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Perfectly combining Chinese famous historical sites with breathtaking landscapes, this tour will take you to discover all lures of China. See the past glories of China's Ancient Emperors at incredible Forbidden City, Great Wall and the amazing Entombed Warriors. And then experience the awesome beauty of Guilin's Li River and Hangzhou's West Lake. And end your trip in China's most exciting city, Shanghai.
Just immerse yourself in this perfect blend of China human landscapes and natural sceneries.
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Today's Activities | May you have a good journey to Beijing, and our guide will meet you outside the customs of Beijing Airport after you clear the customs, and then transfer you to the downtown hotel. The rest of the day is flexible for your will, have a rest or take a walk near the hotel. |
Today's Activities | After having breakfast at hotel, you will visit the Tiananmen Square this morning to start your Beijing tour. Strolling round the large square is very enjoyable where you will see Beijing with ancient and modern elements, then walk north to the Forbidden City. As the largest and best-preserved imperial palace in China, it vividly indulges us with a whole impression of the royal life. Later you will appreciate Chinese featured royal park - Summer Palace, which boasts of typical Chinese architecture and splendid landscape. | ||||||||||||||||
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After breakfast at hotel, you will go to the most famous tomb of Ming Tombs - Changling, it is the largest in scale and is completely preserved, inhumed the fourth emperor of Ming Dynasty. Also you will visit the Sacred Road of the tombs, which was originally built to lead to the Changling mausoleum. Then you will have an excursion to the Mutianyu Great Wall, and you can take cable car to see this vital section of the world famous China Great Wall, Mutianyu has a storied history of over 1400 years, can trace back to Northern Qi Dynasty (550-570). Later While driving back to downtown Beijing, you will stop by the Bird's Nest (Olympic National Stadium) and Water Cube (National Aquatics), to view the unique constructions and take some photos. | ||||||||||||||||
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Today's Activities | This day you can visit the Temple of Heaven, where the Emperor of the Ming and Qing dynasties would worship heaven and pray for good harvests. After that, you will explore Beijing Hutong by rickshaw to know more about the life and culture of ordinary Beijing people. This visit can provide you with a distinctive travelling experience compared to other attraction. Later of this day, you will be transfered to the train station of Beijing to catch a overnight train to Xi'an. A comfortable soft-sleeper will help you to have a sound sleep. Truly you will enjoy the unique experience to take a train in China. | ||||||||||||||||
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Today's Activities | The tourist guide of Xi'an will picked you up at the arrival hall of Xi'an train station, then take you to have a local breakfast. Now, you will head for the world-famous Terracotta Warriors to start wonderful Xi'an tour, maybe you have seen them many times on TV or magazines before, but it's a total different experienc to see them with your own eyes. Also with a sidetrip to Mausoleum of the Qin Emperor, who owned this awesome underground kingdom, you would know more about the first dynasty of China - Qin dynasty. Later you will return to downtown for seeing the Great Mosque of Xi'an, where still hold prayer services each day; With several minutes' walk to Muslim Quarter, you can buy some interesting sourviners and taste various delicious local snacks. Optionally visit: Tang Dynasty Show. | ||||||||||||||||
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Today's Activities | Deeply explore Xi'an in many fields by seeing Shaanxi Historical Museum this morning, where you can get more knowledge about Chinese national treasures and other precious cultural relics. Later you will step on Xi'an Ancient City Wall. As the best-preserved old city wall in China, you can take beautiful views of Xi'an city, and even optionally cycling on the wall is available for you. At last, tour guide will take you to airport. With less than 2 hour's fly to Guilin, you will be pick-up at airport and transferred to hotel. | ||||||||||||||||
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Today's Activities | This day you will totally immersed yourself in the splendid sceneries of Guilin. Firstly, apart from the world-famous Li River, there is a Taohua (Peach Blossom) River along with four lakes, which flow together to form a spectacular water system, Two Rivers & Four Lakes. When boating around Two Rivers & Four Lakes Area, you’ll feel the whole Guilin take on a look of a merry water park. Then you will enjoy fresh air and beautiful sceneries at Seven Star Park, where boasts green hills, crystal water, fantastic caves and beautiful rocks. Afterwards let’s steer to another element that matters a lot to Guilin landscape, karst caves. One of masterpieces is without doubt the Reed Flute Cave. You just can’t believe those stone curtains, pillars, stalagmites could ever flicker into a color-capricious palace. |
