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Beijing
& Lhasa Tour
Day 01 Bangkok – Beijing
(D)
Depart from Bangkok by Air
Arrival Beijing Int’l Airport. Meet by our representative and
transfer to hotel.
Day
02
Beijing (B/L/D)
visit the
Forbidden City, the former residence of the Ming and Qing
emperors and walk along the Tiananmen Square. After lunch visit
the Temple of Heaven with its outstanding round shape, covered
by an exquisite triple roof of blue tiles. This is where the
Emperor used to go in the summer to pray for good harvests.
Later visit The Summer Palace and the covered gallery along the
Kunming Lake. In the evening, attend a Beijing Opera
performance.
Day
03
Beijing (B/L/D)
One
full day excursion to the Great Wall, and
visit the Ming Tombs. Walk along the Sacred Path leading to the
Necropolis. Lunch at local restaurant. Enjoy Beijing Roast Duck
dinner.
Day 04
Beijing - Lhasa (B/L/D)
Begin your visit of the city with a rickshaw ride in the old
quarters at the heart of the "Hutong", the little lanes of old
Beijing. Lunch will be taken in the same area at a local
restaurant. Then, visit the Summer Palace, located on the
outskirts of the city. After an early dinner at local
restaurant, take the evening train to Lhasa depart at 21:30.
Overnight in train.
Day 05
Train
Enjoy the scenery
Overnight in train.
Day 06
Lhasa
Enjoy the scenery
Arriving at Lhasa Station at 20:58, and you will be welcomed and
transfer to hotel.
Day 07
Lhasa (B/L/D)
In the morning, tour of Jokhang Temple, the most revered
religious structure in Tibet, and a highlight of a visit to
Lhasa. Continue to Barkhor market and Tibetan medical centre;
Barkhor Market is in the heart of Lhasa circling the Jokhang
Temple and is the oldest street of old Lhasa city. Houses and
small inns were built around the street, shops and businesses
were set up in the Barkhor. In the afternoon, tour of
Norbulingka, meaning "Jeweled Garden," a fitting title for this
250-year-old park built near a medicinal spring in the western
suburbs of Lhasa. It used to be a summer palace for the Dalai
Lama, but was soon expanded to include space for the entire
governmental administration
Day 08
Lhasa (B/L/D)
In the morning, visit of Potala Palace, a vast white and ochre
fortress that used to be the residence of the Dalai Lama and the
seat of Tibetan Government and is Tibet's greatest architectural
achievement and spiritual symbol. In the afternoon, visit of
Drepung Monastery, which was once the world's largest monastery
with a population of around 10,000 monks. The word Drepung
literally translates as "rice heap", a reference to the huge
numbers of white monastic buildings that once piled up on the
hillside
Day 06
Lhasa - Chengdu - Bangkok
(B)
Free at your own leisure till transfer to airport for departure
flight and connecting flight from Chengdu to Bangkok.
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