15 days tour

15-Day China Tour To Beijing, Xi’An, Guilin, Chengdu, Chongq

$ 3,429 .00 USD

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15-Day China Tour To Beijing, Xi’An, Guilin, Chengdu, Chongq

This tour includes:

Others

Entrance fees to tourist sites Yangtze River cruise with full board

Flights

Domestic airfares & train fares

Meals

A la carte lunches as itinerary specifies

Transport

Drivers & air-conditioned vehicles

Guide

Professional English-speaking Guides

Accommodation

Hotel accommodation with breakfasts

Not included:

Others

International airfares Entry Visa fees Personal expenses Tips or gratuities for guides and drivers

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Itinerary of your trip 15-Day China Tour To Beijing, Xi’An, Guilin, Chengdu, Chongq

  • Day 1 Welcome To Beijing! Airport Pick-Up
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Welcome To Beijing! Airport Pick-Up

      Upon arrival at Beijing Airport, please clear yourself through Customs. Our English-speaking guide will meet you at the arrival hall and then transfer you to the hotel. Have a good rest to restore yourself for your lovely China tour; or, as your hotel is located right in Beijing’s cultural and commercial center, while away the hours by exploring whatever may interest you in the nearby areas.

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  • Day 2 Beijing: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple Of Heaven, Peking Opera
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Beijing: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple Of Heaven, Peking Opera

      Let’s start with an excursion to the world-famous Tiananmen Square, China’s open city square for grand national-level rallies. Walk the square to reach the Forbidden City, once home and office to 24 emperors.

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      * Premium Food Experience: An a la carte welcome lunch with authentic Chinese food including the Peking Roast Duck. (Valued at CNY 150 per person, included in our price.)

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      After lunch, we will visit Yonghe Temple and the Temple of Heaven, where emperors pray for bumper harvests.

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      * Special Experience: This evening, a traditional Peking Opera is in store for you at the long-established Liyuan Theatre. Besides, you’ll have the opportunity to visit the dressing room and interact with local artists.

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      Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte welcome lunch

  • Day 3 Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall, Enjoy Rickshaw Ride & Visit Local Family In Hutongs
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall, Enjoy Rickshaw Ride & Visit Local Family In Hutongs

      This morning, we will set off to the suburban Mutianyu Great Wall, the most beautiful part of the Great Wall of China, which was originally built as a defensive system against attack. The round-trip cable car is available to save energy, and fees for all vehicles are included in our price! Besides, our guide will prepare the wine to cheer up your Great Wall journey!


      Then we will return downtown. A photo stop is arranged for you before the National Stadium, aka the Bird’s Nest. Later, a rickshaw ride through Hutongs will take you to experience real life of old Beijing and here we’ll visit a local family house and chat with the owners.


      Meals: Western buffet breakfast

  • Day 4 Beijing: Cute Pandas, Summer Palace, Flight To Xi’An
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Beijing: Cute Pandas, Summer Palace, Flight To Xi’An

      In the morning, you will be able to get close to the adored pandas in the Beijing Zoo. They satisfy their hunger with around 12 kilograms of bamboo per day and could spend up to 12 hours eating. Then, let’s dive into the Summer Palace, the former imperial summer resort. Take your time to enjoy some local food for lunch in Beijing. Then you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Xi’an. Our guide will meet you at Xi’an airport and transfer you to the hotel.

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      Meals: Western buffet breakfast, lunch

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  • Day 5 Xi’An: Terracotta Army, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Tang Dynasty Dinner Show
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Xi’An: Terracotta Army, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Tang Dynasty Dinner Show

      Start our journey in Xi’an with a visit to a world-famous astounding discovery - the Terracotta Army. You are to step onto the mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang (259 – 210 BC), the founder of imperial China, who commissioned over nine thousands of terracotta warriors to serve his afterlife.

      ★ Privilege of Our Guests:

      1. Visit the discoverer of the first terracotta warrior.

      2. Make your mini clay warrior and bring it home. (40-minutes lesson instructed by a local artisan)


      Then a visit to the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda is scheduled. A major participant along the Silk Road in translating and introducing Indian Buddhism, this pagoda invites you to witness the history of Xi’an.

