Flights

Domestic airfares & train fares

Meals

14 western buffet breakfasts, 5 lunches with some being a la carte style and 2 dinners

Accommodation

14 nights accommodation at the following hotels and cruise ship： Beijing New World Centre Tongpai Hotel (4 stars) Holiday Inn Xian Big Goose Pagoda (4 stars) Guilin Bravo Hotel (4 stars) Green Lotus Hotel （4 stars） President No.7/No.8 Cruise Ship with balcony (5 stars) Mercure Hotel (Suzhou Railway Station) （4 stars） Ocean Hotel Shanghai (4 stars)

Others

Entrance fees to tourist sites Yangtze River cruise with full board

Transport

Private drivers & air-conditioned vehicles

Guide

Professional English-speaking Guides

Not included:

Others

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

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Day 1 Arrival In Beijing
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arrival In Beijing

Welcome to take our China private tour with daily departure, which can be tailored to meet your individual interests. You will enjoy a more personalized experience as the trip is only for your private party, with no other people.

Today your international flight will arrive in Beijing. After you reclaim your luggage and clear Customs, you will see our guide greeting you at the exit of the airport, holding a sign on which your name is written. We will transfer you to the hotel and help you finish the check-in procedure. The remainder of the day is free for you to rest or explore.
Day 2 Beijing
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Beijing

The morning excursions will be the famous Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. As a palace for 24 emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties, it has a mysterious aura. An a la carte welcome lunch at a nicely decorated and noted local restaurant will follow allowing you to taste diversified Chinese food.

In the afternoon, visit Yonghe Temple and the Temple of Heaven.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte welcome lunch
Day 3 Beijing
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Beijing

Today’s highlight is to visit Mutianyu Great Wall. The round-trip cable car is included. The restaurants nearby the site are of low standard, so we do not arrange the lunch today. It may be the best that you have a big breakfast at the hotel and have some fast food for lunch by yourself. Your guide will show you some restaurants. In the afternoon, we will drive you back to downtown and you will take a look at the Bird’s Nest, used for the 2008 Olympic Games and take some pictures. Finally, you will take a special rickshaw ride through various Hutongs and enjoy the prosperous street view with dazzling goods on sale.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Day 4 Beijing - Xi’An
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Beijing - Xi’An

Visit the Summer Palace. Lunch is on your own today, and you may ask advice from your guide who knows well on how to choose a good place to eat.

In the afternoon, you will take a high speed train from Beijing to Xi’an, which takes about 4.5-6 hours. Our local guide will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Day 5 Xi’An
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Xi’An

We will visit the amazing Terracotta Army this morning to appreciate the undeniable excellent ancient craft works of the Qin dynasty. Lunch is on your own. After that, pay a visit to the home of Mr. Yang Zhifa, the first finder of the Terracotta Army. Later you will have a unique experience by enjoying the fun of making a small-size terracotta soldier by yourself.

Afterwards, transferring you back to downtown city we visit the he 1,300 years Giant Wild Goose Pagoda and Xi’an most atmospheric pedestrian street, the Great Tang All Day Mall.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Day 6 Xi’An - Guilin
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Xi’An - Guilin

After visiting the City Wall Park and the City Wall in the morning, you will visit the Great Mosque and the nearby Muslim Bazaar. Here you can not only appreciate the stunning buildings but also taste local snacks in the nearby popular alleys.

On the way to the airport, you will stop at the Hanyangling Museum, which is an on-site museum integrating modern technology with ancient civilization, history, culture and landscape. After that, you will take a flight to Guilin. Your local guide will meet you at the airport and then accompany you to the downtown hotel.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Day 7 Guilin - Yangshuo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Guilin - Yangshuo

After breakfast at the hotel, we drive to the pier to appreciate the picturesque scenery of Li River by cruising down from Guilin to Yangshuo. As the lunch on the ship is the basic Chinese box lunch, it cannot be up to your taste, we suggest you have a big breakfast at the hotel this morning.

