24 Days The Best Scenic China Tour

Summary

Tour Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive in Beijing
Day 2 Beijing: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Peking Roast Duck Dinner
Day 3 Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Beijing Olympic Stadium
Day 4 Beijing-Xian: Nanluoguxiang,Take bullet train to Xian
Day 5 Xian: Terracotta Warriors, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xian Ancient City Wall
Day 6 Xian-Jiuzhaigou: Xian to Jiuzhaigou by Flight, Huanglong National Park
Day 7 Jiuzhaigou: Jiuzhaigou Valley, Tibetan dancing show
Day 8 Jiuzhaigou-Chengdu: Jiuzhaigou to Chengdu by Flight, Sichuan Opera
Day 9 Chengdu: Chengdu Panda Base, Wenshu Temple, Jinli Old Street
Day 10 Chengdu-Leshan-Chongqing: Chengdu to Leshan, Leshan Giant Buddha,Take train to Chongqing
Day 11 Yangtze River Cruise: Yangtze Cruise, Fengdu, Mingshan Hill, Shibaozhai
Day 12 Yangtze River Cruise: Daning River Small Gorges, Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge, White Emperor City
Day 13 Yangtze River: Three Gorges Dam, Xiling Gorge, Yichang Museum, Fly to Shanghai
Day 14 Shanghai: The Bund area, Yuyuan Garden, Silk Factory, Jade Buddha Temple
Day 15 Shanghai-Huangshan: Shanghai to Huangshan by Bullet train, Tunxi Old Street
Day 16 Huangshan: Hongcun Ancient Village, Huangshan Scenic Area
Day 17 Huangshan-Hangzhou: Huangshan to Hangzhou by Bullet train, Enjoy Huangshan Sunrise, Take train to Hangzhou
Day 18 Hangzhou: West Lake boat cruise, Fish Watching at Flower Pond, Lingyin Temple, Meijiawu Tea Plantation, Qinghefang Old Street, Impression of West Lake Show
Day 19 Hangzhou-Guilin: Hangzhou to Guilin by Flight, Reed Flute Cave, Elephant Trunk Hill
Day 20 Guilin-Longsheng-Guilin: Longji Rice Terrace, Minority Village
Day 21 Guilin-Yangshuo-Guilin: Take Li River Cruise to Yangshuo, West Street, drive back to Guilin
Day 22 Guilin-Hongkong: Guilin to Hongkong by Flight
Day 23 Hongkong: Victoria Peak & Peak Tram
Day 24 Hongkong Departure

Day 1: Arrive in Beijing

Upon on your arrival, our guide will meet you at Beijing Airport with a welcome signage "China Private Tour". And then, drive you to your hotel in Beijing downtown. The rest day is free on your own to explore the city or recover the jetlag.

Day 2 Beijing

In the morning, our guide will meet you at your hotel lobby at appointed time. The first place for Beijing is Tiananmen Square, Tiananmen Square is the geographical center of Beijing City. It is the largest city square in the world, occupying an area of 440,000 square meters (about 109 acres), and able to accommodate 1,000,000 people at one time.

After sightseeing, walk into the Tiananmen you will meet the one of the world’s 5 most important palaces – Forbidden City. The Forbidden City, also named the Palace Museum, shares the honor of being one of five world-famous palaces with the Palace of Versailles in France, Buckingham Palace in England, the White House in the U.S. and the Kremlin in Russia.

In the afternoon, you will head to visit Summer Palace, it is a vast ensemble of lakes, gardens and palaces in Beijing, China. It serves as a popular tourist destination and recreational park. Mainly dominated by Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, it covers an expanse of 2.9 square kilometres (1.1 sq mi), three-quarters of which is water.  After 1949, the Summer Palace briefly housed the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China. Many of Mao Zedong's friends and key figures in the Communist Party, such as Liu Yazi and Jiang Qing, also lived there. Since 1953, many major restoration and renovation works have been done on the Summer Palace, which is now open to the public as a tourist attraction and park.

Your last destination is Temple of Heaven, which is a royal sacred site where prayers for good harvests, prosperity and harmonious life are offered.It is one of landmarks of Beijing. The temple was constructed in 1420 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and was enlarged during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). It is the grandest cult architecture complex in the world and a masterpiece of the Chinese people created in ancient times.

Before drive you back to your hotel, you will be arrange at the local famous Peking Roast Duck restaurant, taste the most famous duck in Beijing and try some local cuisine for dinner. Roast duck — or Peking Duck, as it's often known — has been served in Beijing for around 600 years, according to Liu. First served by palace chefs during the Ming dynasty, it has royal pedigree.

Day 3 Beijing

In the morning, our guide will meet you at your hotel lobby and continue your Beijing tour.

