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13 Days Splendid China Tour

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Tour Code	CTT-6
Duration	13Days
Destinations	Beijing Xian Shanghai Guilin - Yangshuo? Guilin Guangzhou - Hong Kong
Tour Style	Private Tour or Join-in
Tour Description	You will be enjoyed our professional and enthusiastic service during this tour. Viewing the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace in Beijing, visiting the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum and Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, seeing Guilin and Yangshuo ’s beautiful and natural landscape in Guilin and Yangshuo and feeling the modern and traditional breath of Shanghai，visiting Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Chen's Family Memorial Hall in Guangzhou and Victoria peak, Repulse Bay, Wong Tai Sin temple in Hongkong.

Tour Itinerary

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Description of Expenses

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Tour Itinerary

Day 1 Arrival in Beijing ( Meals: -/-/- )
Welcome to join our splendid China tour! 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.

Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Beijing

Day 2 Beijing(Meals: B/L/SD)

Tourist spot：Mutianyu Great Wall ?798 Art Zone - Peking Duck Banquet. After breakfast at hotel, the itinerary will take you to Mutianyu Great Wall, you will take cable car to see this vital section of the world famous China Great Wall, Mutianyu has a history of over 1400 years, can trace back to Northern Qing Dynasty (550-570). Standing on the wall and looking at it stretching up and down into boundless distance is an exciting experience. Next you will visit Beijing 798 Art Zone, which is Located in the northeast suburb of Beijing, the previous factory plant has become a haven for artists from home and even abroad. Artists gather here to open galleries, art studios and cafes, and hold all kinds art events, making the area the most resounding name in the artistic circle.In the evening, you will enjoy an authentic and delicious Peking Duck Banquet.

Accommodation：Overnight at hotel in Beijing

Day 3 Beijing(Meals: B/L/D)

Tourist spot：Coal Hill Park - Forbidden City - Great Hall of the People - Zhengyang Gate - Dashilar Alley and Temple of Heaven After Breakfast at hotel, Visit the Coal Hill Park, wherever you can have a bird view of the Forbidden City. Later will we go to the Forbidden City to explore its fascinating halls and palaces. Here, you will not only learn how the emperor handled political affairs and lived their lives, but appreciate numerous ancient art treasures. Then visit the Great Hall of the People, which was built started in October 1958 and was completed by the end of August 1959, taking ten months altogether. Great Hall of the People has a total floor space of 171,800 square meters, 20,000 square meters more than that of the Palace Museum in the neighborhood. Great Hall of the People is 206 meters long and 336 meters wide. The highest point of this building is 46.5 meters from the ground. The Great Hall of the People consists of three major sections: in the north is the Banquet Hall that accommodates 5,000 people; in the center is the Grand Auditorium with a seating capacity of 10,000; offices of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress are in the south. There are more than 300 reception rooms and conference halls of various sizes. Thirty-four reception rooms are furnished y and named after various provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions and special administrative regions. Each of the rooms is featured by its local style. After walking through the Zhengyang Gate, In the afternoon, visit the Dashilar Alley and Temple of Heaven. The Temple of Heaven is the place where the emperors worshipped the heavens in hopes of good harvests. Peking Opera Show will give you a wonderful impression.

Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Beijing

Day 4 Beijing - Xian by China High Speed Train ( Meals: B/L/- )

Tourist spot：Summer Palace - old Hutongs After breakfast, the first stop of today's itinerary is the Summer Palace. The Summer Palace in northwest suburban Beijing is the largest and most complete imperial garden existing in China. It was first built in the 12th century as an imperial palace. Occupy a total area of 304 hectares, the Summer Palace features hilly and water scenery. The Kunming Lake makes up four-fifths of this royal park. The Long Corridor running east-west along the lake as well as the Pavilion of the Fragrance of Buddha, the Sea of Wisdom, and the Hall of Dispelling the Clouds and Suzhou Street standing south to north on the Longevity Hill are the major scenic spots. The Summer Palace was added to the world cultural heritage list in 1998. In the afternoon, an interesting trip to the old Hutongs will let you feel Old Beijing’s culture. Taking the local rickshaw and traveling along the narrow lanes, you will get a close touch with the original Beijing lifestyle. In the late afternoon, take a China High Speed Train from Beijing to Xian (approx. 4-5 hours). Upon arrival, the local guide will meet you and transfer you to the hotel. The rest of the evening is free at your leisure.

Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Xian

Day 5 Xi'an ( Meals: B/L/SD )

Tourist spot：Terra Cotta Army - Big Wild Goose Pagoda - Tang Dynasty Dancing Show with Tang Dynasty Dinner After 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 Tang Dynasty Dinner (Tang Dynasty Dinner Show, which is a performance of Chang'an music and dance originated inChina'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.).

Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Xian

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

Tourist spot：Shanxi Provincial Museum - City Walls - Grand Mosque After breakfast at hotel, Visit the Shanxi 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’s defensive 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.)? Take flight to Shanghai, you will be greeted by your tour guide in Shanghai and transfer to your hotel.

Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Shanghai

Day 7 Shanghai Meal: (B/L/D)

Tourist spot：Shanghai Museum - Jade Buddha Temple - Nanjing Road - Bund After breakfast at hotel, you will meet your tour guide at the main lobby of the hotel at 08:30 and set out to visit the Shanghai Museum which houses 110,000 historical objects and 430,000 reference pieces, followed by a walk on People's Square. Jade Buddha Temple, named for its two jade statues of Sakyamuni. One was carved out of a single piece of white jade weighing one ton. After lunch proceed with a promenade of famous Nanjing Road, the busiest commercial center in Shanghai. Then, you will visit the Bund, a five-block riverfront lined with many of Shanghai's banks and trading houses. After dinner, you will enjoy an acrobatic show with breathtaking motorcycle performance or Huangpu River Night Cruise Trip.

Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Shanghai

Day 8 Shanghai-Guilin(B/SL/D)

Tourist spot：Yu Yuan Garden - Shanghai World Financial Center After have breakfast at hotel, head to Yu Yuan Garden and Old Bazaar. This classical Qing Dynasty garden has over 30 pavilions linked by a maze of corridors and bridges over ponds. You will be arrange to have lunch in Yu Yuan Garden area.In afternoon, you will first visit the Shanghai World Financial Center, which is located in the center of the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone. With 101 floors above ground level and soaring to a height of 492 meters, this project embodies Mori Building's original Vertical Garden City concept. It is a hub of culture and information, and boasts state of the art security. The last stop is Tianzifang alley. Tianzifang has transformed itself from legacy residential architectures and factories into an artsy area, housing bars, cafes, crafts shops, design studios, galleries and boutiques. It is ardently supported by crowds of yuppies, trend setters, designers and expatriates, who fall for temptation of old Shikumen houses (stone-framed-door houses) and lanes with infinite novelties. Take flight from Shanghai to Guilin tonight and your tour guide will meet and transfer you to the hotel in Guilin

Accommodation : Overnight at hotel in Guilin

Day 9 Guilin (B/ L/D)

Tourist spot：Reed Flute cave - Elephant Trunk Hill Park - Fubo Hill After breakfast at hotel, you will 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.) and , Fubo Hill, which is 120 meters long, 60 meters wide and 213 meters high, stands on its own to the northeast of the city, on the west bank of the Li River. The waves of the river are turned back when they meet the stone blocks of the hill, hence the name "wave-subduing hill".

Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Guilin

Day10 Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin - Guangzhou( Meal: B/L/ - )

Tourist spot：Li River cruise - Yangshuo After breakfast at hotel, you will 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 D- train to Guangzhou. Our guide will pick you up at the railway station and transfer to your hotel.

Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Guangzhou

Day11 Guangzhou - Hong Kong (B/L/ - )

Tourist spot：Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall - Chen's Family Memorial Hall - Temple of Six Banyan Trees After have breakfast at hotel, we will 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.

Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Hongkong

Day12 Hong Kong (Meal: B/L/)

Tourist spot：Victoria peak, Repulse Bay, Stanley market, Aberdeen fishing village,factory shopping... After have breakfast at hotel. Visit Victoria peak, Repulse Bay, Stanley market, Aberdeen fishing village, factory shopping, Kowloon city tour including Wong Tai Sin temple, Jade and Bird market. Have lunch at local Chinese restaurant.

