[Visit the most significant Chinese sceneries in 16 days. Visit Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Chongqing, Yichang and Shanghai cities, including cruise on the Yangtze River visiting the Three Gorges.]

Depart Time: every day;
Start from Beijing or Shanghai, the rate is the same;
Payment Method: Please pay cash to our tour guide.

Day 01: Arrival at Beijing
Arrive at Beijing. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.

Day 02: Beijing (B, L, D)
Full day trip to the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy a  Peking Duck Banquet for dinner and Peking Opera Show in the evening.

- The Tiananmen Square: The largest city square in the world.

- The Forbidden City: The largest imperial palace in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years.

- The Temple of Heaven: The place where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's blessings on the whole nation.

Day 03: Beijing (B, L)
Full day trip to the Great Wall, Ming Tomb.

- The Great Wall: One of the seven wonders in the world and the symbol of China. (60 miles away from downtown, about one and half hour's drive).

- The Ming Tomb: The only underground tomb of the thirteen tombs of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty.

Day 04: Beijing - Xian (B, L)
Visit the Summer Palace. Drive to Beijing capital airport, see off, take afternoon flight to Xian. Arrive in Xian. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Visit the Ancient City Wall on the way to the hotel.

- The Summer Palace: The largest and best-preserved royal garden in China with a history of over 800 years.

- The Ancient City Wall: An extension of the old Tang Dynasty structure boasting the most complete city wall that survives through Chinese long history.

Day 05: Xian (B, L)
Visit the Terra Cotta Warriors. To avoid having the poor food at the site, you will take highway back to downtown to have lunch at a well-known Cantonese cuisine restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. This evening you will be entertained with the marvelous Tang Dynasty Show.

- The Terra Cotta Warriors: The greatest archaeological findings of the century: the army of terra-cotta warriors and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin's tomb.

- The Big Wild Goose Pagoda: The pagoda where widely renowned Master Xuanzang (Monk Tripitaka) stored his classics brought from India.

- Tang Dynasty Show: It  presents the palace dances and sings in the Tang Dynasty when Xian was the capital.

Day 06:  Xian (B, L)
Visit the Provincial Museum and Great Mosque.

- The Provincial Museum: One of the main museums in China which holds numerous unearthed cultural relics of China.

- The Great Mosque: one of the oldest, largest and best-preserved Islamic mosques in China.

Day 07: Xian - Chongqing (B, L)
Visit the Hanyangling Museum on the way to the airport. After lunch, fly to Chongqing. Have a brief city tour to the Panda House in Chongqing Zoo if time allows.

- Hanyangling Museum: the Mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liu Qi.

Day 08: Yangtze River (B, L, D )
The cruise starts at 9:00. Excursion to Fengdu (Ghost city), a must- shore excursion site on the Yangtze cruise.

- Fengdu (Ghost city): The Ghost City Fengdu, which also called the "City of Ghosts" on the Ming Hill is 170 km from the east of Chongqing with a history of 1,900 years.

Day 09: Yangtze River (B, L, D )
Excursion to Baidicheng. Passing Qutang Gorge and Wu Gorge, Drifting in the Shennong Stream. Passing Dam Shiplock, the Three Gorges Dam will be the largest hydropower station and dam in the world.

- Qutang Gorge: Below White Emperor City you will enter Qutang Gorge, the first of the three gorges of the Yangtze River, and the one that is famous for its sheer and spectacular precipices.

-  Wu Gorge: it is the most beautiful section of the Yangtze River, flanked by high peaks that are often capped by fog or clouds.

- Shennong Stream: Shennong Stream, a tributary of the Yangtze River, rises in the southern part of the Shennongjia Natural Reserve.

- Three Gorges Dam: The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River has been a dream for generations and will be one of the largest construction projects ever undertaken by mankind. 

Day 10: Yichang - Shanghai by air (B, L)
Passing Xiling Gorge. Arrival at Yichang, on the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Our local tour guide will meet you at the port. After lunch, transferred to the Yichang Airport. Take the afternoon flight for Shanghai. Met and transferred to your hotel in Shanghai.

- Xiling Gorge: Comprising many dangerous rapids and currents, Xiling Gorge starts at Badong County and zigzags for 76 kilometers (47 miles) down to the Nanjin Pass in Yichang.

Day 11: Shanghai (B, L)
Visit the Shanghai Museum and the Yuyuan Garden. Visit the Bund and Nanjing Road.

- Shanghai Museum: The biggest museum in China, with a collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese art & cultural relics. The museum is especially famous for its treasures of bronzes, ceramics, paintings, and calligraphy.

