Day 01: Arrival in Beijing
Our tour guide will pick you up at the exit of the airport according to your flight schedule exactly and transfer you to the 4-star Holiday Inn Central Plaza Hotel. We prefer to leave the rest of the day free for you to have a good rest. Or you may wander around by yourself.
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Badaling Great Wall, Beijing
Photo by our clients Jens Peter Andersen and Bente Vilsen
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Day 02: Beijing
The abundant breakfast will be served at the hotel in the morning. Then your tour guide will introduce you the other members of the group and give all of you a pre-tour briefing in the hotel. Today's tour starts from visiting the Tiananmen Square, the largest central city square in the world, and it serves not only Beijing's symbol but also the whole China’s. Our tour guide will continue to show you the best-preserved Imperial Palace complex and the Forbidden City, having 9,999 rooms in flourishing period. 24 emperors in Ming and Qing Dynasties live and worked here. After delicious a la carte Chinese lunch, our tour guide will take you to visit the Temple of Heaven, where the emperors worshiped the god for harvest and impetrated blessing in ancient times. This evening, we specially arrange a vivid Kung Fu Show at the Red Theatre for you. (B+L)
Day 03: Beijing
Today’s tour starts from one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Wall of Badaling Section, one of the most attractive and safest parts of the Great Wall. Around noon, we specially arrange a palatable lunch in a decent restaurant for you. In the afternoon, continue your exploration to Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb. On the way back to downtown, you will have a chance to overview the outlook of the Bird's Nest. (B+L)
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Our group in front of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xian
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Day 04: Beijing - Xian
On the last day in Beijing, we will arrange Summer Palace and a Hutong tour for you in the morning. The Summer Palace used to be the imperial palace and was called the garden of gardens. In the Hutong tour, you will have a chance to see Beijing people’s life in the narrow lanes. At noon, we will serve you a delicious a la carte lunch at a famous local restaurant. Take a flight to Xi'an and the tour guide will pick you up at the exit of the Xi'an Xianyang international Airport, transfer you to the 4-star Grand New World Hotel and help you with the check-in procedure. Today’s dinner is left free to for you to arrange and you may taste the local flavor. (B+L)
Day 05: Xian
The first stop in Xi'an must be the Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses, where buried over 7,000 life-sized pottery figures of warriors and horses with different facial expressions, and they were considered as the underground army of the first Emperor Qin Shihuang, meant the emperor still had supreme imperial authority even after his death. After a special homely cooked lunch at a local people’s home, have a visit to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Xian City Wall with more than 600 years' history. It is the oldest and the best-preserved City Wall not only in China, but also in the whole world. The highlight for tonight will be the local specialty Dumpling Banquet and the marvelous Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show. (B+L+D)
Day 06: Xian - Shanghai
After breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred to visit the Great Mosque and have some free time to explore the Muslim bazaar around it. After enjoying another a la carte lunch, fly to the metropolis Shanghai, a city is endowed with rich tourist attractions and also it is a great destination for shoppers. If you want to explore the modern China, Shanghai is the best choice. After flight landing, the local guide will wait for you at the exit of the airport and transfer you to the 5-star Howard Johnson Business Club Hotel. (B+L)
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Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai
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Day 07: Shanghai
Visit the Shanghai Museum in the morning, which is a large art museum of ancient China. It has very large collections of various cultural relics, of which, bronze wares, porcelains, calligraphy and painting being most famous. Then you will be transferred to Shanghai old area to visit the Yuyuan Garden. After a good valued a la carte lunch, take a visit to the Nanjing Road, the Bund area along the Huangpu River and an old street in Shanghai to feel the graceful bearing of old Shanghai.(B+L)
Day 08: Departure from Shanghai
Please get to the airport to take your homeward flight by yourself. Please kindly note that the check out time of the hotel is no later than 12:00. If your flight is in the late afternoon or evening, you may check out first and store your luggage at the front desk free of charge. If you still want to visit other cities, please contact us directly and we are pleased to extend the arrangement for you. (B)