Disembark at Yangshuo in about 4 hours, you will check in the hotel. 2 hours or more will be left for your countryside exploration by bike. However, if you feel tired, your driver would like to drive you around for any photo stop you like.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch
Day 8 Yangshuo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Yangshuo

We remain the whole day free for you to walk or cycle around this small but charming town, such as visiting the exotic West Street and enjoying your time leisurely in a cafe.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Day 9 Yangshuo - Guilin - Chongqing
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Yangshuo - Guilin - Chongqing

Your guide will transfer you back to Guilin in the early morning and you will take a bullet train for around 5 hours to Chongqing. Your local guide and driver will meet you at the railway station and transfer you to the pier to board the luxurious Yangtze River cruise ship. As the ship sails at 21:30, your exciting Yangtze cruise tour begins.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Day 10 Yangtze River Cruise
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Yangtze River Cruise

Before your Yangtze River tour officially starts, the river guide will give you some information about the cruise ship and the schedule of daily activities this morning or the night before. The included onshore trip today is arranged at around 08:30, you will visit the Shuangguishan National Forest Park, where you can have a panoramic view of the Yangtze River and the opposite Fengdu County. Then the Captain’s Welcome Party will be held tonight. You are welcome to join in.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 11 Yangtze River Cruise
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Yangtze River Cruise

In the morning, the ship will reach Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge. The cruise guide on-board is expected to make a formal presentation. Get your camera ready! After lunch, we will disembark to experience an interesting excursion to the Shennv Stream by boat which will add much joy to the marvelous day. It lasts 3 to 4 hours. Back to the ship and cruise down the western section of Xiling Gorge.

Meals : Western buffet breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 12 Yichang - Suzhou
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Yichang - Suzhou

The Three Gorges Dam, the world’s largest hydro-electric project is your last excursion stop on Yangtze. Pack your belongings for disembarking before the visit. Afterwards, the cruise ship company will drive you to the Three Gorges Tourist Center and your local guide will meet you there. Then you will be taking a bullet train to your last scheduled destination, Suzhou. It is a 6 hours trip. On arriving at Shanghai railway station, you will be met by the guide and transferred to the hotel.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Accommodation: Mercure Hotel (Suzhou Railway Station) (4 stars)
Day 13 Suzhou - Shanghai
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Suzhou - Shanghai

Suzhou is a charming and elegant city famous for its classical gardens and ancient water towns. Today’s first stop is the Humble Administrator’s Garden. With a large area of water as the center, and surrounded by beautiful hills, terraces, exquisite pavilions, chambers, etc. it lives up to its reputation as one of the four most famous gardens in China. Then, with a few minutes walking you will arrive at Suzhou Museum.

Afterwards, we drive about one hour to Tongli to appreciate the charm of this millennium town. The ancient town is interwoven with water lanes, ancient bridges, old houses and dwellings. Many original residents still live here, making it more like a "living" town. Finally we will drive you to Shanghai to finish the day trip today.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Day 14 Shanghai
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Shanghai

After breakfast, you will start your trip from Shanghai Museum, one of the top four museums in China. Then head to the ancient Yu Garden, where you can see traditional Chinese architecture, beautiful artificial hills and ponds. Around noon, you will enjoy an a la carte farewell lunch at a popular local restaurant.

Afterwards, you will be transferred to the city’s landmark site, the Bund, and take a one-hour cruise tour along the Huangpu River - the mother river of Shanghai. As the symbol and a microcosm of the city, the river has witnessed the glory, humiliation, despair and prosperity of Shanghai. After that, we will leave you some free time to walk along the Bund area at a leisurely step and then visit Tianzifang Old Street.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte farewell lunch
Day 15 Departure From Shanghai
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Departure From Shanghai

Your guide will transfer you to the airport today. You will take the homebound flight with uncountable pleasant memories. Wish you a safe journey back home.

Our professional travel consultant is very happy to customize this private tour to your needs. Don’t hesitate to contact us. Thank you!

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

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Yangtze River Cruise

Yangtze River Cruise

Yichang - Suzhou

Suzhou - Shanghai

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