Firstly, drive about 70km (1.5 h) to witness one of the Seven Wonders of the World – Great Wall. The less-crowded Mutianyu. "If you haven't climbed the Great Wall, you haven't seen China." Many of your friends who visited China before might have told you this. It is indeed an experience of life. As one of the best-preserved parts of the Great Wall, Mutianyu section of Great Wall used to serve as the northern barrier defending the capital and the imperial tombs. It's known for its beautiful surroundings - dense woods and rich pastures changing colors with the seasons of a year. Good sightseeing with nature, take photos from different places and angles so you’ll have plenty of memories you can share with your friends when going back home.

Your lunch is offered near the Great Wall in a local restaurant.

After lunch, you will pay a visit for Ming Tombs, it is a main attractions arranged for you. The Ming Tombs lie in Changping County, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) northwest from the urban area of Beijing. It is actually a tomb cluster of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), including thirteen emperor's mausoleums, seven tombs for concubines and one grave for eunuchs. It was listed in the World Heritage List in 2003. Each emperor's tomb was constructed at the foot of a separate small hill, but they all share a main road called the Sacred Way.

You will pay a visit for the Olympic Sites on the way back to your hotel. You can take some photos from outside,Both designed as the main stadiums of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, they now become the popular landmarks of Beijing.

After dinner, you will be taken back to your hotel.

Day 4 Beijing

In the morning, our guide will pick you up from your hotel and take you to visit Nanluoguxiang Hutong, it's one of the best preserved historical areas in downtown Beijing, is famous for its hutong and siheyuan courtyards. Recently the popularity of Nanluoguxiang has increased noticeably with tourist numbers on the rise after 2008 Olympic Games. You will do a short walking along the authentic Beijing Hutong. will give you a deep impression of the local residents’ live. 

Then transfer to Beijing airport for your flight to Xian. Once you arrive, our Xian local guide will meet you at the exit of airport with a welcome sign "China Private Tour".

Day 5 Xian

In the morning, our guide will meet you at the pointed time. Today, you will visit the highlights of Xi'an city.

Firstly, drive you to Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum, it known as “the eighth Wonders of the world”, the museum shows a surprisingly high level in sculpture which is listed as the most significant discovery of the 20th century. Up to now, there has discovered a total of 179 accompanying burial pits of different connotations and various shapes in Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum area. The discovery of these pits has provided all important significance in the research of the burial system of the Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum, the characteristics structures and characteristics of the burial pits. However, what makes people feel amazing is that of all the burial pits, none has been found survived from being burnt down. 

Your lunch is arranged at local restaurant with tasting local cuisine. Such as Liangpi, it is made from rice, this cold noodle dish is a summer favourite through Shaanxi province as well as other places around China.

After lunch, drive you back to the Xian downtown to visit the Ancient City Wall. This wall represents one of the oldest and best preserved Chinese city walls, as well being one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. Now it is 12 meters tall, 12-14 meters wide over 14 kilometers in length with a deep moat surrounding it. You can walk, or even cycle on the wall. Its south gate is the largest with a suspension bridge. Most of the tourists choose the south gate for sightseeing. 

In the afternoon, keep going to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, also named Giant Wild Goose Pagoda. It is a Buddhist pagoda located in southern Xi'and became the symbol of the old-line Xi'an. It was built in 652 during the Tang dynasty and originally had five stories. The structure was rebuilt in 704 during the reign of Empress Wu Zetian, and its exterior brick facade was renovated during the Ming dynasty. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda attracts numerous visitors for its fame in the Buddhist religion and its simple but appealing style of construction. It is rated as a National Key Cultural Relic Preserve. One of the pagoda's many functions was to hold sutras and figurines of the Buddha that were brought to China from India by the Buddhist translator and traveler Xuanzang.

Drive you back to your hotel.

Day 6 Xian-Jiuzhaigou

In the morning, our guide and driver meet you at your hotel lobby at appointed time. Transfer to Xian airport for your flight to Jiuzhaigou, Huanglong Airport. Upon arrival, our local guide will meet you at the exit of airport with a welcome sign "China Private Tour" and take you for a lunch.

In the afternoon, drive you to visit Huanglong National Park, it is one of the sites with amazing views that became the pride of China. According to the website Atlas of Wonders, Huanglong is located between Sichuan, mountain Minshan, and Chengdu.

The natural beauty of Huanglong National Park includes terraced pool of warm water with a yellow, green, blue, and brown. Reported by Amusing Planet, the pools are composed of the travertine terraces of precipitated calcium carbonate derived from hot springs in the mountains.

After dinner, you will be taken back to your hotel.

Day 7 Jiuzhaigou

In the morning, our guide will pick you up from your hotel and drive you to visit most famous attraction in Jiuzhaigou City-Jiuzhaigou Valley. 

