D1 Arrive in Beijing
Today we will arrive in Beijing, the capital of China with a history of thousands of years. Receive a welcome from our guide and then transfer to your hotel, and you will also learn your first Chinese“ Nin Hao ” for greeting.
D2 Beijing City Excursion ( the Great Wall / Ming Tomb / Beijing Roast Duck )(B, L, D)
The Great Wall will be our first destination. As Chairman Mao has said: “Walk on the Great Wall, and to be a real man”. China Exploration will chose the best section of Badalin Great Wall for tourists. You will walk on this ancient stone stage on feet, and trace the ancient history of China through the old wall and mountains.
In the afternoon, a visit to the Ming Tomb will be an interesting adventure for us, where you will see how the emperors desired for immortal. Enjoy a delicious Beijing Roast Duck dinner today.
On the way to your hotels, you will also arrange a short exterior visit to "the Birds Nest,water cube"---the main Olympic Stadium for the 2008 Olympic Games. Then you will have a chance to enjoy the Chinese traditional silk arts. In the evening we will enjoy a delicious Chinese banquet with the well-known Beijing Roast Duck, and you will see how Chinese treat their food as arts.
D3 Beijing City Excursion ( Tian’an Men Square / The Forbidden City / the Summer Palace/ Hutong (B,L)
Today you will explore the mysterious palace of Chinese emperors, the Forbidden City, which boasts having 9999 rooms and could be the biggest palace in the world. And you will also walk around in the heart of China, Tian’anmen Square .
In the afternoon you will have a leisure walk in the emperors’ royal garden, the Summer Palace, which is a much-loved summer retreat of the Imperial families, the lovely landscaped gardens, halls, pavilions and corridors are set around the lake. In the late afternoon you will explore the Heaven temple, also called sky temple, which is used to worship emperor’s ancestors and pray for a harvest season. If you are lucky, you can enjoy the beautiful sun set here.
D4 Beijing / Xi'an ( The Heaven Temple / Hutong Tour ) (B,D )
In the morning you will head for Xi’an by 5 hours' bullet train. The high speed train of China has connected most of the big cities in China now, which make our travel much easier and enjoyable. So China Exploration prefers to arrange a tour of bullet train riding, therefore our tourists can enjoy more landscapes en route and know more about real China.
And your guide in Xi’an will meet you at the railway station, and then take you to the old city wall for a mild hiking to stretch your legs, and have a bird's eye view of old Xi'an city. And then you will drop a look in the front of Wild Goose Tower Ground outside. You don't need to enter, just have a look outside, listen the ancient story of Monk Tang travelling to ancient India for Buddhism scripture. And in the evening you will enjoy the amazing night the Datang Ever Bright City, which will brought you back the prosperious and glorious Tang dynasty.


D5 Xi’an / Chengdu (The Terracotta Museum ) (B, D )
Xi’an had been the most prosperous capital in China for over 1000 years. Surely the Terracotta museum is the most important spot. It will be amazing experience to visit these old warriors and horses under earth for over 2000 years. And you will also learn how to make a warrior ourselves by our own hand.
In the afternoon you will take 3 hours' bullet train to Chengdu. Travel through the huge Qingling mountain, and you will enter the wide Sichuan Basin.
Arrive in 3000 years old Chengdu city in the late afternoon. Meet with your tour guide in Chengdu and transfer to city for tour. You will walk around in the ancient Wide and Narrow Street in the late afternoon, have leisure walk. rest. In the evening you will have a special dinner of hot pot. Night in hotel.
D6 Chengdu / Guilin (Wild Goose Tower / The City Wall/) (B,L )
In the morning you will head to the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base in Chengdu, which is the home of giant pandas. More than 100 giant pandas are living in the beautiful garden of bamboo. You will enjoy many of them.
In the afternoon you will head to the airport and fly to Guilin. Meet with your tour guide in Guilin and transfer to hotel for night.
D7 Li River Excursion ( Li River Excursion / Biking in Yangsuo) (B,L)
In the morning you will make a cruise in picturesque Li River. You will learn many romantic tales about the peaks and love.
Arrive in beautiful Yansuo at noon. The famous Western Street will be one of your destinations. And your guide will also take you to make a bamboo raft in beautiful Yulong River, and you will also enjoy beautiful countryside in the afternoon.
And fly to Shanghai in the evening.Meet with your tour guide in Shanghai and then transfer to hotel for night.


D8 Shanghai /Tongli / Shanghai (Tongli Water Village / Bund ) (B,L)
Tongli is a river channels crossing villages and still remain its traditional culture. You will explore this water village in the morning. In the afternoon you will drive back to Shanghai. The night of Bund is so charming, we can't miss it. It is a beautiful street with a lot of European style architectures and flashing lights!


D9 Shanghai City Tour (The Shanghai Museum / Yu Garden/ ) (B,L,D)
The Shanghai Museum will show us the marvelous treasure of oriental Asia. So in the morning you will explore this famous spot. And then you will explore the Lujiazui financial center, where the skyscrapters towering as forest. As the most prosperous city in China, even in Asia , a lot of sky scrapers over 400 meters in height are standing in this area, Shanghai Center, a super tall skyscraper which reaches 632 meters (2074 ft) and became the tallest structure on mainland China, after the Burj Dubai and Taipei 101, and Oriental TV tower, Jinmao Hotel, etc. It is not necessary to ascend these building, taking a local bus to travel around is enough for us.
In the afternoon your tour continues with a visiting to Yuyuan Garden, famous for its rock gardens, pavilions, halls and ponds.
Then you will explore the old style Yuyuan market and prepare for our leaving. Have a fairwell dinner today.
D10 Shanghai Departure (B)
In the morning you will head to airport , say “ Zai Jian ” to China and leave China with sweet memory .
Seasons: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.
Our prices included:
1. Accommodation. Tourist class will be 3-star level, superior class will be 4-star level and deluxe class will be 5-star leve. Every 2 people share one room.
2. The meals as schedule listed. Breakfasts in the hotel, Chinese lunches and dinners at local restaurant.
3. Tour site tickets.
4. English speaking guide service.
5. Domestic flights for economic cabin class.
6. High Speeding Trains tickets for second class seats.
7. All of the private transportation in the airport / hotel, tour site between.
8. Travel personal accident insurance with the highest refund of RMB 300000.00/ per people
Our prices not included :
1. Dinners we have not included. There are many kind of delicious food in China,so we prefer to release the chance for you so that you can try more Chinese food as part of your discovery.
2. Your international flight arriving and leaving China.
3. The tip to guides and drivers. It will be shared according to the number of travelers.
4. Your medicinal cost due to your own health condition.
5. The cost of China visa, but we can provide China visa invitation letter free.
6. Shopping.
7. Any of other service we have not included.
1. Price is for references only, may vary according to your travel time. Please be advised that the price will be higher in high season such as Labor’s Day (Apr 29-May 3), China National’s Holiday (Sep30-October 8), and Chinese Spring Festival (usually falls between late January and early February each year). Please inquire for more details.
2. Better discount is available when travel in low season from Nov to March or when travel in a large group. Please contact us for more details.
3. Both 5 star hotels and 3 star hotels can be arranged, depend on your budget.
If you require, we can book hotels in Chengdu, and make private airport and city tour necessary.
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