Day 01Arrival in Beijing

Upon your arrival in Beijing today, our English-speaking guide will meet you outside the customs of the airport and escort you to register in the hotel for a three-night stay. The remainder of the day is free for you to have a good rest or explore the city. 

Meals: No meals
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Central Plaza Hotel - the best Holiday Inn Hotel in Beijing

Our group at the Badaling Great Wall, Beijing Photo by our clients Mr. Mario Antonio Rossi & Ms. Anisja Rossi with their feedback

Day 02Beijing

After breakfast in the hotel, you will start your Beijing tour with the famous Tiananmen Square. Covering an area of 440,000 square meters (about 109 acres), Tiananmen Square is the largest city square in the world. It has witnessed great development of the country since it was built in 1417 of the Ming Dynasty. Now the square becomes an important venue for most national ceremonies of China. Having a brief stroll around this world's largest city square, you will then walk to the magnificent Forbidden City, the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties between 14th and early 20th century. The Forbidden City is the fruit of working people's wisdom, blood and sweat. About one hundred thousand craftsmen and one million laborers took up the arduous construction task. You will have a glimpse of the luxurious royal life from the splendid palaces, delicate decorations and precious cultural relics. Around noon, to avoid the cheap tourist restaurants arranged by most agencies, we will serve you an a la carte lunch at a decent and famous local restaurant, where you will taste the authentic Chinese food. Then you will continue to visit the royal altar of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Temple of Heaven. This temple has an outstanding architectural feature that its northern part is in a semicircular shape while the southern part is in square. It is because human beings thought that the heaven was round and the earth was square in ancient China. Consequently, the northern part standing for heaven is higher than the southern part standing for earth. Dinner tonight will be the world-known Beijing Duck Dinner at the famous Quanjude restaurant, and an exciting Chinese Kung Fu Show at the Red Theater followed will draw a perfect period of the day tour. 

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch, Beijing duck dinner
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Central Plaza Hotel

Our group at the Temple of Heaven, Beijing

Day 03Beijing

The morning tour will take you to Badaling Great Wall, one of the greatest man-made projects in the world. It was initially set up as a fortification to keep away from being intruded by the invaders. Inside the wall, the width enables 5 horses to gallop abreast. The small holes on the wall were used to shoot arrows. It is a landmark witnessing the great intelligence and hardship of ancient Chinese people. As you climb the brick steps, you will have a general view of the zigzag wall wandering along the rolling mountains. Around noon, rather than shopping site restaurants near the wall, we will drive you to have lunch at a popular Sichuan cuisine restaurant. In the afternoon, you will proceed to the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb. As the main path of the Ming Tomb, the Sacred Way is lined with stone statues on both sides and finely decorated archways at the ends. It is the longest and best-preserved among the remained ones in China. The huge stone human figures and animals on its both sides are the highlights to see. The Ming Tomb is the royal graveyard for the 13 emperors and their empress of the Ming Dynasty, which has a history of 500 years and is regarded as the existing largest imperial tomb that buries the most emperors in China. Finally, on the way back to downtown Beijing, you will pass by Bird's Nest (Olympic National Stadium) and take some photos of it. 

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Central Plaza Hotel

Day 04Beijing - Xian

Your tour today starts with the largest existing royal garden in China, the Summer Palace. Constructed over 200 years ago, it is famous for the magnificent buildings and charming landscape. Built on the basis of the Longevity Hill and the Kunming Lake, this garden has been a monument to classical Chinese gardens from the perspective of both garden design and garden construction. Then you will have a special dating with the adorable Giant Panda in Beijing Zoo. Around noon, we will serve you an a la carte lunch at an elegant local restaurant. After that, you will take an afternoon flight to Xian, where your local English-speaking guide will greet you outside the luggage claim area of the airport and provide a comfortable airport-hotel transfer. 

