16 Days China Highlight Tour

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Sunworld Hotel Beijing Wangfujing ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] You will be met by our guide at the hotel lobby and start to explore the historical city of Beijing.

[09:30-12:30] You will reach the Tian'anmen Square, the largest public square in the world. Walk through the square and visit today's highlight Forbidden City, the largest and most complete ancient imperial palace in the world. Hike to Jingshan Park, where gives a nice panoramic view of the Forbidden City at the top of Coal Hill.

[12:30-14:00] Lunch time at a local popular restaurant to experience the real Chinese food.

[14:00-16:30] Drive to Back Lakes (Houhai), the marvelous place to discover the history of Beijing City and the endless charm. Enjoy long route Beijing Hutong tour by rickshaw, while you will experience the old Beijing leisurely and visit to the courtyard and local family. Rickshaw tour will be ended at Drum and Bell Tower which were central to official timekeeping in ancient China. 

[16:30-17:30] Back to your hotel after today leisure tour. You are free to ask your guide for suggestion of evening activities, such as the night show and place to have Peking duck dinner.

Beijing Hutong

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Sunworld Hotel Beijing Wangfujing ★★★★

[08:00-08:30] You will be met by our guide at the hotel lobby and start to explore the Great Wall.

[08:30-10:00] Before going to the Great Wall, you will visit Temple of Heaven, where the local resident will do morning exercises in the square. You will have chance to watch Chinese Kongfu, Taichi, square dancing, etc. and get to know the real folk master there.

[10:00-13:30] Drive to Mutianyu Great Wall, which section is more popular among foreign visitors. Upon arrival, have lunch at a local restaurant nearby The Great Wall.

[13:30-16:00] Enjoy your half day exploration at Mutianyu Great Wall. You can choose to hike or take cable car up and roam around. The Mutianyu Great Wall has the largest construction scale and best quality among all sections of Great Wall. 

[16:00-17:30] Back to the hotel, en route you can plan for the night activities, such as foot massage, houhai night bars and Sanlitun bar street.

Beijing Mutianyu Great Wall

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Somerset Xindicheng Xian ★★★★

[09:30-10:00] You will be met at the hotel lobby and enjoy half day leisure tour before leaving Beijing.

[10:00-11:30] Visit Summer Palace which is China existing largest and best preserved imperial garden.  It is also a large natural landscape garden which used Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill as based address, modeled on the Hangzhou West Lake scenery. Enjoy boat ride on Kunming Lake is also a pleasant experience.

[11:30-12:30] Enjoy your lunch nearby the Summer Palace.

After lunch, be transferred to the train station for the 5 hours train to Xi'an. Your Xi'an tour guide will wait for you at the train station and help you to transfer to the hotel.

Summer Palace

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Somerset Xindicheng Xi'an ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] You will be met at the hotel lobby and start today's tour for the Ancient city.

[09:30-12:30] Drive to Terracotta Warriors and explore one of the world's most important archaeological finds, with troops, horses and carriages in battle formation. Shuttle bus will be arranged for your convenience. Then you will have a chance to visit pottery figurine factory, where you can learn how to make a pottery figurine.

[12:30-14:00] A La Carte lunch at a local popular restaurant, atmosphere might be loud but tasty food.

[14:00-17:00] Afternoon visit the Bell tower, which is the largest bell tower in structure and shape and the best-preserved one in China. Then have a visit at Gao's Courtyard, which is a wonderful choice for you to appreciate ancient residences and explore local culture of paper-cutting and shadow puppetry. Continue to walk around Muslim Quarter and enjoy your shopping time there and you can also challenge the various local snacks.

[17:00-17:30] Back to the hotel. Tonight, we highly recommend you watch the Tang Dynasty Show with Dinner at your own cost.

Qin Terracotta Army

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Tianfu Sunshine Hotel ★★★★

[09:30-10:00] You will have enough time to pack up and check out. Be met at the hotel lobby and you will enjoy leisure tour in Xi'an city before leaving for Chengdu.

[10:00-12:30] Visit the Ancient City Wall, which represents one of the oldest and best preserved Chinese city walls. You may choose to ride a bicycle on the wall to go around (***Bicycle riding is optional and excluded from our price***). After that visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and you will have chance to watch the North plaza fountain show.

