Beijing & Shanghai & Yangtze & HongKong 18-day Tour
- Highlights :
- Hongcun, a villiage, has been lsited as World Heritage. Your may come to this village to find the reasons for yourself. Also in this tour you have the chance to visit China's capital city-Beijing, China's biggest city—Shanghai, cradle of Chinese culture—Yangtze River, and the breathtaking scenery-Guilin.
| Tour Code: | CN0013 | Special Offer: | $2235 |
| Cities Visited: | Beijing Chongqing Shanghai Huangshan Guilin Wuhan |
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- Overview
- Tour Itinerary
- Rate
Tour Itinerary
Day 1 Beijing
- Meet the local guide at the airport and then transfer to check in the hotel. Free for the rest of the day. Plan your own time.
- Hotel: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel(Standard Class) Holiday Inn Central Plaza,Beijing(Deluxe Class)
- Meals:
Day 2 Beijing
Todays highlights: Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. Beijing Roasted Duck as dinner. Then enjoy a Peking Opera show in Liyuan Theater.-Tiananmen Square: Tian An Men (Gate of Heavenly Peace) w..- Hotel: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel(Standard Class) Holiday Inn Central Plaza,Beijing(Deluxe Class)
- Meals:B L D
Day 3 Beijing
Today's highlights: Great Wall (Badaling section), Ming Tombs-The Badaling Great Wall: The Great Wall at Badaling is the best representative section of the Great Wall. It is more than 7 meters high and 5 meters wide. It ..- Hotel: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel(Standard Class) Holiday Inn Central Plaza,Beijing(Deluxe Class)
- Meals:B L
Day 4 Beijing
Huangshan
Visit the Summer Palace and the Lama Temple. Fly to Huangshan and transfer to the hotel in the city.-Summer Palace: The Summer Palace landscape, dominated by Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, covers an area of 2.9 square ..- Hotel: Huangshan Xihai Hotel(Standard Class)
- Meals:B L
Day 5 Huangshan
Transfer to the foot of Huangshan Mountain. Take a cable car to climb the mountain. Dont forget to enjoy the magnificent scenery along the way. Highlights are Beginning-to-Believe Peak, the Peach Blossom Valley, the Lion..- Hotel: Huangshan Xihai Hotel(Standard Class)
- Meals:B L
Day 6 Huangshan
In the morning, enjoy viewing of the Cloud-dispelling Pavilion and the Xihai Grand Canyon. After lunch, take the cable car again downwards the moutain. Transfer back to Huangshan city. Visit the Tunxi Old Street. Stay at..- Hotel: Huangshan Xihai Hotel(Standard Class)
- Meals:B L
Day 7 Huangshan
Hongcun Village Huangshan Shanghai
Drive to Yixian County. Visit the ancient Hongcun Village and the Nanping Village. Then drive back to Huangshan. Fly to Shanghai and check in the hotel.-Hongcun Village is located at the foot of the southwest side of Mt...- Hotel: Zhongya Hotel Shanghai(Standard Class) River Bund Hotel(Deluxe Class)
- Meals:B L
Day 8 Shanghai
Activities: Visit the Shanghai Museum and the Yuyuan Garden. After lunch, cruise on the Huangpu River. The dinner is served at Wang Bao He restaurant of Central Hotel. It is the best place to serve Shanghai Cuisine. Afte..- Hotel: Zhongya Hotel Shanghai(Standard Class) River Bund Hotel(Deluxe Class)
- Meals:B L D
Day 9 Shanghai
Wuhan
After breakfast, visit the Jade Buddha Temple. Take a flight to Wuhan. Upon arrival, visit the Hubei Provincial Museum. After dinner at a local popular restaurant, embark cruise ship and depart Wuhan at 19:00.-Jade Budd..- Hotel: on board
- Meals:B L D
Day 10 Yangtze
- Full day is sailing.
- Hotel: on board
- Meals:B L D
Day 11 Yangtze
Shore excursion to Three Gorges Dam Project.-Three Gorges Dam Project: It is the virtual definition of a monumental project -- a dam one and a half miles wide and more than 600 feet high that will create a reservoir hund..- Hotel: on board
- Meals:B L D
Day 12 Yangtze
Shore excursion to Shennong Stream.-Shennong Stream, a tributary of the Yangtze River, rises in the southern part of Shennongjia Natural Reserve. It joins the Yangtze at Xirangkou in Hubei's Badong County. With crystal c..- Hotel: on board
- Meals:B L D
Day 13 Yangtze
- Visit the local market and the youth acrobatic show in Wanxian.
