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15 Days Train Travel Escape from Shanghai to Tibet |
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- Trip highlights: Experience the new Tibet railway, view the natural scenery and plateau landscape as well as sweep through some most famous and significant sights in Tibet to experience the charm of the people and significance of the Tibetan culture and history.
- Tour price: From
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2,313.00
 Price including hotels, tours, meals...
- Destinations:
Shanghai, Lhasa, Gyantse, Shigatse, Lhasa, Xian, Beijing
- Tour code:
SWTBT003
Private tour for a van with tour guide and driver, available every day
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| Day 1 Shanghai |
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| Upon arrival at Shanghai airport, you will be met by our English speaking tour guide and drive to hotel. Leisure on your own for the rest of the day. |
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| [ Today's Optional ] JinMao Tower: As the tallest building in China and the third tallest building in the world, JinMaoTower is located in the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone in Pudong. It is an intelligent building offering services for business, hotel, recreation, sightseeing and shopping. It covers a total construction area of 290,000 square meters and is 420.5 meters high. It has 88 stories above the ground, three stories underground and a six-story annex. |
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| Day 2 Shanghai (B,L,D) |
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| Yu Garden | This delightfully restored labyrinth of tiny specialty shops, tea and snack houses centered around a Ming - dynasty mandarin Suzhou-style garden is a fascinating spot to people-watch over a pot of tea, to shop for unique souvenirs and to get a feel f…… | | Shanghai Acrobats Show | Acrobatic show at the 5 star Portman Ritz-Carlton Hotel is the most famous evening entertainment in Shanghai. Book a ticket online at: www.chinadiscover.net/china-tour/shanghaiguide/shanghai-acrobats.htm | | Jade Buddha Temple | The famous Monk Huigen from Putuo Mountain, on his way home after paying homage to Buddha in India, brought back form Myanmar 5 jade statures of Buddha of various size, and left in Shanghai 2 white-jade statues of one seated and one reclining of Sa…… | | Nanjing Road | China's most famous shopping street, Nanjing Road was named one of the World's Seven Great Roads in the 1930's, sweeps across the city center through the heart of the old French Concession. You might walk here to the famous Bund area. | | Yu Market | Before 1949, Yu Market was first a holiday market engaged in sales of folk antiques and handicrafts, named as "the market with the most diversified collections" and "the largest collecting and distributing center of handicrafts". It's in front of the…… | | The Bund | It holds many beautiful buildings and wharves. Many of its buildings are historical and have a long time span, from the late 19th century to the present. Today, The Bund Shanghai still plays host to major financial centers, hotels, international offi…… |
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| [ Today's Optional ] The Samye Monastery: Samye Monastery: Being the first monatery，the Samye Monastery is at the foot of Mt. Haibusi on the north bank of the Yaluzangbu riber in Jialang county. |
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| Day 3 Shanghai,Lhasa (B,L) |
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| Continue your Shanghai tour untill transferred to Shanghai train station for the train to Lhasa. Train No.: T164/T165 (leaves Shanghai at 20h08, arrives Lhasa at 21h00 the third day), takes 48 hours and 52 minutes (soft sleeper). Stay overnight on the train. |
| The French Concession | The French Concession is an area of Shanghai that was, in the past, designated as a home for French traders and businesspeople in Shanghai. Today, however, it is one of the hippest places in town, endowed with European style buildings and a trendy ca…… | | Shanghai Museum | Shanghai reputedly holds China's best collection of treasures from ancient bronzes, exquisitely carved jades and Ming and Qing dynasty antique furniture. Every visitor to Shanghai should try to pop in for at least an hour, but it's easy to spend a w…… | | Oriental Pearl TV Tower | It is quite a puzzle which elevator takes you to the top of the tower, it is not always clear. The sightseeing level in the upper sphere is 45 m in circumference, 263 m high, offering a bird's-eye view of the city. |
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| [ Today's Optional ] The Famen Temple: Famen or Famensi Temple is located to the west of Xian city and sits in the 120km Fufeng county. The temple has a history of 1700. |
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| Day 4 Lhasa |
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| On the train. There are nine sightseeing platforms designed on the way to give passengers the opportunity to view the unique plateau landscape. |
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| [ Today's Optional ] Tashilhunpo Monastery: Tashilhunpo Monastery, the home of the Panchen Lama, is located on the hillside overlooking Shigatse northwest of the town. Tashilhunpo Monastery for the most part escaped the ravages of the Cultural Revolution and its chapels contain countless statues and mural decorated halls. It was established in 1447 by Genden Trup. |
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| Day 5 Lhasa |
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| Arrival at Lhasa railway station at 21h00 in the evening, you will be met by your local guide and transferred to the hotel. Leisure on your own at the rest of the day to adjust to Tibet's high altitudes. |
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| [ Today's Optional ] The Barkhor Street: The Barkhor Street is Lhasa's inner pilgrim circuit shaped roughly like an octagon that runs around the Jokhang. The circuit is lined with markets, shops, stalls and street vendors providing every conceivable item a Tibetan could need. The best place to start the circuit is right outside the Jokhang in a clockwise direction.
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| Day 6 Lhasa (B,L) |
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| The Barkhor Street | The Barkhor Street is Lhasa's inner pilgrim circuit shaped roughly like an octagon that runs around the Jokhang. The circuit is lined with markets, shops, stalls and street vendors providing every conceivable item a Tibetan could need. The best plac…… | | The Jokhang Temple | The Jokhang Temple is the spiritual centre of Tibet - a destination for millions of Tibetan pilgrims. The oldest part of the temple dates back to the 7th century AD - being one of the two temples built by King Songsten Gampo to house the statues of t…… | | The Potala Palace | The Potala Palace is a landmark of Lhasa and Lama Buddism. It is a 13 storey and 1000 rooms' palace and once winter residence of the Dalai Lama. The construction of the present structure began during the reign of the fifth Dalai Lama in 1645 and took…… |
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