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Tour Name: China Tour of Beijing Lhasa Xian Guilin Yangshuo Guilin Hongkong
Tour type: private tour
Departure: daily
Duration: 14 days
Escorted: yes
Language: English
Level: easy
Accommodation: included
Kids or elders: possible
Shopping: include
Starting place: airport, train station in Beijing
Finishing place: airport, train station in Guilin
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Itinerary
Entry Beijing | Day 1. |
Arrive at Beijing airport.
Be picked by private vehicle and English-speaking tour guide from Beijingservice.com.
Be transferred to hotel for check in.
Remainder of the day is at leisure.
Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Tea ceremony, Olympic Park | Day 2. |
English speaking tour guide and private vehicle will pick you up from hotel at 08:30 am.
Visit Tiananmen Square - The biggest downtown Square of the world. Take a stroll in the square.
From the north end of Tiananmen Square, we will enter the Forbidden City -also called Palace Museum, is located at the center of Beijing. It was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Rectangular in shape, Forbidden City is the world's largest palace complex. Visit Forbidden City along the central axis from south to north for 1.5 to 2 hours.
Take a Chinese Herbal Medicine class for about 40 minutes before lunch.
Drugs that the Chinese medicine uses are usually plants, so it usually called Chinese herbal medicine.
In Chinese people's process of fighting with the disease for thousands of years, rich medical knowledge was gradually accumulated through the practice and understanding.
These medical knowledge be passed by apprentice dictation first, and then were written down in books, which helped the medical knowledge spread fast and farther.
After lunch in a local restaurant, we will drive 30 minutes to Summer Palace - 20 kilometers northwest of downtown Beijing. Summer Palace is the largest imperial garden of Ming and Qing dynasty. The whole Summer Palace covers an area of over 290 hectares including more than 3,000 buildings, such as halls, pavilions, towers, etc. Take sightseeing in this beautiful garden for one hour and twenty minutes.
Taste Chinese tea, enjoy Chinese tea ceremony and have a rest in a local tea house.
China is the hometown and birthplace of Chinese tea.
Being the national drinks of China, tea have a history of four to five thousand years.
Tea culture is one of the specific representative of Chinese culture.
Proceed to visit the Olympic Park. As the major venue of the 2008 Olympic Games, the Olympic Park contains three areas including the Forest Park in the north, major venue and supporting facilities area in the center and the completed stadiums and the reserved area. The completed stadiums contains the National Stadium (Bird's Nest), National Swimming Center (Water Cube) and the National Indoor Stadium (Folding Fans). Take an outside view of the venues.
We will transfer you back to hotel after the whole day tour.
Breakfast, Lunch |
Ming Tombs, Lunch, Badaling Great Wall | Day 3. |
Be picked up from hotel at 08:30 am.
Drive 1.5 hours to the Ming Tombs. Ming Tombs is the final resting place of 13 Ming Dynasty emperors, along with 23 empresses and a number of concubines. It has a history of over 600 years. Surrounded by mountains on three sides,
the Ming Tombs features splendid landscape.
Chang Ling (the Tomb of Chang) was built by the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty in 1409 AD. Chang Ling is the largest tomb in architectural scale. The hall of Chang Ling is the largest structure of nanmu wood in China.
Visit Changling for 1 hour.
On the way to restaurant, we will visit a large scale jadeware processing factory. Jade culture is one important part of Chinese culture. We hope foreign travelers can get a glimpse of Chinese Jade culture during this stop. Thousands of pieces of jade, jewelry and handicraft articles are exhibited, from small bracelet to huge carving. An open workshop is available to demonstrate Jade carving, which enable customers to get some knowledge of Chinese jade carving processes. Visit time is around 40 minutes.
Move on to the famous Badaling Great Wall. The Great Wall was built and maintained between the 7th century BC and 17th century BC. It was originally built to protect the empire from northern invaders. The Great Wall stretches through the countryside over deserts, hills and plains for 8,851.8 kilometers.
Badaling was built in 1505 during the Ming Dynasty. This section of the Great Wall is the best preserved and most visited one. It is 7600 meters long and 1000 meters above sea level,commanding a strategic position in ancient times.
Take sightseeing on Badaling Great Wall for about 2 hours.
Be transferred back to your hotel after the whole day tour.
