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  Full View Great China Rail Tours Itinerary:

Day 1 Beijing -- Arrival (--/--/--)

Our guide will meet you outside the baggage claim area at Beijing Airport and transfer you to the hotel. The rest of the day is on your own to explore the city. (if you want you can add some tour today, please let us know your flight land time and we can add it for you. )

Overnight at Hotel

 

Day 02 Beijing ( Meals: B/L/SD )
Visit the Coal Hill Park, where you can have a bird view of the Forbidden City. Then visit Tiananmen Square, the symbolical heart of China and gathering place for the masses. It is the biggest public square in the world. Then visit the Forbidden City, as the Palace Museum, the Chinese imperial palace from the middle of Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. Have lunch, then visit the Temple of Heaven  with its outstanding round shape, covered by an exquisite triple roof of blue tiles. It is the place where the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasty worshiped heaven and prayed for peace and harvest. After the whole day tour, dinner we prepared The Beijing Duck Dinner which served at the famous restaurant - Quanjude, Chairman Mao said we will pass Quanjude to our generations for ever during the Culture Revelotion to protect the brand not be destroyed. After Quanjude Duck Dinner, you will enjoy a lively Peking Opera performance ( or Kung Fu Show or Acrabatic Show ) at the Liyuan Theatre.

 

Day 03 Beijing ( Meals: B/L/D )
Visit the Mutiany Great Wall where is a not too commerchial area compare with Badaling Section ( You also can change to visit Badaling ) Located among the orchards and pines in the mountains to the north of Beijing, the Great Wall of China was constructed and reconstructed at Mutianyu to keep out the nomadic tribes to the north. Come to learn, touch, and explore the history of a Wall built over 300 years ago, yet which remains largely intact as it snakes endlessly across the mountain ridgelines. and the Sacred Way which means the road leading to heaven, Enjoy a walk along the Sacred Path leading to the necropolis. Visit the Ming Tomb of Changling, the largest one where emperor Yongle was buried.  Although not excavated itself, it displays the artifacts found in the Ding Ling Tomb.

 

Day 04 Beijing – Xian by soft sleeper train ( Meals: B/L/D )
Visit the Bird's Nest and Wate Cube - 29th Olympic National Stadium, and the Summer Palace, built in 1888, it was once a summer retreat and the imperial park for emperors. Dinner before transfer you to the Beijing West train station. Take soft sleeper train to Xian in the night. 

 

Day 5 Xi'an (B/L/D)

On arrival, meet your guide at the platform and transfer you to your hotel. Breakfast at hotel. Take an excursion to the site of the First Emperor's Terra Cotta Army (Most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. It is a sight not to be missed by any visitor to China. Life size terracotta figures of warriors and horses arranged in battle formations are the star features at the museum. They are replicas of what the imperial guard should look like in those days of pomp and vigor.). After lunch drive back to the city, discover the Big Wild Goose Pagoda (The Big Goose Pagoda is situated in the Da Ci'en Temple, known as the best-preserved Buddhist temple complex, four kilometers away from the center of the city. It is one of the city's most distinctive and outstanding landmarks, possibly the most beautiful building left in Xian today.). In the evening, enjoy Tang Dynasty Dancing Show with dumpling banquet (Tang Dynasty Dinner Show, which is a performance of Chang'an music and dance originated in China's Tang Dynasty over a thousand years ago. It has been recreated in accordance with various historical records as well as ancient art and relics discovered in Xian, the capital of the empire during the Tang Dynasty.)

Overnight at  Hotel

 

Day 6 Xi'an -- Shanghai (B/L/D)

Breakfast at hotel. Visit the Shaanxi Provincial Museum (The Provincial History Museum - a striking Tang-Dynasty style pavilion, houses a large collection of 113,000 historic and cultural artifacts unearthed in Shanxi. It is an absolute must for every visitor to the city.) which is the largest comprehensive museum in the province. After lunch at local restaurant, visit the City Walls (It is a major landmark, and the best preserved, as well as the oldest and largest of the city defence systems in China.) and the Grand Mosque (The Great Mosque in Xian is one of the oldest, largest and best-preserved Islamic mosques in China and its location is northwest of the Drum Tower (Gu Lou) on Huajue Lane.) After dinner, transfer to the train station for overnight Z train to Shanghai.

