Code:TCE - ST 04

Beijing - Xi'an - Chengdu - Kunming - Guilin - Suzhou - Shanghai 15 Days

Day 01 Beijing (D)

Arrive in Beijing, the capital and cultural center of China, where virtually every boulevard and building exudes an air of importance. Our English-speaking guide will meet you in the airport and transfer on arrival to your 4-star hotel. Visit the Temple of Heaven and the largest man-made square in the world. Stay in hotel 2 nights.

Day 02 Beijing (BLD)

Enjoy a full-day tour of the sights that make Beijing a spectacular destination: Badaling Great Wall, one of the world's most awe-inspiring sights, the great Wall snakes along nearly 4000 miles of impossibly steep hills and harsh, rugged plains. Today you will climb Badaling Great Wall in your leisure and marvel at the manpower that went into building the world's longest structure entirely by hand and Ming Tomb. Taste your imperial-style Peking Duck dinner before returning to hotel.

Day 03 Beijing - Xi'an (BLD)

Today you will enjoy the sprawling Forbidden City, home to 24 Ming and Qing emperors and now a repository of precious art and antiques, Tiananmen Square, the largest man-made square in the world and the Yonghe Palace in the afternoon, the most renowned Tibetan Buddhist temple in China, outside Tibet itself. Take overnight train to Xi'an.

Day 04 Xi'an (BLD)

Arrive in Xi'an in the morning, a vital center of history, culture and archaeology. It is impossible to overstate Xi'an's importance in China's history. Here began the fabled Silk Road, here a string of dynasties made their capital, here a Neolithic culture built a village 6000 years ago, and here lies a highlight of your trip: the excavation site of 8000terra-cotta soldiers and horses, buried around the tomb of emperor Qinshihuangdi, builder of the Great Wall and other massive endeavors. Guide will meet you at the platform of railway station and have your breakfast in your hotel. Round out your tour with stops at Big Wild Goose Pagoda, built by pilgrim monk Xuanzang in the Tang Dynasty 1400 years ago and Shaanxi History Museum, enjoy the brilliant history and 3000 exquisite historical relics in the museum. Stay in 4-star hotel 2 nights.

Day 05 Xi'an (BLD)

Round out your tour with stops at the Museum of Terre-Cotta Warriors and Horses of Qinshihuangdi, City Wall of Ming Dynasty and Forest Stele Museum.

Day 06 Xi'an - Chengdu (BLD)
This morning you have tour to the Great Mosque in the downtown, one of the most famous mosques in the country. You can appreciate combination of the Chinese and Islamic temple and Chinese traditional furniture of Qing Dynasty and free market. Fly to Chengdu, “Storehouse of Haven” as the nickname, capital of Sichuan Province. Our English-speaking guide will pick you up in the airport and transfer to your 4-star hotel. Round out your tour with stops at Chengdu Zoo. Stay in 4-star hotel 2 nights.

Day 07 Chengdu - Leshan - Chengdu (BLD)

Drive from Chengdu to Leshan, embark on the cruise on Mingjiang River and visit the Great Buddha, which is the largest Buddha in the world, it is also a World Culture Heritage. Return to Chengdu in the afternoon.

Day 08 Chengdu - Kunming (BLD)

Fly to Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province. At an elevation of 1890m, Kunming has a milder climate than most other Chinese cities, and can be visited at any time of a year. Round out your tour with stops at Qiongzhu Temple, Yuantong Temple and flower and bird market. Stay at 4-star hotel in Kuming 2 nights.

Day 09 Kunming (BLD)
Embark on a coach to Lunan, visit Stone Forest, the geological Karst wonder With the colorful Sani people living around. Drive back to Kunming.

Day 10 Kunming - Guilin (BLD)

Take flight to Guilin, the green hills of Guilin, whose ethereal landscapes have been immortalized by poets and painters through

the ages is one of the major attractions of the country. Guide will meet you at airport and transfer to hotel for check-in. Round out your tour with stops at the immense Reed flute Cave, filled with impressive grottos, pillars, and inscriptions over 1000 years old. Stay at 4-star hotel 2 nights. 

Day 11 Guilin (BLD)

A popular tourist trip is the boat ride from Guilin down the Lijiang to Yangshuo, enjoy the beautiful landscape of mountains of both banks of Lijiang. Disembark to Yangshuo in the afternoon, drive back to Guilin.

Day 12 Guilin - Suzhou (BLD)

Fly to Guilin in the morning. You are greeted on arrival and transfer to Suzhou by bus, packed with gardens, pagodas, temples, lively shops and street scenes, Suzhou is a pleasure to explore, as you'll do on this afternoon's tour. Visit the Garden of the Master of Nets and the Garden for Lingering in. Step into small, harmonious designed with rock, water, trees and showy vegetation old town then visit silk factory. Stay in your world-class 4-star hotel 1 night.

Day 13 Suzhou - Shanghai (BLD)

This morning you have Grand Canal cruise tour, take train back to Shanghai. Visit Nanjing Road, the most famous shopping street in Shanghai. Stay in 4-star hotel 2 nights.

Day 14 Shanghai (BLD)

You have a full-day visit of Yuyuan Garden with its quintessential Chinese zigzag bridges, rockeries, and pavilions; the Jade Buddha Temple and the riverfront Bund where foreign traders left a legacy of European-style buildings complete the day at a thrilling show by the Shanghai acrobats.

Day 15 Shanghai - Hometown (B)

With new insights and found memories of China, you embark on your homebound journey aboard your select airline.

Meals Symbol: B=Breakfast L=Lunch D=Dinner

The trip price includes:
1. Hotel accommodations with breakfast as specified (but hotels are subject to change to the same category before finally confirmed).
2. All meals as specified in the itinerary.
3. Transfers among airports & hotels as specified in the itinerary by private car or coach with driver & English-speaking guide.
4. Entrance fees for sightseeing as outlined in the itinerary with English speaking guide.
5. Domestic flights, trains or buses as specified in the itinerary.
6. Domestic airports departure taxes have been charged with the flight tickets.
7. Travel insurance in mainland China during the above travel period.
8. Arrangements for the planning, handling, operational and communication charges.

The trip price does not include:
1. Any meals which are not included in the "The trip price includes."
Single Room Supplements (as the above quotation for accommodation is based on twin sharing room).
2. International air and train tickets for coming to & leaving mainland China. Air tickets or train tickets not specified in the itinerary on the first arrival day and last departure day.
3. Excess Baggage Charges.
4. Personal expenses: Items of a purely personal nature such as drinks, laundry, tips to guides or drivers, FAX, telephone, excess baggage charges, or sightseeing or meals which are not included in the day-to-day itinerary.
5. Insurance coverage of personal loss, illness or damages incurred during your trip.
6. Gratuities, Tips to Guides and Drivers.
7. Visa fees