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13 Days China Culture Tour

Shanghai - Suzhou - Wuzhen - Hangzhou - Guilin - Yangshuo - Xian - Beijing

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Description :A contrast tour by which you will experience not only the amazing speed of development of modern China but also the well-preserved tradition dated back thousands of years ago.

Tour Code : CHP-03

Duration : 13 Day(s) / 12 Night(s)

Departure Date :


Tour Days Destinations Meals Included Transports Today's Activities
Day 1
Shanghai

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Day 2
Shanghai

Nanjing Road, The Bund, Yuyuan Garden

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Day 3
Shanghai -> Suzhou

Transportation, Tiger Hill, Humble Administrator Garden

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Day 4
Suzhou -> Wuzhen -> Hangzhou

Wuzhen (east & west), Transportation, Transportation

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Day 5
Hangzhou

Lingyin Temple, West Lake, Huqingyutang Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum and Hefang Street, Meijiawu Tea Village

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Day 6
Hangzhou -> Guilin

Transportation, Elephant Trunk Hill, Wave-Subduing Hill (Fubo Hill)

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Day 7
Guilin -> Yangshuo -> Guilin

Li River Cruise, Transportation

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Day 8
Guilin -> Xian

Transportation, City Wall, Shaanxi History Museum

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Day 9
Xian

Terra-Cotta Warriors, The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Great Mosque

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Day 10
Xian -> Beijing

Transportation, Beijing Summer Palace

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Day 11
Beijing

Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Temple of Heaven, Beijing Opera (special area)

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Day 12
Beijing

Mutianyu Great Wall, Changling Tomb, Beijing Roast Duck

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Day 13
Beijing

Departure from Beijing

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Day 1 - Shanghai   (No meal included)

A top tourist attraction in Shanghai


When you arrive in Shanghai Pudong International Airport, you will be picked up at the airport and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is free time on your own.



Day 2 - Shanghai   (B, L)

A top tourist attraction in Shanghai

Visits : Nanjing Road, The Bund, Yuyuan Garden

After breakfast travel to the Bund, a very important lankmark of Shanghai on the western bank of the Huangpu River. Afterwards take a walk along the famous commercial street in Shanghai, Nanjing Road. In the afternoon enjoy a short cruise over Huangpu River to watch the riverside view of the city. Then go visit Yuyan Garden, a small while beautiful garden which will surely impress you with its inner layout and history.
Restaurants:

Lunch:A Ying Bao Restaurant
The restaurant is located No. 239 Shanxi South Road Huangpu District. It mainly serves Shanghai local dishes. It is popular among local people for its braised food.

Day 3 - Shanghai -> Suzhou   (B, L)

A top tourist attraction in Shanghai

Visits : Tiger Hill, Humble Administrator Garden

This morning you will be driven to Suzhou. This afternoon pay a visit to Humble Administrators Garden and Tiger Hill. Then visit a silk factory to learn how silkworms produce silk.




Day 4 - Suzhou -> Wuzhen -> Hangzhou   (B, L)

A top tourist attraction in Suzhou

After enjoying your breakfast you will be driven to Wuzhen. After that, pay a visit to Wuzhen. It is a small while lovely water town with a river winding through it like a silver ribbon. Taking a short cruise over the river, you can enjoy the waterside scenery and watch people walking by. The houses there have white walls and grey tiles. They stand closely against each other on each side of the river. After having lunch you will be transferred to Hangzhou.

Day 5 - Hangzhou   (B, L)

Lingyin Temple

Visits : Lingyin Temple, West Lake

After breakfast enjoy a short boat ride over the beautiful West Lake which is full of legends. Then pay a visit to Lingyin Temple. It is the most popular Buddhist temple in Hangzhou. After having lunch visit historical Huqingyutang Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum and take a leisurely stroll along the Hefang Street where you may find yourself back to the 12th century when Hangzhou served as the capital city of the Southern Song dynasty. Then visit Meijiawu Tea Village to taste the famous Longji Green Tea.
Restaurants:

Lunch:Butterfly Laguna Restaurant (Nanshan Road)
Enjoy the fantastic Southeast Asian food. It is a buffet, so eat as much as you can.

Day 6 - Hangzhou -> Guilin   (B, L)

A top tourist attraction in Hangzhou

Visits : Elephant Trunk Hill, Wave-Subduing Hill (Fubo Hill)

This morning you will be transferred to the airport for the flight to Guilin.

This afternoon our guide will take you to visit the Elephant Trunk Hill & Fubo Hill.
Restaurants:

Lunch:Guilin Qian Shui Wan Restaurant
This restaurant is located in city center,west to the libertation bridge .You can enjoy a good view of li river and Seven star park.
Hangzhou/Guilin by flight SC4951 10:30-12:35 (for reference only)

Day 7 - Guilin -> Yangshuo -> Guilin   (B, L)

A top tourist attraction in Guilin

After enjoying your breakfast make this day with trip to Li River Cruise to witness the spectacular limestone rock formations and rural life along the riverbanks. After lunch This morning make this day with trip to Li River Cruise to witness the spectacular limestone rock formations and rural life along the riverbanks. After lunch, stop at Yangshuo, a small town set in the lush rice paddies and surrounded by meandering rivers and limestone peaks. you will be transferred to Guilin by private car.

