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Itinerary

The following itinerary and quotation is still available in 2009.

Day 01: TBA - Beijing
Welcome to China! Upon arrival in Beijing, you will be taken to your hotel. As the capital of China, Beijing has a long history with an abundance of historical and cultural heritage-you cannot tear yourself away!
Balance of the day is at leisure.

Day 02: Beijing (B+L+D)
Today you will start the day with a trip to the largest public square in the world: Tiananmen Square. Tiananmen Square is regarded as a symbol of China and capable of holding one million people.
Then you'll head to the Forbidden City, which consists of more than 9,000 rooms and covers an area of 72 hectares. Forbidden City is the largest and the best-preserved Imperial Palace in the world.
After lunch, you take a short drive to the Temple of Heaven, which was built specifically for worship of heaven and prayers for good harvests during the Ming and Qing dynasties. The entire complex is a treasure trove of ancient Chinese architectural designs and arts and was listed as UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage in 1998.
Tonight, enjoy a Beijing Duck Dinner.

Day 03: Beijing (B+L)
Get up early in the morning and drive about one hour to Badaling Great Wall, China's most spectacular sight extending more than 3,700 miles across China and most often visited for China tour. It is one of the best preserved sections and the highest point of the Great Wall.
For lunch you'll sample simple some delicious cuisine in a local restaurant.
Then head to one of the Mind Tombs. Ming Tombs are the general names for the mausoleums of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644), located 50 kilometers north from Beijing City. They were fully recognized by UNESCO's World Heritage Committee in 2000.
When the night falls, you will return to the hotel.

Day 04: Beijing - Xian (B+L)
You will start the day with a unique Hutong Trishaw tour in the morning. Hutongs are a kind of ancient city alley or lane that is considered an informal symbol of the Beijing city. You can also visit local residents and taste some delicious local cuisine while taking the hutong tour.
Your next stop is the Summer Palace, which was listed as UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage in 1998. With its elegant overall arrangement, magnificent buildings and attractive scenery, the Summer Palace is the most splendid imperial garden in China built in 1750.
Then head for the airport for Xian. Upon arrival in Xian, you will be met at the airport and transferred to the hotel.
The evening is left free for you to explore the city.

Day 05: Xian (B+L)
Today you will visit what has been called the 8th Wonder of the World - Terra Cotta Soldiers Museum, which was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. Altogether over 7,000 pottery soldiers, horses, chariots, and even weapons have been unearthed there.
After lunch, you will visit the Bell Tower. Originally built in 1348, the Bell Tower in Xian is situated in the very heart of the city and is the most well-preserved and best-known one in China.
You will also visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which is one of the most famous Buddhist pagodas in China and initially built in 589.
The evening is free for you to explore the city.

Day 06: Xian - Guilin (B+L)
After checking out at the hotel, your first stop in this pleasant city is Shaanxi Provincial Museum. Covering an area of over 70,000 square meters, the museum contains more than 370,000 relics including Bronze wares, terra cotta figures, gold and silver wares and murals, 3 thousand years ago.
Then you'll head to the Great Mosque. One of five Muslim sanctuaries in China, the Great Mosque in Xian is the only one open to visitors.
In the late afternoon, drive to the airport to Guilin, which is famous for its breathtaking scenery, rivers and karst peaks covered in lush greenery.
Upon arrival in Guilin, you are met at the airport by our guide, and driven to the hotel downtown.

Day 07: Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin (B+L)
Get up early in the morning and drive about 40 minutes to Zhujiang pier to take the Li River cruise, which is considered as one of China's top tourist destinations. Along the river, we will enjoy the picturesque mountains, peaceful green fields, crystal-clear water, lush bamboos and villages with water buffalos. Lunch will be served on board.
After nearly 4.5 hours' Li River Cruise, the beautiful and quaint ancient town with one thousand years' old – Yangshuo will greet your eyes.
We will drive back to Guilin city after a short walk along the famous foreigner street- Western Street.

