- Tour Code: CPT-22
- Duration: 17 days
- Destinations: Beijing → Xian → Luoyang → Zhengzhou → Shaolin Temple → Zhengzhou → Guilin → Yangshuo → Guilin → Guangzhou → HongKong
- Tour Price: from USD1860(per person rate,2
persons'group)
- Departure Dates: You Choose!
- Tour Type: Land tour + well selected hotel + domestic trains,
Private Guided with your own English speaking guide (otherwise
specified), your own driver at your own pace and schedule.
Day 1. Arrival in Beijing ( Meals: -/-/- )
Our guide will meet you outside the baggage claim area at Beijing Airport and transfer you to the hotel. The rest of the day is on your own to explore the city.
Day 2. Beijing ( Meals: B/L/SD )
Visit the Tiananmen Square, the symbolical heart of China and gathering place for the masses. It is the biggest public square in the world, the Forbidden City as the Palace Museum, the Chinese imperial palace from the middle of Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty and the Temple of Heaven which is the place where the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasty worshiped heaven and prayed for peace and harvest. The Beijing Duck Dinner is served at a famous restaurant,followed by a lively Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre.
Day 3. Beijing ( Meals: B/L/- )
Visit the Mutianyu Great Wall and the Sacred Way which means the road leading to heaven,the Ming Tomb of Changling, the largest one where emperor Yongle was buried in the afternoon.
Day 4. Beijing – Xian by Z train( soft Sleeper) ( Meals: B/L/D )
Visit the Bird's Nest and Wate Cube 29th Olympic National Stadium, and the Summer Palace, built in 1888, it was once a summer retreat and the imperial park for emperors. Dinner before transfer you to the Beijing West train station. Take soft sleeper train to Xian in the night.
Day 5. Xian ( Meals: B/L/SD )
Our guide will pick you up at the railway station at morining and tranfer to your hotel, take breakfast in the hotel. Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the most significant archeological excavations of the20th century. It has been regarded as THE 8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD! . In the afternoon, visit the Great Mosque, is one of the oldest, largest and best-preserved Islamic mosques in China, the Muslim Street, Moslem Street is the hub of the Moslem community in Xian City. After visit Mulim street, you will hava a optional tour which is tour to Gao Yue Song’s ancient style Folk House, 
formerly high rank official during the Ming Dynasty some 300 years ago. This house won UNESCO Prize for Cultural Heritage Protection in Asian-Pacific Area in 2002 and you will be delighted to see a dying art: Shadow Play Opera which played by farmers. Dinner enjoy famous Dumpling Banquet.
Day 6. Xian( Meals: B/L/- )
visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which situated at south of the Xian city,as one of the main constructions in the famous Buddhist temple-Da-Ci-En Temple, the pagoda is one of the most distinctive and outstanding landmarks for Xian City, the City Wall, It is the most complete city wall survived in China as well as one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world, Shaanxi Provincial Museum, which is the largest comprehensive museum in the province and enjoying the a la carte lunch at a local famous restaurant .
Day 7. Xian-Luoyang by soft sleeper train 8:35-13:36 ( Meals: B/-/D )
Transfer to the railway station and board the train to Luoyang. You will be welcomed by one of our guides on arrival in the afternoon. Visit Luoyang Museum and Old Town. Dinner for the local special meal: Water Banquet.
Day 8. Luoyang - Zhengzhou (Meals:B/L/-)
Morning departure to the Longmen Caves on the outskirts of Luoyang. The site, one of three famous art grottoes in China, consists of a succession of small niches, the most ancient of which dates back to the North Wei dynasty. This is a fascinating outdoor museum of Buddhist sculptural art. Transfer to Zhengzhou and Visit Provincial Museum, Overnight at your hotel in Zhengzhou.
Day 9. Zhengzhou-Shaolin Temple-Zhengzhou. (Meals:B/L/-)
Visit Shaolin Temple which was established in 495 AD during the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534). Batuo, an Indian monk, came to Luoyang, the ancient capital, to spread Buddhism during that period. and back to Zhengzhou, transfer to hotel in Zhengzhou.
Day 10. Zhengzhou-Guilin by soft sleeper train (Meals:B/L/-)
After lunch transfer to the railway station and take the soft sleeper to Guilin.
Day 11. Guilin (Meals: -/L/D )
Arrive in Guilin in the morning. Visit the Reed Flute Cave,the Cave is Guilin´s largest and most impressive cave, the Seven Star Park, is the largest comprehensive park with mass scenery in Guilin City and the Elephant Trunk Hill, as symbol of Guilin, it has become one of the most popular natural monuments. It resembles an elephant drinking from the Li River.
Day 12. Guilin - Yangshuo ( Meals: B/L/- )
Enduring memories are created today as you cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo, waterway from Guilin to Yanshuo is the masterpiece of the Li River scenery. It is the most typical karst topography in northeastern Guangxi.Transfer to the hotel. 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.(Tips: Since the lunch on the Li River cruise can not meet your expectation, we suggests that you have enough breakfast at the hotel today.)
Day 13. Yangshuo - Guilin-Guangzhou by soft sleeper train ( Meals: B/-/D )
We intend to leave the day free at Yangshou. You can find West Street with the breathtaking scenery and have a pot of tea in a sidewalk cafe feeling totally relaxed. You can rent a bicycle to visit the Moon Hill and the Tall Banyan. Transfer back to Guilin and
After have a dinner and take the soft sleeper train to Guangzhou in the night.
Day 14. Guangzhou (Meals: -/L/D )
Arrive in Guangzhou in the morning. Take a full day tour around the heart of Guangzhou. You will first visit the Yue Xiu Park to take a look at how the local people spend their mornings and perhaps see some locals demonstrating their martial art skills. Continue the tour with a visit to the symbol of Guangzhou, The Five Rams Statue, before viewing some of the many other attractions, including the Nanyue Kingdom Tomb Museum, a thousand-year-old Six Banyan Temple and the Ceramic exhibition center. You will then stop for a delicious lunch at a local restaurant. The tour then continues to the Chen Clan Academy, known as a pearl of Architecture in South China, as well as a visit to Hualin Temple, which has a worship hall with 500 golden Buddhist saints.
Day 15. Guangzhou-HongKong ( Meals: B/-/- )
Take a fast train (2.5hrs) to HK. Our guide will pick you up at railway station and check in your hotel. Free to explore the dynamic city. .
Day 16. HK ( Meals: B/-/- )
We intend to leave the day free at HongKong.
Day 17. Departure from HongKong( Meals: B/-/- )
Our guide and driver will see you off at the airport today. Hope next time we still have the chance to serve you again.
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Price of this tour($)
2010 Prices (Valid from Jan. 1st, 2010 to Dec. 31th, 2010)
* Prices are in US dollars, for one person. Prices are for references only and may vary according to your travel time.
* Our tour prices are inclusive of accommodation in twin shared room, meals as specified in the program (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner), transfers and tours with English speaking local guides, all entrance fees, train fares, room taxes and baggage handling.
* Better discounts are available when traveling in low season (from November to March) or when traveling in a large group. Please Contact Us for more details.
* Note: Small deviations in the tour program are sometimes necessary, depending on weather, road conditions, flight schedules and room availability.
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