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 Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace. Watch Beijing Opera at night.
Day 3 (B, L, D) Beijing
Full day tour to Mutianyu Great Wall, Ming Tombs (Changling), Sacred Way. Enjoy Beijing Roasted Duck for dinner.
Day 4 (B, L) Beijing / Xian
Transfer via: by air
Transfer to airport for your flight to next destination. Upon arrival in the airport, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to visit Shaanxi Provincial Museum, Old City Wall and Grand Mosque - the Muslem Quarter.
Day 5 (B, L) Xian
Full day tour to Terra Cotta Warriors, Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Bell Tower.
The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excavations of the20th century. It has been regarded as THE 8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD! Over 2,200 years ago, the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang in search of immortality.
Day 6 (B) Xian / Lhasa
Transfer via: by air
Transfer to airport for your flight to next destination. Upon arrival in the airport, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to the hotel. Free at leisure to acclimatize yourself to the high latituder.
Day 7 (B, L) Lhasa
Full day trip to Potala Palace, Jokhang Monastery and Barkhor Street.
Day 8 (B, L) Lhasa
Full day trip to Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery and Tibetan family visit.
Day 9 (B) Lhasa / Chongqing
Transfer via: by air
Transfer to airport for your flight to next destination. Upon arrival in the airport, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to visit Dazu Inscription & Baoding Hill. Later board the boat for Yangtze River Cruise, which departs Chongqing at night.
Day 10 (B, L, D) Yangtze Cruise
Shore excursion to Fengdu Ghost City .
Day 11 (B, L, D) Yangtze Cruise
Shore excursion to Shennong Stream or Lesser Three Gorges.
Day 12 (B) Yangtze Cruise / Yichang / Shanghai
Transfer via: by air
Shore excursion to The Three Gorges Dam Site. Arrive in Yichang at 13h00. Upon arrival at the dock, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to the airport for your flight to next destination. Upon arrival in the airport, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to hotel.
Day 13 (B, L, D) Shanghai
Visit Yu Garden, Old Town Bazaar, Shanghai Museum & the French Concession. Watch Shanghai Acrobatic Show at night.
Day 14 (B, L) Shanghai
Visit the Jade Buddha Temple, the Bund, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Nanjing Road - the most famous shopping street in Shanghai.
Day 15 (B, L, D) Shanghai / Suzhou
Transfer via: by train-soft seat (less than 50 minutes)
Transfer to train station for your train to next destination. Upon arrival at the railway station, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to take an hour town cruise on the Grand Canal, Lingering Garden, Tiger Hill, the No. 1 Silk Factory. Enjoy Night Garden Show in the Garden of the Master of the Nets.
Day 16 (B, L) Suzhou / Tongli / Suzhou / Shanghai / Guilin
Transfer via: by train-soft seat & flight
Drive to Tongli Water Village for our visiting, it is a typical Chinese water-village near Suzhou.
Later back to Suzhou and transfer to the train station for the train to Shanghai. Upon arrival at the railway station, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to the airport for the flight to Guilin. Upon arrival in the airport, pickup by our English speaking tour guide and drive to hotel.
Day 17 (B, L, D) Guilin / Longsheng
Transfer via: by bus
In the morning, we drive to Longsheng (2 hours-about 100 kms) to visit
Longji Dragon Backbone Rice Terrace. Stay overnight in the mountain village.
Longsheng 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.
Day 18 (B, L, D) Longsheng / Guilin
Transfer via: by air
Back to Guilin by road. Visit Reed Flute Cave, Elephant Trunk Hill. Take evening cruise on Li River and surrounding lakes.
Day 19 (B, L) Guilin / Yangshuo
After the breakfast you take bus to Dock. You will start your Li River Cruise from here. The total Journey is around 30 Kilometers and takes 4 hours. On the way you will see the most beautiful landscapes and pass throw the local villages.
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 20 (B) Yangshuo / Departure
Transfer via: by air-own arrangement
Morning cycle along trails to see rice paddies, farm house, green limestone hills and countryside. Bike ride is very popular in Yangshuo. Visit the Moon Hill on the way. Later transfer to airport for your flight to next destination. Upon arrival in the airport, own arrange to change your return flight to your sweet home.