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| DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY: | |
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1 Depart USA for Beijing Your transpacific flight to Beijing is included as part of your main tour arrangements with Pacific Delight Tours. |
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| CHINA | |
| Day 2 Arrive Beijing, China | |
Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to the hotel. |
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| Day 3 Beijing/Lhasa | |
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Lhasa, mountainous capital of Tibet. On arrival, transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is free to adjust to the altitude of one of the world's highest plateaus–about 12,000 feet above sea level. |
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| Day 4 Lhasa | |
An extraordinary day of sightseeing shows Norbulingkha (The Summer Palace), built by the seventh Dalai Lama in the 18th century. Then visit famous Barkhor Market, where you can shop for rare Tibetan items. See one of Tibet's holiest shrines, revered 7th century Jokhang Temple, where pilgrims come to prostrate themselves before the statue of the Sakyamuni Buddha, lavishly enthroned in gold. |
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| Day 5 Lhasa | |
You will not soon forget the spectacular architecture at the world-famous Potala Palace. Former living quarters of the Dalai Lama, its massive 1000-room structure towers over this mountain city. Then tour Drepung Monastery, tiered against a mountain in traditional Tibetan style, once home to more than 10,000 Lamas. |
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| Day 6 Depart Lhasa for Beijing | |
This morning, bid farewell to the mountains of Tibet as you fly back to Beijing where you join the main portion (on Day 2) of your Pacific Delight Tours holiday. MEALS: Breakfast |
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YOU PURCHASE THIS EXTENSION AS A POST-TOUR EXTENSION, YOUR ITINERARY IN REVERSE WILL BE: |
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| Tour Code: 7CG05TB | |
| Day 1 Last day of main tour. Fly Beijing to Lhasa. Lhasa Hotel 3 nights. | |
| Day 2&3 Lhasa sightseeing. | |
| Day 4 Fly from Lhasa to Beijing. Grand Hyatt Beijing at Oriental Plaza 1 night. | |
| Day 5 Fly Beijing to USA. |
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Last Revised 8/9/07