[13 Days Tour covers Beijing, Xian, Kunming, Dali, Lijiang and Shanghai.]

Depart every day.
    
Day 01: Beijing
Arrive at Beijing. Be met & transferred to your hotel. After lunch, visit Temple of Heaven. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.

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

Day 02: Beijing (B, L)
Visit the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and Summer Palace.

- 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.

- Summer Palace: it is located on the northwest outskirts of Beijing. It is the best preserved imperial garden in the world and the largest of its kind that still in existence in China today.

Day 03: Beijing (B, L, D)
Visit Badaling Great Wall and  Ming Tombs. Enjoy Beijing Roasted Duck dinner in the famous Quanjude restaurant and Peking Opera show in the evening.

- Badaling Great Wall: Badaling section is the most famous and best-preserved wall. Its highest point at Badaling is some 800 meters above sea level. Cable car is a good choice if one wants to get to the highest point and take the whole beautiful bird eye’s view.

- Ming Tombs: The best preserved Chinese imperial tombs with 500 years history.

Day 04: Beijing - Xian (B, L)
Transfer to Beijing Airport, fly to Xian, pick up at Xian Airport and visit Provincial History Museum, City Wall and Great Mosque. Then transfer to the hotel.

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

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

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

Day 05: Xian (B, L, D)
Visit Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum and Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Banpo Museum. Enjoy Dumpling Dinner and Tang Dynasty Show in the evening.

- Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum: 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.

- Big Wild Goose Pagoda: As the symbol of the old-line Xian, it is a well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists.

- Banpo Museum: The village which discovered in 1953 was inhabited from about 4500 BC to 3750 BC. Banpo site is a typical Neolithic Matriarchal community of the Yangshao culture (5000-3000 BC) around 6000 years ago.

Day 06: Xian - Kunming (B, L)
Transfer to Xian Airport, fly to Kunming, pick up at Kunming Airport. Then Dian Lake and Yunnan Minority Village. Transfer to your hotel.

- Dian Lake (Dianchi)-Cableway: Set among settlements, rugged hills and fertile flat farmlands, the elongated Dianchi Lake is a fabulous place for a scenic touring and hiking. It is the 6th largest freshwater Lake in China nicknamed "the sparkling pearl imbedded in a highland" and it was the model for the Kunming Lake in the Summer Palace in Beijing.

- Yunnan Minority Village: Located near the Dianchi Lake and covers an area of about 133.3 hectares, it is the window that displaying minority customs and cultures to the world. The admirable climate, beautiful natural sceneries combine with strong minority feelings, an ideal place to visit.

Day 07: Kunming (B, L)
Visit the Yunnan Stone Forest, and Golden Temple. Then transfer to you hotel.
- The Yunnan Stone Forest: A fantastic natural phenomena located 90 km southeast of Kunming. The various shapes of karst landscape was formed due to the millions years movement of Earth.

- Golden Temple: The Golden Temple is located on top of Mingfeng (Singing Phoenix) Hill is the home of the Taoist Taihe Palace (Hall of Supreme Harmony), which is the largest copper temple in China.

Day 08: Kungming - Dali (B, L)
 Transfer to Kunming Airport, fly to Dali, pick you up and transfer to the hotel. After lunch visit Erhai Lake Park and the Three Pagoda, the Dali Ancient Town. Then transferred to Foreigner Street and let your drive and guide go home.

- Cruise on Erhai Lake Park on large boat: The area around Lake Erhai is blessed with a mild climate and fertile land with forests of valuable stocks of timber, medicinal herbs and rare animals. A cruise around the lake and its islands is an excellent way to explore the area and visit a working fishing village.

- Three Pagodas: are located northwest to Dali at the foot of Cangshan Mountains.

- The Dali Ancient Town: the Ancient City of Dali was built in the year Hongwu 15 of Ming Dynasty (1382AD).

Day 09: Dali - Lijiang (B, L)
Transfer to Lijiang, On the way, first visit Xizhou and see the busy and lively market where the Bai people do their daily shoppings. Arrival at Lijiang and the rest of day is free for you to explore the town. Stay at the hotel in Lijiang.

- Lijiang Old Town: It is situated in the middle area of the county, which is more than 2400 meters high above sea level. It enjoys beautiful scenes, an indeed famous city with long history and splendid culture, it is very rare in China that such well-preserved minority ancient city still exists.

- Lion Hill: Both the hill and the wooden structure called Wangulou provide good views of the Old Town and the surrounding countryside.
 
Day 10: Lijiang (B, L)
Visit the Baisha Village and a local Naxi family, the Baisha Murals, the Rock Joseph's Former Residence in Yuhu Village. Then visit the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yak Meadow). The rest of the day is free for you to explore the Old Town on your own yourselves. Enjoy the Naxi Ancient Music and Dance Performance at Dongba Palace in the evening.

- The Mural in Baisha Village: Baisha village is about 16 kilometers north of Lijiang City. It is the important birthplace of "Tusi" (the Chinese word means chieftain of a clan) from Mu clan. Its characteristic artistic style and precious historic content of the mural deeply attracted visitors from home and abroad.

- The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yak Meadow): The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Maoniuping): It's a snow capped mountain with an altitude of 5596 meters above sea level.

Day 11: Lijiang - Shanghai (B)
Free in the morning, transfer to Lijiang Airport, fly to Shanghai, pick up at Shanghai Airport and transfer to the hotel.

Day 12: Shanghai (B, L)
Visit the Yuyuan Garden. After lunch, transfer you to the Bund area. After that, move on to the "Pedestrians only" Nanjing Road, After lunch, go to Shanghai's new zone - Pudong ( east of Huangpu River) and visit Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower. Finally take one hour cruising on Huang Pu River. Back to your hotel.

- 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.

- Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower: Standing by the Huangpu River with 468 meters high, Oriental Pearl TV Tower is the highest TV Tower in Asia.

Day 13: Departure from Shanghai (B)
See off.

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 and train tickets 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. Single Room Supplement;
5. 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.
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.

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