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Tour Package: GA_13
Yangshuo
Yangshuo
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14 Days China Highlight Tours
Destinations: Beijing, Xi'an, Guilin, Yangshuo, Nanjing, Suzhou, Zhouzhuang, Shanghai
Tour Code: GA_13
Departure: Daily
Photo album of Guilin & Yangshuo

Tour Itinerary

Day 01 Entry Beijing
Upon your arrival in
Beijing, you will be met by our guide and escorted to your hotel.
Day 02 Beijing (BLD)
Visit the Forbidden City (the Imperial Palace), the Tiananmen Square and the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the Beijing Duck Dinner and the Peking Opera in the evening.

Forbidden City: Used to be the imperial palace of the Ming (1368 - 1644) and Qing (1616-1911) dynasties.
Tiananmen Square: Tian'anmen was the front gate of the Imperial Palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. In front of the gate is the world's largest open ground in the city - the Tian'anmen Square.
Temple of Heaven: An outstanding representative of Chinese traditional architecture for its clever design and harmoneous colors. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the emperor came to pray and thank gods for the harvests every year.
Beijing Duck Dinner: The most delicious food Beijing has to offer.
Peking Opera: The most influential and representaive of all operas in China and has a history of about 200 years.

Day 03 Beijing (BL)
Take an excursion to the Badaling Great Wall and the Ming Tombs.

Badaling Great Wall: The best preserved part of the Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644) Great Wall.
Ming Tombs: The mausoleums of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty. The mausoleums have been perfectly preserved.
Day 04 Beijing - Xi'an (BLD)
Tour to the Summer Palace this morning. After lunch, transfer to airport for flight to
Xi'an. Upon arrival transfer to hotel. Visit the Ancient City Wall. Enjoy the Tang Dynasty Dinner Show this evening.

Summer Palace: A magnificent imperial garden, the largest ancient preserved garden in China and a former summer resort for emperors.
Ancient City Wall: The wall is 15 meters wide and 11.9 kilometers in perimeter, it is the best preserved, oldest and largest ancient city defence system in China.
Tang Dynasty Dinner Show: A performance of Chang'an music and dances that was originated in the Tang dynasty of Chinese history over a thousand years ago.
Day 05 Xi'an (BLD)
Visit the Terracotta Warriors Museum, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Forest of Stone Steles Museum. Enjoy the local speciality Dumpling dinner this evening.

Terracotta Warriors Museum: The most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. It is a sight not to be missed by any visitor to China.
Big Wild Goose Pagoda: The Pagoda was first built in 652 in the Tang Dynasty. Xuanzang, a prominent Buddhist scholar of the time, planned to have a huge stone pagoda built to house the Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures he had brought back from India.
Forest of Stone Steles Museum: The Stele Forest stores voluminous artworks which possess not only eximious value of handwriting and art, but also rich cultural connotation. The Stele Forest began to be built in 1087.

Dumpling: A traditional and popular food with a long history in China. There is a popular saying in China: "There is nothing more delicious than Jiaozi."
Day 06 Xi'an - Guilin (BL)
Visit the Shaanxi Provincial History Museum and the Great Mosque. After lunch, transfer to the airport for flight to Guilin.

Shaanxi Provincial History Museum: Covers an area of 70,000 square meters, the museum houses a large collection of 113,000 historic and cultural artefacts unearthed in Shaanxi, being an absolute must for every visitor to the city.
Great Mosque: Built in 742 A.D., the mosque was restored in each of the Yuan (1271 - 1368), Ming and Qing Dynasties. The distribution of pavilions, halls, towers and platforms in the mosque is compact and exquisite, blending the traditional architectural styles of Islam and Han.
Day 07 Guilin - Li River Cruise -Yangshuo (BL)
Cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo which takes 3-4 hours, enjoy the most beautiful landscape in China, have lunch on board. Disembark your ship when arriving Yangshuo, an ancient small town which famous for beautiful scenery and vast collections of China products. Have a stroll through the West street of Yangshuo.
Day 08 Yangshuo (BL)
Bicking tour from Yangshuo to Yulong River and the nearby countryside, visit a local peasant's home, explore the breathtaking scenery in Yangshuo. Or today is free for you.
Day 09 Yangshuo - Guilin - Nanjing (BL)
Drive back to Guilin. Visit the Reed Flute Cave, the Elephant Trunk Hill and the Seven Star Park. Transfer to the airport and take flight to Nanjing.

Reed Flute Cave: The largest and most impressive cave in Guilin, you will see many beautiful stalactites & stalagmites.
Elephant Trunk Hill: Situated majestically at the southeast of Guilin city and west bank of Li River, Elephant Trunk Hill is regarded as the symbol of Guilin landscape.
Seven Star Park: A beautiful park which covers 120 hectares and includes peaks, rivers, caves, gardens and relics.
Day 10 Nanjing - Suzhou (BL)
Visit the Dr. Sun Yatsen's Mausoleum, the Nanjing Museum and the Yangtze River Bridge.
Take the soft seat train to Suzhou, upon arrival transfer to your hotel.