[12:30-16:30] After lunch, drive to Xi'an North Railway Station for a 4hrs high speed train to Chengdu. Your Chengdu tour guide will wait for you at the station and help you to transfer to the hotel.

Ancient City Wall

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Tianfu Sunshine Hotel ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] You will be met at the hotel lobby and start to explore the Panda hometown.

[09:30-12:30] Enjoy your interesting tour to Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding which is a huge institution replicates the natural habitat of the giant panda. Sightseeing shuttle bus is included. You will learn the habits and characteristics of Giant and baby pandas, observe them eating bamboos and playing around.

[12:30-13:30] A La Carte lunch at a local popular restaurant to enjoy authentic Chinese food.

[13:30-15:30]In the afternoon, visit Chengdu People’s Park(Renmin Park), which is a paradise for locals to dance, play mahjong, and sip tea. A tea break will be arranged in the park, and if you are interested, you can even have a mahjong lesson with the locals.

[15:30–17:30]Then proceed to Kuanzhai Alley – a famous historic district composed of three parallel alleys. The elegant Qing?style architecture, traditional shops, and lively snack stalls will give you a vivid taste of old Chengdu. You can stroll around, try local street food, and soak up the unique atmosphere.

[17:30-18:00] Transfer back to your hotel. In the evening, you may choose to enjoy the famous Sichuan Opera Face?Changing show (optional) or simply relax after a full day of exploration.

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Jolie Vue Boutique Hotel or similar  ★★★★

[09:30-11:30] In the morning, we will visit Wuhou Temple, which is one of the most popular attractions in the country. It is the largest museum of the site left over from the Three Kingdoms Period, and a very quiet oasis in the city.

[12:00-13:30] Enjoy a famould authentic Hotpot Lunch in a local popular restaurant.

[13:30-14:30] In the afternoon, move to visit Jinli Old Street, a beautifully preserved pedestrian street that lies just next to Wuhou Temple. Lined with traditional wooden shops, teahouses, and snack stalls, Jinli is a vibrant showcase of ancient Shu culture. You can stroll along the street, sample local street food, watch folk artisans at work, and soak up the lively atmosphere of old Chengdu.

Then transfer to the airport for a night flight  from Chengdu to Guilin.

Sichuan Hotpot 

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Jolie Vue Boutique Hotel or similar  ★★★★

[08:30-09:00] You will be met at your hotel lobby and start to discover this beautiful city.

[09:00-12:30] Set off for Longsheng, drive up and down along the mountainous road and it will takes about 2 hours to reach the entrance of Longji Terraces Scenic Area. With trekking for a while, we could see the stunning Longji Terraces. More than 700 years, the brave and smart local residents developed and built the paddies into hillsides surrounding their villages. With such a long history, the area is still being used for growing premium quality rice by Yao and Zhuang villagers. The rice terraces are built into the hillsides and look like great steps cut into the slopes as they wind around the mountainsides, which becomes a great natural view for tourists from all over the world.

[12:30-13:30] Lunch will be arranged at local restaurant in the minority village. You may have chance to try the local food like bamboo rice and so on.

[14:00-15:30] You will have free time to explore the minority villages and also walk into the rice terraces to take some good pictures. You will have chance to see locals working in the fields, children playing in the village as well as women in national costume weaving or doing needle works under the roof, ect.

[15:30-17:30] Be transferred back to your hotel. We highly recommend you take the Night Cruise sailing on four lakes, where will be illuminated at night.

 
Longji Rice Terraces

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Jolie Vue Boutique Hotel or similar ★★★★

[08:00-08:30] You will be met at the hotel lobby and start to explore the Li River on Cruise.

[09:30-14:00] Enjoy Li River Cruise tour with buffet lunch on board. Deluxe cruise will be arranged with decent facility and good service. Savor the fairy-tale scenery while cruising down the meandering river to Yangshuo. You can go on the sundeck or just sit and appreciate the picturesque scenery from the window. After disembarking, walk through the West Street or take sightseeing car to the parking lot.

[14:30-17:00] You will have biking tour in Yangshuo countryside and riding at Yulong River side leisurely and appreciate the clear river with countless hills surrounded.