Breakfast, Lunch |
Beijing Hutong, Temple of Heaven, Lunch, Beijing Zoo, Lama Temple | Day 4. |
Be picked up from hotel at 08:30 am.
Visit Beijing Hutong. Hutongs are lanes or alleys formed by lines of Siheyuan (a compound with houses around a courtyard). Most of them were built during the Yuan (1206-1368), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1908) dynasties surrounding the Forbidden City. Many famous operas and dramas are based on the themes of hutong life. Man-power rickshaw is arranged for you to feel the Hutong of Beijing.
Proceed to visit Temple of Heaven. Built in 1420 during Ming Dynasty, Temple of Heaven is the best preserved and largest sacrificial building complex in the world. The emperor came to the temple every winter to pray for ample harvests and good weather. Strictly built on the basis of philosophical requirements, the temple in many ways features the relationship between Heaven and Earth.
Visit Temple of Heaven for 1 hour.
Move on to Beijing Zoo to see Great Panda. Beijing Zoo was built in 1955 on the foundation of Wansheng Garden of the Qing Dynasty. It is now the biggest zoo in China with the largest number of animal species. The highlight of Beijing Zoo is the national treasure-giant panda.
Proceed to visit Lama Temple. As the biggest lamasery in Beijing, the Lama Temple was built in 1694. The temple contains 5 halls along a central axis plus three Memorial Archways. The Hall of Harmony and Peace is the main building of the temple.
Be transferred back to your hotel after the whole day tour.
Breakfast, Lunch |
Beijing - Lhasa, Nietang Buddha | Day 5. |
Be transferred to airport to connect flight to Lhasa.
Arriving in Lhasa, be met by tour guide and private vehicle in airport.
Visit the Nietang Buddha on the way from airport to your hotel. Nietang Buddha is named after Mt. Nietang. It is located 40 km southwest of Lhasa City. Nietang Buddha is the biggest stone statue engraved on a cliff in Tibet and it is the first attraction to welcome visitors to Lhasa.
Check in Hotel. Remainder of the days is at leisure.
Breakfast, Lunch |
Potala Palace, Sera Monastery, Norbulingka Park and typical Tibetan Family | Day 6. |
Be picked up from your hotel at 09:00 am.
Visit the Potala Palace. Originally built in the seventh century, Potala Palace is landmark of Lhasa. It is famous for its grand buildings, complicated constructions, devotional atmosphere and splendid artworks.
Then we will visit the Sera Monastery - one of the three largest monasteries of Gelugpa. Completed in 1419, the collection of murals is maintained in perfect, original condition.
Move on to visit the Norbulingka Park. Built in the 1740s, Norbulingka Park was Dalai Lama's summer palace.
Visit a Tibetan family to get some information of Tibetan's life and local custom.
Be transferred back to your hotel.
Breakfast, Lunch |
Drepung Monastery, Jokhang Temple, the Barkhor Street, Local Carpet Factory | Day 7. |
Be picked up from your hotel at 09:00 am.
Visit the Drepung Monastery - known as the most important monastery of Gelugpa in Tibetan Buddhism. Established in 1416, Drepung Monastery houses many cultural relics, which make it more superb.
Then we will visit the Jokhang Temple -the holiest site in Tibet and is the ultimate pilgrimage destination for Tibetan Buddhists.
Move on to visit the thriving bazaar of the Barkhor Street -
Tibetan culture, economy, religion and arts assemble and a place to which a visit must be paid.
Visit the Tibetan Traditional Hospital and the local Carpet Factory.
Be transferred back to your hotel after the tour.
Breakfast, Lunch |
Tibet Museum, Lhasa-Xian | Day 8. |
Be picked up from your hotel. Visit Tibet Museum.
Transferred to airport to connect flight to Xian.
Be picked up by English speaking tour guide and vehicle from Xian airport.
Breakfast |
Terracotta, Huaqing Hot Spring, Forest of Stone Steles Museum, Tang Dynasty Show | Day 9. |
Be picked up from your hotel at 08:30 am.
Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses -the Eighth Wonder of the World. More than 6,000 different looking pottery figures depict the history of the Qin Dynasty from 221 BC-206 BC.
Then visit the Forest of Stone Steles Museum -a classical courtyard styled structure with the oldest and richest collection of steles in China.
