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Highlights

This trip is a perfect combination of popular tourist destinations in China. You can explore rich historical and cultural heritages in Beijing and Xi'an, by visiting the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Army and many other attractions. Continue to appreciate charming natural scenery in Guilin, observe the lovely pandas in Chengdu, relax during the 5-star Yangtze River Cruise and experience dynamic metropolitan life of Shanghai.

Itinerary

Pick up from Beijing Airport
  • Beijing

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Your professional local guide will meet you at Beijing Airport after reclaiming your luggage and clearing customs. The driver will take you to the hotel in a comfortable vehicle and help you with the check-in procedure. The rest of the day is left for you to have a good rest or to become familiar with our capital city on your own.
  • Accommodations
    Beijing New World Centre Tongpai Hotel (4 stars)
Beijing City Tour
  • Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)

    30 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    This morning, you will be guided to the Tiananmen Square first to take good pictures of Tiananmen Tower, Monument to People's Heroes, and Memorial Hall of Chairman Mao on the square.
  • Forbidden City-The Palace Museum

    3 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    From the Tiananmen Square, you will enter the Imperial Palace, also known as the Forbidden City to explore its fascinating halls and pavilions. Here, you will not only learn how the emperor handled political affairs and lived their lives, but appreciate numerous ancient art treasures. Around noon, you will enjoy an a la carte lunch at an elegant restaurant.
  • Lama Temple (Yonghegong)

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    In the afternoon, visit the Yonghe Temple, a solemn imperial lamasery that has survived over 300 years intact and features a blend of Han, Mongolian, and Tibetan architecture.
  • Temple of Heaven

    1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket Included
    At last, you will see the Temple of Heaven, with its unique architecture, where the emperors worshipped the heavens in hopes of good harvests.
  • Accommodations
    Beijing New World Centre Tongpai Hotel (4 stars)
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
    Lunch - A la carte lunch
China Great Wall Tour
  • Mutianyu Great Wall

    3 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    This morning we will take you to Mutianyu section to experience at first hand the wonder of the Great Wall. The round-trip cable car will be arranged. Standing on the wall and looking at it stretching up and down into boundless distance is an exciting experience and will leave you a life-long memory.
  • Niaochao National Stadium

    20 minsAdmission Ticket Not Included
    In the afternoon, on the way back you will have a photo stop at the Olympic National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest.
  • Hutong Tour

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    Afterwards, you will take a rickshaw tour to explore the original Hutong alleys and have a chance to visit a local family.
  • Accommodations
    Beijing New World Centre Tongpai Hotel (4 stars)
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
Beijing to Xian by High-speed Train
  • Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    The first stop of today's itinerary is the Summer Palace - the largest existing imperial garden with a graceful landscape and magnificent constructions.
  • Xi'an

    5 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Your guide and driver will escort you to Beijing West Railway Station to take a high speed train to Xian. You will meet our Xian guide when you get out of the train station and then be transferred to the hotel.
  • Accommodations
    Holiday Inn Xian Big Goose Pagoda (4 stars)
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
Terracotta Army Tour
  • The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses

    4 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    The visit to the magnificent Terracotta Army will start your day's trip. In the museum, there are altogether three excavated pits exhibiting amazing warrior figures and Chinese ancient weapons. Afterwards, take a family visit to the home of the first discoverer of the Terracotta Army. And then make a mini clay warrior by yourself with the help of a local artisan.
  • Shaanxi History Museum

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    Then transfer you back to downtown and you will come to the Shaanxi Province Museum. The outlook of it imitates the building structure of the Tang Dynasty. There are lots of relics and artifacts have been collected. They will show you the development of ancient China in different eras.
  • Accommodations
    Holiday Inn Xian Big Goose Pagoda (4 stars)
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
Xi'an to Guilin by Flight
  • Xi'an City Wall (Chengqiang)

