Great Wall, Beijing Photo by our client Mr. Hendrik Jan Schagen with his feedback

Day 01Arrival in Beijing

Our guide will meet you outside the customs of Beijing Airport after you retrieve your luggage and clear the customs, and then transfer you to the hotel in downtown Beijing. The rest of the day is on your own to explore the city.

Meals: No meals
Accommodation: The Peninsula Palace

Tips: Beijing is a historic city full of cultural sites and refined scenery. Four days are definitely not enough for you to explore it all. If you arrive in Beijing early in the day, you could take a taxi to the newly renovated Qianmen Street on your own. It will take about 10 minutes from your hotel to get there. Along the street you will see Qing Dynasty-style buildings, sample traditional Beijing snacks, explore antique stores and maybe even see an old Beijing cultural performance. Many old Beijing brands like Quanjude roast duck, Guanghe theatre and tea inns can be found here. It is a good place for you to enjoy the culture of old Beijing.

Our consultant Kelly with her clients

Day 02Beijing

Today's sightseeing visits cover the grand Tiananmen Square, the majestic Forbidden City and the sacred Temple of Heaven. After enjoying a fabulous Chinese Kung Fu Show at the Red Theatre, we will transfer you to have a tasty Beijing Duck Dinner at the time-honored Qianmen Quanjude restaurant. Our guide will help you with the meal arrangement and then you enjoy the Beijing-flavored dish with every bite of the crisp but juicy duck. After the dinner, please take a taxi back to the hotel on your own. It is easy for you to find a taxi there and the fee is no more than CNY15.00. What's more, please bear in mind that drinks are not included in the dinner. You can order and pay it by yourself. 

Meals: American breakfast, Lunch, Beijing duck dinner in Qianmen Quanjude
Accommodation: The Peninsula Palace

Day 03Beijing

After breakfast, you will visit the astonishing Badaling Great Wall in the whole morning. To avoid having lunch at shopping site restaurants, you will be driven to have Sichuan food at a popular local restaurant. Then you will continue to visit the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb in the afternoon. On the way back to downtown Beijing, we will drive by the Bird's Nest (Olympic National Stadium) and stop over there so that you can take some photos of this significant building. 

Meals: American breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: The Peninsula Palace

Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, Xian

Day 04Beijing - Xian

Your Beijing tour will come to an end after visiting the Summer Palace and have a Hutong tour. At noon, we will arrange an a la carte lunch at a decent restaurant. Then head to Xian by air and our private transfer will take you to the hotel in the downtown area. A sumptuous western buffet dinner will be served for you at the hotel this evening. We believe it will be a nice break for you when you are in a foreign country.

Meals: American breakfast, A la carte lunch, Western buffet dinner
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel - Executive Club Rooms

Day 05Xian

Your Xian tour starts from the world-famous Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Around noon, an a la carte lunch will be served for you at the best local restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Provincial History Museum. This evening you will be entertained by the marvelous Tang Dynasty Dinner Show at the Tang Dynasty Palace (Address: No.75, Chang'an Road, Xian).

Meals: American breakfast, A la carte lunch, Tang Dynasty dinner show
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel - Executive Club Rooms

Rural people's life

Day 06Xian

This morning our guide will escort you to tour the well-preserved ancient City Wall of Xian. If you feel interested and are capable of riding bicycles, we suggest you rent a bicycle to ride around on the wall. It is surely a memorable and exciting experience during your trip. After enjoying an a la carte lunch at a well-known local restaurant, you will visit the Great Mosque and a local Chinese family in the afternoon. 

Meals: American breakfast, A la carte lunch
Accommodation: Sheraton Xian Hotel - Executive Club Rooms

Day 07Xian - Guilin

Our guide will accompany you to visit Hanyangling Museum, the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi on the way to the airport. Then you will take a flight to Guilin. Upon your arrival, our local guide will expect you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel in the downtown area. 