Overnight at Train.

   

Day 07 Shanghai ( Meals: B/SL/D )
Arrive in Shanghai in the morning and our Shanghai guide will meet you at railway station and transfer to the hotel. Breakfast at local restaurant. Visit Nanjing Road, the Bund,  the famous avenue that parallels the Huang Pu River. The road is lined with some of the most prestigious buildings and landmarks of the city, mostly erected during the time of the foreign concessions. The river acts as a mirror between the old and the new Shanghai. Pudong features a futuristic city devoted to business and finance with its facade of skyscrapers. From the top of the Television Tower, known as the Pearl of the Orient, lunch at the Revoving Restaurant there. you will have an overall view of the city while have you lunch. In the afternoon visit Jade Buddha Temple, it is the most famous and one of the most active Buddhist temples in Shanghai. Named for its two bejeweled white jade Buddha, one is 1000kg, 1.9 meter-high figure carved from Burmese jade brought to China in 1882, the Yuyuan Garden, It is well worth a meander through the Yu Garden, which has many scenic courtyards decorated with baroque rockery, pools and flora, all connected by corridors and passageways.The dinner will be serve and followed by the Portman Acrobatic Show at the Shanghai Centre Theatre.

 

Day 8 Shanghai (B/L/-)

Breakfast at hotel. Visit Shanghai Museum where you will discover beautiful collections of bronze, porcelain, sculptures and calligraphy.

Visit Xintiandi former dwelling quarter newly rehabilitated into a trendy entertainment area, after that our guide and driver will transfer you

 to boarding the T 77 train to Guilin 16:43/ 12:15 + 1 Day.

Over night at train.

Day 9  Guilin (-/L/D)

Breakfast by your own on board.  Meet your guide at the platform. Have lunch. Then visit the Palace of Nature Art Reed Flute cave (The Cave on the northwestern outskirts of Guilin, seven kilometers from the city center, is a limestone cave in existence for at least 600,000 years. The entire cave is 240 meters deep, 93 meters at the widest section and 18 meters at the highest point.), Elephant Trunk Hill Park (Situated majestically at the southeast of Guilin city and west bank of Li River, Elephant Trunk Hill is regarded as the symbol of Guilin landscape. Originally named "Li Hill", "Yi Hill" and "Chenshui Hill", the hill has a history of 3.6 hundred million years. Resembling an elephant leisurely sucking water from the river with its long trunk, this hill is famous as Elephant Trunk Hill for hundreds of years.)

Overnight at  Hotel

 

Day 10 Guilin -- Yangshuo -- Guilin - Guangzhou (B/L/D)

Breakfast at hotel.  Enjoy the famed Li River cruise tour (The Li River cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo is the centerpiece of any trip to northeastern Guangxi Province. Gorgeous Karst peaks give you surprises at each bend of the limpid river under the blue sky. Water buffalo patrol the fields, peasants reap rice paddies, school kids and fisherman float by on bamboo rafts. With its breathtaking scenery and taste of a life far removed from the concrete metropolis, the scenery along the Li River become one of China's top tourist destinations.) passing through an amazing landscape of limestone peaks to the village of Yangshuo(Located 65 kilometers to the southeast of Guilin, Yangshuo is an ancient town which became a county in Jin Dynasty some 1500 years ago. Yangshuo is famous not only for the attractive hills and waters there, but also for its abundant produce, particularly for such fruits as sweet orange, tangerine, pomelo and persimmon. Chestnuts produced in Yangshuo are also well known for their excellent quality.). Lunch will be served on the boat. Have a short exploration of Yangshuo town before driving back to Guilin, transfer to boarding the train K950 21:20 / 8:37 to Guangzhou. Lunch will be served on the boat and having dinner at local Chinese restaurant.