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Today's Activities | Who can ever miss Li River cruise since working out the plan of having a good view of the picturesque Guilin landscape? In the morning, you will cruise down to Yangshuo County from Guilin, into a moving stroll of Chinese ink painting on which there are towering array of Karst mountains, crystal-clear rivers and streams, shades of clouds and fogs, idyllic countryside life on both banks. The Li River sends you a glittering pearl, West Street of Yangshuo at the end of the cruise. You can hardly imagine the existence of such a perfect melting pot of traditional Chinese culture and Western character. Besides, the whole West Street is a shopper wonderland. Just go and have fun shopping there. And you will stay at Yangshuo Hotel for night. | ||||||||||||||||
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In the early morning of this day, you will go and hold the idyllic life and scenery in your arms through a Yangshuo cycling excursion. Perhaps you would wish to be one part of the beautiful painting of the countryside as you feast on the towering limestone hills, unpolluted streams and ponds, tranquil huts and lovely cattle. Yangshuo prepares another pretty spot for you to appreciate the standout works of nature at sunset, Moon Hill. The hill takes on a look of crescent moon whatever angles you view it when climbing up along the “Appreciating Moon Path”. At the end, you will return to Guilin for the flight to Hangzhou. |
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Open your day in Hangzhou city with an exuberant stroll along the Hefang Street, a unique pedestrian shopping street showcasing a variety of Chinese crafts like paper-cutting and hand-made dough figurines. You can also feast on different local featured snacks - roasted walnuts, dragon-whisker candy, etc. Afterwards your Hangzhou tour will surely not forget the West Lake (Xi Hu)! West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou, a new site recognized by UNESCO in June 2011, comprises the West Lake and hills arounds it. This elegant scenic spot has long been an attractive and inspiring beauty since the 9th century ever. Take in the refined landscapes with a boat tour on the serene lake, while learning the romantic love story Legend of the White Snake; you'll never be disappointed! Then a visit to Six Harmonies Pagoda (Liuhe Pagoda), a masterpiece of ancient Chinese architecture that built to calm the tidal waters of Qiantang River and aid in navigation. Later you will take a side trip to Meijiawu Tea Village, where you could know more about tea-making process and Chinese tea culture. |
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After having breakfast in the hotel, you will head for the train station and take the High-Speed Train to Shanghai, and it only takes 49 mins. Later you will be picked up at airport and transferred to downtown hotel for a rest and leaving luggages. Now you will start to visit the biggest city of China - Shanghai, which definitely offers many lures. Begin from Yuyuan Garden and Yuyuan Market, you will appreciate Chinese garden construction and know more about Shanghai local people. Then with a stroll from Nanjing Road to the Bund, you will be impressed by Modern Shanghai amazingly compared with Xi'an. Later you can view the whole city at the highest floor of Oriental Pearl TV Tower, and know about the development of Shanghai with a following visit to Shanghai Municipal History Museum at the pedestal of the tower. At night, Shanghai Acrobats Show can be optionally appreciated. |
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Today's Activities | This is the last day of your tour, you can have free activity in Shanghai, go on shopping or have a rest, and later the tour guide will take you to airport for your flight to next destination. We believe you will love China and keep forever memories about China in your whole life. |
Your Group Size | Deluxe Class | Superior Class | Tourist Class |
1 person | $4293 / $3773 | $3471 / $3165 | $3025 / $2873 |
2 - 5 persons | $2801 / $2496 | $2355 / $2204 | $2132/ $2046 |
6 - 9 persons | $2522 / $2219 | $1991 / $1841 | $1769/ $1682 |
single room supplyment | $913 / $693 | $570 / $452 | $425 / $344 |
The price in Red stands for High Season (Apr.1 - Nov.30), and Black for Low Season (Dec.1 - Mar.31). |
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Dining: 10 breakfasts, 10 lunches. | Admissions: Entrance fee to all scenic spots listed in itinerary |
Train, Flight Tickets: all listed in itineraries; | Hotels: accommodation in mentioned cities; |
Tour Guide: a local experienced English-speaking guide | Car Driver: an experienced licensed driver |
Vehicle: a private air-conditioned car, offering Round-trip transfers | Luggage Transfers: a hand for your heavy luggage; |
Insurance: Travel Agencies Liability Insurance; | Government taxes & Service charges |
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- Other optional attractions / tours / meals and international flights; | - Tips for tour guides and drivers. |
- Breakfasts offered by hotels: just start your happy tour after having breakfast in the morning, especially for deluxe class, buffet breakfast is available;
- It supplys lunch according to different classes of tour, such as deluxe in city-famous restaurants and tourist in popular tourist restaurants;
- Dinner option is open to you, you could find your favorite place to eat, or take our recommendations.
