13 Days China Hottest City Tour to Beijing, Xi'an, Guilin and Shanghai
Day by Day Itinerary
B=Breakfast,L=Lunch,D=Dinner
Day 1 Fri 17-Oct-08 Meal(s) () TBA / Hong Kong
Transfer via: by air-own arrangement
Program: Arrive in Hong Kong, you will arrange by yourself
Accommodations: TBA arranged by yourself Transfer via: by overnight train-soft sleeper (arranged by us)-T98 1516-1541 (one overnight on the train) Accommodations: On the train Program: Arrive in Beijing, you will be met at the railway station and transferred to hotel, free at the rest of the day Accommodations: Redwall Hotel*** Program: Full day tour for the Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven -The Tian'anmen Square: The largest city square in the world. Accommodations: Redwall Hotel*** Program: Full day tour for the Great Wall, the Ding Tomb, the Sacred Road. In the evening, have Peking duck for dinner -Badaling Great Wall: One of the eight wonders in the world and the symbol of China. Accommodations: Redwall Hotel*** Transfer via: MU2120 1400-1545 arranged by us -Hutongs: The old narrow paths where common people lived. All the Hutongs crisscross with each other, dotted with the Kindergarten, the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower, the Tea House, and the lake, House of Gong Infante and local people's houses among them. Accommodations: Melody Hotel Xi'an*** Program: Full day tour for the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, the Bell Tower, Big Wild Goose Pagoda. In the evening, have Dumpling demonstration dinner -The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses: The greatest archaeological findings of the century: the army of terra-cotta warriors and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin's tomb. Accommodations: Melody Hotel Xi'an*** Transfer via: GS7429 1300-1450 arranged by us -History Museum in Xi'an: It is a magnificent architectural complex in the Tang Dynasty style. The Museum possesses a treasure of 113,000 historic and cultural artifacts unearthed in Shaanxi, and it covers an area of 1,100 square meters for exhibition. Accommodations: Hotel Universal, Guilin*** Program: Full day tour for Li River Cruise and West Street -Li River Cruise: Depart from your hotel in the morning. Be transferred to the Zhujiang Pier (about 1 hour drive) for a 4.5 hours wonderful cruise. You will enjoy the picturesque mountains, peaceful green fields, farms and villages with water buffalos, cows wondering around on both sides of the river bank. Disembark at the one-thousand-year-old town Yangshuo in the afternoon. Have a short exploration to the old town before to be transferred back to Guilin city. Accommodations: Hotel Universal, Guilin*** Transfer via: MU5380 1300-1505 arranged by us -Reed Flute Cave: Known as "the Palace of Natural Arts" where you can see beautiful stalactites & stalagmites, learn how they are formed. Accommodations: Charms Hotel**** Program: Full day tour for Shanghai Museum, Jade Buddha Temple, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Yu Garden, in the evening, enjoy the wonderful acrobatic show -Shanghai Museum: The biggest museum in China, with a collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese art & cultural relics. It is especially famous for its treasures of bronzes, ceramics, paintings and calligraphy. Accommodations: Charms Hotel**** Transfer via: by overnight train-soft sleeper (arranged by us)-T99B 1709-1305 (one overnight on the train) Accommodations: On the train Program: Arrive in Hong Kong, arrange by yourself
Day 2 Sat 18-Oct-08 Meal(s) () Hong Kong / Beijing
Program: You will go to the railway station to catch the train by yourself
Day 3 Sun 19-Oct-08 Meal(s) () Beijing
Tel: 010-51098666, Fax: 010-51098999
Day 4 Mon 20-Oct-08 Meal(s) (B, L) Beijing
-The Forbidden City: The largest imperial palace in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years.
-The Temple of Heaven: The place where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's bless of the whole nation.
Day 5 Tue 21-Oct-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D) Beijing
-The Ding Tomb: The only underground tomb of the thirteen tombs of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty.
-The Sacred Road: The way guarded on both sides with stone statues by which the ancient emperors went to hold a memorial ceremony for the ancestors.
Day 6 Wed 22-Oct-08 Meal(s) (B, L) Beijing / Xi'an
Program: Visit the Hutongs, the Summer Palace, then be transferred to airport for Xi'an. Arrive in Xi'an, be met and transferred to hotel
-The Summer Palace: The largest and best-preserved royal garden in China with a history of over 800 years.
Tel: 029-87288888, Fax: 029-87273601
Day 7 Thu 23-Oct-08 Meal(s) (B, L, D) Xi'an
-The Bell Tower: The wooden tower, which is the largest and best-preserved of its kind in China, is 36 meters (118 feet) high.
-Big Wild Goose Pagoda: It is a well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists.
Day 8 Fri 24-Oct-08 Meal(s) (B, L) Xi'an / Guilin
Program: Visit the History Museum in Xi'an, the Ancient City Wall, then be transferred to airport for Guilin. Arrive in Guilin, be met and transferred to hotel. In the evening, you will enjoy the ethnic Songs and Dances at Lijiang theatre
-The Ancient City Wall: It is the largest and best preserved present city wall in ancient China and is probably the best military battlement in the world.
Tel: 0773--2828228, Fax: 2824944
Day 9 Sat 25-Oct-08 Meal(s) (B, L) Guilin / Yangshuo / Guilin
-West Street: West Street is the oldest street in Yangshuo with a history of more than 1,400 years. Situated at the center of Yangshuo County, West Street has become, since the 1980's, a window of eastern and western culture and the biggest 'foreign language center' in China.
Day 10 Sun 26-Oct-08 Meal(s) (B, L) Guilin / Shanghai
Program: In the morning, visit the Reed Flute Cave, Elephant Trunk Hill, then be transferred to airport for Shanghai. Arrive in Shanghai, be met and transferred to hotel, then visit the Bund (Waitan), Nanjing Road
-Elephant Trunk Hill: Located at the conjunction of the Li River & the Peach Blossom River, the whole hill looks very much like a giant elephant with a long trunk, it is the symbol of Guilin city.
-The Bund (Waitan): It is one of the most recognizable architectural symbols of Shanghai. It is here where the first British company opened an office in 1846.
-Nanjing Road: It is one of the most important commercial and tourist streets in Shanghai, which stretches from Waitan to Yanan Xilu.
Tel: 021-53594900 Fax: 021-63526060
Day 11 Mon 27-Oct-08 Meal(s) (B, L) Shanghai
-Jade Buddha Temple: The Jade Buddha Temple is one of the few temples in downtown Shanghai. If you're lucky, you can watch the monks serving a ceremony in a side room.
-Oriental Pearl TV Tower: the highest TV Tower in Asia. With 468 meter high it stands in Pudong Park in the new and developing Lujiazui district on the banks of the Huangpu River.
-Yu Garden: It's reputed to be the most beautiful garden south of the Yangtze River. Built beside the Temple of the City God and covering only fives acres, it follows the Suzhou garden design of a world in microcosm.
Day 12 Tue 28-Oct-08 Meal(s) (B) Shanghai / Hong Kong
Program: Free at leisure, you will be transferred to railway station and take train back to Hong Kong
Day 13 Wed 29-Oct-08 Meal(s) () Hong Kong / TBA
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