You will have a full day to explore the charming valley. Firstly, take a tourist shuttle bus from Lantian Station to the Long Lake, then walk around and enjoy the Long lake & the Five-colour Pool. After that, take a shuttle bus from Five-colour Pool to Nuorilang Waterfall.

Lunch is arranged at Nuorilang restaurant in the park. You can also choose to have a picnic lunch at stopover site.

In the afternoon, continue your hiking tour in the afternoon and feel relaxed without pushing at all. Walk to the Nuorilang Waterfall  for a visit before taking a shuttle bus from Nuorilang to Shuzheng Lake, visit the Rhino Lake, Tiger Lake, Shuzheng Fall and Princess Lake along the way in the bus . Then walk around and enjoy the Shuzheng Lake, the Shuzheng Valley, Take a shuttle bus  From Shuzheng Lake to Shuanglong Lake for a visit to the Shuanglong Waterfall.

After dinner, our guide will take you to enjoy the Tibetan dancing show, it is most popular activity in the evening when people travel in Jiuzhaigou.You will be taken back to your hotel after the show.

Day 8 Jiuzhaigou-Chengdu

Free on your own to explore the city until our driver pick you up from your hotel and transfer to airport to catch your flight to Chengdu. Once arrival, our guide will wait for you at the exit of airport with sign "China Private Tour", you will be taken back to your hotel for checking in.

After dinner, you will go for a Sichuan local Opera, it is an important part of Chengdu culture. Acts or stunts like “face changing??”, “fire spitting??” and “Rolling Light??”have developed a school of its own. Face Changing is famous even overseas for its mysterious techniques.The libretto of Sichuan Opera is humorous and flushed with vivid expressions and local characteristics.

You will be taken back to your hotel after the tour.

Day 9 Chengdu

In the morning, our guide will meet you at your hotel lobby. Today, you will visit Chengdu Research Base of Giant Breeding, Chengdu is the hometown of giant pandas, where you will catch pandas' feeding time. They are at their most active, both Adults and Babies. There's a wealth of information and a panda museum in this 230-hectare park 10 km (6 miles) north of Chengdu. It takes about 2.5 hours to visit this site.

You will have lunch after Panda Base in a local Chinese reastaurant to eat authentic Sichuan Cuisine.

After lunch, you will visit Wenshu Temple. Wenshu Monastery is the best-preserved Buddhist temple in Chengdu, serving as the home of Buddhist Association of Sichuan Province now.Wenshu Temple is famous for its exquisite gardens and halls. 

Next, you will visit Jinli Ancient Street, one of the most well known and trafficked tourist areas in Chengdu, Jinli is an “ancient” pedestrian street housing dozens of food and gift vendors along an ever-expanding network of alleys.Jinli is particularly famous for its traditional Sichuanese snacks. There is an area dedicated just to snacks, where you will see dozens of vendors preparing and displaying an impressive variety of noodles and finger food to snack on. Shadow puppet performance and other traditional Chinese arts also make an appearance, and this tends to be an excellent places to procure local gifts.

After dinner, you will be taken back to our hotel in Chengdu.

Day 10 Chengdu-Leshan-Chongqing

Our guide pick you up from your hotel, take an early drive (2.5 hours on the way) from Chengdu to Leshan. 

Upon arrivel, You will watch the wonder of sleeping Buddha, which explained the saying of ‘ Buddha is the hill and the hill is a Buddha ‘. And then we will walk up and down along the zigzagging mountain trails along the Giant Buddha, from it's head to shoulder, and from leg to foot. In front of the Buddha is the good view of the joint of Minjiang River, Dadu River and Qingyi River . 

Lunch will be arranged at local restaurant to try the authentic Sichuan Food.

In the afternoon,  drive you to the train station in Leshan, you will take the bullet train to Chongqing. Upon arrival, our Chongqing local guide will pick you up at the exit of airport with a signal "China Private Tour" and take you to board Yangtze Cruise Ship. 

Overnight on the Ship.

Price Per Person in US Dollars

Price Includes 1. All transfer and city transportation 2. Air-conditioned car or van 3. Hotels specified in the itinerary, all based     on two persons sharingone standard room; 4. Meals specified in the itinerary: Western     breakfast in hotels Chinese lunch and     dinner in local restaurants 5. Sightseeing: All arrangements mentioned     in the itinerary will be covered All first     admission/entrance fees in the itinerary 6. Tour guide: Conducted by a professional     tour guide

Price Excludes 1. International air-tickets 2. Airport departure tax. 3. International or domestic air tickets which     are not listed in the itinerary. 4. Insurance coverage of personal loss, illness     or damages incurred during your trip 5. Tips to the tour guide and driver 6. Meals not specified in the itinerary. 7. Personal expenses: phone bills, laundry,     optional tours, postage, excess baggage     charge, entertainment fees out of the     itinerary. 8. Single Room Supplement.