15 Days China Tour with Zhangjiajie and Jiuzhaigou
Destination:Beijing, Chengdu, Jiuzhaigou, Leshan, Shanghai, Xi'an, Zhangjiajie
Tour Code: CCT23
Tour Duration: 15 Days
- Tour overview:
- In addition to experiencing the modernity of Shanghai and the cultural richness of Beijing and Xi 'an, this route will take you to Chengdu to see the pandas, Leshan to see the Giant Buddha, Zhangjiajie and Jiuzhaigou to enjoy the fabulous natural scenery.If you are visiting China for the first time, or if you are returning years later, this is a tour for you.
Day by Day Itinerary
Tour Summary
Reviews
B=Breakfast,L=Lunch,D=Dinner
Day 1
Arrival Shanghai
Transfer via: Flight on your own arrangement
Arrive in Shanghai, you will be picked up at airport and transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Day 2
Shanghai (B,L)
Sightseeing: Shanghai World Financial Center, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Xintiandi Leisure Street, The Bund
This morning you will visit the Shanghai World Financial Center, a skyscraper with a height of 492 meters. It is a multifunctional office-based building combining offices, commerce, business, conferences, hotels, exhibitions and sightseeing. Embodies the concept of Vertical Garden City and incorporates the building company's vast know-how and experience, the project offers office space with cutting-edge specifications and all the expected functions of a world-class international financial center.
Continue to visit a landmark of Shanghai –the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, the highest TV Tower in Asia when it was built. As one of the highlights in Shanghai, it attracts thousands of visitors a year.
Have a walk at the Xintiandi Leisure Street. Shanghai Xintiandi is based on the old district of Shikumen, a symbol of modern architecture in Shanghai. For the first time, the original residential function of Shikumen was changed, and the commercial operation function was innovatively given. The old houses reflecting the history and culture of Shanghai were transformed into a fashionable, leisure, cultural and entertainment center with functions such as catering, shopping, and performing arts.
Go ahead to visit the Bund, which is said to be "an exhibition of buildings" by some people. Take a walk along the waterfront and experience the smells, sights and sounds of the old "Wall Street" in Shanghai.
Day 3
Shanghai / Zhangjiajie (B,L)
Transfer via: flight on our arrangement
Sightseeing: Shanghai Museum, Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai Old Street, Shanghai French Concession
Start the tour today to visit the Shanghai Museum. As the biggest museum of ancient Chinese art, and with a collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese art & cultural relics, Shanghai Museum is especially famous for its treasures of bronzes, ceramics, calligraphy and paintings.
Then you will visit the Yuyuan Garden, a beautiful garden in the south of the Yangtze River. Wandering through it, you will find pavilions, corridors, streams, courtyards as well as many other natural sceneries.
Spend some time at the Shanghai Old Street, which is also called the "little eastern gate" as it is in the place of one of the old city gate. Thought the gate is no longer in existence, as a key trading site for small wares and foreign trade, the Old Street has witnessed the development of the city both in economy and society.
The former French Concession is also included today. Among the four French Concessions of Modern China (separately in Shanghai, Tianjin, Hankou and Guangzhou), Shanghai French Concession is the earliest, largest as well as the most prosperous one. The area has been a leased territory for nearly a century, and after its return, about 240 roads in the former concession was renamed in Chinese.
After the tour you will be transferred to airport and catch your flight to Zhangjiajie. Upon arrival you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Day 4
Zhangjiajie (B,L)
Sightseeing: Yellow Dragon Cavern, Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Scenic Area, Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge
In the morning you will visit the Yellow Dragon Cavern, which is a typical limestone cave. The whole cave has four layers, showing us that ''caves in caves, caves in mountains and rivers in caves''. Geologists from home and abroad unanimously agree that the Yellow Dragon Cavern involves all the knowledge mentioned in speleology with its large scale, diversified landscape and unrivalled beauty.
Continue the tour to visit Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Scenic Area, which combines mountains, water, caves and lakes, and is known as the "museum of Zhangjiajie landform". The wooden walkway in the canyon stretches for miles, and there are many waterfalls and springs along the way. The stream in the canyon is filled with a layer of mist all year round, just like a paradise.
You will also visit the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge. Stretching about 430 meters across a canyon at width of 6 meters, with a dizzying height of some 300 meters above the impressive Zhangjiajie scenery, this sky-walk is set to smash records to be the world’s longest and highest glass-bottomed bridge and easily dwarfs America's Grand Canyon Sky-walk.