      * Special Treat: Tonight, a delicious dumpling dinner will be served along with the Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show, for you to gain more insights into China’s intangible cultural heritage. (Available from April to November)


      Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Dumpling dinner

  • Day 6 Xi’An: City Wall, Muslim Quarter & Great Mosque, Shaanxi History Museum
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Xi’An: City Wall, Muslim Quarter & Great Mosque, Shaanxi History Museum

      This morning, a Tai Chi master will take you on a mind-nurturing journey in the City Wall Park by teaching you some moves of a tradition that combines martial art and meditation. Then, you will ascend the City Wall and overlook Xi’an city. You can either stroll or ride a bike on the ancient wall. As for lunch, we’ll take you to the Muslim Quarter to experience local life and flavors, like Rou Jia Mo (Chinese burger), Niu Rou Guo Tie (fried beef dumplings), Ma Jiang Liang Pi (cold noodle with sesame paste), and Biang Biang Mian (noodles wide as belt). After lunch, we will visit the Great Mosque.


      Then, head to the Shaanxi History Museum, which boasts over a million historical treasures and emphasizes the Tang Dynasty culture.

      *If the Shaanxi History Museum is not available, the famous Forest of Stone Steles Museum will be arranged instead.


      Meals included: Western buffet breakfast, Local flavor lunch

  • Day 7 Xi’An To Guilin By Flight, Appreciate Reed Flute Cave & Elephant Trunk Hill
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Xi’An To Guilin By Flight, Appreciate Reed Flute Cave & Elephant Trunk Hill

      Your stay in Xi’an ends with a morning flight to Guilin, a city world-famous for its natural beauty beyond compare. Upon your arrival, our guide will meet you outside the baggage claim area. In the afternoon, we will head to the Reed Flute Cave, a 240 meter (787 feet) deep karst cave. Praised as the splendid “museum of natural sculptures”, the cave is a symphonic poem written with stalactites, stalagmites, rock formations in various shapes, as well as environment-friendly atmospheric lightening against the darkness. Then we head to the Elephant Trunk Hill, which is a cult destination for its lifelike resemblance of a giant elephant scooping water from the Li River with its trunk.

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      Meals: Western buffet breakfast

  • Day 8 Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin: Li River Cruise & Countryside Adventure
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin: Li River Cruise & Countryside Adventure

      After breakfast, we will drive to a pier of the Li River where you will start your river cruise all the way down to Yangshuo. The cruise will past views acclaimed as the most beautiful karst landscape in the world. During the cruise, you will enjoy a simple folksy lunch.

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      After 4 hours of cruise, disembark at Yangshuo County and walk into the 600-year-old West Street. Then we take you to explore the countryside of Yangshuo. Through villages nestling in green hills, you get to see traditional houses very different from Beijing’s courtyard residences. Your trip here will be perfected with a visit to a local peasant’s home. Perhaps you will learn how to fetch water from a well, or try on a traditional bamboo hat and a straw rain cape, just to have fun! After that, we will drive you back to the hotel in Guilin.

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      Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

  • Day 9 Guilin To Chengdu By High Speed Train, Experience Local Life In Park
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Guilin To Chengdu By High Speed Train, Experience Local Life In Park

      After breakfast, we will send you to take a high speed train with first class seat to Chengdu. In about 5 to 6 hours, your guide in Chengdu will pick you up. If time allows, you will be escorted to the most popular park in Chengdu – People’s Park. Drink local Gai Wan tea, and have a glimpse of the China’s marriage market. Called “Blind Date Corner” in a literal sense, the market here is where parents post their children’s profiles to "help" them find their future partners.

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      Meals: Western buffet breakfast

  • Day 10 Chengdu Panda Base, High Speed Train To Chongqing, Board Yangtze Cruise Ship
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Chengdu Panda Base, High Speed Train To Chongqing, Board Yangtze Cruise Ship

      This morning, you will visit Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Then, continue to the Wide and Narrow Alleys, with quaint restaurants for local snacks, tea houses, bars and boutiques. In the afternoon, our guide will drop you off at the railway station and help you get on a 2-hour high speed train to Chongqing. Upon your arrival, our guide in Chongqing will meet you and then escort you to board Century Glory, one of the most luxurious cruise ships on Yangtze River, on which you will spend your next two days to fully take in the views along its length. Enjoy the buffet dinner and attend the welcome party onboard.

