China Landscape 15 Days Tour

Arrival in Beijing

Attraction & Activities:

Airport to Hotel Transfer (Beijing)

Meals:

No meal

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Crowne Plaza Beijing Wangfujing Deluxe ★★★★Hotel Novotel Beijing Xin Qiao Tourist ★★★Holiday Inn Express Beijing Temple Of Heaven

Beijing

Attraction & Activities:

Tiananmen Square,Forbidden City,Hutong,Summer Palace

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Crowne Plaza Beijing Wangfujing Deluxe ★★★★Hotel Novotel Beijing Xin Qiao Tourist ★★★Holiday Inn Express Beijing Temple Of Heaven

Today your Beijing exploration will begin with a visit to Tiananmen Square. As the largest public square in the world, Tiananmen Square can hold over one million people. This famous monument with its historical significance is often considered as a national symbol in China.

Next we will proceed to visit Forbidden City. The Forbidden City, also called Imperial Museum, was the imperial palace for emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is the best-preserved imperial palace in China and the largest ancient palatial structure in the world. You will appreciate its magnificence of royal architectures and imperial treasures when visiting the Forbidden City.

After that our guide will bring you to have a great time by rickshaw riding at Hutong Area. Hutongs are alleys formed by lines of Siheyuan, which are the traditional courtyard residences. As an important cultural element of old Beijing, Hutongs are popualar places for people to get to know Beijing local culture and life. A rickshaw riding among Hutongs is just the way to get deep into the local culture and life in Hutongs.

Then we will continue to visit the spectacular of Summer Palace. It is the largest imperial park in China. Having a vast collection of lakes, gardens and palaces, Summer Palace attracts numerous tourists there for its natural beauty and numerous historical sites.

Afterwards, our guide will bring you back to hotel for a good rest.

Beijing

Attraction & Activities:

Temple of Heaven,Badaling Great Wall,Beijing Olympic Stadium

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast, Chinese Lunch, Peking Roasted Duck Dinner

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Crowne Plaza Beijing Wangfujing Deluxe ★★★★Hotel Novotel Beijing Xin Qiao Tourist ★★★Holiday Inn Express Beijing Temple Of Heaven

Beijing-Xian

Attraction & Activities:

Hotel to airport Transfer (Beijing), Airport to Hotel Transfer (Xian),The Ancient City Wall,Shaanxi History Museum

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast,Chinese Lunch

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Sheraton xian north city hotel Deluxe ★★★★Grand New World Hotel Tourist ★★★City Hotel

After breakfast, our guide will transfer you to the airport and you will fly to Xian. Our guide in Xian will pick you up at the airport and take you to have lunch.

In the afternoon, our guide will take you to visit the Ancient City Wall. This is a famous landmark in Xian. The City Wall is the largest and best preserved Ming Dynasty city wall. Visiting the City Wall, you can not only learn city construction and architectural arts in ancient times. Also you can get some good views of Xian city.

Next we will move to visit Shaanxi History Museum. It is China’s first large-scale modern national museum. With its large collection of culture relics, visiting the museum will be a great opportunity to learn more about Chinese history and culture.

Afterwards, our guide will take you to the hotel and help you check in.

Xian

Attraction & Activities:

Terracotta Warriors and Horses,Big Wild Goose Pagoda

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Sheraton xian north city hotel Deluxe ★★★★Grand New World Hotel Tourist ★★★City Hotel

This morning we will visit the world famous Terracotta Warriors and Horses after breakfast. It is dubbed as “World’s Eighth Great Wonder” and the largest excavation of the 20th century. There you will see those artifacts of numerous life size terracotta figures of warriors and horses with different features, facial expressions, clothing and hairstyles arranged in battle formations.

Next we will proceed to visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is a famous Buddhist pagoda in Xian which was built in the Tang Dynasty. Built with traditional Chinese architectural characteristics and profound Buddhist culture connotation, you will admire Buddhist Religion culture and its attractive architecture when visiting there.

This evening, you will get the chance to enjoy the wonderfull Tang Dynasty Show. The Tang Dynasty Show is dedicated to telling famous stories in the history by the performance of singing and dancing. You will know more about Chinese history and culture by watching the show.

After the show, our guide will bring you back to the hotel.

Xian-Guilin

Attraction & Activities:

Hotel to airport Transfer (Xian), Airport to Hotel Transfer (Guilin),Elephant Trunk Hill,Reed Flute Cave

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast, Chinese Lunch

Accommodation: Tourist ★★★Guilin Eva Inn Deluxe ★★★★Guilin Bravo Hotel Luxury ★★★★★Sheraton Guilin

After breakfast, our guide will bring you to the airport and you will take the flight to Guilin. Our guide at Guilin will pick you up at the airport and take you to have lunch.

