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8-Day Private Tour to Beijing,Lhasa and Xi'an
Product code 40944P748
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Available from Mar 26, 2020
Start times
8:00 AM
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Infant ages 0-4, Child ages 5-9, Adult ages 10-99
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Duration
192 hours
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English, Mandarin Chinese
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Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
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8-Day Private Tour to Beijing,Lhasa and Xi'an





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Duration
192 hours
Ticket type
Mobile Only
Languages
English, Mandarin Chinese
Confirmation
Instant
Pickup
Pickup details available
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Why Travelers Love This
Visit highlights of China including the Beijing,Lhasa and Xi'an with this private 8 days tour from Beijing. You will be picked up from Your Beijing hotel and dropped off at Xi'an.
Overview
Visit highlights of China including the Beijing,Lhasa and Xi'an with this private 8 days tour from Beijing. You will be picked up from Your Beijing hotel and dropped off at Xi'an.
What's Included
Included
The private car & private guide
The entrance tickets
Lunch
Air-conditioned vehicle
The two flight tickets between Beijing to Xi'an(Economy class)
Not included
The hotel and dinner
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup details
Itinerary
Beijing. O/N Beijing
10 minutes
Beijing. O/N Beijing
Today,your tour guide can meet you at your Beijing hotel lobby at 8:00am.Then, you will be escorted to the Tiananmen Square first.
Beijing. O/N Beijing
30 minutes
Beijing. O/N Beijing
At Tiananmen Square, you can take great photos of the Tiananmen Tower, Monument to People's Heroes, and Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao. The Tiananmen Square is seated in the center of Beijing City. During the past hundreds of years, it has witnessed numerous historical events and assemblies. Nowadays, it becomes a holding place for grand celebrations, military parades, and welcoming ceremonies for foreign leaders. Besides, visitors can admire the towering Monument to People's Heroes and the solemn Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao on the square. Traditional Tiananmen Tower, Zhengyang Gate and Qianmen Arrow Tower can also be found there.
Beijing. O/N Beijing
2 hoursAdmission included
Beijing. O/N Beijing
Then, you will be led to go across the Tiananmen Tower to visit the Forbidden City, where 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368 - 1911) lived and handled national affairs. Served as the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Forbidden City is the largest and the best-preserved old wooden complex in the world. The whole palace is divided into Inner Court and Outer Court by the Palace of Heavenly Purity with the outer one for emperors to handle affairs and the inner one as the living place for the imperial family. The complex is also a giant museum with more than one million national treasures exhibited there.
Beijing. O/N Beijing
2 hoursAdmission included
Beijing. O/N Beijing
Upon arrival in the parking lot of the scenic area, you will first take an electric car to the entry, and then take the chairlift up to the 14th watchtower. Have a leisurely hike on the wall for about 2 hours, at the end take the toboggan town. The Great Wall at Mutianyu was built and restored in the early Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) and is one of the most famous sections of the Wall. Mutianyu enjoys the great reputation of "Out of all the Great Walls, Mutianyu stands apart". Roam the ancient structure and learn the history and facts that make its so famous. Your professional guide will be able to answer any questions and offer exclusive stories and facts about the Mutianyu Great Wall.
Beijing. O/N Beijing
18 hours
Beijing. O/N Beijing
At the end, you will escort you to your Beijing hotel.
Beijing. O/N Beijing.
10 minutes
Beijing. O/N Beijing.
In the morning, your guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel and continue your Beijing tour.
Beijing. O/N Beijing.
1 hour 30 minutesAdmission included
Beijing. O/N Beijing.
You will firstly visit the Temple of Heaven. It is the largest royal ceremonial building groups in China. Emperors in the past used to hold the annual sacrificial activities here to worship the heaven and pray for a good harvest. Now it has developed into a large park where you can also see local people doing exercises and more recreational activities.
Beijing. O/N Beijing.
1 hour 30 minutesAdmission included
Beijing. O/N Beijing.
Next you will continue our visit to Beijing Hutong. There you will take a rickshaw to go through the old alleys and pay a visit to a Hutong family to see how the old Beijingers live. There are many popular restaurants, cafes and local food stores in the area, so we may have a lunch there. It should be a good chance to taste the local food there. Your guide will offer you suggestions. After lunch, you could stroll around Houhai Lake and explore more of the Hutong area.
Beijing. O/N Beijing.
1 hourAdmission included
Beijing. O/N Beijing.
After the Hutong visit, we will drive you to the Lama Temple, which is regarded as the largest Buddhist temple in Beijing. It combines the various architectural styles of different groups, including Han, Manchu, Mongol and Tibet. Opened to tourists from 1981, there are hundreds of thousands of people coming here for praying and visiting every year.
