Day 1Arrival Beijing

Meals: No Meals
Hotel: Howard Johnson Paragon Hotel Beijing ★★★★

Your journey will begin in Beijing. Upon arrival, you will be greeted by TCT tour guide at Beijing international airport and transferred to your hotel.


Forbidden City
 

Day 2Beijing

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Hotel: Howard Johnson Paragon Hotel Beijing ★★★★

Be met at your hotel lobby and you will reach the Tian’anmen Square first. Walk through the square and visit Forbidden City, the largest and most complete ancient imperial palace in the world. Hike to Jingshan Park, where gives a nice panoramic view of the Forbidden City at the top of Coal Hill. After lunch, drive to Back Lakes, the marvelous place to discover the history of Beijing City and the endless charm. Walk into Nanluoguxiang Alley which is one of the most famous Hutong districts in Beijing.


Tiananmen Square
 

Day 3Beijing

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Hotel: Howard Johnson Paragon Hotel Beijing ★★★★

Be met at your hotel lobby and drive to Mutianyu Great Wall, which section is more popular among foreign visitors. Upon arrival, you can choose to hike on the Great Wall, or take cable car up and roam around. After lunch, back to Beijing city and enjoy orientation walk in Olympic Park and visit the exterior Bird Nest and Water Cube, the amazing architectures that built for Beijing Olympic Games.


Mutianyu Great Wall
 

Day 4Beijing Xian

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Hotel: Atour Hotel Xian Nanmen ★★★★

Be met at your hotel lobby and visit Temple of Heaven, which is China's existing largest structure for sacrifice to heaven. You could also see lots of local residents doing exercises in the square and full of vigor. After that, step into the pure Hutong nearby and pretend to be a real Beijinger for a while. After lunch, be transferred to the train station for the 5 hours train to Xian. Your Xi'an tour guide will wait for you at the train station and help you to transfer to the hotel.


Summer Palace
 

Day 5Xian

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Hotel: Atour Hotel Xian Nanmen ★★★★

Be met at your hotel lobby and drive to Terracotta Warriors and explore one of the world's most important archaeological finds, with troops, horses and carriages in battle formation. Shuttle bus will be arranged for your convenience. After lunch, visit Tang Bo Art Museum, where gives you brief history and examples of Chinese art. After that, visit the Bell tower and walk into Muslim Quarter for your shopping time there.


Terracotta Warriors
 

Day 6Xian Chengdu

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Hotel: Atour Hotel Chengdu Chunxi Road Branch ★★★★

Be met at your hotel lobby and Visit the Ancient City Wall, which represents one of the oldest and best preserved Chinese city walls. After that, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. It’s the landmark building of Xian and symbol of China ancient capital. After lunch, visit the Hanyang Mausoleum, the largest museum with largest floor space in China. Fly to Chengdu. Your Chengdu tour guide will wait for you at the airport and help you to transfer to the hotel.


Wild Goose Pagoda
 

Day 7Chengdu

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Hotel: Atour Hotel Chengdu Chunxi Road Branch ★★★★

Be met at the hotel lobby and start the Panda tour to Dujiangyan Panda Base, where you can take close encounter with a group of lovely pandas. You will also have chance to hug the giant panda there. After lunch, visit Jiezi Ancient Town, which is of one thousand year history.  Enjoy walking on the bluestone road and explore this ancient town leisurely.


Dujiangyan Panda Base
 

Day 8 Chengdu

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Hotel: Atour Hotel Chengdu Chunxi Road Branch ★★★★

Be met at the hotel lobby and start to explore the Sichuan Culinary Art. Drive to Chengdu Sichuan Cuisine Museum. You will have a journey of cultural exploration. Have a cooking class to cook three typical Sichuan dishes. Enjoy leisure time in Sichuan tea house and visit to Renmin Park, where you can meet the local residents and appreciate their singing and dancing.Stroll around Jinli Old Street before transfer back to hotel.


Renmin Park
 

Day 9Chengdu Guilin

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Hotel: Lijiang Waterfall Hotel ★★★★★

Check out from the hotel in the early morning to take the morning flight to Guilin, the small city in Southern China with most beautiful natural view. The Guilin local guide will wait at the exit of Guilin airport with the TCT sign board. On the way back to hotel, visit Reed Flute Cave which is a famous scenic spot offering a magic fairyland of stalactites, stalagmites in fantastic shapes and colors. Then transfer to hotel for check in before lunch at a local Chinese restaurant. After a break at noon time, drive to Elephant Trunk Hill, the badge of Guilin city. The hill looks exactly like a huge elephant stretching its trunk drinking water of the Li River. Then have a leisure walk along the Shanhu Lake and Ronghu Lake.


Elephant Trunk Hill
 

Day 10Guilin Yangshuo  Shanghai

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Hotel: Shanghai Narada Boutique Bund ★★★★

Be met at your hotel lobby and enjoy Li River Cruise tour with buffet lunch on board. Deluxe cruise will be arranged with decent facility and good service. Savor the fairy-tale scenery while cruising down the meandering river to Yangshuo. After disembarking, walk through the West Street. Drive to Yulong River area. Hike on the Yulong footpath at Yulong riverside leisurely and appreciate the clear river with countless hills surrounded. Then drive to Guilin airport directly to take a night flight for Shanghai. The local Shanghai guide is waiting for you at the exit of the airport, meeting your and tranfering you to check in hotel.


Yulong River
 

Day 11Shanghai

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Hotel: Shanghai Narada Boutique Bund ★★★★

Be met at your hotel lobby and visit Shanghai Old Street where you will find the 100-year-ago Shanghai here. And then, walk into the Shikumen, The old alley is also a blend of Western and Chinese traditional culture. Enjoy orientation walk on the Bund. After lunch, reach to the Lujiazui CBD new area and enjoy your leisure time on the Riverside Promenade. Pay a visit to Shanghai Tower, the city skyline and Shanghai tallest building.


The Bund

Day 12 Departure Shanghai

Free day at leisure and be transferred to the airport for return flight. We can arrange the Maglev train ride to Pudong airport if you are interested in, or we will drive you directly to the airport.

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