Taste local Dumpling Banquet -traditional food for Chinese New Year. It is a must taste food in China.
Enjoy Tang Dynasty Show -performance of Chang'an music and dances that was originated in the Tang dynasty over a thousand years ago. The musicians present the music with the Tang-dynasty-style musical instruments. You will enjoy a national art that reflects the glory and richness of the Tang Dynasty era.
Be transferred back to your hotel.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner |
Provincial Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, City Wall, Great Mosque | Day 10. |
Be picked up from your hotel at 08:30 am.
Visit the Provincial History Museum -a magnificent architectural complex in the Tang Dynasty style. It is the first huge state museum with modern facilities in China.
Then we will visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda -Originally built in 652 of Tang Dynasty, the pagoda is functioned to collect Buddhist materials that were taken from India by the hierarch Xuanzang. Now it is Landmark of the Xian.
Proceed to visit the City Wall - the best preserved, oldest and largest ancient city defense system in China. The wall has a history of over 600 years.
Visit the Great Mosque -the largest and best-preserved mosques of China, which serves as an important spot for religious activities of over 60,000 Muslims in Xi'an.
Be transferred back to your hotel.
Breakfast, Lunch |
Xian-Guilin, Reed Flute Cave, Seven Star Park | Day 11. |
Be transferred to airport to connect flight to Guilin.
Arriving in Guilin, be met and transferred to your hotel with private vehicle and tour guide.
Visit Reed Flute Cave -Known as "the Palace of Natural Arts" contains beautiful stalactites and stalagmites.
Visit Seven Star Park - the biggest park in Guilin.
Be transferred back to your hotel.
Breakfast, Lunch |
Longsheng: Terraced Fields, Zhuang and Yao Minority Tribes' Villages | Day 12. |
Be picked up from your hotel at 08:30 am.
Drive to Longsheng to Visit Terraced Fields. The terraced fields are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountaintop, with the highest place of an elevation of 885m and the lowest 380m. The coiling line spirals up from the mountain foot to the top, making the mountain looks like huge snail seen afar.
Then visit Zhuang and Yao Minority Tribes' Villages.
Be transferred back to your hotel.
Breakfast, Lunch |
Li River Cruise, Yang Shuo, Guilin | Day 13. |
Pick up from your hotel in the morning.
Be transferred to the Zhujiang Pier (about 1 hour drive) for a 4.5 hours wonderful Li River cruise with lunch aboard. You will enjoy the picturesque mountains, peaceful green fields, farms and villages with water buffaloes, cows wondering around on both sides of the riverbank.
Disembark at the one thousand year old town Yang Shuo -one-thousand-year-old town, a lovely and relaxing place to break a journey and to soak up some of China's most beautiful scenery in the afternoon.
Have a short exploration to the old town.
Breakfast, Lunch |
Departure | Day 14. |
Be picked up from your hotel, transferred to the Guilin airport to connect the flight to Hong Kong.
Breakfast |
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shoulder | 4882 | 3370 | 3139 | 3042 | 2981 | 2848 | 2873 | 2827 | 2802 | 2665 | ||
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low | 4278 | 3068 | 2838 | 2740 | 2679 | 2546 | 2571 | 2525 | 2501 | 2338 | ||
Comfort | high | 4303 | 3081 | 2850 | 2753 | 2691 | 2559 | 2583 | 2538 | 2513 | 2418 | 616 |
shoulder | 4231 | 3045 | 2814 | 2717 | 2655 | 2522 | 2547 | 2502 | 2477 | 2359 | ||
low | 4112 | 2986 | 2755 | 2657 | 2596 | 2463 | 2488 | 2442 | 2418 | 2288 | ||
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City | Deluxe | Standard | Comfort |
Beijing | Capital Hotel | Holiday Inn Temple of Heaven | Red Wall Hotel |
Lhasa | Brahmaputra Grand Hotel | Jardin Secret Hotel | Tibet Hotel |
Xian | Sofitel Xian on Renmin Square | Xian Hotel | City Hotel |
Guilin | Sheraton Guilin Hotel | Plaza Hotel Guilin | Hotel Universal Guilin |
Yangshuo | New West Street International Hotel | Tangrenjie Hotel | The Sovereign Hotel |
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