Day 5
Zhangjiajie (B,L)
Sightseeing: Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, Tianzi Mountain
Today you will firstly visit the Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, which is a concentration of beautiful scenery in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. It becomes more popular as the Southern Sky Pillar in the scenic area inspired the floating mountains in the Hollywood blockbuster Avatar. You will see the First Bridge under Heaven, the HallelujahPeak and other beautiful attractions.
Go ahead to the Tianzi Mountain. Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve is a mesa in the northwest of Wulingyuan. Up on the mesa, the field of vision is widely opened up and it is a perfect location to have a panoramic view of the nature reserve.
After the tour you will be driven to downtown Zhangjiajie for overnight.
Day 6
Zhangjiajie / Chengdu / Jiuzhaigou (B)
Transfer via: flights on our arrangement
Sightseeing: Tianmen Mountain
This morning you will visit the Tianmen Mountain. Authorized as a national forest park in 1992, Tianmen Mountain is also known as Heaven Gate Mountain due to the unique natural miracle Tianmen Cave on the mountain, many Chinese believe that the Tianmen Mountain is the “Closest Earth Landmark to Heaven”.
Then you will be transferred to airport and catch your flight to Chengdu, from where connect your flight to Jiuzhaigou. Once arrive at Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Day 7
Jiuzhaigou (B,L)
Sightseeing: Jiuzhaigou National Park
Have a full day tour in Jiuzhaigou National Park, which is the home of nine Tibetan villages. The place is dotted with more than 100 gorgeous lakes, and the water is so clear that the bottom can be seen at depth of over several dozen meters. Waterfalls are the essence of the scenery in Jiuzhaigou. They are created between lakes on different levels with water flowing down from the tree covered cliffs. With the titles of World Natural Heritage, National Key Scenic Spot, and National Geo-park, Jiuzhaigou is the first nature reserve in China whose main purpose is to protect natural scenery. The magic Jiuzhaigou is known as the "fairy tale world" as well as the "king of waterscape".
Day 8
Jiuzhaigou / Chengdu (B,L)
Transfer via: flight on our arrangement
Sightseeing: Huanglong (Yellow Dragon) Scenic Area
Today you will be driven to visit the Huanglong (Yellow Dragon) Scenic Area. It was named after the ancient Huanglong Temple within the area. The most remarkable scene in the area is the Huanglong Valley noted for its unique open karst landscape. The main attraction of the valley is the 3.6-kilometer-long and 30 to 70-meter-wide pale yellow calcareous deposits.
After the tour you will be transferred to airport and catch your evening flight to Chengdu. Be met at Chengdu airport and transferred to your hotel for check in.
Day 9
Chengdu / Leshan / Chengdu (B,L)
Transfer via: private vehicle on our arrangement
Sightseeing: Leshan Giant Buddha, Huanglongxi Ancient Town
This morning you will be driven to Leshan city, take a boat cruise to visit the Leshan Giant Buddha, which is the largest cliff carving statue in China, with a height of 71 meters. Leshan Giant Buddha is a statue of Maitreya (a Bodhisattva usually represented as a very stout monk with a broad smile on his face and with his naked breast and paunch exposed to view) in sitting posture. It started to be carved in 713 A.D. and finished 90 years later. Facing the river, the Buddha has symmetrical posture and looks which have been beautifully captured in its solemn stillness. It has three-meter-long (about 11 feet) fingers. The eight-meter-long (about 27 feet) instep is big enough for one hundred people to sit on and the 28-meter-wide (about 92 feet) shoulder is large enough to be a basketball playground.
On the way back to downtown Chengdu you will visit Huanglongxi Ancient Town. As a historical and cultural ancient town of Sichuan province, and the provincial-level tourist scenic spot, the town has been built for more than 1,700 years. It is not only beautiful, but also a well-known natural film and television photography base, known as "Studio City" and "China's Hollywood".
Day 10
Chengdu / Xi’an (B,L)
Transfer via: bullet train on our arrangement
Sightseeing: Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Base, Jinli Street, People's Park
In the morning you will be driven to the suburb to visit the Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Base, which was built to imitate the wild ecological environment of pandas. It covers a space of 92 acres, with a green coverage of 96 percent. The base created a perfect ecological environment for the living and breeding of pandas and other precious and rare wild animals. It breeds over 20 pandas and lesser pandas, black-necked cranes, white cranes and others.
