| Tour Dates |
Destinations |
Today's Activities |
Meals Included |
| Day 1 |
Arrive in Beijing |
Welcome to China! Welcome to Beijing! Upon your arrival, you need to clear the customs and retrieve your baggage, then be met by our tour guide in the Arrival Hall who is holding a sign on which it says your name. Later on, be transferred to your downtown hotel and check-in. Then, you will be free to explore the city on your own. |
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| Day 2 |
Beijing |
After breakfast, you will be guided to visit Tian`anmen Square, the biggest city plaza in the world,. Subsequently, be taken to walk around the marvelous "Egg"(the National Centre for the Performing Arts) to take some pictures from its outside. Afterwards, you will proceed to tForbidden City,he most complete imperial palace in China. Later on, move forward to the impressive Temple of Heaven. After that, you will be free to explore Beijing and its nightlife in the evening. |
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| Day 3 |
Beijing |
Finishing breakfast, you will be driven to Simatai Great Wall, which is situated about 145 km northeast of Beijing city. You will have a 3-hour hike along Simatai which will be a challenging and enlightening experience for you. After lunch, be transferred back to downtown Beijing. |
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| Day 4 |
Beijing |
In the morning, your tour guide will take you to visit the famous Hutongs (Alleyway) by rickshaw to explore the local people`s daily life in the old part of Beijing. Today`s lunch will be served in a local family`s home where you can learn to make Jiaozi (Chinese dumplings). After the tour, you will be escorted back to your hotel. |
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| Day 5 |
Beijing to Lhasa(Fly to Lhasa) |
After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Lhasa. After your arrival at Gonggar airport, you will be met by our local guide and escorted to your hotel in Lhasa. After check-in, you can take some rest to get acclimatized. In the late afternoon, your guide will take you to the Tibet Museum. |
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| Day 6 |
Lhasa |
Today, you will pay a visit to Potala Palace, which was originally built in 637 by Songtsen Gampo and had become the home to Dalai Lama and the political center of Tibet since 1645. After lunch, proceed to Jokhang Temple, which is the spiritual center of Tibet located at Barkhor Street. Then, go sightseeing and shopping at Barkor Street, the most ancient street in Lhasa where you can get a view of the local people`s daily life. |
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| Day 7 |
Lhasa |
The highlights of today`s activity are Norbulingka Park, Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery, which means wild rose in the Tibetan language, because the hill behind it was covered with wild roses in bloom when the monastery was built. Norbulingka Park was built in 1751 AD as a summer palace for the Dalai Lama where they could handle political affairs and practiced religious ceremonies. Drepung Monastery was once the world`s largest monastery and housed 10,000 monks in its heyday. You can also pay a visit to a Tibetan family, where you will be warmly welcomed in the traditional Tibetan way and be entertained with traditional Tibetan cuisine. |
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| Day 8 |
Lhasa to Chengdu(Fly to Chengdu) |
In the morning, you will be free until your guide escorts you to the airport for your flight to Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province. Upon arrival in Chengdu, you will be met by our local guide and escorted to your hotel. In the evening, enjoy a delicious dinner of Sichuan food at a local restaurant. |
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| Day 9 |
Chengdu |
After breakfast, you will be guided to go sightseeing in the Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding where you will get to see the loveable pandas. Later on, you will go to Thatched Cottage of Du Fu and Wenshu Temple where you can spend some time sitting in the tea house to enjoy a cup of tea and absorb the special atmosphere of Chengdu. |
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| Day 10 |
Chengdu to Lijiang(Fly to Lijiang) |
In the morning, you can have a free roam in the city until your guide comes to the hotel to pick you up and then transfers you to the airport for your flight to Lijiang. On arrival, be greeted by our local guide and escorted to your hotel. After lunch, you will have an excursion to the Lijiang Ancient City and the Lion Hill which is best known for its green pines and cypresses planted mostly during the Ming Dynasty. |
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| Day 11 |
Lijiang |
Enjoy the walk along the Huangpu River and depart Shanghai to end the beautiful China trip. |
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| Day 11 |
Lijiang |
After Breakfast, you will continue hiking for approximately 5 hours along the High Trail. Along the way you will pass the Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge and Heaven`s Stairs until you get to the Hetaoyuan (Walnut Grove) where you will stay at No. 1 Woody`s House. This guesthouse has a platform which has an altitude of 2175m, giving you a spectacular view of the Tiger Leaping Gorge. |
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| Day 11 |
Lijiang |
Today`s hike will take you from Hetaoyuan (Walnut Grove) to Daju (approximately 6 hours). Walk along the Yangtze River on the main road in the beginning and then on the small trail down on the bank of the river, you will take a ferry to cross the Yangtze River (about 20 minutes on the ferry) to the Daju side. Afterwards, continue hiking up a small trail to the parking lot where your private car will meet you and transfer you back to Lijiang (87km away). Along the way, you will enjoy the White Water River and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain on the other side. |
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| Day 11 |
Lijiang |
After breakfast, you will be first taken to visit Elephant Trunk Hill and Black Dragon Pool Park, the source of the water system of the Old Lijiang Town. Afterwards, you will proceed to Museum of Naxi Dongba Culture, where you will see the exhibitions of Naxi culture and dress, Dongba script, and the history of Lijiang`s old town. After lunch, continue to explore the Ancient Town by yourself. |
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| Day 11 |
Lijiang to Kunming to Guilin |
You will be free until your guide comes to transfer you to the airport for your flight to Guilin via Kunming where you will change your flight. Upon arrival in Guilin, you will be met by our local guide and escorted to your hotel. Then, you will be free to explore the city. |
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| Day 11 |
Guilin |
The full-day excursion today will take you to Longsheng Autonomous County, which is located 90km northwest of Guilin and renowned for its many ethnic minorities such as Zhuang, Yao, Miao, and Dong minority groups. During this trip, you will enjoy not only the gorgeous panorama of terraced rice paddies, the most famous section being called Longji Dragon`s Backbone Rice Terraces, but also lush bamboo groves and small villages on the hillside along the way. |
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| Day 11 |
Guilin/Yangshuo Boat Cruise to Yangshuo |
Firstly, your tour guide will take you to Zhujiang Pier to start a boat cruise along the famed Li River which is a must-see for each tourist to Guilin. The cruise will take you to Yangshuo County. Along the river, you will enjoy breathtaking views of Guilin`s famous Karst mountain peaks and pinnacles, crystal-clear water. A Chinese-style lunch cooked on board will be served. After arrival at your hotel in Yangshuo, you will have the chance to explore the spectacular karst countryside along Jima road on your own. |
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| Day 11 |
Yangshuo to Guilin,Departure from Guilin |
After breakfast, you will be driven back to Guilin. On arrival, you will first go to visit Elephant Trunk Hill and the Fubob Hill in Guilin. In the afternoon, proceed to the Reed Flute Cave. After the tour, you will be escorted to the airport for your flight to the next destination. |
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