After lunch, our guide will transfer you to visit Elephant Trunk Hill. The Elephant Trunk Hill is located at the western bank of the Li River in Guilin. The hill is shaped like gigantic elephant drinking water out of the Li River, and that’s how it got its name. It is the masterpiece of Karst landscape as it is composed of pure limestone deposited on seabed 360 million years ago. The hill with the unique shape to combine the alluring scenery of Li River gives us the picturesque sights to enjoy.

Next we will pay a visit to Reed Flute Cave. The Reed Flute Cave is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Guilin. It is a typical karst cave with numerous stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone curtains, and stone flowers in peculiar and special shapes growing and hanging there. It is an art palace to admire the fine artworks of limestone by nature.

Afterwards, our guide will bring you to the hotel and help you check in.

Guilin-Yangshuo

Attraction & Activities:

Li River, West Street

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast,Chinese Lunch on the Cruise

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Sheraton Guilin Deluxe ★★★★Guilin Bravo Hotel Tourist ★★★Guilin Eva Inn

Today’s sightseeing will be scheduled to begin with an amazing Li River Cruise in the morning. Li River is praised as the No. 1 Guilin Landscape among all the waters and mountains in Guilin with its green hills, limpid water, unique caves and beautiful rocks. While a Li River cruise is the indispensable thing to do to explore the picturesque landscape scenery in Guilin. Today you will take the Li River Cruise sailing down from Guilin to Yangshuo and the cruise will take approximately 4 hours to reach Yangshuo. Lunch will be arranged at the cruise boat. 

Next we will move to have a great relaxed time at West Street. Yangshuo West Street lies in the center of Yangshuo County. It is 517 meters long and 8 meters wide. The street is paved with marble and takes an “S” shape. Buildings along the street are in ancient style featured with special local flavor and cultural reflection. Reputed as “Foreigner Street” and “Global Village”, the night scene at West Street is full of exotic aroma which is especially charming. Also you can buy various kinds of souvenirs and taste a lot of local delicacies along the West Street.

Afterwards, our guide will transfer you back to Guilin and drop you at the hotel.

Guilin-Chongqing

Attraction & Activities:

Huguang Guild Hall, Chongqing People’s Great Hall, Three Gorges Musuem

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast,Chinese Lunch,Dinner

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Century Star Series Cruise Deluxe ★★★★Victoria Series Cruise Tourist ★★★Victoria Series Cruise

After breakfast, our guide will transfer you to the airport and you will take flight to Chongqing. You will be met at the airport by our guide at Chongqing.

After lunch, the first attraction to see at Chongqing will be Huguang Guide Hall. The Huguang Guide Hall is a famous historical tourist site in Chongqing. It is a complex of ancient architectures featured in Qing Dynasty style. As a witness of the prosperous commercial Chongqing, the Huguang Guide Hall gives you ideas about Chongqing’s history and culture. Also you will appreciate its magnificent architectures, delicate carvings, and watch opera performances there.

Next our guide will bring you to visit Chongqing People’s Great Hall. It is one of the landmark architecture in Chongqing. The Chongqing People’s Great Hall is an construction masterpiece that combines traditional Chinese and western styles.

The last attraction to see for toady will be Three Gorges Museum. The Three Gorges Museum is a professional cultural and educational museum for the preservation, research and study, and exhibition of cultural relics and natural environment of Chongqing and the Three Gorges Area. Visiting the Three Gorge Museum, you will get to know about the specific history of the Three Gorges Dam and the project, also you will learn the history and culture of Chongqing by the collections and exhibitions.

After dinner, our guide will arrange you board the luxury Victoria Series cruise ship and we will start the Yangtze River cruise soon. The ship sails out at 10:00PM from Chongqing.
 

Yangtze River Cruise

Attraction & Activities:

Fengdu Ghost City

Meals:

Breakfast, Lunch,Dinner

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Century Star Series Cruise Deluxe ★★★★Victoria Series Cruise Tourist ★★★Victoria Series Cruise

After breakfast, you will have shore excursion at Fengdu Ghost City. Situated at the northern bank of the Yangtze River and 176 kilometers downstream from Chongqing, Fengdu has been well known as the "Ghost City" since the Eastern Han Dynasty in China. Generally speaking, it is the first destination for the Three Gorges cruise from Chongqing, and is a very popular shore excursion site for tourists on the Yangtze River. Visitors to the Ghost City will be astonished by the artisanship of the ancient craftsmen, the unique styles of architecture and the uniqueness of the ghost culture.

You will enjoy the elegant and beautiful scenery of mountains, rocks, river, forest, fresh air and unique local sights along the cruise. Also there will be a Captain's welcome party held today.