Then you will be driven back to the downtown and have a leisure walk along the Jinli Street, which is particularly representative for this city. Recorded that was already existed during the Qin Dynasty (221 BC - 206 BC), Jinli Street was the most famous place for baldachin - a rich, ornate cloth. During the ancient Shu Kingdom (221-263) it was one of the busiest commercial streets. In order to reclaim the street's prosperity of former days, it was restored with contributions from the Wuhou Memorial Temple and was opened to public in October 2004.
Continue to visit the People's Park. Covering an area of 112,639 square meters, Chengdu People's Park is a comprehensive park integrating gardens, cultural relics protection, recreation and others.
After today’s tour you will be transferred to railway station and catch your train to Xi’an. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Day 11
Xi’an (B,L)
Sightseeing: Terra-Cotta Warrior and Horses, The Grand Mosque, Muslim Street, Ancient City Wall
Drive to the suburb in the morning and visit the Terra-Cotta Warrior and Horses. Regarded as the 8th Wonder of the World, the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses is one of the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. Over 2,200 years ago, the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, ordered the construction of a vast army of Terra-cotta warriors in search of immortality. After his early death they were buried with him to protect his empire.
Then you will be driven back to the downtown and visit the Grand Mosque. Located in the center of the city, it is the largest and one of the most important Islamic mosques in China.
Continue the tour to the Muslim Street, known as Huimin Jie by Chinese, it is a famous snack street in Xi 'an. The district houses the architectures in the style of Ming and Qing dynasties, with the Drum Tower in south and memorial archway in north, embracing many ancient courtyards as well as some 10 mosques in diverse sizes that built in different time, around where inhabited bout 20,000 Muslims retaining their pristine religious tradition and life style.
Have a visit of the Ancient City Wall, which is the existing largest and best preserved ancient city wall in China and is probably the best military battlement in the world. The wall was built in the Tang dynasty (618 -907) and enlarged in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). If you want, you can rent a bicycle for a ride on top of the spectacular city wall.
Day 12
Xi’an / Beijing (B)
Transfer via: bullet train on our arrangement
Sightseeing: Big Wild Goose Pagoda
This morning visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Situated in the south of the city, it is one of the main constructions in the famous Buddhist temple -Da-Ci-En Temple. There, the well-known Buddhist Master Xuanzang (Monk Tripitaka) stored his collection of classic Buddhist artifacts brought from India in Tang Dynasty. Now it is the landmark of Xi’an.
After the tour you will be transferred to railway station and catch your train to Beijing. Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Day 13
Beijing (B,L)
Sightseeing: Temple of Heaven, Tian’anmen Square, Forbidden City
This morning the tour will begin with a visit of the Temple of Heaven, which was completed in 1420, and expanded over the years by two Qing Dynasty Emperors. It was the place where the Emperor came every winter solstice to worship heaven and to solemnly pray for a good harvest. With the three blue-tiled cone-shaped roofs, a unique wooden and blue-tiled structure built without a nail, it has become one of the symbols of Beijing.
Go on the city tour to visit Tian’anmen Square, the symbolical heart of China and gathering place for the masses. It is the biggest public square in the world, which can hold one million people.
From here you will walk across the Golden River Bridge to visit the Forbidden City and experience the ancient Emperor's daily life. For 5 centuries Chinese emperors carried out their administration here. With almost 10,000 rooms, it was the centre of the Ming and Qing dynasties, a massive complex of palaces, pavilions, courtyards and gardens where 24 emperors used to live. Forbidden City was the largest palace in the world, and in the past it was indeed a forbidden place for commoners. Your tour here will include private access to the Emperor's palace.
Day 14
Beijing (B,L)
Sightseeing: Mutianyu Great Wall, Panjiayuan Market
The highlight today is the Mutianyu Great Wall, the pride of China and one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Whereas Genghis Khan contemplated it as a military obstacle, Richard Nixon described it as one of humankind's greatest achievements. You will be able to climb and walk one of the best preserved sections of the 2,000 years old ancient wall, admiring the splendid mountain views.
In the afternoon, you will visit Panjiayuan Market. At the mention of Panjiayuan market, people will take great delight talking about it as it is a famous city card as well as a distinguished spot in the capital city Beijing. Along with climbing the Great Wall and eating Peking roast duck, going to the Panjiayuan Market is the Top3 Things To Do in Beijing for all visitors home and abroad.