We promises no worries about the dining quality, plus flexible choices that you can have depending on your preference. If having any special requestment, just tell our trip advisor directly. In all, we aim to satisfy your tongue and stomach with our recommendation as follows:
Beijing, being the Capital of China, boasts a good number of restaurants with Chinese featured cuisines. Different restaurants, like Great Northeast Restaurant, Gold Palace Restaurant and Tang Yuan Restaurant, lead you for a feast of Chinese classic cuisines.
-- Great Northeast Restaurant: featuring seafood, Sichuan food, Canton food, food of China Northeast Region
-- Gold Palace Restaurant: featuring Canton food, Sichuan food, Shandong food, Japanese & Korean food
-- Tang Yuan Restaurant: featuring Canton cuisine
Dining Hall of Great Northeast Restaurant | Main Hall of Tang Yuan Restaurant |
Xi'an features distinctive cuisines of China Northwest, such as various-shaped Chinese dumplings and other wheaten food. Muslim Quarter gathers lots of delicious local food like Rou Jia Mo and shish kebabs, etc.
(1) Here we highly recommend Chinese Dumpling Dinner, which also named Jiaozi, typically consist of a ground meat and/or vegetable filling wrapped into a thinly rolled piece of dough, which is then sealed by pressing the edges together or by crimping. As a must-try for visitors, it serves with Tang dynasty show. And it belongs to an [add on] item in the tour.
(2) Rou Jia Mo, also called Chinese Hamburger, is very similar to the Western hamburger essentially, but with different cooking method.
Chinese Dumpling Dinner | Rou Jia Mo ( Chinese Hamburger ) |
Guilin's tasty dishes are also well-known except its charming landscapes. Traditional cuisines include Duck Stewed with Ginkgo Seeds, Lipu Taro Pork, Stewed Clams and Chicken, Lohan Boiled Chicked, and Fried Chicken with Water Chestnut. An abundance of special snacks are also offered throughout the city, like the famous Guilin Rice Noodles.
Guilin Rice Noodles - Popular snack across the country | Yangshuo Beer Fish |
Hangzhou dishes are best representative of Zhejiang cuisine, one of the Eight Culinary Traditions of China. Hangzhou dishes are noted for its elaborate preparations, sophisticated way of cooking and its most refreshing taste.
-- Dongpo Pork: A little fatty but not oily. Named after Su Dongpo, a famous man of letters of Song Dynasty.
-- West Lake Sour Fish: featuring tender fish meat with sweet and sour sauce.
-- Shrimp Meat with Longjing Tea: Sliced meat and crispy rice with fragrance of Longjing Tea
Dongpo Pork | Shrimp Meat with Longjing Tea |
We say little about the dining in Shanghai, since Shanghai is regarded as a delicious kingdom, where you can taste everything almost. Here we strongly suggest you take M on The Bund into consideration.
M on the Bund Shanghai
-- Dedicated to creating a dining experience as exciting, as sophisticated, as delectable as Shanghai itself
-- “One of the top 20 restaurants in Asia” (Miele Guide, 2009-2010)
-- “Best Global Cuisine” (City Weekend Readers’ Choice Awards, 2010)
-- “M on the Bund: Most Popular Restaurant in Shanghai” (Zaqat Survey Shanghai, 2008)
Shanghai M on The Bund Restaurant | Brandboard of M on the Bund |
Customer: Anton Prawira
Destinations: Beijing - Hangzhou - Shanghai
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Customer: Austin Soans
Destinations: Beijing - Xi’an - Shanghai - Guilin - Hong Kong
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