Beijing. O/N Beijing.
2 hoursAdmission included
Beijing. O/N Beijing.
An about 30-minute drive will take you to the Summer Palace, which is reputed as the museum of ancient royal gardens. Your expert guide will show you around. The whole garden mainly consists of the Longevity Hill and the Kunming Lake. The Long Corridor, seven hundred twenty-eight meters (796.2 yards) in length, boasts as the longest corridor in Chinese gardens. Beginning from the Yaoyue (Inviting-Moon) Gate and ending up with Shizhang Pavilion, the corridor ingeniously links Longevity Hill with Kunming Lake. You might appreciate the exquisite murals and enjoy the melodious music while walking along there.
Beijing. O/N Beijing.
18 hours
Beijing. O/N Beijing.
Finally,your guide and driver will escort you back to the hotel.
Beijing - Lhasa by flight. O/N Lhasa.
2 hours
Beijing - Lhasa by flight. O/N Lhasa.
Today, there is no activities, just take a flight to Lhasa You may take the CA3922 14:55-19:10 and the flight takes around 4 hours.
Beijing - Lhasa by flight. O/N Lhasa.
20 minutes
Beijing - Lhasa by flight. O/N Lhasa.
Upon arrival at Lhasa, you will be picked up on time and transferred to Lhasa hotel.Your guide will help you check in the hotel and you can acclimatize the high altitude in the hotel.
Lhasa. O/N Lhasa.
2 hoursAdmission included
Lhasa. O/N Lhasa.
Your impressive excursion to the splendid Potala Palace is scheduled in the morning. Originally built in the 7th century as an imperial palace, the Potala Palace has experienced a 600-year's queasy time until to the reconstruction in the 17th century. From then on, it has been the political, religion, cultural and economic center of Tibet. Currently, it is the largest treasure house of this mysterious land and t's a 13-story high building that contains over 1,000 rooms, various statues, stupas, murals and artifacts. attracting a great number of travelers and pilgrims everyday.
Lhasa. O/N Lhasa.
1 hour 30 minutesAdmission included
Lhasa. O/N Lhasa.
After lunch, you will come to the Jokhang Temple, which is located in the city center. Constructed in the 7th century, the peak time of Tubo Kingdom, this temple is the best architectural combination of Tibet, Han, Nepal and India. It is also a holy Buddhist temple of worshiping the rare life-size statue of Sakyamuni at age twelve.
Lhasa. O/N Lhasa.
1 hour
Lhasa. O/N Lhasa.
Next to the temple there is Bakhor Street, filled with pilgrims and street vendors, selling traditional Tibetan items such as prayer wheels and jewelry.
Lhasa. O/N Lhasa.
18 hours
Lhasa. O/N Lhasa.
At the end, your guide will escort you to your hotel.
Lhasa. O/N Lhasa.
1 hour 30 minutesAdmission included
Lhasa. O/N Lhasa.
After breakfast, you are going to visit the Drepung Monastery, located in the west suburb of the city. It is one of the 'Three Great Monasteries' and the largest one in Tibetan Buddhism. Looking at a distance, the monastery is like a heap of rice, consisting of a group of white buildings layer upon layer.
Lhasa. O/N Lhasa.
1 hourAdmission included
Lhasa. O/N Lhasa.
In the afternoon, visit the Sera Monastery, the second largest monastery in Tibet which is well-known for the excellent debating of Buddhist doctrines among lamas.
Lhasa. O/N Lhasa.
40 minutesAdmission included
Lhasa. O/N Lhasa.
After that, turn to visit the nearby Norbulingka Park, the most beautiful and largest man-made park in Tibet. This park has been built for 200 years and used to be the Summer Palace of religious leaders of the region.
Lhasa. O/N Lhasa.
18 hours
Lhasa. O/N Lhasa.
At the end, your guide will escort you to your hotel.
Lhasa - Xi'an by flight. O/N Xi'an.
2 hours
Lhasa - Xi'an by flight. O/N Xi'an.
Today, your guide and driver will transfer you to the airport and flight to Xi'an. You may take the MU2334 12:25--15:20, the flight takes around 3hrs.
Lhasa - Xi'an by flight. O/N Xi'an.
30 minutes
Lhasa - Xi'an by flight. O/N Xi'an.
Upon arrival at Xi'an, you will be picked up on time and transferred to the hotel.
Xi'an. O/N Xi'an.
10 minutes
Xi'an. O/N Xi'an.
In the morning,your tour guide can meet you at your Xi'an hotel lobby at 9:00am then transfer to Terracotta Warriors Museum, need 80 minutes driving,45km.
Xi'an. O/N Xi'an.
