Day 1 Arrival in Bejing
Your Himalayan Rock representative welcomes you at the Bejing airport and will take care of transfer to your hotel in Bejing. Rest of the day is left to your own to relax or explore Bejing city.

Day 2 Bejing - Sightseeing Tiananmen Square and Temple of Heaven
Our guide will pick you up at the hotel lobby. Head for the largest square in the world – Tiananmen Square – and the Forbidden City in the morning. Afternoon-transfer to visit the impressive Temple of Heaven. You will enjoy the welcome dinner in the evening, a palatable Peking Duck Banquet in a notable restaurant, followed by a classical Peking opera performance. Transfer to your hotel.

Day 3 Bejing - Sightseeing Badaling Great Wall
Full day excursion to the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall,  on the way driving past  Bird’s Nest and Water Cube, the Lama Temple.  (B)

Day 4 Bejing - Xian, by train

Day 5 Xian
Morning arrive Xian. Arrival transfer to the Melody Hotel Xian (a three star hotel) for two nights. Full day tour the Shaanxi Provincial Museum, Muslim Quarters and the Great Mosque, the Old City Wall,   Evening 'Dumpling Banquet' dinner including a tour of the restaurant's kitchen. Tang Dynasty Show. (B)

Day 6 Xian - Army of Terracotta Warriors
Full day tour including the Army of Terracotta Warriors, Big Goose Pagoda.  (B)

Day 7 Xian - Lhasa
Morning flight to the holy `city of Sunshine` Lhasa. After immigration formalities meet your Himalayan Rock guide at the exit of Gonggar Airport. Transfer to Lhasa City and check in to your hotel.
Rest of the day no program since you will need time to adapt to the high altitude. You shoud avoid physical activity for the rest of the day to prevent altitude sickness.

Day 8 Lhasa - Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Barkhor Square
Day 9 Lhasa - Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery and Norbulinka Palace
Day 10 Lhasa - Yamdruk Tso - Gyantse (Palkhor Monastery, Khumbum Stupa)
Day 11 Gyantse – Shigatse (Tashilunpo)
Day 12 Shigatse - Shegar
Day 13 Shegar - Rongbuk Monastery
Day 14 Rongbuk Monastery - Everest Base Camp - Tingri
Day 15 Tingri - Zhangmu
Day 16 Zhangmu - Kodari - Kathmandu