[17:00-18:30] After that, drive back to Guilin for an overnight

Li River Cruise

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Zhejiang International Hotel ★★★★

Enjoy a leisure morning before check out from hotel in the morning and then transfer to catch the noon-time flight to Hangzhou, where our local guide is waiting for you at the exit of airport and transfer to hotel. Check in hotel and then with out guide's escort, to explore the famous Hefang Street and taste the local snacks/food at night, which is different from food in other cities.

West Lake

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Zhejiang International Hotel ★★★★

[09:30-11:30] After hotel breakfast we will have a leisure trip, boating on West Lake, enjoying the beautiful views in the park.

[12:00-13:30] Enjoy a lunch in a local restaurant. After lunch, we will drive to Meijiawu.

[14:00-15:30] Visit Meijiawu, a tea village where you can enjoy a peaceful and fresh morning far away from the busy city. The Longjing（dragon well） tea is considered as one of the top green teas in China. In the village, you will have chance to learn how to pick up tea,cook tea and make tea in a local tea farmer's house.

[16:00-17:00] Transfer to the bank of West Lake, having a bird-eye view over the West Lake at Chenghuang Pavilion. At the end, transfer back to your hotel for a rest. 

Meijiawu Tea Village

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Garden Hotel ★★★★

A leisure breakfast in hotel in the morning, then our guide will transfer you to train way station to catch a high speed train for Suzhou. The guide in Suzhou will meet you at the railway station in Suzhou.

[11:30-12:30] Have a leisure walk along an ancient street --- Pingjiang Ancient Street , where many locals still living.  

[12:30-13:30] Enjoy a authentic Chinese lunch at a restaurant in Pingjiang ancient street. After lunch, you will have a half day Suzhou city exploring tour to admire the classic Chinese gardens.

[13:30-17:00] The first stop is at Lion Grove Garden.  It is one of the four greatest gardens and representative classic gardens in Suzhou City and has a history of more than 650 years. The next stop is Lingering Garden which is the large classical private garden in China. Lingering Garden was built in the Qing Dynasty style and it is known for exquisite architectural art. At the end, transfer to check in hotel for rest.

Lingering Garden

Meals: Breakfast& Lunch
Recommended Hotel: SSAW Boutique Hotel Shanghai Bund ★★★★

[09:30-10:00] You will be met at your hotel lobby and start today’s tour to Suzhou Gardens and the Water Town.

[10:00-13:00] Drive to Tongli Water town which was established in the Song Dynasty and very rich in cultural heritage. Enjoy your time and discover its long history and traditional residences including gardens, houses and temples which were built in the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. You will have a chance to take a local boating trip along the waterways.

[12:30-13:30] Lunch will be arranged at local restaurant nearby the waterway.

After the tour, you will be transferred to Shanghai by private car directly and check-in at the hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day. Nanjing Road would be a nice place for hanging out at night.

Tongli Water Town

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: SSAW Boutique Hotel Shanghai Bund ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] You will be met at the hotel lobby and start to explore the New and Old Shanghai.

[09:30-12:30] Visit Shanghai Old Street where you will find the 100-year-ago Shanghai here. The people, the hanging red lanterns, the ancient memorial arch, all of these form into a picture that describe the old Shanghai. And then, walk into the Shikumen, The old alley is also a blend of Western and Chinese traditional culture, where the local residents still live there. Enjoy orientation walk on the Bund which was a foreign trade center from the late 19th century.

[12:30-13:30] A La Carte lunch at a local popular restaurant, atmosphere might be loud but tasty food.

[13:30-16:30] Have a stop at silk museum. Reach to the Lujiazui CBD new area and enjoy your leisure time on the Riverside Promenade. Have a cup of coffee and take a short break. In conclusion, visit Shanghai Tower which is the city skyline and Shanghai tallest building. Enjoy your Top of Shanghai journey and panoramic view of Shanghai city.

[16:30-17:30] Back to the hotel. We highly recommend you watch the ERA Acrobatic Show, which is one of the most popular evening entertainments in Shanghai.

The Bund

Meals: Breakfast

Free day at leisure and be transferred to the airport for return flight. We can arrange the Maglev train ride to Pudong airport if you are interested in, or we will drive you directly to the airport.

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