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      * Premium Ship on Yangtze: Century Glory

      √ Newly-launched luxury cruise ship on Yangtze River.

      √ Large cabins with private balconies.

      √ Bar on sun deck.

      √ A la carte restaurants.

      √ buffet dinner, themed meals with alcoholic drinks, and night snacks.

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      Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Dinner

  • Day 11 Yangtze River Cruise: Visit Fengdu Ghost City, Take Part In Cultural Activities
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Yangtze River Cruise: Visit Fengdu Ghost City, Take Part In Cultural Activities

      Disembark at Fengdu County in the morning, and we will visit the “underworld” mentioned numerous times in Chinese classics and folklores – the Ghost City, where the spirits of the dead face the judgement of the God of Hell. Perching on a mountain by Yangtze River, the Ghost City is a compact palace complex, built 2,000 years ago by Chinese ancestors to simulate Hell.

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      Then, get back on the ship and have a buffet lunch. In the afternoon, you may enjoy leisure time on sundeck or in your private balcony to appreciate river sceneries, or take part in some cultural activities like a lecture on the Yangtze Three Gorges, flying kites, and learning to tie a silk scarf.

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      Meals: Full board served in buffet style

  • Day 12 Yangtze River Cruise: Three Gorges, Shennv Stream
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Yangtze River Cruise: Three Gorges, Shennv Stream

      Today, your journey through the Three Gorges officially begins. You will cruise by Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge, until it’s time for a buffet lunch. Your afternoon will start with a side trip on a boat to Shennv Stream, a tributary from Wu Gorge, to get even closer to the natural primitive beauty and the tranquil life of Tujia Minority, a Chinese ethnic group who live an isolated life from the bustling outside world. Then you will get back ship and continue to cruise down the western section of Xiling Gorge. Have a buffet dinner and watch evening artistic performances prepared for you.

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      Meals: Full board served in buffet style

  • Day 13 Yangtze Three Gorges Dam, Disembark In Yichang, High Speed Train To Shanghai
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Yangtze Three Gorges Dam, Disembark In Yichang, High Speed Train To Shanghai

      Your last excursion stop on Yangtze will be the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang City, the world’s largest hydro project for flood control and providing electricity to southwestern China. Pack your belongings for disembarking before the visit. The cruise ship company will finally drive you to the Three Gorges Tourist Center to meet our local guide. You will take a high speed train for 7.5 hours to your last scheduled destination, Shanghai. On arriving at Shanghai railway station, you will be met and transferred to the hotel.

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      Meals: Western buffet breakfast

  • Day 14 Shanghai: Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden, The Bund And Huangpu River
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Shanghai: Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden, The Bund And Huangpu River

      After breakfast, your trip will start from Shanghai Museum, one of the four most important museums in China. It’s a treasure house for precious ancient Chinese art works, with a focus on ceramic art. Then head to the 460-year-old Yu Garden, a classical garden with mesmerizing waterscape. Enjoy some free time to explore the nearby Yuyuan Bazaar.

      * A la carte farewell lunch: valued at CNY150.00 per person and included in our price.

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      The afternoon trip will enable you to appreciate various architectural styles on the Bund and a one-hour cruise tour along the Huangpu River will be followed. Next, you will be guided to walk through the Former French Concession, Tianzifang neighborhood, to explore the hidden charms of Shanghai.

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      Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte farewell lunch

  • Day 15 Departure From Shanghai
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Departure From Shanghai

      Please check out from your hotel before noon, and make your own way to the airport according to your flight schedule. Metro Line 2 runs from your hotel to both Pudong and Hongqiao Airports of Shanghai, while a taxi is faster choice, costing about CNY200 to Pudong and CNY100 to Hongqiao.


      Meals: Western buffet breakfast

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but you’re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

You’ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Basic

Almost everyone is fit for these activities. Every hike or physical exercise last less than 30 minutes, such as paragliding and horseback riding. Please ask about specific conditions.

Age range

Age range

Min: 1 / Max: 99

Experience allowed to all ages.

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