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Tour Code: SILVER-1003
- 12 Days Beijing - Xian - Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin - Shanghai
- Starting from $1189 per person Price Details
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B-- Breakfast L-- Lunch D-- Dinner
Our group at the Summer Palace, Beijing
Photo by our client Mr. John HollarDay 01Arrival in Beijing
Once you walk out of the luggage claim area of Beijing airport, you will easily find our guide warmly welcoming you with a TravelChinaGuide banner with your name on it. The driver, in a comfortable private car/minibus, will transfer you to the hotel. After check in, we suggest you have a good rest for the remainder of the day, preparing yourself for the coming days of China travel.
Accommodation: Forbidden Hotel(3 nights)
Day 02Beijing
In the morning, your guide will gather your group members at the hotel and give you a short pre-tour briefing. Here starts your exciting China trip as your guide takes you to walk across the solemn Tiananmen Square to enter the majestic Forbidden City. After lunch, please follow your guide as you visit the Temple of Heaven, another royal palace where emperors worshipped the heaven for good blessings. In the evening, you will enjoy a vivid Acrobatic Show after tasting a fancy dinner at a well selected local restaurant.(B+L+D)
Day 03Beijing
After a big breakfast, you will be picked up by your guide in the lobby of the hotel and taken to visit the grand Badaling Great Wall. To replenish the energy lost in the morning, the guide will take you to a Sichuan cuisine restaurant for a decent lunch, highly recommended by our former clients. Afterwards you will be taken to the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb. On the way back to downtown Beijing, you will pass by the magnificent Bird's Nest Stadium where you may take the opportunity to take photos as a keepsake. At the end of the day tour, we will specially arrange a well known Peking Duck Dinner valued at CNY122.00 net per person (price inclusive) for you at a local famous restaurant.(B+L+D)
Our group at Xian local vegetable market
Photo by our client Mr. Robin PollockDay 04Beijing - Xian
Make full use of your last morning in Beijing to tour around the royal Summer Palace garden and see the cute pandas in Beijing Zoo. After lunch, bid farewell to your Beijing guide and fly to another ancient city, Xian. The local guide will welcome you at the airport and escort you to check in at the hotel and take brief refreshment. After dinner, please have a good rest tonight.(B+L+D)
Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel(3 nights)
Day 05Xian
We suggest you have a big breakfast at the hotel, as you may be so overwhelmed by the majestic Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum in the morning that you forget your lunch time. After getting back from the fantasy of the awesome terracotta army, go on to explore another historical site at the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. For the evening delight, the splendid Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show as well as the local speciality Dumpling Banquet will surely give you great enjoyment.(B+L+D)
Day 06Xian
A leisurely and interesting day tour start to visit to the ancient City Wall. After an a la carte lunch valued at CNY60.00 net per person (inclusive) served at a famous restaurant, a visit to a local family and the Great Mosque will give you opportunities to learn more about Xian. As a finish to the tour, you should not miss the Muslim Bazaar near the mosque. It is suggested you have a taste of the authentic local flavored snacks and pick up some bric-a-brac as souvenirs or some ornaments as little gifts for your friends.(B+L+D)
Attractive Li River cruise tour, GuilinDay 07Xian - Guilin
Make full use of the morning to visit the Hangyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of the Western Han Emperor Liu Qi on the way to the airport. After lunch, bid farewell to your Xian guide and head for Guilin by air. The local guide in Guilin will welcome you at the airport and transfer you to check in at the hotel for a good rest.(B+L+D)
Accommodation: Guilin Bravo Hotel- former Holiday Inn Hotel (2 nights)
Day 08Guilin
Today you will take a full day city tour including visits to the Reed Flute Cave, the Seven Star Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill.(B+L+D)
Our group in Yangshuo, Guilin
Photo by our client Mr. Bruce SmithDay 09Guilin - Yangshuo
Appreciate the sweet Li River scenery by cruising down from Guilin to Yangshuo, experiencing the feeling like walking in the picture. As the lunch provided on the ship may not be up to your taste, please have a big breakfast at the hotel this morning. Disembark at Yangshuo and check in at the local best hotel. After brief refreshment at the hotel, our guide will lead you to take a short bicycle trip through the rural areas of Yangshuo. If you are not capable of cycling, please take it easy, we also offer the electric car as an alternative. Along the way, you will pay a visit to a local peasant family, where you may see many scenes that can only be obtained in some old Chinese movies. There is a famous West Street (Xi Jie) in Yangshuo where abounds with many western-style restaurants, coffee shops and bars, it is quite convenient to have dinner on your own.(B+L)
