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Day by Day Itinerary

Departure: Daily

Parking lot of bicycles in the street

Day One: Entry Beijing
TCG guide will hold a welcome sign to meet you at the Beijing Capital Airport according to your international (internal) flight schedule. Transfer to the 4-star hotel for 3 nights stay and relax for the rest of the day.

Meals: None
Hotel: Holiday Inn Central Plaza (4 star )- the best Holiday Inn Hotel in Beijing 

Day Two: Beijing
Stroll along the famous Tiananmen Square - the largest square in the world, and reach the Forbidden City. This afternoon, transfer to visit the Temple of Heaven.

Specials:  Peking Roast Duck Banquet & Peking Opera Performance
Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

Day Three: Beijing
Morning excursion transfers you to climb the China Great Wall - Badaling section. A spicy Sichuan cuisine lunch is served at a notable restaurant to recruit your physical energy. This afternoon, stroll across the Sacred Path and reach the Ming Tomb.

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch


Day Four: Beijing
Today’s highlight sightseeing covers: the Summer Palace, the Lama Temple and the lovely pandas in Beijing Zoo. 

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch

Yumen Pass, Gansu

Day Five: Beijing - Dunhuang
Fly to the ‘Pearl on the Silk Road’ -Dunhuang. TCG guide will wait for you at the airport ahead of the flight schedule and transfer you to the 4-star hotel for 1 night stay. Experience a short unforgettable camel-riding along the Echoing-Sand Dune to the Crescent Lake, which is a nature wonder coexist with the desert for thousand of years.

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Building No. 8 of Dunhuang Hotel  ( 4 star)

Day Six: Dunhuang - Xian
Appreciate the shrine of Buddhist treasures Mogao Grottoes. Fly to Xian to appreciate the China’s long history. TCG guide will wait for you at the airport ahead of the flight schedule and transfer you to the 4-star hotel for 2 nights stay. Have a visit to the City Wall to take a bird’s eye view of this city. 

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel: Grand New World Hotel ( 4 star)


Day Seven: Xian
Highlight morning excursion transfers you to visit the amazing Terracotta Soldiers Museum. This afternoon, visit the landmark of this city - Big Wild Goose Pagoda. 

Specials: A la carte lunch, Dumpling Banquet and Tang Dynasty Music and  Dance Show
Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Rural scenery in Yangshuo

Day Eight: Xian - Guilin
Proceed to the next stop after visiting the Shaanxi History Museum and the Great Mosque. Fly to scenic Guilin to enjoy the top landscape of China. TCG guide will wait for you at the airport ahead of flight schedule and transfer you to the 4-star hotel for 2 nights stay.

Specials: A la carte lunch, Ethnic Songs and Dances Show at Lijiang Theatre
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hotel:  Guilin Bravo Hotel (4 star) -  former Holiday Inn Hotel

Day Nine: Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin
Highlight cruise excursion along the Li River will take you to Yangshuo. Upon arrival, stroll along the west street, have a short cycling trip around the village (electric car instead) and pay a visit to a villager’s home. Drive back to Guilin. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch 
Tips: The cruise lunch may not be as good as your expectation, please be sure you are well fed this morning at the hotel.


Day Ten: Guilin - Shanghai
A city highlight excursion transfers you to visit the Reed Flute Cave, the Seven Star Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill. Fly to the prosperous Shanghai to feel the fashionable atmosphere. TCG guide will wait for you at the airport ahead of flight schedule and transfer you to the 4-star hotel for 2 nights stay.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel:  Holiday Inn Downtown Shanghai   (4 star) 

Have a close touch with the lovely Panda Photo by our client Ms. Annalie Dorathea

Day Eleven: Shanghai
A whole day excursion covers the Shanghai Museum, the Yuyuan Garden, the famous Bund area along the Huangpu River and a local family visit.

Specials: Portman Acrobatic Show and a farewell dinner at Wangbaohe restaurant
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day Twelve: Shanghai exit
Private transfer takes you to the airport and your pleasant China tour ends here.

Meals: Breakfas

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