- Hotel: on board
- Meals:B L D
Day 14 Chongqing
Guilin
Disembark Chongqing at 10:00. Visit the Panda House in Chongqing Zoo. After lunch take a flight to Guilin and transfer to the hotel. Enjoy Ethnic Songs and Dances at Lijiang Theatre after dinner.-Chongqing Zoo is locate..- Hotel: Guilin Bravo Hotel(Deluxe Class) Hotel Universal Guilin(Standard Class)
- Meals:B L D
Day 15 Guilin YangshuoBus
Guilin
Enjoy Li River cruise. Upon arrival in Yangshuo, you may try a short bicycle trip to the u countryside and visit a local villagers house to experiece the farmers life there. Then back to Guilin.-Li River: The Li River is..- Hotel: Guilin Bravo Hotel(Deluxe Class) Hotel Universal Guilin(Standard Class)
- Meals:B L
Day 16 Guilin
Hongkong
Visit the Reed Flute Cave, the Seven Star Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill. Take a flight to Hongkong. We have book the hotel. Please go to check in the hotel by yourself.-Reed Flute Cave: Situated at the foot of Guangmi..- Hotel: YMCA international house HK(Standard Class) Regal Kowloon Hotel(Deluxe Class)
- Meals:B L
Day 17 Hongkong
- Breakfast in the hotel. You are free to plan todays activities by yourself.
- Hotel: YMCA international house HK(Standard Class) Regal Kowloon Hotel(Deluxe Class)
- Meals:B
Day 18 Departure from Hongkong
- See off by yourself.
- Hotel:
- Meals:B
Rate
We will arrange hotels of the same class if there are no rooms available during your
travelling periods.
Quotation (The rate is calculated in US dollar for one person)Group Size 1 person 2-5 persons 6-9 persons over 10 Single Room Supplement Tour Class Standard TBA $2525.00 $2235.00 $1999.00 $740.00 Deluxe TBA $3035.00 $2620.00 $2325.00 $910.00 * The rate may rise while in high reason and special events/holidays, depending on your departure date.
* The rate for some special holidays/events , such as the National Holiday(1st-7th Oct),
Chinese Spring Festival and Shanghai F1, would be much higher than usual days.
We suggest you not to travel during those periods. But it is surely OK if you would
like to plan your tour at that time. We promise that we will do our best to offer you tours of high quality.
Price Inclusions:- Entrance Fees listed in the itinerary.
- Meals:
All meals as specified in the itinerary.
If the restaurant indicated is not available on the day, your guide will arrange another similar restaurant. Breakfast is usually a western style buffet. We try to ensure that a choice of western and Chinese breakfasts are supplied, however there may be only Chinese breakfast is prepared in some remote places. - Private Transfers for the itinerary listed above.
- Guide:
A private English-speaking guide and a private driver will be provided in each city, who will remain with you throughout your time in that city. - Hotels: (based on standard twin sharing)
All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified. - Service Charge & Government Taxes:
- Luggage Transfers:
Between airports and hotels. - Arrangements:
The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges.
Price Exclusions:- International Airfare or Train Tickets to enter or leave China.
China Entry Visa Fees - Excess Baggage Charges.
- Personal Expenses:
- Meals:
Any meals which are not listed in the tour itinerary. - Single Room Supplement.
Tour Itinerary
Day 1 Beijing
- Meet the local guide at the airport and then transfer to check in the hotel. Free for the rest of the day. Plan your own time.
- Hotel: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel(Standard Class) Holiday Inn Central Plaza,Beijing(Deluxe Class)
Day 2 Beijing
Todays highlights: Forbidden City ." class="org2">Tiananmen Square , the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven . Beijing Roasted Duck as dinner. Then enjoy a Peking Opera show in Liyuan Theater.
- Forbidden City ." class="org2">Tiananmen Square : Tian An Men (Gate of Heavenly Peace) was the main entrance to the Forbidden City during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Built in 1417, it was first named the Cheng Tian Men, meaning that emperors obeyed the order of Heaven in ruling the country. Destroyed by fire twice, it was rebuilt in 1651 during the Qing Dynasty and renamed Tian An Men.
- 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. The palace, the most magnificent and splendid palace complex in China, was listed as a World Cultural Heritage Building in 1987. It was built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the construction of this group of buildings took fourteen years from 1406 to 1420. In the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), it was the imperial palace where twenty-four emperors ascended the throne and exercised their strong power to the nation.