Yangtze River Cruise

Attraction & Activities:

Qutang Gorge,Wu Gorge,Xiling Gorge,Shennong Stream

Meals:

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Century Star Series Cruise Deluxe ★★★★Victoria Series Cruise Tourist ★★★Victoria Series Cruise

Today our ship will pass through Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge, and Xiling Gorge. This should be the most memorable part with stunning scenery along the Yangtze Cruise.

In the afternoon, you will take a boat for drifting on Shennong Stream. Shennong Stream includes threer gorges of Mianzhu Gorge, Parrot Gorge and Longcangdong Gorge. Deep and dangerous, steep and unusual, primitive and elegant, Shennong Stream stuns visitors with its stream, peaks, rocks, caves and shoals. An boat drifting on the Shennong Stream is the best way not only to enjoy the natural beauty and historic sites along the Shennong Stream, but also to experience the local culture and customs of the Tujia People.

In the evening, there will be various entertainment activities and performances held on the cruise.

Yangtze River-Yichang-Shanghai

Attraction & Activities:

Three Gorges Dam

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast,Chinese Lunch

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Majesty Plaza Hotel Deluxe ★★★★New Century Kaiyuan Hotel Tourist ★★★Holiday Inn Express Zhabei

Shanghai-Hangzhou

Attraction & Activities:

Lingyin Temple,Viewing Fish at flower harbor,West Lake

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast,Chinese Lunch

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Crowne Plaza Hangzhou Grand Canal Hotel Deluxe ★★★★Hangzhou E.M Grand Hotel Tourist ★★★Holiday Inn Express Hotel

After breakfast, our guide will take you to the railway station and you will take a soft-sleeper to Hangzhou. Our guide at Hangzhou will pick you up at the train station and take you to have lunch at first.

After lunch, our guide will bring you to visit Lingyin Temple. The Lingyin Temple is situated on the west of West Lake. It is a famous ancient Buddhist temple in China. Simple yet magnificent, grandeur but with exquisite structure and delicate carvings, the Lingyin Temple is a masterpiece of ancient architecture. Its quaint architecture tranquil environment, historical sites and cultural relics preserved in Lingyin Temple are what to see there.

Next we will proceed to have sightseeing at West Lake. The West Lake is the most famous attraction in Hangzhou. With its natural beauty and historical sites, you will get a feast of beautiful scenery to the eyes when visiting there. Also we will go for fish viewing at Flower Harbor inside the West Lake Scenic Area.

Afterwards, you will have a visit to Dragon Well Tea Park, where you will get a general idea of the procedures of cultivation, harvesting and roasting of the unique Dragon Well Tea.

At last, our guide will take you to the hotel and help you check in.
 

Hangzhou-Shanghai

Attraction & Activities:

Yu Yuan Garden,Chenghuang Temple,Nanjing Road,The Bund

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast,Chinese Lunch

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Majesty Plaza Hotel Deluxe ★★★★New Century Kaiyuan Hotel Tourist ★★★Holiday Inn Express Zhabei

In the early morning, our guide will transfer you to the railway station for the high-speed train to Shanghai. Our Shanghai guide will meet you at the railway station and take you to start the wonderful Shanghai tour.

Your Shanghai exploration will begin with a visit to Yuyuan Garden. As a famous classical garden in Shanghai, Yuyuan Garden attracts people by its compact and exquisite layout. Its natural features of rocks, pavilions, ornamental ponds and flower walls will capture your eyes.

Next we will pay a visit to Chenghuang Temple. It is a famous Taoist temple in Shanghai. You will appreciate its featured architecture and profound Taoist cultural background.

Then we will move on and have the sightseeing exploration at the Bund. As the most famous sightseeing destination in the city, the Bund has become a symbol of Shanghai and a must-go place for tourists. You will enjoy the fascinating views of Huangpu River and groups of architectures and skyscrapers.

The last destination for today will be Nanjing Road. You will have free shopping there. The Nanjing Road is China’s premier shopping street. You will experience the charm of metropolis and modernism of Shanghai at Nanjing Road.

Our guide will take you to the hotel and help you check in. Have a good rest.

Shanghai

Attraction & Activities:

Shanghai Museum

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast,Dinner

Accommodation: Luxury ★★★★★Majesty Plaza Hotel Deluxe ★★★★New Century Kaiyuan Hotel Tourist ★★★Holiday Inn Express Zhabei

After breakfast, you will have time for your own leisure and free exploration. At 2:00PM, our guide will pick you up at the lobby of the hotel and take you to visit Shanghai Museum. The museum possesses a collection of 120,000 precious works of art. Those numerous historical relics and work of arts in Shanghai Museum will give you a better idea of Chinese history and culture.

Then we will go to have dinner. After dinner, you may go to enjoy the wonderful Acrobatic Show at your own expense if you are interested. Or our guide will bring you back to the hotel.

Depart from Shanghai

Attraction & Activities:

Hotel to airport Transfer (Shanghai)

Meals:

Hotel Buffet Breakfast