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch
Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel

Terracotta warrior, Xian

Day 05Xian

For the whole morning, you will take a world wonder tour to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum to see the lifelike warriors and horses, as well as delicate bronze wares. The significant underground terracotta army in battle formation was actually the burial besides Emperor Qin Shihuang's mausoleum for guarding his after-life. The life-figured terracotta warriors and horses' phalanx as well as the chariots and weapons excavated exhibit the sovereign power and incomparable wealth of Qin Shihuang Emperor. It's called the largest underground martial museum in the world. Around noon, to avoid the low-quality food at the tourist eateries arranged by other agencies, we will serve you an a la carte lunch at a nice and top local restaurant. Then continue to visit the landmark of Xian City, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. The 7-storey brick pagoda has a history of over 1,300 years and was built to keep the Buddhist statues and sutras brought back from India by Master Xuan Zang. It was built with bricks layer upon layer with a mixture of lime, earth, and sand, so it was very firmly. In fact, it modeled the wild goose pagoda in India. However, the distinctive style of bracket in traditional Chinese wooden architecture was also applied into the brick construction. The pagoda looks stately and simple, greatly displaying the wisdom and talent of Chinese ancient people. After visiting the famous and age-old Great Mosque, you will have the famous Dumpling Dinner while enjoying the fantastic Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show. 

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch, Dumpling dinner
Accommodation: Grand New World Hotel

Li River Cruise, Guilin

Day 06Xian - Guilin

In the morning, you will pay a visit to another landmark of Xian, the ancient City Wall. Constructed during Mingwu Period of the Ming Dynasty, Xian City Wall is the most integrated of all the ancient city walls in China. Meanwhile, it is the largest and most intact one extant in the whole world. Your guide will give you an introduction to the history and culture of the wall. If time allows, you can either walk or rent a bicycle to ride on the wall (bike rental fee is not included). Around noon, we will serve you an a la carte lunch at a well-known local restaurant. After that, you will take a flight to Guilin. Our local guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel for a 2-night stay. 

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch
Accommodation: Guilin Bravo Hotel - former Holiday Inn Hotel

Day 07Guilin

Today's itinerary covers the Reed Flute Cave, the Seven Start Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill. The Reed Flute Cave is a famous karst cave full of various stalagmites and stalactites. To fit the atmosphere of this fairyland, poetic and legendary names like Crystal Palace, Dragon Pagoda and Primeval Forest were given to the formations in the cave. You will be impressed by the interesting names and legendary stories in the cave. As the largest complex park in Guilin, the Seven Star Park is comprised of a karst cave, elegant hills and rivers, as well as ancient bridges and stone tablets. The Seven-Star Mountains are the essences of the park with beautiful mountain scenery and emerald waters. Guihai Stone Steles Forest in the park shows the ancient calligraphy arts. They are great treasures in China. The Elephant Trunk Hill is regarded as the emblem of Guilin landscape. It looks like a huge elephant drinking water from the river with its long trunk, so there will be much fun to take photos in front of the huge rock elephant.  

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Guilin Bravo Hotel - former Holiday Inn Hotel

Yangshuo bicycle tour

Day 08Guilin - Yangshuo

Today comes the highlight of your Guilin tour - you will appreciate the Li River scenery by cruising down from Guilin to Yangshuo. The limpid river, elegant hills, and green fields on the banks will feast your eyes all the way, showing you an idyllic picture. The cruise trip is often divided into three parts: the first part is from Guilin to Ox Gorge, which is the best area to appreciate the distant hills and nearby water as well as under the folkway; the second part is from Ox Gorge to Water-Dropping Village, which is the highlight of the splendid scenery along the river, the third part is from Water-dropping Village to Yangshuo. Disembark at Yangshuo and check in the hotel. A unique cycling tour along the country road is arranged for you to enjoy the rural scenery of Yangshuo. Alternatively, we will transfer there if you are not good at or don't like riding bicycles. On the way, you will stop over at a villager's home to get a close touch with the local people's life there. Tips: Lunch will be provided on the cruise today. We suggest you have a larger breakfast at the hotel since the lunch on the cruise can not meet the serving standard of TravelChinaGuide.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: New Century Hotel

Day 09Yangshuo - Guilin Exit

Today we will transfer you from Yangshuo to Guilin Airport directly for your return flight. We hope our professional 24/7 service gives you a pleasant China tour and wish you a nice trip home. Should you wish to stay on in Yangshuo or Guilin, or tour to other cities, please browse our City Tour Packages or contact our travel consultants for your China tour extension. And if you need us to arrange the departure flight tickets, please feel free to contact us as well.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

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