- Temple of Heaven : At the Temple of Heaven Emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911) worshiped Heaven and prayed for good harvests. The northern part of the outer surrounding wall is semi-circular; the southern part is square; this forms a pattern symbolic of the ancient belief that Heaven was round and the earth square. The double surrounding wall separates the temple into the inner and outer temples with the main structures in the inner one, covering 273 hectares.
-Beijing Roast duck: Beijing Roast duck is thought to be one of the most delicious dishes all over the world; most visitors coming to Beijing will never forget to have a try. Eating Peking duck is seen to be one of the two things you are absolutely supposed to do while in Beijing.
- Hotel: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel(Standard Class) Holiday Inn Central Plaza,Beijing(Deluxe Class)
Day 3 Beijing
Today's highlights: Great Wall (Badaling section), Ming Tombs
-The Badaling Great Wall: The Great Wall at Badaling is the best representative section of the Great Wall. It is more than 7 meters high and 5 meters wide. It was the strategic point of Juyongguan Pass in ancient times. Many other fortresses and beacon towers were constructed at the strategic points. This section of the Great Wall has drawn great attention from the Chinese government since the foundation of P.R. China. It was designated a major historical site under state protection in 1961. The Great Wall was listed "a World Cultural Heritage" by the UNESCO in 1987. The Great Wall at Badaling is preserved as a historical monument and has become one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world.
- Ming Tombs : Located at the foot of the Tianshou Mountain in Changping District, Beijing, the Ming Mausoleums, occupying an area of 120 square kilometers, are well preserved and have the biggest number of emperors buried in the world.- Hotel: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel(Standard Class) Holiday Inn Central Plaza,Beijing(Deluxe Class)
Day 4 Beijing
Huangshan
Visit the Summer Palace and the Lama Temple . Fly to Huangshan and transfer to the hotel in the city.
- Summer Palace : The Summer Palace landscape, dominated by Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake, covers an area of 2.9 square kilometers, three quarters of which is water surface. Its 70,000 square meters of building space features a variety of palaces, garden and other ancient-style architectural structures. Well known for its large and priceless collection of cultural artifacts, it was among the first group of historical and cultural heritage sites in China to be placed under special state protection.
- Lama Temple : The Lama Temple , or Yonghe Gong in Chinese, is the largest Tibetan Buddhist Lama Temple in Beijing. It was built in the 33rd year of Kangxi Reign in the Qing Dynasty (1694) as the mansion for Emperor Yongzheng when he was a prince. In the third year of the third Qing Emperor Yongzheng Reign (1725), it was made an imperial palace for short stays, named Yonghe Gong (Gong means palace in Chinese.). In 1744, the ninth year of the Qianlong Reign, it was converted into a lamasery.- Hotel: Huangshan Xihai Hotel(Standard Class)
Day 5 Huangshan
Transfer to the foot of Huangshan Mountain. Take a cable car to climb the mountain. Dont forget to enjoy the magnificent scenery along the way. Highlights are Beginning-to-Believe Peak, the Peach Blossom Valley, the Lion Peak, the Flying-over Rock and the Bright Summit. Stay at the hotel on the mountain.
-Huangshan Mountain: The renowned Four Wonders of Mt. Huangshan are the spectacular rocks, odd-shaped pines, hot springs and sea of clouds. Other attractions are lakes, waterfalls, streams, rare flowers and animals. Forests cover 83.4% of the area, with some 1,452 species of native plant which fall into 203 families. Mt Huangshan also has a rich cultural heritage. Xu Xiake, a famous traveler of the Ming Dynasty visited Huangshan twice, and described it in a poem, calling it best of all mountains in China.
- Hotel: Huangshan Xihai Hotel(Standard Class)
Day 6 Huangshan
In the morning, enjoy viewing of the Cloud-dispelling Pavilion and the Xihai Grand Canyon. After lunch, take the cable car again downwards the moutain. Transfer back to Huangshan city. Visit the Tunxi Old Street. Stay at the hotel in the city of Huangshan.
- Hotel: Huangshan Xihai Hotel(Standard Class)
Day 7 Huangshan
Hongcun Village Huangshan Shanghai
Drive to Yixian County. Visit the ancient Hongcun Village and the Nanping Village. Then drive back to Huangshan. Fly to Shanghai and check in the hotel.
