11 Days China Delights

Days Small Group Tour of Beijing - Xi'an - Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin - Shanghai

China Delights
11 Days Small Group Tour of Beijing - Xi'an - Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin - Shanghai
Tour Type: Small Group of max 18, guaranteed departures
Guide & Driver: English-speaking guide, experienced driver with an air-conditioned
coach Accommodation: 10 nights at good 5-star hotels

Highlights:
Must-see sights in China - Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Army.
Take a Li River cruise down to Yangshuo & admire essence of Guilin landscape.
View the soaring city skyline and feel the pulse of modern Shanghai. Enjoy a la carte meals, Peking Opera & Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show.

Itinerary

Day 1 Arrival in Beijing

Welcome your arrival anytime at the airport and transfer to hotel.

Welcome to join our tour to discover the true essence of China! After reclaiming your luggage at Beijing airport, you will be met by your guide outside customs, who will be holding a sign with your name on it. You will then be escorted to your hotel. Now some free time for you to rest and recover from the plane ride.

Accommodation: Hotel New Otani Chang Fu Gong

Day 2

Beijing

At 08:30, a 30-minute tour briefing will be given in the hotel lobby and you will meet your traveling companions. Your guide will introduce the tour briefly and share some guidelines and tips for travelling in a group. You are welcome to ask any questions regarding the trip.

Your first stop today is Tiananmen Square, from where you will walk to the Forbidden City, one of the largest imperial palace complex in the world. Travelers are always impressed by its grand architecture featuring high red walls and golden roofs. Constructed during early Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644 AD), this was the home of 24 emperors. There are many secrets about the place that contribute to its enigmatic vibes, like its capability of surviving 200 plus earthquakes intact through over 600 years of history. Follow your guide to take a look at roofs of the palaces, and you will find out a key to solve the mystery lies in those flexible joints used to connect small wooden strips to build the roofs. The main gist is to digest the whole kinetic energy and thus neutralize the impact of earthquakes. An example is the roof of Hall of Supreme Harmony, the emperors’ throne hall, where you can find tens of thousands of those wooden strips.

★ We offer a special visit to the Treasury Gallery A main feature about the Forbidden City would be its trove of priceless antiques. Today, we will have a special tour in the Treasury Gallery at the northeastern corner, where you get to witness the most luxury side of the imperial life from those historical relics on display.

★ A la carte welcome lunch is served with Peking Duck You will enjoy an a la carte welcome lunch (valued at CNY150.00 per person and included in our price) at a carefully-selected restaurant that is popular even among locals. You get to taste some authentic Chinese foods, including Peking Roast Duck, a world-famous Beijing specialty and the restaurant’s signature dishes. The cook will carve the duck in front of you and teach you how to eat the slices. Hope you will enjoy!

In the afternoon, you will visit the Yonghe Temple, the Qing imperial lamasery that is still functioning for visitors to burn free incense to pray for luck, and then the Temple of Heaven, where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties worshipped the Gods of Heaven.

Tonight, you will be treated in a prestigious opera venue to appreciating Peking Opera – a Chinese drama form and a UNESCO-recognized intangible cultural heritage that symbolizes traditional Chinese culture. Since the scripts are adapted mostly from historical novels, watching Peking Opera will get you a glimpse into various aspects of ancient China, which have a far-reaching impact on modern Chinese society. It is a highly condensed art form that incorporates singing, dancing, acrobatic-style acting, as well as rich visual languages. What might also intrigue you is that, we will arrive earlier to watch artists paint their faces and put on their elaborate clothes. After appreciating Peking Opera, we will drive you back to hotel.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte welcome lunch

Day 3

Beijing

You might want to have a big breakfast at the hotel and prepare some snacks to provide you with energy, as you will spend much time on the Mutianyu Great Wall. It is the most splendid and one of the best preserved sections of the Great Wall of China, and less crowded if you compare it with its alternative, the Badaling section. You can take a round-trip cable car ride up and down from the wall with assistance of your guide. After getting down, your guide will invite you to drink a toast to your adventure with red wine.

► A warm reminder: At the Great Wall area, there are many peddlers selling souvenirs, but we suggest you just ignore them if you have no interest in their goods, otherwise they may persist in talking to you.

In the afternoon, we will go back downtown and have a short stop before the National Stadium, or Bird’s Nest, for you to take pictures as mementos of this grand sports venue and a landmark of Beijing.

Then we will take you to enjoy a classic Hutong rickshaw tour, which allows you to experience the traditional Hutong alleys of Beijing and its old culture. Through the narrow winding lanes of Hutongs, you get to have a glimpse into the locals' daily life. Then your tour here will culminate with a visit to a family in one of the courtyard houses lined on both sides of the alleys. Afterwards, we will drive you back to hotel.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Day 4

Beijing to Xi'an by Flight

Before heading for the next city, you will get the opportunity to visit adorable gifts the nature bestowed up on us - giant pandas, in Panda Hall, Beijing Zoo. Then we will go to the Summer Palace, to take in the elegant landscape the largest imperial garden in China has to offer.

