Day 1
Arrival / Beijing
Transfer via: Flight on your own arrangement
Arrive at Beijing. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Day 2
Beijing
Full day trip to the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy Martial Arts Perfomance in the evening.
- The Tian’anmen Square : The largest city square in the world.
- The Forbidden City : The largest imperial palace in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years.
- The Temple of Heaven : The place where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God’s bless of the whole nation.
- Martial Arts Perfomance : You don’t have to be a martial arts enthusiast to appreciate the incredible feats of strength, with fists, feet, swords, and other weapons. Kungfu expert display their kicks, punches and use of weapons with uncanny speed, power and agility.
Day 3
Beijing
Visit Mutianyu Great Wall, Dingling, Enjoy Roasted Duck at Qianmen Quanjude , Visit The Sacred Road.
- Mutianyu Great Wall : One of the seven wonders in the world and the symbol of China.
- Dingling : The Underground Palace of Dingling was unearthed during the period 1956 to 1958. The whole palace was made of stone. It consists of five high palaces - the front, the middle, the back, the left and the right palaces. It is the tomb for the mausoleum of Emperor Zhu Yijun, the thirteenth emperor, and his two empresses.
- Roasted Duck at Qianmen Quanjude : In the evening, enjoy the Peking Roasted Duck which is renowned as the most delicious food of Beijing.
Qianmen Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant(Old Duck)
Address: 32 Qianmen Dajie, Beijing Tel: 6701 1379
Feature: as the nickname implies, this is one of the oldest restaurants in the capital, dating back to 1864, and they serve great Peking duck.
Average cost: RMB200
Hours: 11:00-13:30 16:30-20:00
Website: http://www.qmquanjude.com.cn/first.htm
- The Sacred Road : The road is guarded on both sides with stone statues by which the ancient emperors went to hold a memorial ceremony for the ancestors.
Day 4
beijing
Visit the Hutongs by rickshaw to learn how the local people live & Xiushui Street. Have lunch in one local family.
- Hutongs : The old narrow paths where common people lived. All the Hutongs crisscross with each other, dotted with the Kindergarten, the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower, the Tea House,the lake, House of Gong Infante and local people’s houses among them.
- Xiushui Street : A market near the embassy area where you can find a number of duplicates of clothing in traditional Chinese style such as clothes, caps, gloves. Enjoy bargains with sellers and pleasant surprise of finding a real treasure if you are lucky enough.
Day 5
Beijing/ Xi’an
Transfer via: AM Flight
You will be transferred to the airport in time for your flight and fly to Xian. Visit Shanxi historical museum, The Grand Mosque, Xian City Wall.
- Shanxi historical museum : The Shaanxi Historical Museum, a large-scale modern State-class museum, is situated at the western side of the “Wild Goose Pagoda” in Xian City. It covers an area of about 70,000 square meters, the architectural area of which is 55,000 odd square meters. It was completed on June 20, 1991 and open to the public.
- The Grand Mosque : With more than 1200 years’ history, the mosque is one of the four grand Islamic mosques in China.
- Xian City Wall : Xian City Wall is a major landmark, and iis the best preserved, as well as the oldest and largest of the city defence systems in China. Bikes can be rented to ride along the top of the wall for about RMB20/hour.
Day 6
Xi’an
One day city tour with private car or van and guide to the greatest archaeological finding of the century: the army of terra cotta warriors and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin’s tomb, And the Big wild Goose Pagoda, Bell Tower. Enjoy the Shadow Paddy show in the evening.
- The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses : The greatest archaeological findings of the century: the army of terra-cotta warriors and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin’s tomb.
- Bell Tower : The wooden tower, which is the largest and best-preserved of its kind in China, is 36 meters (118 feet) high. It stands on a brick base 35.5 meters (116.4 feet) long and 8.6 meters (28.2 feet) high on each side.
Day 7
Xi’an / Wuhan
Transfer via:
Be transferred to the airport for your flight to Wuhan. Arriving in Wuhan, be met & transfered to your hotel. Stroll along the Yangtze Bund in Hanyang Town to chat with the local people,and the Yellow Crane Tower, The Guiyuan Buddist Temple
- The Yangtse Bund in Hanyang : the vast bank of Yangzi river in Wuhan.
- The Yellow Crane Tower : One of the “Three Famous Towers in the South of Yangtze River”.
Be transferred to Maoping in Yichang and get aboard for Yangtze cruise.
- The Guiyuan Buddist Temple : One of the four biggest temples for Buddhist meditation in Hubei as well as an important Buddhist temple in China.
Day 8
Wuhan To Yichang
Transfer via: Bus-on our arrangement
be transferred to the bus station and drive to Yichang.
On arrival at Yichang, you will be met and transfered to the pier to board the ship.
Day 9
Yangtze River
Transfer via: Yangtze cruise Serenity (07:00-08:00)
be transferred to the pier and board the ship to Chongqing.
Departs Yichang at 0700. Shore excursion to Three Gorges Dam Site(13:00-16:00).
Day 10
Yangtze
Shore excursion to Shennong stream or Lesser Three Gorges(09:00-13:00).
Day 11
Yangtze
Shore excursion to Shibaozhai or Fengdu(07:30-10:30).