Overnight at  train

 

Day 11 Guangzhou -- Hong Kong (B/L/--)

Meet guide at the train station, transfer to have breakfast at a local restaurant. visit of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, situated in the original site of Sun Yat-sen's Presidential Office on the southern slope of Yuexiu Hill, is a memorial building built in 1931 with the funds raised by the Guangzhou people and overseas Chinese in memory of Sun Yat-sen, the pioneer of China's bourgeois democratic revolution.), which is the most symbolic site of Guangzhou. Then visit the Chen's Family Memorial Hall (famous for its exquisite craftsmanship including wood, stone, and brick carving, and metalwork using copper and iron. There are also wonderful murals. As for the carving techniques, both realistic and imaginative styles were employed to give the temple a magnificent yet solemn atmosphere.) and the Temple of Six Banyan Trees (Situated on Liurong Road, this world famous ancient Buddhist temple was built in 537 in the Liang dynasty during the Southern dynasties (386-581). More than 1460 years ago in the Liang dynasty, Emperor Liangwu ordered the master priest, Tanyu to built Baozhuangyan Temple to store the Buddhist bones brought from Kampuchea. During the Northern Song dynasty, a great writer - Su Shi, on a visit to this temple was attracted by the six banyan trees surrounding it and wrote the inscription "Liu Rong" (Six Banyan Trees). In the afternoon take a jet boat (1700) to Hong Kong. Meet your guide at Hong Kong and transfer to hotel.

Overnight at  Hotel

 

Day 12 Hong Kong (B/L/--)

Breakfast at hotel. Visit Victoria peak, Repulse Bay, Stanely market, Aberdeen fishing village, factory shopping, Kowloon city tour including Wong Tai Sin temple, Jade and Bird market. Having lunch at local Chinese restaurant.

Overnight at  Hotel

 

Day 13 Hong Kong -- Departure (B/--/--)

Breakfast at hotel. Day at leisure until transfer to airport for departure flight to next destination.

Featured Hotels ( click the hotel name for details )

 

Tour Class	Beijing	Xian	Guilin
	Crowne Plaza Wangfujing Hotel	Howard Johnson Plaza	Sheraton Guilin
	Holiday Inn Temple of Heaven	Grand New World Hotel	Guilin Bravo Hotel
	Holiday Inn Express	Xian Walker Hotel	Guilin Fubo Hotel
Tour Class	Shanghai	Hong Kong
	Howard Johnson The Bund	Harbour Grand Hong Kong
	The Bund Hotel	Harbour Plaza Metropolis
	Holiday Inn Express	Newton Place

 

 Price of this Beijing Xian Shanghai Tour ( USD $ )

 

 ( Mar, Jun -  Aug ) Prices of 2012

Tour Class	1 person	2 person	3-4 persons	5-9 persons	Single room supplement
	4990 (Book)	3078 (Book)	2796 (Book)	2530 (Book)	736
	4545 (Book)	2845 (Book)	2563 (Book)	2297 (Book)	585
	4201 (Book)	2659 (Book)	2377 (Book)	2111 (Book)	472

 

  ( Apr - May,  Sep - Nov ) Prices of 2012

Tour Class	1 person	2 person	3-4 persons	5-9 persons	Single room supplement
	5418 (Book)	3292 (Book)	3010 (Book)	2744 (Book)	889
	4839 (Book)	2992 (Book)	2710 (Book)	2444 (Book)	690
	4357 (Book)	2737 (Book)	2455 (Book)	2189 (Book)	528

 

 ( Dec 2012, Jan 13 - Feb 2013 ) Prices of 2012 - 2013

Tour Class	1 person	2 person	3-4 persons	5-9 persons	Single room supplement
	4823 (Book)	2993 (Book)	2711 (Book)	2445 (Book)	678
	4395 (Book)	2769 (Book)	2487 (Book)	2221 (Book)	532
	4051 (Book)	2584 (Book)	2302 (Book)	2036 (Book)	419

 

* Prices are in US dollars, for one Adult. Check Tour Price Includes / Excludes / How to Settle Booking.

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