Accommodation: New Century HotelDeluxe Room (1 night)
Day 10Yangshuo - Guilin - Shanghai
Head for Shanghai by air in the morning. Your Shanghai guide will meet and take you to the hotel in downtown area. After checking-in, your guide will take you to visit Xin Tian Di, which is a newly developed recreation area in Shanghai with old-fashioned buildings and some beautiful boutiques and eateries, and you will find plenty of cafes or western-style restaurants for dinner.(B+L)
Accommodation: Ya Fan Long Men Hotel(2 nights)
Nanjing Road, ShanghaiDay 11Shanghai
Shanghai is world famous as a large modern city with skyscrapers and broad highways. It is actually also a city with a long history and rich culture. This short one day tour will take you to feel both aspects by visiting the Shanghai Museum with its massive antique collections, the exquisite ancient architecture of Yuyuan Garden and a wander along the charming Bund area beside the Huangpu River. To end, transfer back to your hotel for your farewell dinner and your guide will see you into the hotel lobby and say bon voyage to you. Your fulfilling China tour concludes here.(B+L+D)
Day 12Departure from Shanghai
According to your flight schedule, please arrange your own transfer to the airport. For an extended tour, you can consult our tour operators for some advice or look over our City Tour Packages. Have a nice trip and welcome back again.(B)
| Destinations | Today's Activities | Meals Included |
|---|---|---|
| Day 01 Arrival in Beijing |
Pick up & airport-hotel transfer Hotel: Forbidden Hotel (3 stars) - 3 nights |
No meals |
| Day 02 Beijing |
Tour briefing, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Acrobatic Show | B+L+D |
| Day 03 Beijing |
Badaling Great Wall, Sacred Way, Ming Tomb, Bird's Nest (drive by), Beijing Duck Dinner | B+L+D |
| Day 04 Beijing - Xian |
Summer Palace, Pandas in Beijing Zoo. Fly to Xian & airport-hotel transfer Hotel: Grand New World Hotel (4 stars) - 3 nights |
B+L+D |
| Day 05 Xian |
Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda,Dumpling Banquet & Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Performance | B+L+D |
| Day 06 Xian |
City Wall, a local family visit, A la carte lunch, Great Mosque | B+L+D |
| Day 07 Xian - Guilin |
Hanyangling Museum. Fly to Guilin & airport-hotel transfer Hotel: Guilin Bravo Hotel (4 star, downtown) - 2 nights |
B+L+D |
| Day 08 Guilin |
Reed Flute Cave, Seven Star Park, Elephant Trunk Hill | B+L+D |
| Day 09 Guilin - Yangshuo |
Li River cruise tour, a short bicycle trip in Yangshuo (electric car instead), a local peasant family's visit Hotel: New Century Hotel (4 stars) - 1 night |
B+L |
| Day 10 Yangshuo - Guilin - Shanghai |
Fly to Shanghai & airport-hotel transfer. Xin Tian Di area Hotel: Ya Fan Long Men (4 stars) - 2 nights |
B+L |
| Day 11 Shanghai |
Shanghai Museum, Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai Bund, dinner at hotel | B+L+D |
| Day 12 Departure from Shanghai |
Your own arrangement to airport | B |
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Questions & Reviews
1.
Nov. 25,2009 21:49 Reply
Ms.Krieger(Canada) said:
If we travel with our 12 year old child, will the rooms accommodate my husband, myself and our child? How cold in Celcius is December in Beijing and Shanghai?
Nov. 26,2009 20:28
Mr.Jay replied:
You can ask to add an extra bed in your room for your child. It will be cold in winter, especially in Beijing. The temperature will below zero degree. What's your travel dates?
2.
Sep. 2,2009 19:15 Reply
Mrs.toby sinetar(usa) said:
Can I skip Shanghai and go to Changsha?
Nov. 26,2009 20:27
Mr.Jay replied:
Sure, no problem.
3.
May. 26,2009 14:54 Reply
Mr.Martin said:
Do you offer this tour in reverse? Starting in Shangai and ending in Beijing?
Nov. 26,2009 20:26
Mr.Jay replied:
Not possible for the Small Group. If you take it as a private tour, it is ok.
4.
Oct. 9,2009 02:43 Reply
Mr.Chen said:
Would you know if all the hotels on this tour provide gym facilities?
Oct. 10,2009 02:24
Ms.Linda replied:
The gym facilities are available in the hotels in Beijing (Holiday Inn Central Plaza), Xian (Grand New World Hotel), Guilin (Guilin Bravo Hotel), Yangshuo (Yangshuo Paradesa Resort) and Shanghai (Days Hotel Shanghai).
5.
Jul. 20,2009 14:50 Reply
Mr.WorkHard(USA) said:
Could you gives us some detail on hotel. Names of hotel will be great.
Good website, btw.
Jul. 30,2009 03:06
Mr.Raymond Barros replied:
Which hotels would you stay? Your question is too general for me to give you the information.