After having some local food for lunch, you will take a flight to the ancient city of Xi'an. Upon arrival, you will be driven to your hotel. Your guide will help you with the check-in procedure and introduce the hotel layout to you so that you will have a pleasant and enjoyable stay.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: Crowne Plaza Xi'an

Day 5

Xi'an

Today you will be driven to the suburb area to marvel at the spectacle of the Terracotta Army for the whole morning. Dubbed as the eighth wonder of the world, it is certainly one of the highlights of your 11 days China tour package. Follow your guide, and you will witness a great army made of terracotta or bronze, which was made to serve the afterlife of Emperor Qin Shi Huang (259 – 210 BC), the first emperor in China’s history. About these terracotta figures, one thing that never fails to capture everyone’s attention would be their enigmatic lifelike details. Take a close look at those warriors, and you will notice they all have single-edged eyelids. The exact meaning behind those monolids is yet to be figured out. Perhaps Qin people were simply monolids, or the eyelids were just crafted so for some aesthetic reason to make the whole army look more formidable - it’s true that monolids look less cute than double eyelids sometimes.

★ What makes us different:

► Pay a visit to the discoverer of the first terracotta warrior
We will arrange a special family visit for you to the home of Mr. Yang Zhifa, the discoverer of the very first terracotta warrior. The hoe and the cart that he used to dig and carry the warrior are still well preserved and can be examined in his house. Have a short talk with him or his family, and get to know how this surprising discovery changed their life.

► Make your own miniature warrior and take it home
Making a terracotta warrior figure was quite complicated and time-consuming in Qin Dynasty. You will come to a local workshop to hear the detailed procedure from a local traditional artisan. Then, you will have a unique experience of making your own mini warrior figure under his help. It takes around 40 minutes and, with the help of molds, would be not that difficult. Of course, you can take your cute masterpiece home to memorize this special moment.

Continue your exploration to the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, a renowned Buddhist temple built in the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD) missioned to introduce Buddhism. During dinner time, you will be invited to a theater to enjoy a traditional dumpling dinner and a splendid Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show.

The trip for today reaches its end. Now we will drive you back to your hotel.

Travel Tip: Guests visiting in Jan, Feb, Mar and Dec need to arrange dinner and evening activities on your own for today, since the theater is usually unavailable during these periods.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Dumpling dinner

Day 6

Xi'an

Day 6 Xi'an
After breakfast, we will first head to the City Wall Park, a popular venue for local people to relax and take part in various activities. It is the best place to experience the daily life of the locals. We also arrange a Tai Chi exercise – a meditative type pf Chinese traditional martial arts that aims to nurture both body and mind - for you in the park. You will learn some basic moves with the master. After that, we will visit the ancient City Wall, where you can take a leisurely walk or rent a bike to ride on the wall. Please note the bike rental fee is at your expense.

Around noon, we will treat you to some local food at Muslim Quarter at a well-known restaurant. The quarter, or rather, a bazaar, is the liveliest snack street of its genre in China where you can pick up souvenirs and taste local cuisine. Here you will find various local snacks or flavors, like sweet steamed rice, green bean cake, persimmon cake, rice cake, etc. It is indeed a heaven for foodies.

Then, let’s go further deep into the bustling area, to visit the Great Mosque, a tranquil mosque complex featuring classical Chinese garden architecture. Afterwards, visit Shaanxi History Museum, known as the pearl of Xi'an and the treasury of China for storing and exhibiting historical relics unearthed from this land, where the capital of thirteen ancient dynasties of China is located. If the Shaanxi History Museum is not available, alternatively, the famous Forest of Stone Steles Museum will be arranged instead.

After the visits, we will drive you back to hotel. Have some fun private time during your last day staying in Xi’an.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Local flavor lunch

Day 11

Departure from Shanghai

Please check out from hotel before 12:00 pm and arrange your own transfer to the airport. Please verify which airport your flight will depart from before you leave, as there are two airports in Shanghai: Pudong International Airport (PVG) and Hongqiao Airport (SHA). Both destinations can be reached by the Metro Line 2 just outside your hotel. If you prefer to take a taxi, we kindly suggest you reserve one with the hotel bell desk beforehand to save time. Wish you a nice trip home!

Also if you wish to stay on in China, please contact your travel consultant about an extension tour, and we shall be pleased to arrange it for you.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

China Delights
11 Days Small Group Tour of Beijing - Xi'an - Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin - Shanghai
Tour Type: Small Group of max 18, guaranteed departures
Guide & Driver: English-speaking guide, experienced driver with an air-conditioned
coach Accommodation: 10 nights at good 5-star hotels

Highlights:
Must-see sights in China - Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Army.
Take a Li River cruise down to Yangshuo & admire essence of Guilin landscape.
View the soaring city skyline and feel the pulse of modern Shanghai. Enjoy a la carte meals, Peking Opera & Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show.





 

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Sep 03(Fri)	Sep 13(Mon)	USD2459 USD2111	USD709
Sep 10(Fri)	Sep 20(Mon)	USD2459 USD2111	USD709
Sep 17(Fri)	Sep 27(Mon)	USD2459 USD2111	USD709
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Nov 19(Fri)	Nov 29(Mon)	USD2239 USD2006	USD689
Dec 08(Wed)	Dec 18(Sat)	USD2169 USD1944	USD639
Dec 22(Wed)	Jan 26(Wed)	USD2109 USD1891	USD579

Arrival (2025)	Departure (2025)	Double Occupancy	Single Room Supplement
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Mar 26(Wed)	Apr 05(Sat)	USD2249 USD2015	USD639
Apr 04(Fri)	Apr 14(Mon)	USD2279 USD2041	USD649
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