Meals: American breakfast
Accommodation: Shangri-La Hotel - Deluxe Riverview Room

Tips: If you would like to take the time to wander around Guilin after arrival, we recommend you go to the Central Square. The square is located about 4 kilometers (2.4 miles) southwest of your hotel. It costs about CNY13.00 to take a taxi there. Considered as the 'hall' of Guilin City, Central Square abuts Rong Lake, Shan Lake and Li River. A map of the world made of granite and inscribed with names of 311 cities, is at the center of the square. You may find your home there! There is a high-tech choreographed musical fountain with water columns up to 60 meters. There is also an underground shopping mall where you may also be interested.

Fantastic Li River cruise, Guilin

Day 08Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin

Enduring memories are created today as you cruise down Li River to Yangshuo. Upon arrival, you will take a short bicycle trip to the countryside of Yangshuo and visit a local villager's home to experience the farmer's lifestyle there along the way. Alternatively, we will transfer you there instead of riding bicycles. Though both bicycles and car transfer are provided as options, we highly recommend you to ride a bicycle if you are capable of it. It is a better way to enjoy the pastoral scenery of Yangshuo. Afterwards, we will transfer you back to Guilin.

Meals: American breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Shangri-La Hotel - Deluxe Riverview Room

Tips: Today's lunch onboard the cruise ship may fail to meet with your approval and TravelChinaGuide is aware of the shortcomings. You should prepare for the cruise with a generous breakfast at the hotel.

Day 09Guilin - Shanghai

To enjoy the last day in Guilin, you will visit the Reed Flute Cave, the Seven Star Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill. Then take a flight to Shanghai and our private transfer will take you to the hotel on the famous Bund area. 

Meals: American breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: The Peninsula Shanghai

Tips: This evening we would like to recommend the newly renovated recreational district, Xin Tian Di (New World, New Heaven and Earth), for your free exploration. It is not far from your hotel, so taking taxi is quite convenient. Xin Tian Di area was restored from the old Shikumen neighborhood, a type of tenement found only in old Shanghai. Now these old stone buildings are reconstructed into boutiques, clubs and restaurants. The Wu Li Xiang House, meaning Open House, is the best kept old Shanghai style house in Xin Tian Di area. It is like a Shanghai family museum. If you are interested, we suggest you visit it by yourself after dinner. Xin Tian Di also assembles the various Shanghai food and it is easy for you to find a restaurant or café to sample your dinner there.

Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai Photo by our client Mr. Cobelli Franco

Day 10Shanghai

In the morning, you will visit Shanghai Museum and the Yuyuan Garden. A luxurious western buffet lunch will be specially served for you today, since we believe that you may have quite enjoyed Chinese food during the tour and are beginning to miss your western meal. In the afternoon, you will take a cruise tour on Huangpu River, the mother river of Shanghai. Along two sides of the river, you will witness Shanghai's past through many European buildings on the west and marvel at Shanghai's modernity and rapid development on the east. Tonight, an a la carte farewell dinner will be served at a fancy and famous local restaurant, which offers authentic Shanghai and Cantonese cuisines. The memorable dinner will be followed by the wonderful Portman Acrobatic Show at Shanghai Centre Theatre.

Meals: American breakfast, Western buffet lunch, A la carte dinner
Accommodation: The Peninsula Shanghai

Day 11Departure from Shanghai

We will see you off at the airport today. We wish you have a pleasant journey home and thank you for choosing TravelChinaGuide. If you wish to stay on in China, please contact your travel consultants for an extension tour.

Meals: American breakfast

• ◆2012 Price

Based on per person and in U.S. dollars, valid from Jan. 1st, 2012 to Feb. 28th, 2013

Season Group Size		2-5 travelers	6-9 travelers	10 travelers & above
High season (Mar 1st-Nov 30th)	Double Occupancy	$3869	$3139	$2919
	Single Occupancy	$5099	$4359	$4149
Shoulder season (Dec 1st, 2012-Feb 28th, 2013)	Double Occupancy	$3619	$2879	$2719
	Single Occupancy	$4699	$3959	$3799
Shoulder season (Jan 1st-Feb 29th)	Double Occupancy	$3549	$2809	$2619
	Single Occupancy	$4539	$3799	$3579

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