Overview: Shanghai: the Bund, Nanjing Road, Yu Garden, Yu Market and Jade Buddha Temple,Shanghai Museum, Oriental Pearl TV Tower Guilin: Reed Flute Cave, the Elephant Trunk Hill, Li River Xian: the Shaanxi Museum, the Bell Tower, City Wall, terra-cotta Army Beijing: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, the great wall, the Ming Tombs, Peking Duck dinner, Peking Opera Show Way of Travel: Private transfer + Private city tours + hotels + air-conditioned car or coach + private tour guides + Entrance fees + Meals as listed + inter-city transportation Departure Date: Daily
Tour Code:CPT-07 Itinerary:
Day 01：Arrival in Shanghai
Arrival in Shanghai, met by our guide and transferred to your hotel. Free for the rest of the day.
Day 02：Shanghai
Today's highlight is your visit to the Bund, one of the most noted waterfront and architectural symbols of Shanghai. After that, move on to the "Pedestrians only" Nanjing Road, a walking bustling street that is always packed with people watching other people, and the Yu Garden, a classical Qing Dynasty garden with over 30 pavilions linked by a maze of corridors and bridges over ponds. Just next to Yuyuan Garden is the Old City God's Temple Bazaar from the Song Dynasty. Then move on to the Jade Buddha Temple. ( B L )
Day 03：Shanghai
Morning tour of Shanghai Museum, the selection of over 112,000 Chinese cultural relics from the Old Stone Age to modern times. Then proceed to visit Oriental Pearl TV Tower. Afternoon visit Children's Palace. After dinner, watch acrobatic show. ( B L D )
Day 04：Shanghai -- Guilin by air
Arrival in Guilin, met and transferred to your hotel. After lunch visit Reed Flute Cave - a fantastic wonderland of karst caves with landscape and rural scenery. Then move on to Elephant Trunk Hill - named after its striking resemblance to an elephant sipping water, symbol of Guilin. ( B L )
Day 05：Guilin
Enjoy a morning cruise down the winding Li River - the highlight of sightseeing tour in Guilin with lunch aboard. You will enjoy the beautiful mountains, verdant fields, farms and villages with water buffalos, cows wondering around on both sides of the river bank. Get off at the old town Yangshuo - famous for its spectacular views of hills and rivers with famous bar streets. The whole afternoon exploring the old town before transferred back to Guilin city. Dinner and Minority Performance in the evening. ( B L D )
Day 06：Guilin - Xian by air
Take flight to Xi'an. After lunch, city tour begins with a visit to the Shaanxi Museum- a large modern museum of the national level. Then move on to The Bell Tower and drum tower - dating back to the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Then visit Xian City Wall - a symbol of great significance of the famous historic cultural city of Xian. Stay at your hotel. ( L )
Day 07：Xian
Beginning the day with a once-in-a lifetime viewing of the extraordinary 2200-year-old terra-cotta Army of China's First Emperor-Qin Shihuang. Three exhibition halls house the continuing excavation of am army of 7,000 terracotta soldiers and horses that guard the tomb of the the First Emperor. After lunch visit Maosoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang and Big Goode Pagoda. Local flavor dinner—dumpling and Tang Dynasty Show in the evening. ( B L D )
Day 08：Xian - Beijing by air
Take morning flight for Beijing. Arrival met and transferred to your hotel. After lunch visit Summer Palace. ( B L )
Day 09：Beijing
Beginning the day with a visit to Tiananmen Square, the world largest square of this kind. Then move on to the imperial palace, also known as the Forbidden City that symbolizes the imperial and traditional China. After lunch go on with the visit Temple of Heaven, the place where the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties worshipped heaven and prayed for peace and harvest. Back to hotel. ( B L )
Day 10：Beijing
Today's highlight is to visit the great wall , symbol of Chinese civilization. After lunch, continue a visit to Dingling, one of the Ming Tombs, where 13 emperors were buried in Ming Dynasty. Peking Duck dinner and Peking Opera Show in the evening.( B L D )
Inclusions:
1.All transfers and city transportation for your own use
2.Entrance fees and meals as mentioned
3.Private car or van with English speaking guide
4.Hotels with breakfast both at Shanghai, Guilin, Xian and Beijing
5.Shanghai-Guilin-Xian-Beijing air-ticket
6.The above private escorted tour is customized for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other travelers will join in your group.
Exclusions:
Tips to your tour guide and driver Available:
Daily Travel Tips:
Wear casually with comfortable sports shoes and pay attention to the climate in Shanghai, Guilin, Xian and Beijing. Reservation:
1.Please use our online booking or send your travel request via email to info@tour-beijing.com. You are also welcome to call us at + 86 10 67160201 ext 1006 or 2007.
Phone after working hours: 0086 13520598855 or 13901312027 (24 hours)
2.Our real trip advisors will have your booking confirmed no more than 1 working day. We even take last minute booking if time is pressing. When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email or call from us, which includes the confirmed detailed itinerary with prices.
3. Way of Payment: cash payment ,credit card payment or wire transfer. Both RMB and hard currency are acceptable. Currency Converter
4. Our tour guide will meet you at the Beijing Capital Airport with a signboard in your name.
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