When you arrive in Beijing today, our guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the reserved hotel. We suggest you have a good rest at the hotel to get refreshed.

Meals included: No meals, advice freely available
Accommodation: The Great Wall Hotel Beijing  - the former Sheraton

The prelude of your China tour is going to be opened while visiting Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City this morning. You could walk around the world largest city square for a while and then go across Chang'an Avenue to the well-preserved Forbidden City. As one of the world's largest imperial palace, Forbidden City is said to have more than 9,000 houses and over one million cultural relics. While you are walking on the flat stone path, our guide will also provide information and interesting stories of the palace's history and culture. 

Then an a la carte lunch (valued at CNY150.00 per person and included in our price) is served at a very nice restaurant to taste the authentic Chinese food.
 
In the afternoon, visit another imperial site, the Temple of Heaven, where emperors in the Ming and Qing dynasties offered sacrifice to heaven and prayed for good harvest for the country. Afterwards, a wonderful Chinese Kung Fu Show will be arranged for your enjoyment at the Red Theatre.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch

Morning excursion transfers you to climb China Great Wall - Badaling section. It may be a little tiring to climb up the steps in Badaling, but when you see the majestic great wall and beacon towers, as well as the gorgeous landscape, you will think all your efforts are worthwhile. Then we go to a jade factory. 

Lunch is arranged on your own. As restaurants nearby the site are in low quality, we do not arrange it. It may be the best that you have a big breakfast and have some fast food for lunch by yourself. Or you may turn to your guide for suggestions.
 
The afternoon visit continues to the Sacred Way. The Sacred Way is the main path leading to the tomb, along which there are stone statues of mythical beasts and ancient officials. On the way back to downtown, drive by the Bird's Nest (Olympic National Stadium). You will see its appearance at a distance.
 
Meals: Western buffet breakfast

The morning visit takes you to the imperial garden of the Qing Dynasty, the Summer Palace and an amazing pearl store. Summer Palace is the largest and best preserved royal garden in the world. The whole garden mainly consists of the Longevity Hill and the Kunming Lake. The Long Gallery, 728 meters (796.2 yards) in length, boasts as the longest gallery in China's gardens. Beginning from the Yaoyue (Inviting-Moon) Gate and ending at Shizhang Pavilion, the Long Gallery ingeniously links Longevity Hill with Kunming Lake.  

We will serve you an a la carte lunch (valued at CNY150.00 per person and included in our price) at a fancy restaurant with delicious food and great atmosphere. 

In the afternoon, following our guide, you will trace the old Beijing culture by walking through the original Hutong alleys, appreciate the oldest gray brick courtyard residence and capture the lifestyles of local families. Take a flight to Xian and check in at the hotel.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch
Accommodation: Sheraton Hotel

After breakfast, we will drive to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum and then a pottery-making factory. The warriors were discovered accidentally by local farmers when they were digging a well, thus unveiled a grand underground army. When you are in the museum, you will be shocked by life-sized clay soldiers and horses that stand neatly in formations. The bronze chariot and horses are considered as the crown of bronze for its design and process of making more than 2,000 years ago are very similar to modern engineer structures. 

Around noon, drive back to the city for a special and authentic home cooked a la carte lunch at a local family. 

Afterwards, visit the Small Wild Goose Pagoda & Xian Museum. A splendid evening is in store when you will be entertained by the Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show when partaking of the famous Dumpling Dinner. 

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Home-cooked a la carte lunch, Dumpling Dinner

After breakfast, we will take a walk on the old City Wall. As a part of the city's defending systems, the wall's thickness is even larger than height so that soldiers and chariots could run on the top. Today, we get a chance for a bike ride on the wall (the cost is on your own), and this has been proved to be very popular among most visitors. After that, proceed to Shaanxi History Museum where there is a large collection of precious relics and discoveries ranging from the Stone Ages to the late Qing Dynasty. 

Then an a la carte lunch (valued at CNY120.00 per person and included in our price) is served at a well-known local restaurant. In the afternoon, take a flight to Shanghai and our local guide will transfer you to the hotel.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch
Accommodation: Hotel Equatorial Shanghai

This morning, you will first visit Shanghai Museum, which houses a large collection of cultural relics, such as bronze wares, chinaware, ancient Chinese paintings and calligraphy works. Then go ahead to the famous Yuyuan Garden. It is one of the best Chinese gardens in the finest preservation in Shanghai. Its pavilions, rockery, pools, flowers make it a land of peace and leisure in the bustling Shanghai. After that we will go to a silk shop. 

An a la carte lunch (valued at CNY150.00 per person and included in our price) will be served for you today. 

After lunch, you will take a one-hour cruise tour along the Huangpu River and have some free time on the Bund. You will be impressed by different scenes on the two banks of the river - rows of skyscrapers on the east showing the modernness while the old western-style buildings telling the history of the colonial times of Shanghai. Our guide will transfer you back to your hotel and say you bon voyage in the lobby. 

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch

After breakfast, check out of the hotel and find your own way to the Pudong Airport to catch your flight to Hong Kong. We will issue air tickets for you. You can charter a taxi from the hotel, costing about CNY200 per cab. Upon arrival in Hong Kong, you can make your way to the 3-star B P International Hotel via either of the following way.

Airport Express:
The train is available every 10 minutes from 05:54 to 00:48 daily. The ticket costs HK$90 per person. Please follow the signs to take the Airport Express and get off at Kowloon station by yourself. It takes you 24 minutes to Kowloon Station, and from there you can connect free shuttle bus K4 (available every 20 minutes) to the hotel.

Public Bus A21:
It is available from 06:00 to 24:00 daily. The ticket costs HK$33 per person. You can take it for 10 stops to Prudential Centre and walk southward for 100 meters to the traffic light and turn right on to Austin Road. Continue to walk westward for about 200 meters, you will find the hotel. Check in and have a good rest.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Accommodation: B P International Hotel

Breakfast is included in your room rate. After that, you can start your one day independent exploration in Hong Kong. We suggest you have a peak tram ride to reach the Victoria Peak and enjoy the city panorama. 

After having lunch at the Central Area, you can take a bus to Stanley Market and enjoy a sunbath on the soft beach of Repulse Bay where the richest Hong Kong people live around. If time permits, you can go to explore the local fishermen's life in Aberdeen.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Check out of the hotel before noon and take shuttle bus No. A21 to the airport for your homebound flight. If you want to extend your stay, please feel free to contact our travel experts. 

Meals: Western buffet breakfast