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12 Days Classical China Tour
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Tour Code
CTT-5-B
Duration
12Days
Destinations
Shanghai
Guilin->
Yangshuo->
Guilin
Xian
Beijing
Tour Style
Private Tour or Join-in
Tour Description
Say Hello to China when your tour starts! There are many famous cities and exciting attractions in this route. You will see Nanjing Road, Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai Museum in Shanghai, seeing Guilin and Yangshuo’s beautiful and natural landscape in Guilin and Yangshuo, enjoying the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum and Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, Viewing the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace in Beijing. You will see Chinese tour culture and civilization!
Tour Itinerary
Introduction of hotel
Description of Expenses
Tour itinerary can be customized!
Tour Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival in Shanghai ( Meals: -/-/- )
Say hello to China！
Our guide will meet you outside the baggage claim area at shanghai Airport and transfer you to the hotel. The rest of the day is on your own to explore the city.
If you want to add tour itinerary today, please let us know your flight land time and we can arrangement it for you.
Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Shanghai
Day 2
Shanghai (Meals: B/L/D)
Tourist spot：Shanghai Museum - Jade Buddha Temple - Nanjing Road - the Bund - acrobatic show
After breakfast at hotel, you will 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 3
Shanghai -Guilin (Meals: B/SL/D)
Tourist spot：Yu Yuan Garden - Shanghai World Financial Center - Tianzifang alley
After breakfast, 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 arranged 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 to Guilin and you will be greeted by your guide at the airport and transferred to your hotel.
Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Guilin
Day 4
Guilin -Yangshuo ( Meals: B/L/- )
Tourist spot：Cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo
After Breakfast at hotel. Enduring memories are created today as you Cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo, waterway from Guilin to Yangshuo is the masterpiece of the Li River scenery. It is the most typical karst topography in northeastern Guangxi. Transfer to the hotel. A short bicycle trip to the countryside will then be arranged. You will visit a local villager's home to experience the farmer's lifestyle there. Alternatively, you can take our electric car instead of taking bicycles.
(Tips: Since the lunch on the Li River cruise can not meet your expectation, we suggests that you have enough breakfast at the hotel today.)
Accommodation:Overnight at hotel in Yangshuo
Day 5
Yangshuo ( Meals: B/-/- )
Tourist spot：Moon Hill and the Tall Banyan
Breakfast at your hotel. We intend to leave the day free at Yangshuo. You can find West Street with the breathtaking scenery and have a pot of tea in a sidewalk cafe feeling totally relaxed. You can rent a bicycle to visit the Moon Hill and the Tall Banyan. Overnight at hotel in Yangshuo.
Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Yangshuo
Day 6
Guilin-Xian（Meal: B/L/ - ）
Tourist spot：Reed Flute Cave - the Seven Star Park - Elephant Trunk Hill
After breakfast at hotel and Drive back to Guilin. Visit the Reed Flute Cave, the Cave is Guilin's largest and most impressive cave, the Seven Star Park, is the largest comprehensive park with mass scenery in Guilin City and the Elephant Trunk Hill, as symbol of Guilin, it has become one of the most popular natural monuments. It resembles an elephant drinking from the Li River. Take flight to Xian and you will be greeted by your guide at the airport and transferred to your hotel.
Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Xian
Day 7
Xian（Meals: B/L/SD）
Tourist spot：Horses Museum - Great Mosque - Muslim Street - Folk House - Shadow Play Opera - Tang Dynasty Dinner
After Breakfast at your hotel. Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the most significant archaeological excavations of the20th century. It has been regarded as THE 8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD! . In the afternoon, visit the Great Mosque, is one of the oldest, largest and best-preserved Islamic mosques in China, the Muslim Street, Moslem Street is the hub of the Moslem community in Xian City. After visit Muslim street, you will have a optional tour which is tour to Gao Yue Song’s ancient style Folk House, formerly high rank official during the Ming Dynasty some 300 years ago. This house won UNESCO Prize for Cultural Heritage Protection in Asian-Pacific Area in 2002 and you will be delighted to see a dying art: Shadow Play Opera which played by farmers.
Dinner enjoy famous Tang Dynasty Dinner
Accommodation: Overnight at hotel in Xian
Day 8
Xian-Beijing（Meals: B/L/- ）
Tourist spot：Big Wild Goose Pagoda - the City Wall - Shaanxi Provincial Museum
Breakfast at your hotel. Visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which situated at south of the Xian city, As one of the main constructions in the famous Buddhist temple-Da-Ci-En Temple, the pagoda is one of the most distinctive and outstanding landmarks for Xian City, the City Wall, It is the most complete city wall survived in China as well as one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world, Shaanxi Provincial Museum, which is the largest comprehensive museum in the province. Transfer to the Xi’an railway station and take the soft sleeper train to Beijing in the afternoon. Dinner will be arranged by yourself at the train
Accommodation:Overnight at Z Train (Soft Sleeper 4 persons in one cabin, you can upgrade to 2 persons in one cabin with surcharge)
Day 9
Arrival in Beijing：（Meal: B/L/SD）
Tourist spot：Mutianyu Great Wall - 798 Art Zone - Peking Duck Banquet.
Arrive in Beijing and your tour guide will accompany you in a comfortable vehicle to the hotel and help you with the check-in procedure. Breakfast will be arranged at local restaurant, KFC or MacDonald. 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 Qi 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
Day10
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
Day11
Beijing （Meals: B/L/D）
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.
Accommodation:Overnight at hotel in Beijing
Day12
Departure from Beijing ( Meals: B/-/- )
After breakfast at hotel, Our guide and driver will see you off at the airport today. Hope next time we still have the chance to serve you again.
Description of Expenses
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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
Tour Reservation Request
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