2 hoursAdmission included
Xi'an. O/N Xi'an.
Your guide will reserve tickets for you online in advance and your guide will help you skip the line at the entrance of the Museum. Following your guide, you will explore the Terracotta Warriors Museum by visiting the three excavated pits, as well as the Bronze Chariots and Horses Exhibition Hall. Although the clay warriors and horses have been buried for more than 2,200 years, they are still vivid with distinct appearances. You will spend at least two and a half hours to see this amazing site.
Xi'an. O/N Xi'an.
30 minutes
Xi'an. O/N Xi'an.
Next, you will Transfer to Small Wild Goose Pagoda which is located inside Jianfu Temple, about one kilometer south of Xi'an city proper. It is one of the two famous and important Buddhist pagodas erected in the Tang Dynasty about 1300 years ago. Small Wild Goose Pagoda and its large neighbor, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, are two important Buddhist sites, dating back to the Tang Dynasty, 1300 years ago. The two pagodas were a symbol of Chang'an (Constant Peace) city. Xi'an (West Peace) was called Chang'an until the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), when Beijing became the capital of China. Chang'an had served as the capital for ten dynasties.
Xi'an. O/N Xi'an.
1 hour 30 minutesAdmission included
Xi'an. O/N Xi'an.
After lunch, you will Transfer to city wall.You can walking or cycling around the wall, the bike fees you pay locally if you do that. The first landmark visitors will encounter in Xian is the ancient City Wall, which stretches round the old city. It is also one of the most famous attractions in Xian. Today, this wall represents one of the oldest and best preserved Chinese city walls, as well being one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world.
Xi'an. O/N Xi'an.
1 hour
Xi'an. O/N Xi'an.
Your last stop will be the Muslim Bazaar, the most thriving area of the city. If you are interested, you can explore the bazaar at your own pace and then return to the hotel by yourself. Your guide will give you directions for returning to your hotel. The Great Mosque and the Bell and Drum Tower Square are within walking distance of the Bazaar. There are many boutique stores at fair prices in Bazaar and also a number of excellent choices of food for dinner.
Xi'an. O/N Xi'an.
18 hours
Xi'an. O/N Xi'an.
At the end, your guide will escort you to your hotel.
Xi'an.The tour end.
10 minutes
Xi'an.The tour end.
In the morning,your tour guide will meet you at your Xi'an hotel lobby at 8:30am then transfer to Hanyanglin, need 30 minutes driving,15km.
Xi'an.The tour end.
2 hoursAdmission included
Xi'an.The tour end.
The Hanyangling Mausoleum, which is on the site of the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi built in 153 AD. In the company of the guide, you will have a close look at the thousand-year-old tombs through the glass floors and the glass walls in the tomb pits. Besides, the advanced Spectra Vision program will reproduce the real life of the Western Han Dynasty about 2,000 years ago.
Xi'an.The tour end.
2 hours
Xi'an.The tour end.
After lunch, you will continue Xi'an tour to explore Shaanxi History Museum. Unique historical and culture heritage of Shaanxi is undoubted worth the praise as treasure house of Chinese civilization, and Shaanxi History Museum is definitely a palace of art to display Shaanxi's history and culture and China's ancient civilization. There are as many as some 370,000 antiquities collected, ranging from prehistorical relics to that of the 1840s. Time spans more than one million years and the collection is superior in value, quantity, rank and species. Your guide will provide professional full explanations.
Xi'an.The tour end.
30 minutes
Xi'an.The tour end.
Instead of entering the temple to visit the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, you will have a photo stop here for half an hour. With suggestions from our former guests, it is enough to see the pagoda and the statue of Monk Xuanzang at the south square outside the temple. As a well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists, the pagoda built during the Tang Dynasty was once the site for Xuanzang to translate the Buddhist sutras. Nowadays the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda Area has become the most popular area for both tourists and locals in Xi'an. It is truly a wonderful place to enjoy the charming night scenes and get relaxed. Around the pagoda, there is south square leading to the Great Tang All Day Mall, where you can appreciate many unique sculptures of Tang Dynasty styles and enjoy some classical music performances in public; also there is north square with the biggest musical fountain in Asia. It is free but with show time schedules.
Xi'an.The tour end.
2 hours
Xi'an.The tour end.
At the end, your guide will escort you to Xi'an airport and end of the tour services.
Additional Info
Infant Seats Available
Specialized infant seats are available
No Back Problems
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
No Heart Problems
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Physical Easy
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Stroller Accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Wheelchair Accessible
Wheelchair accessible
Other
Can add more days if you want
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Policy type
Custom
If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Refund eligibility
100% refundable 3+ days before
Refund eligibility
0% refundable 0-3 days before
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