Essence of China Tour
China Highlights Tour
- Tour Code: MCT-GP-11
- Departure Date: You Choose!
The itinerary below has a description for each day’s activities and attractions. You can enrich this tour with our add-ons. Inquire for free.
Day 1
Place & Transport: Arrive in Beijing
Detailed Itinerary: On arrival you will be met by our guide and transferred to your hotel. Rest of the day is free on your own.
Day 2
Place & Transport: Beijing
Today's Activities: The Badaling Great Wall, Sacred Way, Dingling Tomb
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: A full day seat-in coach tour to the Great Wall Badaling section. It is one of the most amazing feats of human labor. After lunch, drive to a nearby spots, the Ming Tombs along the Sacred Way with giant marble figures and animals guarding the tomb area for deceased emperors of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644AD).
Day 3
Place & Transport: Beijing
Today's Activities: The Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Summer Palace
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch, Chinese Dinner at Roasted Duck at Quanjude (Branch)
Detailed Itinerary: A morning seat-in coach tour of Tian'anmen Square, the largest public square in the world, and the Palace Museum, known as the Forbidden City; the complex of imperial palaces are home to the emperors for over 500 years in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Some of the grand halls have been used as museums for fine collections of Chinese treasures. After lunch you will be driven to visit the Summer Palace, a forme summer resort for the royal family, and take a boat ride on its Lake Kunming. This evening you will be treated to a delicious Beijing roasted duck dinner.
Day 4
Place & Transport: Beijing to Xian, Flight No. TBA
Today's Activities: Temple of Heaven, Hotel to airport Transfer (Beijing), Airport Transfer (Xian), Ancient City Wall
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: In the morning, you will visit the Temple of Heaven, where the Ming and Qing emperors prayed for good harvest. It is the largest temple complex remaining in China today. After lunch, take a two-hour flight to Xi'an, the great ancient capital and the eastern end of the Silk Road. A city tour of the ancient city wall, one of few well-preserved ones in China.
Day 5
Place & Transport: Xian
Today's Activities: The Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Big Wild Goose Pagoda
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: Highlight tour today is a visit to the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses at the Tomb of Qin Shi Huang, the first Qin Emperor, and the Bronze Chariots. After lunch at a local restaurant, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda which was built in 652 AD. It contains a large volume of Buddhist scriptures which were obtained from India by the eminent monk Xuanzang. Rest of day is at leisure.
Day 6
Place & Transport: Xian to Shanghai, Flight No. TBA
Today's Activities: Shaanxi History Museum, Hotel to airport Transfer (Xian), Airport Transfer (Shanghai)
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: This morning, visit the Shaanxi Provincial Museum where you will discover how Xi'an became the cradle of Chinese culture. After lunch at a local restaurant, you will be transferred to the airport for a two-hour flight to Shanghai, a cosmopolitan, bustling and heavily populated city in China. You are free for the remainder of the day.
Day 7
Place & Transport: Shanghai
Today's Activities: The Bund, Jade Buddha Temple, Yuyuan Garden, Shangcheng Acrobatic Show
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: Morning tour features a visit of the Yuyuan Garden, the old area of the city, and a stroll along the lively waterfront, known as the "Bund". After lunch, a visit to the Jade Buddha Temple. An acrobatic show for your evening entertainment after dinner.
Day 8
Place & Transport: Shanghai to Guilin, Flight No. TBA
Today's Activities: Shanghai Museum, Hotel to airport Transfer (Shanghai), Airport Transfer (Guilin)
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: In the morning, visit Shanghai Museum, one of the largest in China, which houses a collection of 120,000 pieces of cultural relics. After lunch, take flight to Guilin, a city known for its beautiful landscape, the spectacular pointed mountains, the winding rivers and the limestone rock formation. You are at leisure for the rest of the day.
Day 9
Place & Transport: Guilin
Today's Activities: Li River Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: A day to enjoy a downstream cruise on the Lijiang River and be exposed to the indescribable beauty and scenery surrounding it. As you take in the stunning scenery there's something interesting to see at almost every bend in the river. Between spectacular limestone peaks you'll see graceful bamboo groves, farmers tending rice paddies, and lumbering water buffaloes pulling carts or cooling off in the river. You may see fishermen gliding along on their narrow bamboo rafts, and if you're very lucky you might see one of the famous fishing cormorants.Lunch is served on board. Disembark at Yangshuo, a small town with any stalls selling traditional Chinese arts and crafts. Visit local markets before returning by coach to Guilin.
Day 10
Place & Transport: Guilin to Guangzhou, Flight No. TBA
Today's Activities: Fubo Hill, Reed Flute Cave, Hotel to airport Transfer (Guilin), Airport Transfer (Guangzhou), Temple of the Six Banyan Trees
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: A city tour this morning includes the Reed Flute Cave, and the Fubo Hill for a panoramic view of the city. Located 5 kilometers northwest of Guilin city, the Reed Flute Cave gets the name from the reeds used for making flutes and pipes that grow at its entrance. The cave is regarded as the largest and most impressive cave in Guilin. It is 240 meters long, and the length of the tour is about 550 meters offering a magic land of stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone curtains, birds, plants and animals in fantastic shapes and colors. After lunch at a local restaurant, take a one-hour flight to Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province and the southern China's most dynamic and developed commercial center. City sightseeing features Six Banyan Tree Temple and then see the city's free market.
Day 11
Place & Transport: Guangzhou to Hong Kong, Boat
Today's Activities: Chen Ancestral Shrine, Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall, Hotel to bus station Transfer (Guangzhou)
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: This morning, a tour of Memorial Hall of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and Ancestral Temple of Chen Family. after lunch, you will be transferred to the wharf for your onward journey to Hong Kong by ferry.
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