Also, take an exterior visit of both Beijing National Stadium(Bird's Nest/Olympic Stadium), and National Swimming Centre('The Water Cube'), feel free to take some photos of the stadiums.
Day 15
Departure Beijing (B)
Transfer via: Flight on your own arrangement
Sightseeing: Hutongs, Summer Palace
Check out the hotel in the morning. You will experience a unique Hutong tour by taking a rickshaw. Hutongs are a kind of ancient city alleys or lanes which are very typical in Beijing. Most of them can be found close to the Forbidden City, and many were built during the three dynasties of Yuan, Ming and Qing. Today, the Hutong is a living museum of Beijing history showing the traditional lifestyle of the local people.
Continue to visit the famous royal garden-Summer Palace. In 1888, the notorious Empress Cixi used the money intended for the Chinese Navy to build this opulent summer retreat for herself. You will have a lakeside cruise on the Kunming Lake and enjoy the magical views of the temples, pavilions and covered corridors around.
Then you will be driven to airport to catch your flight to your next destination.
B=Breakfast,L=Lunch,D=Dinner
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Shanghai
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Arrive in Shanghai, be picked up and transferred to hotel.
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| Day 2 |
Shanghai
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Full day tour in Shanghai and visit Shanghai World Financial Center , The Bund Oriental Pearl TV Tower , Xintiandi Leisure Street , The Bund .
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Shanghai
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Visit Shanghai Museum , Yuyuan Garden , Shanghai Old Street , Shanghai French Concession . After the tour take flight to Zhangjiajie. Upon arrival be met and transferred to hotel.
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Zhangjiajie
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Full day tour in Zhangjiajie and visit Yellow Dragon Cavern , Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Scenic Area and Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge.
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| Day 5 |
Zhangjiajie
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Today you will visit Yuanjiajie Scenic Area , The Tianzi Mountain . After the tour be driven to downtown Zhangjiajie.
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| Day 6 |
Zhangjiajie
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This morning you will visit Tianmen Mountains . Then take flight to Chengdu, from where connect the flight to Jiuzhaigou.
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| Day 7 |
Jiuzhaigou
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Have a full day tour in Jiuzhaigou National Park .
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Jiuzhaigou
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Be driven to visit Huanglong (Yellow Dragon) Scenic Area . After the tour take evening flight to Chengdu. Be met and transferred to hotel.
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Chengdu
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This morning be driven to Leshan city, take a boat cruise to visit the Leshan Giant Buddha . On the way back to downtown Chengdu visit Huanglongxi Ancient Town .
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| Day 10 |
Chengdu
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Today you will visit Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding , Jinli Street , People's Park . After today's tour be transferred to railway station and take bullet train to Xi'an.
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| Day 11 |
Xi’an
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Have full day tour in Xi'an and visit The Terracotta Army and Horses , The Great Mosque , Muslim Street , Ancient City Wall .
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| Day 12 |
Xi’an
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This morning visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda . After the tour you will be transferred to railway station and take bullet train to Beijing.
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| Day 13 |
Beijing
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Full day tour in Beijing and visit The Temple of Heaven , Tiananmen Square , Forbidden City .
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| Day 14 |
Beijing
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Today you will visit Mutianyu Great Wall , Panjiayuan Market . Have an outside view of the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube.
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| Day 15 |
Beijing
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Have a unique Hutong Tours in Rickshaw , visit the famous royal garden Summer Palace . Be driven to airport to catch the flight for the next destination. |
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-NOTE:
1. Normally hotels allow a maximum of 3 adults per room with an extra bed, at extra charge. Some hotels will allow three adults and a small child.
2. Tour price is indicative only, please enquire for a detailed quotation.
3. More people more discounts. Please enquire for more details.
Price Includes
A. Entrance fees: To scenic spots as listed above in the itinerary.B. Meals: All meals as specified in the itinerary.
C. Private Transfers: Among airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in the above cities by the private air conditioned vehicle.
D. Guide and Driver: As outlined in the itinerary, a well selected English-speaking guide and driver will accompany you throughout the entire tour in that city. They do not fly with you from one city to another.
E. Hotels: Hotel based on two persons sharing one room with twin beds. All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.
F. Luggage Transfers: Between airports and hotels.
G. Service Charge & Government Taxes.
H. Travel insurance in mainland China during the above travel period.
I. Arrangements: The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges.
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