Beijing/Xi'an/Guilin/Yangtze River Cruise/Shanghai Tour

Beijing/Xi'an/Guilin/Yangtze River Cruise/Shanghai

13 nights / 14 days

Day 01 to Beijing (D)
Arrive in Beijing Capital International Airport. Met at airport by local tour guide and transferred to your hotel.
Dinner in local restaurant.
After dinner, transfer back to your hotel.
Overnight in Beijing.

Day 02 Beijing (B L D)
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning tour to Tiananmen Square, the biggest square in the world, and Forbidden City, the complex of Imperial Palaces which were home to the Emperors for over 500 years.
Lunch in local restaurant.
Afternoon tour to Summer Palace, where the Emperors went to escape the heat of the city in Summer.
Dinner at local Restaurant.
After dinner, transfer to Heaven and Earth Theatre for Acrobatic Show (19:15-20:30).
Transfer back to your hotel.
Overnight in Beijing.

Day 03 Beijing (B L D)
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning tour to Great Wall at Badaling, the best preserved part of the Great Wall which is a magnificent construction project in ancient china and one of the great wonders in the history of human civilization (around 65km away from the city centre and about 1.5 hours’ driving).
Lunch at Jindian Friendship restaurant.
Afternoon tour to Changling of the Ming Tombs, the biggest wood-made and best preserved palace of the 13 Ming Tombs
Transfer back to the city for dinner in local restaurant.
Overnight in Beijing.

Day 04 Beijing/Xi’an (B L)
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning tour to Hutong, a labyrinth of old narrow streets lined with ancient courtyard houses giving us a glimpse into the traditional and colourful life of Beijing residents.
Lunch in local family’s house.
Afternoon tour to Temple of Heaven, an exquisite example of Ming architecture
served as an exclusive altar for Chinese emperors during the
Ming and Qing dynasties
Airport transfer for your flight HU7237 (18:00-19:40) for Xi’an.
Dinner on board.
Arrive in Xi’an Xianyang Airport. Met at airport by local tour guide and transferred to your hotel.
Overnight in Xi’an.

Day 05 Xi’an (B L D)
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning tour to Terracotta Army Museum, a vast Terracotta Army - 7000 life sized figures individually crafted and complete with chariots and horses (around 38km away from the city)
Lunch in local restaurant.
Back to the city, we will visit the City Wall, the most complete city wall that has survived in China, as well being one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world.
Dinner in local restaurant.
After dinner, transfer back to your hotel.
Overnight in Xi’an.

Day 06 Xi’an/Guilin (B L D)
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning tour to Big Big Goose Pagoda, which was built to store sutras and statues brought from India by Xuan Zang in Tang Dynasty, and Shaanxi Provincial History Museum which houses a large collection of 113,000 historic and cultural artefacts unearthed in Shaanxi
Lunch in local restaurant.
Afternoon tour to Forest of Stone Steles Museum which holds 3,000 stone steles of different periods from the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty
Airport transfer for your flight MU2307 (17:00-18:40) for Guilin.
Dinner on board.
Arrive in Guilin. Met at airport by local tour guide and transferred to your hotel.
Overnight in Guilin.

Day 07 Guilin (B L D)
Breakfast in hotel.
Day Cruise on the Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo (around 80 km long). Gorgeous Karst peaks give you surprises at each bend of the limpid river under the blue sky.
Buffet lunch on board.
Arrive in Yangshuo in the afternoon around 14:30. We will spend the afternoon at West Street lined with small craft stalls and shops.
Dinner in local restaurant.
After dinner, transfer back to your hotel in Guilin (about 1.5 hours’ driving).
Overnight in Guilin.