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    The day begins with a leisure visit to the City Wall Park, where you can observe the day-to-day life of the locals. After that, you will pay a visit to the City Wall. It is the most complete existing urban fortification in China. Cycling on the ancient wall is an exciting experience that many people like to try (bike rental fee is not included).
  • Xi'an Mosque

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    The Great Mosque, one of the largest and best-preserved Islam mosques in China. Here you can appreciate integration of different cultures, which has combined the characteristics of Chinese classical architectures with religious colors.
  • Muslim Quarter

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Then, you will have time to explore the surrounding Muslim Quarter. There lots of handicraft souvenirs are on sale. Enjoy all kinds of snacks and halal foods by yourselves.
  • Han Yang Ling Museum

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    In the afternoon, drive to visit Han Yang Ling Museum - Yangling Mausoleum of Han Dynasty. There, you can go underground to have a close look at the unearthed mausoleum through glass floor.
  • Guilin

    3 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Then, you will be transferred to the airport for an onward flight to Guilin. Your local guide will meet you at the airport and take you to the hotel.
  • Accommodations
    Guilin Bravo Hotel (4 stars)
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
    Lunch - Local Flavor lunch
Guilin - Yangshuo
  • Li River

    5 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    Enduring memories are created today as you cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo. Lunch will be served onboard, but it is suggested you pack some snacks in case the box meal is not to your taste.
  • Yangshuo County

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Upon arrival in Yangshuo, a short trip to the countryside by bicycle or car will then be arranged. Today you will spend one night in Yangshuo.
  • Accommodations
    Green Lotus Hotel(4 stars)
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
    Lunch
Yangshuo - Guilin
  • Xianggong Mountain

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    This morning will be left for your own arrangement. In the afternoon, drive back to Guilin. En route, pull over and climb up to Xianggong Hill to have an amazing full view of the Li River, which is astonishing beyond expectation.
  • Elephant Trunk Hill (Xiangbishan)

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    Arriving in Guilin, visit its natural landmark, Elephant Trunk Hill, named so because it just looks like an elephant drinking water with his truck from the river.
  • Accommodations
    Guilin Bravo Hotel (4 stars)
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
Guilin - Chengdu by Flight
  • Chengdu

    3 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    After breakfast, you will be transported to the airport to catch a morning flight to Chengdu. Upon your arrival, your local guide will be waiting for you outside the baggage claim area and transfer you to the hotel.
  • Xiaojiahe Residential District

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Experience Slow-paced Life of Chengdu People at Xiaojiahe Community. At first, try some delicious Chengdu dishes at Yongle Restaurant at your own expense. After, go to a local vegetable market. Following, the guide will lead you to Xiaojiahe river bank after walking for about 15 minutes. There, you will see locals playing mahjong or cards, enjoying tea, or chatting with each other. We will serve you a cup of coffee, specially in a traditional tea bowl with a cover. After that, transfer you back to your hotel.
  • Accommodations
    Holiday Inn Chengdu Oriental Plaza (4 stars)
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
Giant Panda Tour
  • Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Xiongmao Jidi)

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    This morning, you will be escorted to the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base to see the rare and endangered animals – the Giant Pandas. Today's pickup is a bit earlier as pandas are more active in the morning during their feeding time. You may have an opportunity to close appreciate the daily life of this cute species.
  • Kuanzhai Alley

    1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Afterwards, come to Kuanzhai Alley. Enjoy your leisure time in this place. You can taste all kinds of local specialties as well as appreciate the architectural style of traditional buildings. Feel the typical slow lifestyle of local people.
  • Jinsha Site Museum

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    Jinsha Site Museum is built to protect, study and display the archaeological finds of Jinsha Site, dating back to about 3,000 years ago.
  • Chengdu Renmin Park

    40 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    This day will draw to an end with a visit to the Marriage Market in People’s Park. Here, the background information of the singles and their expectations for the other half are listed on papers and displayed. Read some “posters” with the help of the guide, to learn this unique and interesting way of matchmaking.
  • Accommodations
    Holiday Inn Chengdu Oriental Plaza (4 stars)
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
Chengdu - Chongqing by a bullet train & Board the Yangtze Cruise Ship
  • Chongqing