Dr. Sun Yatsen's Mausoleum: Sun has been respected as Father of Modern China since he fought unyieldingly against the corrupt Qing government (1616-1911) and led the 1911 revolution to end feudal system and found Republic of China (1912-1949), leading Chinese people into a new era.
Nanjing Museum: The museum has a collection of more than 420 thousand pieces, including about 2,000 rare and valued ones.
Yangtze River Bridge: An important symbol of Chinese self-reliance and until the late 1970s, the story of its construction was often told in primary school textbooks.
Day 11 Suzhou (BL)
Visit the Humble Administrator's Garden, the Tiger Hill, the Garden of the Master of the Nets and the Lingering Garden.

Humble Administrator's Garden: It covers 4 hectares in northeast Suzhou. It is the largest garden of the city and a typical example of the art of horticulture south of the Changjiang river.
Tiger Hill: The most famous sight of Suzhou, with old trees and cultural relics everywhere.
Garden of the Master of the Nets: Built in 1174 A.D. during the Song Dynasty, is characteristic of the most exquisite garden-houses in Suzhou.

Lingering Garden: With an area of 23,310 sqm, Garden for Lingering In is the best garden in Suzhou as well as one of the four most famous gardens in China.
Day 12 Suzhou - Zhouzhuang - Shanghai (BL)
Drive to Zhouzhuang in the morning. Zhouzhuang is 38km southeast of Suzhou, well known for it's beautiful environment and architecture. Like a lotus on the water the town is surrounded and bisected by rivers. Visit the Hall of Shen's residence. Drive to Shanghai in the afternoon.
Day 13 Shanghai (BLD)
Visit the Shanghai Museum, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, the Yu Yuan Garden and the Bund. Enjoy the Portman Acrobatic Show in the evening.

Shanghai Museum: The museum boasts over 120,000 pieces of collection, including bronze, ceramics, paintings, calligraphy, sculpture, ancient Chinese coins, jade furniture, and western art.
Oriental Pearl TV Tower: With a height of 1,245 feet, it is one of the tallest structures in Asia.
Yu Yuan Garden: A traditional Chinese park complete with beautiful pavilions, miniature lakes, bridges and rock formations.
The Bund: With a length of 1 km, the bund is dotted with various grandiose solid buildings of western style dating back to the early this century in its west. Due to these imposing buildings, the bund is also reputed as "an international exhibition of architecture".
Day 14 Exit (B)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your departure, end of service.

Quotation and Hotel Accommodation
Tour quotations are only applied for 2-5 peaple as a group, further discount availible for group number more than 5 people. The private guided tour is tailored for you exclusively. No other participants will be in your group and you will not take part into any tours of others on land services.

Hotel Luxury Standard
City Beijing JiangXi Grand Hotel
People's Palace Hotel
Xi'an Sheraton Hotel
Bell Tower Hotel
Guilin Sheraton Hotel
Park Hotel
Yangshuo New West Street Hotel
New West Street Hotel
Nanjing Hilton Hotel
Shanshui Grand Hotel
Suzhou Dongshan Hotel
Suzhou Hotel
Shanghai New Century Hotel
Jinhui Hotel
Quotation high season US$ 2367 p.p. US$ 2075 p.p.
low season US$ 2298 p.p. US$ 2026 p.p.
single room suppl US$ 791 US$ 513
High Seasons: April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
Low Seasons: December, January, Febuary, March
Note: The above price is not valid during the public holidays: 1-7th May, 1-7th October and during the first week of Chinese Lunar New Year which takes place in late January or early February.
 

Quotation Inclusions:

 
1. Hotel accommodation
The hotel is based on two persons sharing one twin or double standard room with private facilities.
2. Meals
Daily American or Chinese breakfast at the hotel, Chinese lunch and dinner in local Chinese restaurant as specified in the itinerary. B - Breakfast, L - Lunch, D - Dinner.
3. Private Transport
Private transport between airport or railway station and hotel and all the sights by air-conditioned vehicle.
4. Transportation between Cities
The economic class air tickets of the domestic flight or soft berth/seat train tickets between cities as specified in the itinerary.
5. Entrance tickets
The main entrance tickets for the sights mentioned.
6. Guiding service
Excellent tour Guiding. All normal sightseeing tours in each city with English-speaking guide and admission fees where applicable. Our guide will not fly with you from one city to another. Upon your arrival at each city, a new local guide and driver will pick you up, be with you for local tour and see you off after you finish the itinerary of each city. The cruise shore excursion is in-group assigned by the cruise company.
7. Insurance
China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance. We highly recommend that you purchase full coverage travel insurance from you country of origin.

8. Tibet Travel Permit application fee
The Tibet Travel Permit application fee if your tour covers Tibet.
 

Quotation Exclusions:

 
1. Visa Fees
Charge of obtaining your visa to enter China.
2. Charge of arrival and departure

The international or domestic air / train charge of arrival and departure.
3. Single Room Supplement
Should a twin room is needed by a single guest, supplement of the twin room will be charged.
4. Personal Expenses
Expenses of a personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call, optional activities or sightseeing, overweight baggage charges or meals not indicated, ect.
5. Optional Programs
Optional programs which are not specified in the above itinerary.
6. Tips to guides and drivers
Suggested tips: USD12 to tour guide per day, USD 8 to driver per day, but depending on their service, it's up to you.
 
 
 

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