- Yuyuan Garden: it is a famous classical garden located in Anren Street, Shanghai.

- The Bund: The former foreign settlement, ranged along with imposing buildings of the colonial period.

- Nanjing Road: The busiest shopping street in Shanghai.

- Huangpu River: it is the most important shipping artery of Shanghai, wriggles like an undulating muddy dragon from the mouth of the Yangtze River in Wusong to the East China Sea.

Day 12: Shanghai - Guilin (B, L)
No escorted tour is scheduled in the morning and you could explore the city on your own. Head for Guilin by an afternoon flight, and your local professional tour guide will expect you with comfortable airport-hotel transfer service. Transfer to the hotel.

Day 13: Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin (B, L)
Enduring memories are created today as you cruise down the Li River Cruise to Yangshuo. Upon arrival in Yangshuo, a short bicycle trip to the countryside will then be arranged. You will visit a local villager's home to experience the farmer's lifestyle there. Alternatively, you can take our electric car instead of taking bicycles. Transfer back to Guilin.

- Li River Cruise: Depart in the morning. Be transferred for  4.5 hours wonderful cruise. You will enjoy the most beautiful mountains and water. Disembark at the one-thousand-year-old town Yangshuo in the afternoon. Have a short exploration to the old town before being transferred back to hotel.

- Yangshuo: it is situated 65 kilometers to the southeast of Guilin, is an ancient city with a history of over 1,000 years.

Day 14: Guilin - Hongkong (B, L)
Visit the Reed Flute Cave, Seven Star Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill. Take a flight to Hongkong and transfer to the hotel.

- Reed Flute Cave: It is Guilin's largest and most impressive cave. Its name is explained by the fact that reeds for making flutes and pipes have been grown in this region since ancient times. This dripstone cave is 790 feet deep, and a visitor will walk for some 550 yards through a zigzagging sea of stalactites and stalagmites in dazzling colors.

- The Seven Stars Park: it is called “Seven Stars” Park because four peaks on Putuo Hill in the mountain and the three peaks on Crescent Hill in the mountain formed the main part of the park replicate the pattern of the seven stars in the Ursa Major constellation (Great bear or Big Dipper).

- Elephant Trunk Hill: Located between the Li River and the Peach Blossom River, the whole hill looks like a giant elephant with a long trunk, it is the symbol of Guilin city.

Day 15: Hong Kong (B)
Full day is free and we only book the hotel with breakfast for you. You are recommended to take a half day visit to the Victoria Peak, the Repulse Bay, Aberdeen and the Stanley Market. Take a taxi to the Pier to take Star Ferry to Kowloon side, and walk along the waterfront promenade back to Hotel. 
 
Day 16: Hongkong Exit (B)
After breakfast, arrange the hotel-airport transfer on your own to board your homebound flight.

Hotel Options

City	Luxury Class
In Beijing City	Beijing International Hotel
In Xian City	Xian Hyatt Regency Hotel
In Guilin City	Guilin Sheraton Hotel
In Shanghai City	Shanghai Ramada Plaza Hotel
In Hongkong City	Hongkong InterContinental Grand Stanford Hotel

Price including:  
1.Pick up and drop-off from your hotel; 
2. Entrance fees for sightseeing;
3. Meals as listed in the itinerary, B=Breakfast; L=Lunch; D=Dinner;
4. Personal English-speaking tour Guide & Driver + Private car / van for Private Transfers and sightseeing;
5. Hotels (twin share bases) as listed in the itinerary;
6. Luggage Transfers between airports and hotels;
7. All domestic flights from city to city mentioned above.

Price excluding:
1. Entry or Exit China International Airfare or train tickets;
2. Visa Fees;
3. Personal Expenses;
4. Tips to the driver and the guide.

Please Note: Price may vary according to different seasons. You can extend your stay in Shanghai after this package finished, we will keep the discount hotel rate for you for the extended days.

You could choose any hotel in our website and tell us, we will tell you a price of this tour.
Note: Children taller than 1.1 meter should be charged as full price, children shorter than 1.1 meter should be charged only half of the price.

How to Book?
1. You can book online or by email, tell us your flight number and arrival time to Beijing where we will pick you up at the airport, then you will receive our confirmation email. You are also welcome to call us at + 86 10 51660414(24 hours). We also accept the last minutes booking.

2. Our real trip advisors will have your booking confirmed no more than one working day. We even take last minute booking if time is pressing. When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email or call from us, which includes the confirmed detailed itinerary with prices.

3. Payment Method: cash payment (both RMB and USD are acceptable); credit card payment.