Day 01: Starting in Beijing Meet the professional local guide upon arrival at the airport and check into the hotel. The rest day is left open for individual activities on your own. |
Hotel: Crowne Plaza     Meals: None |
Day 02: Beijing Included sightseeing with your private guide starts in the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and then a visit to the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the noted Peking Duck Dinner at a famous restaurant, and then the Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre is scheduled. |
Hotel: Crowne Plaza     Meals: B, L, D |
Day 03: Beijing The truly magnificent Great Wall will be presented to you this morning. After a lush lunch at a fancy Sichuan cuisine restaurant in a nearby county, the afternoon's sightseeing takes in the Ming Tomb and the Sacred Road. This evening the dinner will be arranged at a fancy restaurant at the famous Wangfujing Avenue. |
Hotel: Crowne Plaza     Meals: B, L, D |
Day 04: Beijing - Xian Visit the Summer Palace and the Lama Temple, as the grand finale of your Beijing trip. Take flight to Xian and be met at the airport. Transfer to the hotel where a well prepared buffet dinner is scheduled for you. |
Hotel: Hyatt Regency Hotel      Meals: B, L, D |
Day 05: Xian Drive eastwards to visit the genuine Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Lunch is scheduled at a decent Cantonese cuisine restaurant in downtown. Afternoon delights include the visit to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall. Enjoy the glorious Tang Dynasty Dinner Show in Tang Dynasty Palace in the evening. |
Hotel: Hyatt Regency Hotel      Meals: B, L, D |
Day 06: Xian Take a full day city tour to visit the Provincial History Museum, the Great Mosque and a local family. Lunch is served at a local well-known restaurant. |
Hotel: Hyatt Regency Hotel      Meals: B, L |
Day 07: Xian - Guilin On the way to the airport, visit the Hangyangling Museum, the mausoleum of Western Han Emperor Liuqi. Take flight to Guilin and transfer to the hotel. After dinner, you will be entertained by the fabulous Ethnic Songs and Dances Performance at Lijiang Theatre. |
Hotel: Sheraton Hotel      Meals: B, L, D |
Day 08: Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin Travel to Yangshuo by cruising along the magnificent Li River which itself is the highlight today. Upon arrival in Yangshuo, a brief country-road tour by bicycle will then be arranged. A local family will be somewhere along the road expecting your visit. For those who are less skillful of running a bicycle, you can take our electric car instead. Transfer back to Guilin. (Tips: Since the lunch on the Li River cruise can not meet your expectation, YangtzeRiverTour suggests that you have enough breakfast at the hotel today.) |
Hotel: Sheraton Hotel      Meals: B, L |
Day 09: Guilin - Shanghai The truly magnificent scenery will be presented to you today as you travel to the Reed Flute Cave, the Seven Star Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill. See off by the flight to Shanghai and transfer to the hotel. |
Hotel: Sofitel Hyland Hotel     Meals: B, L |
Day 10: Shanghai In the morning, visit the Yuyuan Garden and Shanghai Museum. After lunch, take a Huangpu River cruise tour. Dinner will be served at a fancy restaurant named Wang Bao He, which is the best place to sample Shanghai cuisine. The evening delight is the Portman Acrobatic Show held at the Shanghai Center Theatre. |
Hotel: Sofitel Hyland Hotel     Meals: B, L, D |
Day 11: Ending in Shanghai See you off and our service ends here. |
| Meals: B |