Day 1
Arrival / Beijing
Transfer via: by air-own arrangement
Upon arrival at Beijing airport, you will be met by our English speaking tour guide and transferred to hotel. Leisure on your own for the rest of the day.

Day 2 (B, L, D)
Beijing
Visit the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace. Watch Peking Opera in the evening.

Day 3 (B, L, D)
Beijing
Visit the Great Wall at Badaling, The Ming Tombs (Changling) & Sacred Way. Taste Peking Roast Duck for your dinner.

Day 4 (B, L)
Beijing / Xian
Transfer via: by air
Visit Temple of Heaven, Hutong Tour, transfer to airport for your flight to Xian. Be met and transferred to hotel.

Day 5 (B, L)
Xian
Visit Terra-Cotta Warriors, Big Wild Goose Pagoda & Bell Tower.

Day 6 (B, L)
Xian
Visit the Shaanxi Provincial Museum & Old City Wall, Qianling Mausoleum.

Day 7 (B)
Xi'an / Lhasa
Transfer via: by air
Transfer to airport for morning flight to Lhasa. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure to acclimatize yourself to the high latituder.

Day 8 (B, L)
Lhasa
Full day trip to Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple and Barkhore Street.

Day 9 (B, L)
Lhasa
Full day trip to Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery and the Carpet Factory, Tibetan Family visit.

Day 10 (B)
Lhasa / Chengdu
Transfer via: by air
Transfer to airport for morning flight to Chengdu. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Visit Chengdu Research base and Giant Panda Breeding & Wenshu Monastery in the aternoon.

Day 11 (B, L)
Chengdu / Leshan / Mt. E'mei
Visit the Grand Buddha, the biggest carved Buddhist statue in the world and sightseeing at Lingyun Temple. Then drive to Mt. Emei visit Baoguo Temple.

Day 12 (B, L)
Mt. E'mei / Chengdu
Take the cable-car to visit the Wannian Temple, which located on the right peak of the Lion, is a very well known ancient temple of Mt. Emei. After visiting, walk down the Mountain. Drive back to Chengdu.

Day 13 (B)
Chengdu / Guilin / Longji
Transfer via: by air
Transfer to airport for flight to Guilin. Be met and transfer to Longsheng directly, which is famous for the Longji Dragon Backbone Rice Terrace. They were first built in the Yuan dynasty and completed in the Qing dynasty by Zhuang people. Stay overnight in the mountain village.

Day 14 (B, L)
Longji / Guilin
Transfer to Guilin by road. Visit Reed Flute Cave, Elephant Trunk Hill.

Day 15 (B, L)
Guilin / Yangshuo
After the breakfast you'll transferred to Zhujiang Dock. You will start your Li River Cruise from here. The total Journey is around 30 Kilometers and takes 4 hours.

Later this day you will arrive at Yangshuo. You can also choose to stay in the town, stroll around the local market, witness the daily activities of local society. Or you might enjoy a class for Chinese Tachi in Yangshuo at sunset (Optional). At night, have fun on the West Street, don't drink too much to miss tomorrow's program. Or you can go to watch the envening show - Impression Liu Sanjie (Optional). The Cormorant Bird catching fish show at night is also something new (Optional).

Day 16 (B, L)
Yangshuo / Shanghai
Transfer via: by air
Cycle for 2 hours along trails to see rice paddies, farm house, green limestone hills and countryside. Take bamboo rafting for two hours on Yulong River through limestone mountains and trails. Bike ride is very popular in Yangshuo. Later of the day, transfer to the airport for the flight to Shanghai. Be met and transfer to the hotel.

Day 18 (B, L)
Shanghai
Visit Shanghai Museum, Jade Buddha Temple & Old French Conncession. Free time at the rest of the day.

Day 19 (B)
Shanghai / Departure
Transfer via: International flight-own arrangement
Transferred to the airport for your flight to the next destination.

Meals as mentioned in the itinerary "B" stands for American breakfast, "L" for Chinese Lunch in local restaurant. "D" for Chinese dinner in local restaurant.
*Exceptions:
If the occasional hotel does not offer western breakfast, “B” stands for Chinese breakfast or if the clients requested Chinese breakfast.