- Hongcun Village is located at the foot of the southwest side of Mt. Huangshan, only 11 kilometers away from Yixian town. It is a unique, buffalo-shaped ancient village in the ancient village. The whole village is measured to be 30 hectares, it is bedded at Mt. Leigang, facing Nanhu Lake.
-Nanping Village, located in the southwest part of Yixian County, is a town with broad scales and a thousand years history. Naning Village featues well-preserved ancestral halls, it still preserved 300 ancient buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
- Hotel: Zhongya Hotel Shanghai(Standard Class) River Bund Hotel(Deluxe Class)
Day 8 Shanghai
Activities:
Visit the Shanghai Museum and the Yuyuan Garden . After lunch, cruise on the Huangpu River . The dinner is served at Wang Bao He restaurant of Central Hotel. It is the best place to serve Shanghai Cuisine. After dinner, watch the Portman Acrobatic Show at the Shanghai Centre Theatre.
- Shanghai Museum used to be near the Bund. It is now situated in People's Square and its new buildings were built in 1996, designed by a Shanghai architect named Xing Tonghe. The new design symbolizes China's ancient understanding of the world: round sky and square earth. The museum has a circular roof and rectangular base. It stores 120,000 precious artifacts, which narrate a story of China's 5,000-year civilization.
-Yu Garden is one of the most famous gardens in China and is national heritage listed. It was built in 1559 and extended in 1577. Each section of the garden is separated by curved white walls with the head and body of a dragon on them. It's named after the original owner.
- Huangpu River : The Huangpu River (Huangpu Jiang) is the city's shipping artery both to the East China Sea and to the mouth of the Yangzi River, which the Huangpu joins 29km (18 miles) north of downtown Shanghai. It has also become a demarcating line between two Shanghais, east and west, past and future. On its western shore, the colonial landmarks of the Bund serve as a reminder of Shanghai's 19th-century struggle to reclaim a waterfront from the bogs of this river (which originates in nearby Dianshan Hu or Lake Dianshan); on the eastern shore, the steel and glass skyscrapers of the Pudong New Area point to a burgeoning financial empire of the future.
- Hotel: Zhongya Hotel Shanghai(Standard Class) River Bund Hotel(Deluxe Class)
Day 9 Shanghai
Wuhan
After breakfast, visit the Jade Buddha Temple . Take a flight to Wuhan. Upon arrival, visit the Hubei Provincial Museum. After dinner at a local popular restaurant, embark cruise ship and depart Wuhan at 19:00.
- Jade Buddha Temple : Located at Anyuan Road it was built in the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty and has now seen a history of over 1000 years. The name of the temple is derived from the two jade Buddhas in the temple, one in sitting statue and another reclining, which were taken back from Myanmar.
- Hubei Museum : Located on the East Lake, Hubei Museum is one of the best-known museums in China, treasuring up numerous State-level historic and cultural relics. The Chime Bells Hall in it displays mainly the relics unearthed from Zenghouyi Tomb.
- Hotel: on board
Day 10 Yangtze
- Full day is sailing.
- Hotel: on board
Day 11 Yangtze
Shore excursion to Three Gorges Dam Project.
- Three Gorges Dam Project: It is the virtual definition of a monumental project -- a dam one and a half miles wide and more than 600 feet high that will create a reservoir hundreds of feet deep and nearly 400 miles long. The project is China's Three Gorges Dam, and it has already been the subject of great international scrutiny. It is being called the largest construction project in China since the Great Wall. Many high-ranking Chinese officials expect the dam to become a potent symbol of their nation's vitality in the new century and the new millennium.- Hotel: on board
Day 12 Yangtze
Shore excursion to Shennong Stream .
- Shennong Stream , a tributary of the Yangtze River, rises in the southern part of Shennongjia Natural Reserve. It joins the Yangtze at Xirangkou in Hubei's Badong County. With crystal clear steam flows swiftly from north to south through deep gorges, a sampan tour will allow you to experience a speedy adventure along this newly opened unspoiled river.- Hotel: on board
Day 13 Yangtze
- Visit the local market and the youth acrobatic show in Wanxian.
- Hotel: on board
Day 14 Chongqing
Guilin
Disembark Chongqing at 10:00. Visit the Panda House in Chongqing Zoo . After lunch take a flight to Guilin and transfer to the hotel. Enjoy Ethnic Songs and Dances at Lijiang Theatre after dinner.
