Day 1 Arrive in Shanghai (D).jpg)
When arrive in Shanghai, you meet your local guide and transfer to your hotel. Check in for a three nights stay. Start your exploration to the city with a visit to Shanghai Museum boasting of more than 120,000 precious artistic relics. A welcome dinner is specially prepared for you at a fine local restaurant.
Accommodation: Magnificent International or similar.
Day 2 Shanghai (B/L)
Shanghai is China's most vibrant city with long history and colorful culture. Today's city tour includes a walk along the Bund and Nanjing Road, a 45-minute cruise tour on the Huangpu River and a visit to Yuyuan Garden.
Accommodation: Magnificent International or similar
Day 3 Shanghai - Suzhou (B/L)
This morning you travel to Suzhou by private car. With a history of over 2500 years and its well-preserved traditional gardens and ancient canals, architectures, the charming city was designated as UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997. Today you will visit Humble Administrator’s Garden, Tiger Hill and a silk mill where you may learn how silk worms turn out to be silk thread and silk products. Enjoy your evening at leisure.
Accommodation: Yijia Kaiyuan Hotel or similar
Day 4 Suzhou – Wuzhen – Hangzhou (B/L)
This morning you take a scenic ride to Wuzhen, a unique and authentic water village. In this tranquil little village you can see people lead their daily life contentedly as their ancestors did a thousand years ago. Taste local delicacies for lunch. Continue to Hangzhou in the afternoon.
Accommodation: Zhongshan International Hotel or similar
Day 5 Hangzhou (B/L)
Take a cruise visiting the picturesque West Lake. Then you have the opportunity to visit a tea garden and savor the famous Longing green tea. In the afternoon, visit two museums, one is Huqingyutang Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum and the other is the Museum of Guanyao Kiln of Southern Song Dynasty.
Accommodation: Zhongshan International Hotel or similar
Day 6 Hangzhou - Xian (B/L)
Transfer to the airport and take a flight to Xian. Upon arrival you meet your local guide and transfer to restaurant for lunch. This afternoon you visit the Ancient City Wall and Historical Museum. Relax the evening at leisure.
Accommodation: Diamond International Hotel or similar
Day 7 Xian (B/L)
An unforgettable full day tour including the awe-inspiring Terracotta Warriors, Great Mosque and the Wild Goose Pagoda. Optional evening experience to the Tang Dynasty show.
Accommodation: Diamond International or similar.
Day 8 Xian - Guilin (B/L)
Transfer to the airport and take a flight to picturesque Guilin, home of the most famous landscapes in China and inspiration for many Chinese artists. Visit Elephant Trunk Hill and Fubo Hill.
Accommodation: Xishan Business Hotel or similar.
Day 9 Guilin (B/L)
A leisurely cruise tour along the Li River is today's highlight, witnessing spectacular limestone rock formations and rural life along the riverbanks. The cruise tour usually takes 4 hours and buffet lunch is served onboard. Disembark at Yangshuo, take a walk in the small but poetic town before being transferred back to Guilin.
Overnight at Xishan Business Hotel or similar.
Day 10 Guilin - Beijing (B/L)
Begin the day with a visit to the Reed Flute Caves, burrowed deep into the surrounding hillside. After lunch fly to Shanghai and transfer to the hotel and check in for two nights stay.
Accommodation: Jinqiao International Garden or similar.
Day 11 Beijing (B/L)
Today you will be exploring the heart of Beijing. The routine starts with Tiananmen Square and then the Forbidden City, then pay a visit to the Temple of Heaven, and finally the Summer Palace. A Chinese lunch is served at a fine local restaurant.
Tonight we recommend an optional evening for Peking Opera or Chinese Kung-fu performance.
Accommodation: Guangxi Mansion or similar.
Day 12 Beijing (B/L/D)
Today you will take a day tour to the Great Wall which might be must-see site to most people. You will visit the Mutianyu sector , where a cable car ride is included. Enjoy plenty of time to walk along its ramparts and absorb the breathtaking views. After lunch return to Beijing, enjoy a little free time before a special Peking Duck Dinner in the evening.
Accommodation: Guangxi Mansion or similar.
Day 13 Depart from Beijing (B)
Free till being transferred to the airport and take your homeward flight.
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