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15 Days China highlights Tour (Shanghai-Suzhou-Hangzhou-Guilin-Xian-Beijing)

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

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Description :It is an excellent China tour covering the main hot destinations that appeal to the first time visitors and present in front of them the perfect blending of China's ancient culture and modern development.

Tour Code : CHP-04

Duration : 19 Day(s) / 18 Night(s)

Departure Date :


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

Arrival in Shanghai

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Day 2
Shanghai

Nanjing Road, Shanghai Museum, The Bund, Being Shanghainese, Acrobatics (Shanghai)

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Day 3
Shanghai -> Suzhou

Hanshan Temple, Transportation, Garden of the Master of the Nets(Wang Shi Garden), Tiger Hill

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Day 4
Suzhou -> Wuzhen

Silk Factory, Wuzhen West, Transportation

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Day 5
Wuzhen -> Hangzhou

Wuzhen East, Taiji Class and Practise, Transportation

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Day 6
Hangzhou

Huqingyutang Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum and Hefang Street, West Lake

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Day 7
Hangzhou -> Guilin

Transportation, Reed Flute Cave(Lu Di Yan)

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Day 8
Guilin -> Yangshuo

Li River Cruise, West Street (Xi Jie) in Yangshuo, Transportation

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Day 9
Yangshuo -> Guilin

Cycling around Yangshuo, Daxu Village, Transportation

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Day 10
Guilin -> Xian

Transportation, The Big Wild Goose Pagoda

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Day 11
Xian

Terra-Cotta Warriors, Great Mosque, Muslim Street(Huimin Street)

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Day 12
Xian -> Beijing

Transportation, Temple of Heaven

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Day 13
Beijing

Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Beijing Summer Palace, Kungfu Show (row 5-7)

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Day 14
Beijing

Juyongguan Great Wall, Great Wall in China, Sacred Road of The Ming Tombs

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Day 15
Beijing

Departure from Beijing

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Day 1 - Shanghai   (D)

A top tourist attraction in Shanghai

Upon arrival, you will be greeted by the guide and be transferred to your hotel in the city center.




Day 2 - Shanghai   (B, L)

A top tourist attraction in Shanghai

Visits : Nanjing Road, Shanghai Museum, The Bund

This morning  you will visit a household community and a local family to experience what a Shanghainese usually do in a day, which may include having morning tea with Chinese specialty like You Tiao, which is made of dough and popular for its crisp skin and soft and fluffy inner part, as well as soybean milk, traditional pastries, etc.

You may have chance to stroll around the Morning Market, where abundant fruits, vegetables, household supplies and all kinds things you may think of are available, with the sounds of bargaining and chit-chat floating in the air.

You also may take a walk in Shanghai´s special lanes to feel of Shanghai´s quaint atmosphee. Even more surprisingly, you may also have the chance to enter a kindergarten! It is believed that after this tour your impression of Shanghai will be more vivid and unforgettable.   In the afternoon, explore Shanghai Museum. It is one of the three best museums in China. Then have a free walk along the Bund, which is lined with many historical buildings. Our guide will tell you stories once happening there. After that, stroll freely along Nanjing Road, the most famous pedestrian street in Shanghai. In the evening, you will enjoy a fantastic acrobatic performance.

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)

Hanshan Temple

Visits : Hanshan Temple, Garden of the Master of the Nets(Wang Shi Garden), Tiger Hill

This morning head for the railway station and take a safe, fast and comfortable train ride to Suzhou. After that, pay a visit to Hanshan Temple. In the afternoon visit Tiger Hill. It is a small hill famous for historical stories once happening there. Then you will have a free walk along the Grand Canal, which used to connect the North of China with the South. Later on, move on to the Nets Master Garden. It is a classic garden-style residential complex.
Shanghai/Suzhou by train G7058 08:52-09:20 (for reference only)

Day 4 - Suzhou -> Wuzhen   (B, L)

A top tourist attraction in Suzhou

Today go for No. 1 Silk Factory. It is founded in 1926 as a state-owned factory. With this tour, you can get the knowledge of the whole life of a silkworm. In the afternoon you will be transferred to Wuzhen. After that, pay a visit to the west section of Wuzhen.


