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12 Days Classic China highlight

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Highlights: The Forbidden City / The Great Wall /The Terra cotta Museum / Li River Cruise / Suzhou Gardening / Shanghai: Huangpu River Cruise
Itinerary :
D1__Arrive in Beijing
Today we will arrive in Beijing, the ancient capital of China with over thousand years’ history. Receive a welcome from our guide and then transfer to hotel, and you also learn your first Chinese“ Nin Hao ” for greeting.
D2 __Beijing City Excursion ( the Great Wall / Ming Tomb / Beijing Roast Duck )
B,L,D
The Great Wall will be our first destination. As Chairman Mao has said: “Walk on the Great Wall, and to be a real man”.  We will walk on this ancient stone stage on feet, and trace the ancient history of China through the old wall and mountains. In the afternoon, a visit to the Ming Tomb will be an interesting adventure for us, where we will see how the emperors desired for immortal. In the evening we will enjoy a delicious Chinese banquet with the well-known Beijing Roast Duck, and you will see how Chinese treat their food as arts.
D3 __Beijing City Excursion ( The Forbidden City / the Summer Palace/Beijing Olympics Stadia (Bird's Nest & Water Cube)(exterior) (B,L,D)
Today we will explore the mysterious palace of Chinese emperors, the Forbidden City, which boasts having 9999 rooms and could be the biggest palace in the world. In the afternoon we will have a leisure walk in the emperors’ royal garden, the Summer Palace, which is a much-loved summer retreat of the Imperial families, the lovely landscaped gardens, halls, pavilions and corridors are set around the lake and rivers in natural harmony. En route back to hotel we will make a short stop to the Beijing Olympics Stadium (Bird's Nest & Water Cube)(exterior) for picture opportunities.
D4__Beijing City Tour ( The Heaven Temple / Hutong Tour ) B,L,D
we will take a rickshaw to explore the old street of Beijing, Hutong to see how the old Beijing people live. In the afternoon we will walk around in the quiet and wide Heaven Temple, which is used to worship emperor’s ancestors and pray for a harvest season. We will board night train to Xi’an . Night in the soft berth of the train.
D5__ Xi’an City Tours (The Terracotta Museum / Shanxi Province Museum ) B,L,D
Arrive in Xi’an in the morning. After a short time’s break in hotel, we will begin our trip in Xi’an, which had been the most prosperous capitals for over 1000 years. Surely the Terracotta museum is the most important spot. It will be amazing experience to visit these old warriors and horses under earth for over 2000 years. Then we will visit the Shanxi Province Museum. It will unfold the long history of China. Night in hotel.
D6__ Xi’an / Guilin  (Wild Goose Tower / The City Wall/ Calligraphy Forest Museum) (B,L,D)
The Wild Goose Pagoda will tell us how the Chinese traveled over ten thousands miles to probe Buddhism. And we will also have a short time’s hike on the Old City Wall, then we will learn about the ancient Chinese arts, the Calligraphy in the Calligraphy Forest Museum. Fly to Guilin in the late afternoon.

D7___ Li River  Excursion ( Li River Excursion / Biking in Yangsuo) B,L,D
In the morning we will make a cruise in picturesque Li River. You will learn many romantic tales about the peaks and love. Arrive in Yansuo in the afternoon. The famous Westerner Street will be in our schedule naturally. And a bike riding in the pretty old town will be unforgettable memory to our trip. It is also an interesting program to watch the Cormorant fishing in the evening.
D8__ Guilin /Shanghai (Elephant Trunk Hill ) B,L,D
In the morning we will drive back to Guilin, drop a visit in Elephant trunk. Then we will fly to Shanghai in the afternoon. Receive warm welcome from local guide, then transfer to hotel. Shanghai acrobatic shows is the best in China, so we will enjoy it in the evening.
D9___ Shanghai /Suzhou  (Humble Goveror’s Garden / Silk Museum ) B,L,D
Drive to Suzhou in the morning. The Suzhou Gardening is the most beautiful in China, and each of them will show us how ancient Chinese rich people enjoyed their life. The Humble Governor ‘s Garden is the best of them. And we will relax in the Tiger Hill Park in the afternoon. Then visit the Silk Museum to learn the long history of silk and embroidery. Night in hotel. (B , L , D)
D10__ Suzhou /Tongli /Shanghai   ( Tongli Water Village / Huangpu River Cruise )B,L,D
Tongli is a river channels crossing villages and still remain its traditional culture. We will explore this water village in the morning. In the afternoon we will drive back to Shanghai. The night of Bund deserve our trying. And the night cruise of Huangpu River will leave us life standing memory.
D11___ Shanghai City Tour (Yu Garden/ The Shanghai World Financial Center/Xin Tian DI) (B,L,D)
Our tour continues with a visiting to Yu Garden, famous for its rock gardens, pavilions, halls and ponds. The Shanghai World Financial Center, a super tall skyscraper which reaches 492.3 meters (1,615.2 ft) and became the tallest structure on mainland China, including Hong Kong, as well as the world's third tallest building (including unfinished ones), after the Burj Dubai and Taipei 101.Then we will go to Xin Tian DI (Heaven on Earth), a conservation area of traditional low-rise homes, formerly part of the French quarter.
D12 ___ Shanghai Departure B
In the morning we will head to air-port , say “ Zai Jian ” to China and leave China with sweet memory .

Seasons: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

 

Price ( based on group size above 2 pax) : US $ 1980.00/ per person

Single Supplement: US $ 490.00

 

Note:

  1. 1.Price is for references only, may vary according to your travel time. Please be advised that the price will be higher in high season such as Labor’s Day (Apr 29-May 3), China National’s Holiday (Sep30-October 8), and Chinese Spring Festival (usually falls between late January and early February each year). Please inquire for more details.
  2. 2.Better discount is available when travel in low season from Nov to March or when travel in a large group. Please contact us for more details.
  3. 3.Both 5 star hotels and 3 star hotels can be arranged, depend on your budget.

Price included service:

  1. 1.All of the 4 star hotel accommodation. We will arrange them according to their location and facilities. Each 2 people share one room.
  2. 2.The meals. Breakfasts in the hotel, Chinese lunches and dinners at local restaurant.
  3. 3.Tour site tickets.
  4. 4.English speaking guide service.
  5. 5.Domestic flights Xi’an / Guilin, Guilin/ Shanghai.
  6. 6.Trains from Beijing to Xi’an, soft sleeper, every 4 people share one compartment.  . 
  7. 7.All of the private transportation in the airport / hotel, tour site between.
  8. 8.Travel personal accident insurance with the highest refund of RMB 300000.00/ per people

Not included:

  1. 1.Your international flight arriving and leaving China.
  2. 2.The tip to guides and drivers. It will be shared according to the number of travelers.
  3. 3.Your medicinal cost due to your own health condition.
  4. 4.The cost of China visa, but we can provide China visa invitation letter free.
  5. 5.Shopping.
  6. 6.Any of other service we have not included.
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