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China Private Tour of Ancient Capital and Tibet

Beijing Chengde Lhasa Xian Luoyang Zhengzhou Beijing 14 days private trip

  • Beijing famous ancient capital of China, Beijing Xian and Luoyang offers excellent trip of discovering Chinese culture and history. The trip of Lhasa make this tour more mysterious interesting.

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  • Tour Code : CT-BJ-09
  • City : Beijing,Chengde,Lhasa,Xian,Luoyang,Zhengzhou,
  • Type : private
  • Departure : daily
  • Duration :14 days 11 nights
  • Escorted : yes
  • Language : English
  • Minimal price : 2122 USD/p
  • Max price : 4610 USD/p
  • Level : standard
  • Kids : available
  • Elders : available
  • Hotel : include
  • Start : airport of Beijing
  • End : airport of Beijing

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  • China Private Tour of Ancient Capital and Tibet

Highlights

  • Visit the garden where emperors of the early Qing Dynasty often spent their summers.
  • Sightseeing in the biggest downtown square in the world.
  • Try the interesting man-powered rickshaw in Beijing Hutong.
  • Discover the mysterious Tibet include the famous Potala Palace and other information temple.
  • Visit one of the greatest wonders in the world - Terracotta Warriors and Horses.
  • Discover the unbelievable Longmen Grottoes in Henan province.
  • Touch Chinese Kongfu in Shaolin Temple of Dengfeng.

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  • Map of  China Private Tour of Ancient Capital and Tibet

Why travel with us

  • High quality private travel service since 2005,
  • Exerienced driver with vehicle in good condition,
  • Friendly and professional tour guide in each city,
  • Local Tibetan tour guide make it easy to touch local culture,
  • Ability to get tickets of Forbidden City and Potala Palace although the tickets of each day is limited,
  • Breakfast arranged in hotel,
  • Lunch arranged in nice local restaurant on the way to attraction,
  • No shopping stop, leave more time for sightseeing.

Brief Itinerary

  • Day 1. Arrival  
  • Day 2. Beijing Chengde.   Chengde: Summer Resort  
  • Day 3. Chengde: Small Potala Palace, Big Buddha Temple  Train to Beijing.  
  • Day 4. Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Hutong.  
  • Day 5. Beijing Lhasa ,   Nietang Buddha  
  • Day 6. Potala Palace, Sera Monastery, Norbulingka Park  
  • Day 7. Drepung Monastery, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street  
  • Day 8. Lhasa Xian,   Check in hotel of Xian.  
  • Day 9. Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Huaqing Hot Spring, Big Wild Goose Pagoda  
  • Day 10. Xian: Provincial Museum, City Wall.    to Luoyang. Overnight in Luoyang.  
  • Day 11. Luoyang: Longmen Grottoes, Shaolin Temple,   drive to Zhengzhou  
  • Day 12. Zhengzhou Beijing,   
  • Day 13. Ming Tombs, Great Wall  
  • Day 14. Departure  

Detailed Itinerary

  • Day 1. Arrival  

  • Arrive at Beijing airport.
    Be picked by private vehicle and transferred to hotel for checking in. Remainder of the day is at leisure.
    You may take a leisure walk near your hotel in downtown area of this city.
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  • Day 2. Beijing Chengde.   Chengde: Summer Resort  

  • Be met from hotel of Beijing on early morning. Take train to Chengde.
  • Chengde local tour guide wait you outside train station exit and transfer you to visit Summer Resort. Built between 1703 and 1792, Summer Resort served as the second political center of the Qing imperial court and this is also the place where emperors of the early Qing Dynasty often spent their summers. Take sightseeing in this attraction for about 2 hours.

    Drive to hotel in dowtown Chengde to check in hotel.
  •   Breakfast, Lunch, Breakfast, Lunch,
  • Day 3. Chengde: Small Potala Palace, Big Buddha Temple  Train to Beijing.  