Day 8 - Guilin -> Xian   (B, L)

A top tourist attraction in Guilin

Visits : City Wall, Shaanxi History Museum

Today you will be transferred to the airport for the flight to Xian.

After having lunch explore Shaanxi History Museum. It is on a large scale, with a combination of traditional architecture and modern technology. After that, go visit the city walls, which is the oldest and best preserved in China.
Restaurants:

Lunch:Jiang Nan Restaurant
Featured with both middle China and eastern China cuisine in nice environment. Served home-made dishes.
Guilin/Xian by flight CZ6375 09:30-11:15 (for reference only)

Day 9 - Xian   (B, L)

A top tourist attraction in Xian

Visits : Terra-Cotta Warriors, The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Great Mosque

After enjoying your breakfast visit the world famous Terra Cotta Warriors. It was discovered in 1974 and considered one of the eight wonders in the world. After having lunch you will visit the Wild Goose Pagoda, one of the most famous Buddhist temples in China. Then walk along the old streets of the Muslim area and visit the Grand Mosque. In the evening, you can choose to enjoy an optional performance named Tang Dynasty Singing and Dancing Show. It is optional and is not included in the quotations.
Restaurants:

Lunch:Jia San Guan Tang Bao Zi Restaurant
The most famous of the Jia Brothers' restaurants and the specialty dish is guantang baozi, with a choice of beef, lamb, or "three flavors" -- lamb, mushroom, and prawn.

Day 10 - Xian -> Beijing   (B, L)

A top tourist attraction in Xian

Visits : Beijing Summer Palace

After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for the flight to Beijing.

In the afternoon visit the Summer Palace, which used to be a summer resort of Empress Dowager Cixi. It is mainly dominated by Longevity Hill (60 meters high) and the Kunming Lake. It covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometers, three quarters of which is water.
Restaurants:

Lunch:Chu Wan Yuan
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that a restaurant tacked on to a Triple-A tourist venue will stink. And cost the earth. The wood-furnished dining room, with its high beamed ceilings and tight squeeze of tables, exudes a tavern-esqe aura that seems to tease out congeniality from all present, making for a buzzy atmosphere that borders on raucous.
Xian/Beijing by flight MU2109 09:00-10:50 (for reference only)

Day 11 - Beijing   (B, L)

A top tourist attraction in Beijing

Visits : Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Temple of Heaven

Today you will visit Tiananmen Square, the biggest city square in the world. Covering 440,000 square meters, it has witnessed many important historic events taking place here. Then pay a visit to the Forbidden City, one of the five most famous palaces in the world where 24 emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties lived and ruled for over 500 years. In the afternoon you will visit the Temple of Heaven where emperors conducted religious rituals and prayed for good harvest in Qing and Ming dynasties. It is one of the most important landmarks of Beijing.
Restaurants:

Lunch:Da Wan Ju
Dawanju serves Beijing and Chongqing style food as well as the famous Beijing Duck.Their service is great too.

Day 12 - Beijing   (B, L, D)

Mutianyu Great Wall

Visits : Mutianyu Great Wall

This morning explore the fantastic wild section of Great wall-Mutianyu Section, which is well preserved with spectacular view and has less tourists than Badaling.

After having lunch pay a visit to Changling, one of the thirteen Ming Tombs. It is the tomb of Zhu Di, the third emperor of Ming Dynasty. This evening, you will go to taste Beijing Roast Duck in Quanjude which is a famous historied Roast Duck restaurant in China.

Day 13 - Beijing   (B)

A top tourist attraction in Beijing

Free till being transfered to the airport. End of the fabulous tour in China.




Price per person
Category 1 Person 2-5 person 6-9 person SSP Inquiry
Deluxe Class
USD5490
USD3279
USD1858
USD1176
Superior Class
USD4431
USD2749
USD2107
USD647
Tourist Class
USD3934
USD2501
USD1645
USD398
Note: SSP refers to Single Room Supplement Price.

- Hotel accommodation (or similar class, double occupancy)
- Entrance fees as specified in the itinerary
- Meals as specified in the itinerary (B= breakfast, L= Chinese lunch, D= Chinese dinner)
- Experienced English speaking guide in each city
- Air-conditioned private car or van for transfers and sightseeing
- Domestic flights (economy class), airport tax and fuel charge
- Service Charges & Government Taxes
- Travel Agency Liability Insurance

- International transportation
- Chinese visa
- Personal expenses such as: excess luggage charge (please verify your flight documentation), beverages, laundry services, etc.
- Tips or gratuities to local driver and guide
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