Day 5 - Wuzhen -> Hangzhou   (B, L)

A top tourist attraction in Wuzhen

After breakfast pay a visit to the east section of Wuzhen. Wuzhen is a small while lovely water town with a river winding through it. The houses there have white walls and grey tiles. They stand closely against each other on each side of the river. Taking a short cruise over the river, you can enjoy the waterside scenery and watch people walking by. In the afternoon you will be transferred to Hangzhou by private car. After that, take Taiji Class and Practise with professional teacher in Hangzhou.

Day 6 - Hangzhou   (B, L)

A top tourist attraction in Hangzhou

Visits : West Lake

This morning 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. After having lunch begin your tour with a West Lake cruise tour and a visit to the Fish & Flower Park, then proceed to the Meijiawu Tea Village, home of the finest green tea in China - Longjing (Dragon Well).
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 7 - Hangzhou -> Guilin   (B, L)

A top tourist attraction in Hangzhou

Visits : Reed Flute Cave(Lu Di Yan)

After enjoying your breakfast you will be transferred to the airport and take flight to Guilin. In the afternoon pay a visit to Reed Flute Cave. Reed Flute Cave is known as a Palace of Natural Art. It is full of stalactites and stalagmites in various shapes and sizes, which, with a multicolored lighting system, resemble a Chinese-version story of Journey to the Center of the Earth. The cave was also a frequent refuge for the local people escaping bandits and war in the past.
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 8 - Guilin -> Yangshuo   (B, L)

West Street (Xi Jie) in Yangshuo

Visits : West Street (Xi Jie) in Yangshuo

After breakfast make this day with trip to Li River Cruise to witness the spectacular limestone rock formations and rural life along the riverbanks. This afternoon 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. After that, stroll at the West Street to get the local color.

Day 9 - Yangshuo -> Guilin   (B, L)

A top tourist attraction in Yangshuo

After enjoying your breakfast take a cycling tour around Yangshuo to see the rural scenery. This afternoon you will be transferred to Guilin by private car. After that, take an excurision to Daxu,a well-preserved village where old houses and traditional crafts still prevail.



Day 10 - Guilin -> Xian   (B, L)

A top tourist attraction in Guilin

Visits : The Big Wild Goose Pagoda

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

In the afternoon have an unforgettable tour including History Museum, Wild Goose Pagoda and City Walls. Big Wild Goose Pagoda was built in AD652 to house and protect Buddhist scriptures brought back from India by a famous Chinese monk Xuanzang, who spent 17 years traveling to India for the scriptures and translating them into Chinese. His journey has been described in the famous Chinese novel Journey to the West.
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 11 - Xian   (B, L)

A top tourist attraction in Xian

Visits : Terra-Cotta Warriors, Great Mosque, Muslim Street(Huimin Street)

Today visit the world famous Terra Cotta Warriors. It was discovered in 1974 and considered one of the eight wonders in the world. This afternoon walk along the old streets of the Muslim area and visit the Grand Mosque.
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 12 - Xian -> Beijing   (B, L)

A top tourist attraction in Xian

Visits : Temple of Heaven

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

In the afternoon pay a visit to 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. And then you are going to have Hutong Rickshaw Tour. You will explore some of Beijing's old Hutongs-the traditional courtyard residences cut into blocks by narrow alleyways.
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 13 - Beijing   (B, L)

A top tourist attraction in Beijing

Visits : Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Beijing Summer Palace

This morning 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 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. Tonight we will enjoy a fantastic Chinese Kungfu Performance.
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 14 - Beijing   (B, L)

Juyongguan Great Wall, Great Wall in China

Visits : Juyongguan Great Wall, Great Wall in China, Sacred Road of The Ming Tombs

After enjoying your breakfast visit Juyongguan Section of Great Wall. Situated in a valley surrounded by mountains, It is an important strategic gateway leading to Inner Mongolia. Juyongguan Pass is not only a military stronghold but beautiful scenic spot in history. After lunch you will visit Changling Tomb where emperor Yongle and his empress are buried and also is the first as well as the largest one of all the Ming Tombs, and walk along the Sacred Way, which is lined with animals, mystical beastsmeans and four statues.

Day 15 - 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
USD6206
USD3758
USD3129
USD1424
Superior Class
USD5029
USD3170
USD2541
USD836
Tourist Class
USD4477
USD2889
USD2260
USD554
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
- Domestic train
- 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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