  • After delicious breakfast in hotel, you will be met from hotel lobby at 08:30 am.
    Drive to visit Putuozongcheng Temple Built in 1767 and completed almost four years later, this attraction is often called Small Potala Palace because of its architecture modeled on the great Potala Monastery in Lhasa. The buildings are a synthesis of Han and Tibetan styles. The sightseeing time of the attractions is around one hour.

    Move on to visit Temple of Universal Peace. Built in 1755 to commemorate the Qing Dynasty victory over a Mongolian force,The temple was also known as the Big Buddha Temple (Dafo si), a reference to the huge statue of Avalokiteshvara.
  • Take train back to Beijing in the afternoon.
    Reach Beijing train station and be met outside of railway station exit.
    Drive to hotel for checking in.
  •   Breakfast, Lunch, , ,
  • Day 4. Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Hutong.  

  • English speaking tour guide and private vehicle will pick you up from hotel at 08:30 am.
    Visit Tiananmen Square - The biggest downtown Square of the world. Take sightseeing in the square before entering Forbidden City from north end of Tianamen Square.

    Beijing the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties, Forbidden City is also called Palace Museum. Working as family and office of emperor, Forbidden City is the world's largest palace complex. Visit main buildings of Forbidden City along central axis.

    Have lunch in a nice local restaurant.
  • Drive to visit Temple of Heaven. Being the sacrificial building of Ming and Qing dynasty, it was built in 1420. The emperor came to the temple every winter to pray for ample harvests and good weather. Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest is the main building.

    Drive to discover Beijing Hutong. Most Hutongs were built during the Yuan (1206-1368), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1908) dynasties. Man-powered rickshaw riding is included.

    Be transferred back to your hotel after the whole day tour.
  •   Breakfast, Lunch,
  • Day 5. Beijing Lhasa ,   Nietang Buddha  

  • Be transferred to airport to connect the flight to Lhasa.
  • Arrive in Lhasa, be met by tour guide and private vehicle in the airport.
    Drive to hotel in downtown Lhasa. Stop at Nietang Buddha on the way
    Being the biggest stone statue engraved on a cliff in Tibet, Nietang Buddha is the first attraction to welcome visitors to Lhasa. Remainder of the days is at leisure.
  •   Breakfast, , , ,
  • Day 6. Potala Palace, Sera Monastery, Norbulingka Park  

  • After buffet breakfast, you will be met from hotel at 08:30 am.
    Drive to visit the famous Potala Palace - landmark of Lhasa. Originally built in the seventh century, Potala Palace is famous for its grand buildings, complicated constructions, devotional atmosphere and splendid artworks.

  • Move on to visit Sera Monastery - one of the three largest monasteries of Gelugpa. Completed in 1419, the collection of murals is maintained in perfect and original condition.

    Then we will drive to visit the Norbulingka Park. Being Dalai Lama's summer palace, Norbulingka Park was built in the 1740s.

    Be transferred back to your hotel after the whole day tour.
  •   Breakfast, Lunch,
  • Day 7. Drepung Monastery, Jokhang Temple, Barkhor Street  

  • Tour guide meet you in hotel lobby at 08:30 am.

    Drive to visit Drepung Monastery. Known as the most important monastery of Gelugpa in Tibetan Buddhism, Drepung Monastery used to be the living place of Dalai Lama before reconstruction of the Potala Palace.

  • Then we will visit the Jokhang Temple. Being a four-storey timber complex with a golden top, Jokhang Temple combines styles of the Tang Dynasty, Tibet and Nepal. It is regarded as the holiest site in Tibet as well as the ultimate pilgrimage destination for Tibetan Buddhists.

    Move on to visit the thriving bazaar named Barkhor Street. This street was built by the first Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo (617 - 650). Travelers may find many pilgrims hold the prayer wheels to walk clockwise. Stores or stands can be found on both sides of the street, offering local products including prayer wheels, traditional Tibitan clothes, knives, etc.
  •   Breakfast, Lunch,
  • Day 8. Lhasa Xian,   Check in hotel of Xian.  

