front of the entrance with their pure heart.

Finally, you can spend some time walking on around the Jokhang Temple in Barkhor Street where is full of religious atmosphere.

Stay overnight in Lhasa

Drepung Monastery

Sera Monastery

After breakfast in your hotel, you will be picked up to visit the Norbulingka Park, which was used as the summer palace for successive Lamas holding festival celebrations. After that, head to visit Drepung Monastery, the most important monastery of Gelugpa in Tibetan Buddhism.

In the afternoon, head to visit Sera Monastery to see the famous scriptures debating in this monastery.

Stay overnight in Lhasa

Today you will take flight from Lhasa to Xian. Upon your arrival at the Xian Xianyang Airport, our tour guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel in Xian. The rest of the day is for you to relax.

Stay overnight in Xian

Terracotta Warriors at Night

Ancient City Walls

After breakfast in hotel, you will pay a visit to Ancient City Walls, the largest and best-kept city walls on earth.

In the afternoon, heads for the the incredible Terracotta Warriors, a significant archaeological discovery in the 20th century known for its grand scale and vivid terracotta statues.

Stay overnight in Xian

Muslim Community

Big Wild Goose Pagoda

After breakfast, you will visit the Great Mosque in Xian, a tranquil and historic mosque. Stop by the Muslim Community by the way. The head for the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, a well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists.

After lunch, you will be transferred to take a high speed train to Beijing. Upon your arrival at the Beijing West Railway Station, our tour guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel in Beijing. The rest of the day is for you to relax.

Stay overnight in Beijing

Tiananmen Square

Forbidden City

Today’s tour begins with the exploration of Tiananmen Square after breakfast. Tiananmen Square is located in the center of Beijing city, also the biggest city square in the world. It’s on the gate tower of the square that Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong declared the foundation of People's Republic of China.

When you move forward and pass through several doorways under the gate tower of Tiananmen Square, magnificent Forbidden City will bump into your eyes. Forbidden City is the best preserved imperial palace in China and the largest ancient palatial structure in the world. It has more than 9,000 rooms where 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties have lived. The splendid architecture of the Forbidden City represents the essence and culmination of traditional Chinese architectural accomplishment.

After lunch, you’ll have a short break and then drive to Summer Palace lying in the outskirts of Beijing. This is the largest royal garden in the world built in the grandeur. In the ancient time, it mainly served imperial royals in Qing Dyansty to spend summer and enjoy leisure times. Built with exquisite layout and amazing architectural technique, the beauty of the Palace is overwhelming and is sure to impress anyone. The palace takes an area of 290 hectares and comprises diversified buildings, you are about to spend 4 hours in it.

When you finished your day tour, you have optional choices of your night activities according your interests: 1) Watch the Chinese traditional Kungfu Show in the Red Theater (from 19:30 to 20:40). 2) Boat on Kunming Lake, the major lake of Summer Palace, to cruise around and enjoy the pleasant night scenery.

Stay overnight in Beijing

The Great Wall in Beijing

Mutianyu Great Wall

In the morning after breakfast, we will drive to the suburb of Beijing to witness the grand world architectural wonder - Great Wall. Great Wall proves that China was one of the strongest countries in its history. Stretching thousands of kilometers, the Great Wall protected the ancient Chinese against the invasion of the enemy from its north side for more than 1000 years. The Great Wall was listed as one of the world's eight wonders. Mutianyu Great Wall, featured “graceful”, enjoy the best quality among all Wall sections, 80km north-east of Beijing with 22 ancient watchtowers, about one every kilometer. (Cable car is optional if you do not want to walk)

You’ll take a cable car to ascend the Great Wall, then hike the most beautiful and interesting part of Mutianyu, which usually impresses tourists by its spectacular natural scenery and abundant vegetation. After the exciting tour, descend Mutianyu Great Wall by cable cars and drive back to hotel to end the pleasant day.

Stay overnight in Beijing

Today, you will be escorted to the airport for a flight to your next destination or back to your home.