Accommodation

12 nights accommodation at the following hotels: Sunrise On The Bund (4 stars) Guilin Bravo Hotel (4 stars) Green Lotus Hotel (4 stars) Holiday Inn Chengdu Oriental Plaza (4 stars) Holiday Inn Xian Big Goose Pagoda (4 stars) Beijing New World Centre Tongpai Hotel (4 stars)

Transport

Private drivers & air-conditioned vehicles

Flights

Domestic airfares & train fares

Guide

Private English-speaking guide throughout tour.

Others

Entrance fees to tourist sites

Meals

12 buffet breakfasts and 3 lunches. Other meals are not included to give you maximum flexibility in deciding where, what and with whom to eat.

Not included:

Others

International airfares Entry Visa fees Personal expenses Tips or gratuities for guides and drivers Single supplement (Mandatory)

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

Arrival In Shanghai

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.

Once you reclaim your luggage and clear the customs, you will find your local guide welcoming you at the arrival hall of the airport and then be transferred by driver to check in at the hotel . You can fill in the rest of the day having a good rest or walking around on your own.
Day 2 Shanghai
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Shanghai

After breakfast, you will start your Shanghai exploration from the famous Shanghai Museum, which houses a large amount of ancient Chinese art works. Then continue to visit the picturesque Yu Garden and explore its nearby traditional bazaar.

At noon, you will have an a la carte lunch at a local popular restaurant. In the afternoon, you will move to the Bund area and have a one-hour Huangpu River cruise tour to feel the modern of the city. Before go back to the hotel, you will also visit an old cultural street - Tianzifang.

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

Shanghai - Guilin

The morning is reserved for your individual activities. If you stay at our standard series hotel, the nearby subway gets you to more places of interests. Our guide and driver will get you to the airport for an early afternoon flight to Guilin, where another local guide will pick you up for your trip to the hotel as soon as you have collected your baggage.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Day 4 Guilin
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Guilin

Start the day with touring the Reed Flute Cave, where you see many stunning stalactites, stone pillars and rock formations. Then proceed to the Seven Star Park, where elegant hills, clear water, fantastic caves, grotesque rocks and ingenious architectures are well integrated. You can consult your guide on where to get a good lunch. Next visit the unique Elephant Trunk Hill - a popular sightseeing spot more than 1000 years. The last stop is Fubo Hill, where in addition to charming scenery we see numerous historical items and stone carvings.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Day 5 Guilin - Yangshuo
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Guilin - Yangshuo

Your trip will never be complete if you come to Guilin but do not take a Li River cruise. Usually Li River refers to the section from Guilin to Yangshuo, which is also the best and the most splendid part. Your guide will also show you some famous spots that Li River boasts during the about four hours’ journey. Here we would like to remind you the lunch on the cruise is a simple box lunch, and you are suggested having a big breakfast at the hotel this morning.

When you arrive at Yangshuo and walk through the West Street, we will drive you to the countryside area to see rural sceneries, along with a local peasant’s home. And back at the hotel in Yangshuo you may take your time strolling in this famous town.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch
Day 6 Yangshuo - Guilin - Chengdu
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Yangshuo - Guilin - Chengdu

An arranged transport will take you from Yangshuo to Guilin Airport for your flight to Chengdu. Your local guide will greet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to have a rest at the hotel or look around the city on your own.

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

Chengdu

We all know that Chengdu is the home of pandas, so the first stop today is surely about pandas. Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding is not far from the city center, about half an hour’s journey. But you still need to get up early today if you want to see pandas at their best. Usually the keepers will feed pandas at about 08:00 to 09:00. At this time, all pandas will come out to wait, and then they begin to eat and play. At about 11:00 pandas are full and most of them go to sleep. So according to our experiences the best time to visit the panda base is from 08:30 to 10:00 in the morning.

Then we head to the Broad and Narrow Alleys. Just take your time to stroll in the leisurely alleys. It is a very popular place not only for travelers also for locals. You can have lunch at one of the restaurants by yourself. Your guide will also give you more advice.

Next, we visit Jinsha Site Museum, which can trace back to about 3,000 years ago. There are many gold articles unearthed in the site, but the most highlight ones are the Gold Foil of Sun and Immortal Bird and the Gold Mask.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Day 8 Chengdu - Xian
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Chengdu - Xian

Your guide will escort you to the railway station for a high-speed train to Xian. After around 4 hours, you will meet the local guide and get to the hotel. After the formalities, we will visit Shaanxi Provincial History Museum, where we could see thousands of rare historic treasures covering the spectrum of Chinese history. Then we move on to visit the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, a brick Tang Dynasty structure, circa 7th century AD, to house the Buddhist scriptures and statues from India.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Day 9 Xian
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Xian

We will take you out of downtown to see the Terracotta Army, which is a huge project of three bury pits built by Emperor Qinshihuang, the first emperor who united the nation in ancient times. The life-sized terracotta army well represents his ambition even to be realized in the nether world.

After that, you will proceed to the ancient City Wall. Compassing the old city with a circuit of 13,700 meters, the square city wall is as thicker as 14 meters, so visitors could rent a bicycle and take a ride on the wall. The bike rental fee is at your expense. Our last stop today is the tranquil Great Mosque, which is among the oldest and largest. It still is the focal point of religious activities.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Day 10 Xian - Beijing
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Xian - Beijing

This morning you will travel by a high-speed train to Beijing. The train journey takes around 4.5 hours. Your local guide expects you at the station and takes you to the hotel. After that, you will be taken to visit the Temple of Heaven, the royal temple for sacrifice in ancient time, nowadays, it is not only a tourist spot, but also a beautiful and large park for local people spending their leisure time, especially for those who have been retried to find amusement here.

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

Beijing

This morning will be spent in the heart of Beijing. We will first transfer you to Tiananmen Square. From there you could walk through the Golden Water Bridge directly to the Forbidden City. With the marvelous structural layout, exquisite decorations and valuable treasures, the imperial palace attracts travelers all over the world. Around noon, we will arrange a rich a la carte welcome lunch for you at a decent local restaurant. Then continue to the Summer Palace. the most significant royal park, displaying the outstanding gardening landscape.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch
Day 12 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. On the way back to downtown, we will drive by and make a stop at the Bird’s Nest (Olympic National Stadium), so that you can have photo opportunities. We then continue to visit the Old Hutong Alleys on rickshaws to experience a throwback to the old centuries.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Day 13 Departure From Beijing
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Departure From Beijing

Your private China tour package is coming to an end. Your guide will collect you in the hotel lobby at the appointed time and transfer you to the airport for your onward flight. We wish you a pleasant journey 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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Arrival In Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai - Guilin

Guilin

Guilin - Yangshuo

Yangshuo - Guilin - Chengdu

Chengdu

Chengdu - Xian

Xian

Xian - Beijing

Beijing

Beijing

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