  • Be met from hotel of Lhasa and transferred to airport to connect flight to Xian.
  • Be met and transferred to hotel in Xian by private vehicle and driver.
    Remainder of the day is at leisure.
  •   Breakfast, , , ,
  • Day 9. Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Huaqing Hot Spring, Big Wild Goose Pagoda  

  • After breakfast in hotel, you will be met by local tour guide of Beijingservice at 08:30am.
    Drive to suburb of Xian to visit one of the greatest wonders in the world - Terracotta Warriors and Horses. More than 6,000 different looking pottery figures stands in this place. You can not believe they came from Qin Dynasty 221 BC-206 BC.

  • On the way back to Xian city, we will stop to appreciate a imperial garden of Tang Dynasty- Huaqing Hot Spring. Being a hot-spring resort and garden for many emperors in ancient China, Huaqing Hot Spring is also known because of the story of Emperor Xuan Zong with his favorite concubine Yang and the Xian Incident.
    Drive back to downtown Xian to visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. As the Landmark of xian today, Big Wild Goose Pagoda was built to collect Buddhist materials that were taken from India by the hierarch Xuanzang in 652 of Tang Dynasty.

    The sightseeing trip of today ends in the lobby of your hotel.
  •   Breakfast, Lunch,
  • Day 10. Xian: Provincial Museum, City Wall.    to Luoyang. Overnight in Luoyang.  

  • After delicious breakfast in hotel, your will be met by Xian local tour guide in hotel lobby at 08:30am.
    Drive to visit Shanxi Provincial Museum. This is the first huge state museum with modern facilities in China. It houses over 300,000 items including murals, paintings, pottery, coins, as well as bronze, gold, and silver objects.

    Then we will drive to visit Xian Ancient City Wall. Beijing the oldest largest and best preserved city wall of China, Xian City Wall used to be an important military defensive system to fortify the city.

    You will be transferred to railway station to connect train to Luoyang.After reaching Luoyang, you will be met outside exit of Luoyang Station and transferred to hotel for checking in.
  •   Breakfast, Lunch, , ,
  • Day 11. Luoyang: Longmen Grottoes, Shaolin Temple,   drive to Zhengzhou  

  • Start from hotel lobby with private tour guide and vehicle at appointed time.
    First will visit Longmen Grottoes. Lies 12 km south of downtown Luoyang and built start in 493 AD, Longmen Grottoes is the first one amount four famous grottoes. Over 100,000 Buddhist images scattered within one kilometer. Vairocana Buddha in Fengxian Temple should never be missed.

    Drive to the legendary Shaolin Temple. Located 68 km east of Zhengzhou,Shaolin Temple sit at the foot of Mt.Songshan. Playing an important role in developing of Chinese Kongfu and Buddhistm, Shaolin temple was first built in 495 A.D. It is still available to watch Chinese Kongfu show. And many foreign travelers come to learn Chinese Kongfu.


  • Drive directly to Zhengzhou and stay overnight in this historical city.
  •   Breakfast, Lunch, , ,
  • Day 12. Zhengzhou Beijing,   

  • Be met from your hotel lobby at 08:30am.
    Drive to visit Henan Museum. Located in downtown area of Zhengzhou, Henan Museum is one of the top level museums in China. After a recently upgrade, the museum reopen to public in 2020. Covering more than 100,000 square meters, Henan Museum houses 130,000 pieces of cultural relic treasures.

  • After the sightseeing, you will be transferred to airport for flight to Beijing and then connect homeward flight.
  •   Breakfast, ,
  • Day 13. Ming Tombs, Great Wall  

  • Be met from your hotel in Beijing at 08:30am.
    Drive one and half hours to visit Ming Tombs - the final resting place of 13 emperors, 23 empresses and a number of concubines of Ming Dynasty. We will visit the biggest one of them - Changling.