Day 08 Guillin/Chongqing (B L D)
Breakfast in hotel.
Check out in the morning and put luggages on the car/coach as you will fly back to Shanghai later today.
Morning tour to Reed Flute Cave, inside which is a spectacular world of various stalactites, stone pillars and rock formations created by carbonate deposition and Fupo Hill, an ideal spot for taking in the panorama of Guilin.
Lunch in local restaurant.
Afternoon tour to Elephant Trunk Hill, symbol of Guilin.
Dinner in local restaurant.
Airport transfer for your flight CZ3765 (20:00-21:05) for Chongqing.
Arrive in Chongqing Jiangbei Airport. Met at airport by local tour guide and transferred to the dock for boarding Yantze River Cruise Ship.Now your Yangtze River cruise begins.
Overnight on board.

Day 09 Yangtze River Cruise (B L D)
Shore Excursion to Shibaozhai Pagoda. Enjoy Captain’s Welcome Party and Welcome Crew Show in the evening.
Three meals on board.

Day 10 Yangtze River Cruise (B L D)
Shore Excursion to Shennong Stream. Pass through the five-step ship locks and enjoy Farewell Party in the evening.
Three meals on board.

Day 11 Yangtze River Cruise / Yichang / Shanghai (B L)
Breakfast on board.
Shore Excursion to The Three Gorges Dam.
At 11:30, arrive atYichang and disembark.
You will be met at the dock where you disembark by local tour guide and transfer to a local restaurant for lunch.
After lunch, transfer to airport for your flight MU5813 (16:00-18:15) for Shanghai.
Dinner on board.
Arrive in Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. Met at airport by local tour guide and transferred to your hotel.
Overnight in Shanghai.

Day 12 Shanghai (B L D)
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning tour to Jade Buddha Temple, a venerable and famous Buddhist temple, and Yu Garden, a representative of the classical architectural style acknowledged as an architectural miracle in the region southeast of the Yangtze River.
Lunch in local restaurant.
Afternoon tour to the Bund, which is a famous waterfront and regarded as the symbol of Shanghai for hundreds of years, and Shanghai Museum, a large museum of ancient Chinese art.
Dinner in local restaurant.
After dinner, transfer back to your hotel.
Overnight in Shanghai.

Day 13 Shanghai (B L D)
Breakfast in hotel.
Morning transfer to Zhujiajiao Water Town, a typical ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River (one hour of driving from Shanghai downtown).
Lunch in the water town.
Transfer back to Shanghai in the afternoon.
Dinner in local restaurant.
After dinner, transfer back to your hotel.
Overnight in Shanghai.

Day 14 Shanghai/departure. (B)
Breakfast in hotel.
Airport transfer for your flight for departure.

Quotation:
Quotation valid from Apr. 01 to May 30, 2007: US$2028/p based on 02 pax
Quotation valid from Jun. 01 to Aug.31, 2007: US$1978/p based on 02 pax
Quotation valid from Sep.01 to Nov. 30, 2007: US$2078/p based on 02 pax

The price includes:
10 nights of 4* hotel accommodation and 03 nights of 4* Yangtze River Cruise Ship accommodation (on twin sharing basis) with breakfast in hotel;
meals as listed above (10 lunch and 09 dinner in local restaurant or local family’s house);
all transfers and transportation within the tour by private car;
all entrance fee to the above scenic spots;
domestic airfare Beijing/Xi'an/Guilin/Chongqing and Yichang/Shanghai with tax;
4* Yangtze River Cruise Ship fee including meals on board and entrance fee to shore excursion;
Well-trained English Speaking tour guide;

The prices exclude:
Roundtrip international airfare with tax;
China Visa Fee;
extra personal bill;
Tip to guide and driver

4* Hotels we use are as follows:
Grand View Garden Hotel www.gvghotel.com or of similar class in Beijing;
Royal Garden Hotel www.hotelroyalgardenxian.com or of similar class in Xi’an;
Park Hotel www.parkhtl.com or of similar class in Guilin.
New Century Hotel www.newcenturyhotelsh.com or of similar class in Shanghai

4* Yangtze River Cruise Ship we use is Oriental Emperor or of similar class.

If you are a group of more than 2 pax, please write to us for a cheaper price at tourschn@hotmail.com