    4 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    In the morning, your guide will transfer you to the railway station to catch a 2-hour bullet train to Chongqing. Upon arrival, your local guide will pick you up at the railway station and and take you to visit Ci Qi Kou Village, where you can try some local food as lunch on your own expense. And then your guide will transfer you to board Yangtze River cruise ship. When the ship departs from Chongqing, your relaxing Yangtze River cruise tour begins.
  • Accommodations
    President No.7/No.8 Cruise Ship with balcony (5 stars)
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
Yangtze River Cruise
  • Fengdu County

    4 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Today you will disembark and visit the Shuangguishan National Forest Park instead, which is a great place to enjoy a leisurely walk and melt into nature. In addition to the scheduled onshore excursions, you are free to enjoy yourself on the cruise ship, relax completely on the sundeck or join various cultural programs onboard. This evening, the Captain's Welcome Party will be held, and it will be a great fun for guests to join in.
  • Accommodations
    President No.7/No.8 Cruise Ship with balcony (5 stars)
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
    Lunch
    Dinner
Yangtze River Cruise
  • Shennong Stream

    4 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    As the ship sails through Wu Gorge, you will change to a sampan to take a side trip along Shennong Stream for 3 to 4 hours. Shennong Stream features picturesque natural beauty, distinctive Tujia flavor, boat tracking culture and valued historical relics.
  • Accommodations
    President No.7/No.8 Cruise Ship with balcony (5 stars)
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
    Lunch
    Dinner
Yichang - Shanghai by a bullet train
  • Yichang

    3 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    After breakfast, you will disembark for an excursion to the Three Gorges Dam. Before that, you should pack your luggage and complete check-out procedures. After finishing the excursion, the cruise ship company will drive you to the Three Gorges Tourist Center in Yichang city. The local guide will meet you there and then see you off at Yichang East Railway Station for a bullet train to Shanghai.
  • Shanghai

    8 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    After around 7.5 hours train ride, you will meet your Shanghai guide at the train station and be transferred to the hotel.
  • Accommodations
    Sunrise On The Bund (4 stars)
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
Shanghai City Trip
  • Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    This morning, visit Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall. You will see many models of the city’s landmarks and learn how the city looked like in the past and will look like in the future.
  • Yu Garden (Yuyuan)

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    After that, explore Yu Garden. The symbol of the Garden is the Nine Zigzag Bridge built of granite and grass-white jade and the quaint, elegant mid-lake pavilion. Then an a la carte lunch is arranged for you at a local famous restaurant.
  • Huangpu River

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    Take a one-hour cruise along the Hungpu River - the mother river of Shanghai. As the symbol and a microcosm of the city, the river has witnessed the glory, humiliation, despair and prosperity of Shanghai.
  • The Bund (Wai Tan)

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Have some free time on the Bund area.
  • Tianzifang

    40 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Then you will head for a cultural block in Shanghai to get relaxed before going back to the hotel.
  • Accommodations
    Sunrise On The Bund (4 stars)
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast
    Lunch - A la carte lunch
Leave Shanghai
  • Shanghai

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Your guide and driver will come and get you at the appointed time, and then transfer you to the airport. Bon voyage!
  • Food And Drinks
    Breakfast

What's included

INCLUDED

One way High-speed Train Fare from Beijing to Xi'an, Chengdu to Chongqing and Yichang to Shanghai
Hotel/ cruise ship accommodation based on twin-sharing room
Lunch (6)
Dinner (2)
Air-conditioned vehicle
One way Economy-class airfare from Xi'an to Guilin and Guilin to Chengdu.
Breakfast (15)
Two bottled water per person per day
Professional guide & experienced driver

NOT INCLUDED

Gratuities
China visa fees
International airfare
Single room supplement for solo guest is compulsive and is available on request.

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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required

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