  • After lunch in a nice restaurant, we will drive to visit Badaling Great Wall.Located 80km north of Tiananmen Square (center of Beijing), Badaling Great Wall was built in 1505 during the Ming Dynasty. This section of Great Wall is the best preserved part near Beijing. 12 kilometers long wall is available at Badaling, which make it possible for both short sightseeing or a light hiking.
  •   Breakfast, Lunch,
  • Day 14. Departure  

  • Be met from your hotel at appointed time and transfer to airport for departure. Service end.
  •   Breakfast, ,

Hotel

  • City \ Level
  • Beijing
  • Sunworld Dynasty Beijing
  • Qianmen Jianguo Hotel Beijing
  • King Parkview Hotel Beijing
  • Chengde
  • Chengde Imperial Palace Hotel
  • Tianbao Holiday Hotel
  • Shenghua Hotel
  • Lhasa
  • InterContinental Lhasa Paradise
  • Thangka Hotel Lhasa
  • Cang-gyan Hotel Lhasa
  • Xian
  • Sofitel Xian
  • Grand Dynasty Culture Hotel
  • Minxing Boutique Hotel
  • Luoyang
  • Lee Royal Hotel Mudu Luoyang
  • Peony Plaza Luoyang
  • Starway Hotel (Luoyang Sports Center)
  • Zhengzhou
  • Crowne Plaza Zhengzhou
  • Minhero Vista Zhengzhou
  • Shanshui Trends Hotel (Zhengzhou Nongye Road)

    Price

  • USD/person
Deluxe
  • People No.
  • Peak
  • Shoulder
  • Low
  • 2-3
  • 4610
  • 4365
  • 4165
  • 4-5
  • 3932
  • 3684
  • 3518
  • 6-9
  • 3683
  • 3480
  • 3318
  • 10-15
  • 3298
  • 3104
  • 2935
  • 16-25
  • 3168
  • 2981
  • 2823
  • 26 or above
  • 3074
  • 2893
  • 2736
  • Single Supplement
  • 865
  • 741
  • 675
  • Standard
  • People No.
  • Peak
  • Shoulder
  • Low
  • 2-3
  • 4196
  • 4039
  • 3850
  • 4-5
  • 3519
  • 3358
  • 3202
  • 6-9
  • 3269
  • 3154
  • 3003
  • 10-15
  • 2940
  • 2839
  • 2708
  • 16-25
  • 2811
  • 2716
  • 2597
  • 26 or above
  • 2717
  • 2628
  • 2510
  • Single Supplement
  • 520
  • 470
  • 412
  • Comfortable
  • People No.
  • Peak
  • Shoulder
  • Low
  • 2-3
  • 4019
  • 3864
  • 3715
  • 4-5
  • 3341
  • 3182
  • 3068
  • 6-9
  • 3092
  • 2978
  • 2868
  • 10-15
  • 2764
  • 2661
  • 2559
  • 16-25
  • 2634
  • 2538
  • 2448
  • 26 or above
  • 2540
  • 2450
  • 2361
  • Single Supplement
  • 372
  • 324
  • 300
  • Payment
    Bank of China, Wechat, Alipay, Credit Card (Visa Master AmericanExpress), PayPal.
    Include
    • Train tickets of Beijing-Chengde-Beijing on day 2 and day 3,
    • Train tickets of Xian-Luoyang on day 10,
    • Flight of Beijing-Lhasa, Lhasa-Xian and Zhengzhou to Beijing,
    • Private vehicle and experienced driver in each city,
    • Friendly and professional tour guide,
    • First entry of attractions in itinerary,
    • Breakfast in hotel,
    • Lunch in nice local restaurant near attractions,
    • Tibet entry permission,
    • Toll, parking and fuel,
    Exclude
    • Cable car of Great Wall,
    • personal expense,
    • Cost of Chinese visa,
    • International Air tickets to and from China,
    • Tips to guide or driver,

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