Accommodation:Overnight at hotel in Hongkong

Day13 Hong Kong - Departure (B/ - / - )
Your memorable tour of China will conclude today. The driver will take you to the airport for a flight back home. Our guide will see you off at the airport. Farewell!

Featured Hotels

Tour Class	5 star	4 star	3 star
Beijing	Crowne Plaza Beijing Lido	Holiday Inn Beijing Temple of Heaven	ibis Hotel
Xian	Crowne Plaza Xi'an	Hampton by Hilton Xi'an Qujiang	ibis Styles Xi'an
Shanghai	Crowne Plaza Shanghai Nanjing Road	Holiday Inn Shanghai Vista	ibis Hotel
Guilin	Sheraton Guilin Hotel	Four Points by Sheraton Guilin, Lingui	Ji Hotel Guilin Elephant Trunk Hill Jiefang Bridge
Yangshuo	Hilton Garden Inn Guilin Yangshuo	Ramada Resort by Wyndham Yangshuo	Fairfield by Marriott Yangshuo
Guangzhou	Crowne Plaza Guangzhou City Centre	Holiday Inn Guangzhou Zhujiang New Town	ibis Hotel
Hong Kong	Harbour Grand Kowloon	Harbour Plaza Metropolis	Metropark Hotel Mongkok

Hotel based on two persons sharing one room with twin beds. All listed hotels serve daily western or Chinese breakfast.

Description of Expenses

Price of this Beijing Xian Guilin Shanghai Tour ( USD $ )
( Mar, Jun - Aug ) Prices of 2026

Hotel	1 person	2 persons	3-4 persons	5-9 persons	Single room supplement
	$8198 (Book)	$4550 (Book)	$5070 (Book)	$3911 (Book)	$1350 (Book)
	$7145 (Book)	$4023 (Book)	$4352 (Book)	$3297 (Book)	$945 (Book)
	$6935 (Book)	$3918 (Book)	$4266 (Book)	$3231 (Book)	$765 (Book)
No accommodation	$5397 (Book)	$3150 (Book)	$3299 (Book)	$2316 (Book)	(Book) - >

( Apr - May, Sep - Nov ) Prices of 2026

Hotel	1 person	2 persons	3-4 persons	5-9 persons	Single room supplement
	$8664 (Book)	$4788 (Book)	$5573 (Book)	$4319 (Book)	$1470 (Book)
	$7428 (Book)	$4170 (Book)	$4620 (Book)	$3501 (Book)	$975 (Book)
	$7305 (Book)	$4109 (Book)	$4602 (Book)	$3497 (Book)	$825 (Book)
No accommodation	$5648 (Book)	$3281 (Book)	$3561 (Book)	$2508 (Book)	(Book) - >

( Dec 2027, Jan 13 - Feb 2027 ) Prices of 2027

Hotel	1 person	2 persons	3-4 persons	5-9 persons	Single room supplement
	$7875 (Book)	$4383 (Book)	$4926 (Book)	$3788 (Book)	$1230 (Book)
	$6996 (Book)	$3942 (Book)	$4244 (Book)	$3203 (Book)	$900 (Book)
	$6768 (Book)	$3830 (Book)	$4128 (Book)	$3113 (Book)	$705 (Book)
No accommodation	$5361 (Book)	$3126 (Book)	$3251 (Book)	$2280 (Book)	(Book) - >

.Prices are in US dollars, for one Adult. Check Tour Price Includes / Excludes / How to Settle Booking
.Child price is 50% of Adult ( 2- 12 years old ) Infant price is 10% of Adult (0-2 years old) Both
Sharing beds with parents

What's included

Domestic airfares or train tickets
Hotel accommodation with breakfasts
A la carte lunches as itinerary specifies
Professional English-speaking guides
Drivers & air-conditioned vehicles
Entrance fees to tourist sites

What's not included

International airfares
Entry Visa fees
Personal expenses
Tips or gratuities for guides and drivers

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation terms depend on the confirmed itinerary, hotels, trains, permits, and supplier deadlines. CTT will state the exact policy before payment is collected.

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