Day 12
Yangtze / Chongqing
Arrives in Chongqing at 08:00.
Visit Goose Neck Park, Chongqing People’s Congress Hall , Ciqikou Old Town, Stiwell museum .
- Goose Neck Park : Where tourists can take a bird’s eye view of the whole city of Chongqing.
- Chongqing People’s Congress Hall : It is a giant traditional building with a large square,where plenty of people do morning and evening exercise everyday.
- Ciqikou Old Town: street of Hundreds’ Years old. Take a walk to Ciqikou old street where you can see local shops, old wooden houses, old pier, tea houses, local Sichuan street performance and so on.
- Stiwell museum : It is a museum to commemorate General Stiwell who was chief commander of US forces in the China-Burma-India Theatre during World War II.
Day 13
Chongqing / Chengdu
Transfer via: Bus(06:30)
be transferred to the bus station and drive to Chengdu . Visit Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding .
- Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding : Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is situated on the Axe Hill 10 kilometers from the north suburb of Chengdu City. It covers an area of 600 acres. The environment here is exquisitely designed; the air is refreshing with the bamboo growing luxuriantly and flocks of wild birds flying around.
Day 14
Chengdu / Lhasa
Transfer via: Flight-on our arrangement
Be transferred to the airport for your flight to Lhasa. Arrive at Lhasa. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure to acclimatize yourself to the high latitude.
Day 15
Lhasa
Full day trip to Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Barkhore Street.
- The Potala Palace : Perched upon Marpo Ri Hill, 130 meters above the Lhasa Valley. It is the greatest monumental structure in all of Tibet.
- The Jokhang Temple : It is the spiritual center of Tibet.
- The Barkhor Street : The Barkhor is the oldest street in Lhasa as well as the center of old Lhasa and remains very traditional. It is a place where Tibetan culture, economy, religion and arts are assembled.
Day 16
Lhasa
Full day trip to Trupeng Monastery, Sera Monastery, Norbulingka.
- The Tsepung Monastery : It is one of the biggest monasteries in Tibet.
- The Sera Monastery : It is known as one of the three greatest monasteries of Tibet.
- The Norbulingka Park : Norbulingka means “Jeweled Garden”. It was constructed as a summer palace for the Dalai Lama at the very beginning and later served as the whole governmental administration.
Day 17
Lhasa / Chengdu-Guilin
Transfer via: Flight-on our arrangement
Be transferred to the airport for your flight to Chengdu. Then connecting another flight to Guilin. Arriving in Guilin, be met & transferred to your hotel.
Day 18
Guilin
One Day Longsheng tour for Ethnic Tribes Culture expedition
Depart from the hotel in the morning & drive to Longji area.
Longsheng is located in the mountainous region on the northeastern part of Guilin. The natural beauty and the colorful ethnic Chinese cultures and customs attract people from all over the world.
After 2.5 hours drive (115KM beautiful mountain road) you will get to the Longji area, Heping Township of Longsheng County. Visit Zhuang and Yao Minority tribes villages and some families if you like. Those ethnic girls dressed in their own colors may have a demonstration on hair combing or singing and dancing upon gue sts’ request and gratuity. Clients will enjoy the beautiful terrace rice fields after getting to the summit of Longji (Dragon’s backbone).The terrace rice fields were first built in the Yuan Dynasty ( about 800 years ago) and completed in the Qing dynasty as the crystallization of the wisdom and labor of the Zhuang people. The terraced fields are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountaintop, with the highest place of an elevation of 885m and the lowest 380m. The coiling line spirals up from the mountain foot to the top, making the mountain looks like huge snail seen afar.
Enjoy the hiking tours around Pingan village for the wonderful views.
Day 19
Guilin
Full day Li River Cruise to Yangshuo with lunch aboard.
- Li River Cruise : Depart from your hotel in the morning. Be transferred to the Zhujiang Pier(about 1 hour drive)for a 4.5 hours wonderful cruise.You will enjoy the picturesque mountains, peaceful green fields ,farms and villages with water buffalos,cows wondering around on both sides of the river bank. Disembark at the one-thousand-year-old town Yangshuo in the afternoon. Free at leisure to explore the old town after check-in your hotel.
Day 20
Guilin / Hongkong
Transfer via: Flight-on our arrangement
Have private city tours to the Reed Flute Cave & the Elephant Trunk Hill. Be transfered to the airport for your flight to Hong Kong. Arriving in Hong Kong, be met & transfered to your hotel.
- Elephant Trunk Hill : Located at the conjunction of the Li River & the Peach Blosom River, the whole hill looks very muh like a giant elephant with a long trunk, it is the symbol of Guilin city.
- Reed Flute Cave : Known as “the Palace of Natural Arts” where you can see beautiful stalactites & stalagmites,learn how they are formed.
Day 21
Hongkong
Half day city tour to Wong Tai Sin Temple, Kowloon Walled City Park or Jade Market or Poor Residence without lunch(Private vehicle and guide).
- Wong Tai Sin Temple : The temple is combine three main religions of China - Buddhism,Taoism and Confucianism are practiced. The temple may well house the largest concentration of fortune-tellers in Asia..
Day 22
HongKong / Departure
Transfer via: Flight-on your arrangement
Be transferred to the airport for your flight to your next destination.
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