Day 08: Guilin - Fuzhou (B+L)
Today you will experience the "Art Palace of the Nature"- Reed Flute Cave. This splendid karst cave with a myriad of stalactites and stalagmites formulates various bizarre scenes including "Primitive Forest", "Crystal Palace", and "Flower and Fruit Mountain".
You will also pay a visit to Wave-subduing Hill (Fubo Hill). The Pearl-Returning Cave, the Thousand-Buddha Cave, the Sword-Testing Rock, the Wave Listening Pavilion, all of them have a strong appeal to the tourists.
In the afternoon, the tour guide will transfer you to the airport and help you board the plane to our next destination-Fuzhou.

Day 09: Fuzhou –Wiyishan (B+L)
Get up later than before and drive to the airport to catch the noon flight to Wuyishan City. Upon arrival, you will be picked up by our tour guide and drive to Mount Wuyi directly. Mount Wuyi is famous for its natural conservation of a large number of ancient plant species, wild animals and reptiles, many of which are peculiar to China. In 1999, Mount Wuyi entered the lists of world cultural and natural heritage.

Day 10: Wiyishan - Shanghai (B+L)
Continue to sightseeing of Mount Wuyi Scenic Area in the morning. Its vast green waves of row upon row of verdant mountains attract a constant stream of visitors both from home and abroad.
For lunch, you'll sample simple some delicious cuisine in a local restaurant.
Then you will take bamboo raft cruising on the Jiuqu Stream (Nine Bends Brook). There are over 30 attractions can be admired along the drifting route, which will be amazing.
When the night falls, you will be transferred to the airport to Shanghai, the largest and most prosperous metropolis in China and known as the "Paris of the East". Upon arrival, we are greeted and warmly welcomed by our guide and transferred to the hotel.
The rest of the day is free your for to explore the city.

Day 11: Shanghai (B+L)
Your morning tour features Shanghai Museum, a museum of ancient Chinese art, accommodates 120,000 precious relics, including Bronzes, pottery, paintings and calligraphies, and so on.
After lunch, you will take a walking tour of the Old French Concession, the area of Shanghai once occupied by French in the mid-19th century. It offers unparalleled examples of old lane houses, apartments, garden houses and villas which remain untouched in mid-19th and early 20th century European styles.
Then you will also pay a visit to the Jade Buddha Temple, one of the most famous Buddhist temples to be found in Shanghai and one of Shanghai's top tourist destinations.
You will also stroll along Shanghai Xin Tian Di, which has become an urban tourist attraction that holds the historical and cultural legacies of the city.

Day 12: Shanghai (B+L)
Today you will start the day with a trip to the elegant classic Chinese garden: Yu Garden. Yu Garden has quite a few scenic courtyards dotted with baroque rockery, pools and flora, all connected by corridors and passageways and cultural relics.
You then head for Oriental Pearl TV Tower, with an astonishing height of 468 meters, ranks as the world's third tallest TV tower, after the 553-meter CN Tower in Toronto and the 535-meter Moscow TV Tower.
After lunch, you will visit the Bund, where the great foreign commercial houses and banks built their imposing office buildings before 1930s.
Then you will stroll along the Nanjing Road, which is considered as one of the World's Seven Great Roads in the 1930s and always mentioned in travel guides as a must see of China tour.

Day 13: Shanghai - TBA (B)
The tour guide will transfer you to the airport and help you board the plane to your next destination.

Price

Price list

Price Includes:
a. Entrance fees to all the scenic spots as listed above in the itinerary
b. Hotel accommodations with breakfast as specified (If there is no Western breakfast available, we have to arrange Chinese one instead)
c. All meals as specified in the itinerary. B=Western or Chinese breakfast, L=Chinese lunch in a local restaurant, D=Chinese dinner in a local restaurant
d. Internal flights including taxes and fuel fee or train/bus tickets as listed in the itinerary
e. Professional local guides and drivers in each destination city
f. Private Transfers between airports, docks, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in each destination city by the private air conditioned car or van
g. Luggage Transfers between airports/docks and hotels
h. Arrangements for the planning, handling, operational and communication charges
i. Government taxes.

Price excludes:
a. International air and train tickets for coming to and leaving from mainland China
b. Visa fee
c. Excess Baggage Charges
d. Meals which are not specified with "B", "L" or "D".
e. Personal expenses such as drinks, laundry, tips to guides or drivers, FAX, telephone, excess baggage charges
f. Gratuities, tips to guides and drivers
g. Personal loss, illness or damages incurred during your trip

Remark : Quotations listed are valid excluding the periods of Chinese holidays and special events.