- Chongqing Zoo is located in the western suburb of the city, which was established in 1955. It occupies an area of 45 hectares. Its one of the big zoos in China. There are animals more than 2000 in 200 species. The zoo received more than 1 million visitors every year. The panda house is about 2 hectares in size. And the zoo is surrounded by beautiful mountains. The nature scene is a great treasure. The panda house, the highlight of the zoo, will offer you wonderful experience.
- Hotel: Guilin Bravo Hotel(Deluxe Class) Hotel Universal Guilin(Standard Class)
Day 15 Guilin YangshuoBus
Guilin
Enjoy Li River cruise. Upon arrival in Yangshuo, you may try a short bicycle trip to the u countryside and visit a local villagers house to experiece the farmers life there. Then back to Guilin.
- Li River : The Li River is the highlight and climax of any journey to Guilin. The 54 km waterway of the twisty Li River between Zhujiang Pier and Yangshuo cuts between thousands of picturesque peaks.
- Hotel: Guilin Bravo Hotel(Deluxe Class) Hotel Universal Guilin(Standard Class)
Day 16 Guilin
Hongkong
Visit the Reed Flute Cave, the Seven Star Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill. Take a flight to Hongkong. We have book the hotel. Please go to check in the hotel by yourself.
-Reed Flute Cave: Situated at the foot of Guangming Hill in northeastern Guiln, Reed Flute Cave got its name from the kind of reed growing immediately outside the cave entrance, which is used to make fine flutes. It has been a tourist attraction for more than 1,000 years. Inside the cave, there are various stalagmites, stone curtains, stone flowers and stone pillars, which constitute a unique charm, making it known as a palace of natural art.
-Seven Star Park: It is one in the first batch of the highest level of National Tour Attractions which officially recognized by China National Tourism Administration. Also, it is the biggest and most comprehensive parks in Guilin with an area of 134.7 hectares. With its long history and lots of attractions, such as Camel Hill, Natural Stone Hall, Seven-Star Cave and Crescent Pavilion and so on, it had been a seeing highlight since Sui and Tang Dynasties.
-Elephant Trunk Hill: As the emblem of Guilin City, it lies at the meeting point of the Peach Blossom and Li Rivers, with Zi Sandbank to the east across the Li. Elephant Trunk Hill (Xiangshan) is the badge of Guilin City, and was given its name because the hill looks exactly like an elephant drinking from the river with its trunk. It is a masterpiece of karst landscape, composed of pure limestone deposited on the sea floor 360 million years ago.
- Hotel: YMCA international house HK(Standard Class) Regal Kowloon Hotel(Deluxe Class)
Day 17 Hongkong
- Breakfast in the hotel. You are free to plan todays activities by yourself.
- Hotel: YMCA international house HK(Standard Class) Regal Kowloon Hotel(Deluxe Class)
Day 18 Departure from Hongkong
- See off by yourself.
- Hotel:
Rate
We will arrange hotels of the same class if there are no rooms available during your
travelling periods.
Quotation (The rate is calculated in US dollar for one person)Group Size 1 person 2-5 persons 6-9 persons over 10 Single Room Supplement Tour Class Standard TBA $2525.00 $2235.00 $1999.00 $740.00 Deluxe TBA $3035.00 $2620.00 $2325.00 $910.00 * The rate may rise while in high reason and special events/holidays, depending on your departure date.
* The rate for some special holidays/events , such as the National Holiday(1st-7th Oct),
Chinese Spring Festival and Shanghai F1, would be much higher than usual days.
We suggest you not to travel during those periods. But it is surely OK if you would
like to plan your tour at that time. We promise that we will do our best to offer you tours of high quality.
Price Inclusions:- Entrance Fees listed in the itinerary.
- Meals:
All meals as specified in the itinerary.
If the restaurant indicated is not available on the day, your guide will arrange another similar restaurant. Breakfast is usually a western style buffet. We try to ensure that a choice of western and Chinese breakfasts are supplied, however there may be only Chinese breakfast is prepared in some remote places. - Private Transfers for the itinerary listed above.
- Guide:
A private English-speaking guide and a private driver will be provided in each city, who will remain with you throughout your time in that city. - Hotels: (based on standard twin sharing)
All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified. - Service Charge & Government Taxes:
- Luggage Transfers:
Between airports and hotels. - Arrangements:
The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges.
Price Exclusions:- International Airfare or Train Tickets to enter or leave China.
China Entry Visa Fees - Excess Baggage Charges.
- Personal Expenses:
- Meals:
Any meals which are not listed in the tour itinerary. - Single Room Supplement.
