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| DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY: | |
| Day
1 USA to BEIJING As part of your main tour arrangements with Pacific Delight World Tours, fly transpacific USA to Beijing. |
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| CHINA | |
| Day 2 ARRIVE BEIJING | |
| Upon arrival in Beijing, you will be met and transferred to the Grand Hyatt Beijing at Oriental Plaza. | |
| Day 3 BEIJING to LHASA | |
| Breakfast
at the hotel before transferring to the airport for your flight to Lhasa,
mountainous capital of Tibet. On arrival, transfer to the Lhasa Hotel.
The rest of the day is free to adjust to the altitude of one of the world's
highest plateaus-about 12,000 ft. above sea level. MEALS: Breakfast, Dinner in Hotel |
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| Day 4 LHASA | |
| An extraordinary
day of sightseeing shows Nobrulingkha (Precious Stone Garden), built on
the orders of the 7th 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. MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner in Hotel |
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| Day 5 LHASA | |
| You'll
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. MEALS: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner in Hotel |
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| Day 6 LHASA to 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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| IF
YOU PURCHASE THIS EXTENSION AS A POST-TOUR EXTENSION, YOUR ITINERARY IN REVERSE WILL BE: |
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| Tour Code: 5CG05TB | |
| Day
1 Last day of main tour. Fly Beijing to
Lhasa. Check into Lhasa Hotel, stay 3 nights. |
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| Day 2 Lhasa sightseeing (see itinerary above). | |
| Day 3 Lhasa sightseeing (see itinerary above). | |
| Day
4 Lhasa to Beijing. Fly to Beijing. Check
into the Grand Hyatt Beijing at Oriental Plaza, stay 1 night. |
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| Day 5 Fly Beijing to USA. |
Last Revised 5/20/05