11 Days Beijing Xian Shanghai Guilin Tour Package From Hong Kong

Summary

Day 1 Hongkong-Beijing: Make your own flight arrangement to Beijing,Airport to Hotel transfer
Day 2 Beijing: Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Acrobat Show at Night
Day 3 Beijing: Badaling Great Wall, Summer Palace
Day 4 Beijing-Xian: Hutong Rickshaw Experience, take train to Xian
Day 5 Xian: Big Goose Pagoda, Xian Anceint City Wall, Muslim Quarter
Day 6 Xian-Guilin: Terra-Cotta Warriors, Fly to Guilin
Day 7 Guilin-Yangshuo-Guilin: Li River Cruise, West Street
Day 8 Guilin: Elephant Trunk Hill, Reed Flute Cave, Seven Star Park
Day 9 Guilin-Shanghai: Guilin to Shanghai by flight: Yu Garden,The Bund, Huangpu River Night Cruise
Day 10 Shanghai: Zhujiajiao Water Town,Tianzifang
Day 11 Shanghai-Hongkong: Transfer to Shanghai airport for your flight back to Hongkong

Day 1 Hongkong-Beijing

Make your own flight arrangement to Beijing, a flight to Beijing from Hong Kong takes around 3 hours. As they are in the same time zone, there will be no adjustments required on arrival; There are two International airport in Beijing, Capital Airport and Daxing Airport; Most flights from Hongkong to Beijing arrive at Beijing capital airport which is closer to Beijing downtown. Once you arrive, our guide will meet you at the exit of train station with a welcome sign " China Private Tour", transfer to your hotel in Beijing. The rest day is free on your own to explore the city.

Day 2 Beijing

After breakfast, our guide will take you to visit the Tiananmen Square. It is situated in the same metro stop of The forbidden city is the center, the most important place in Beijing, in the square you can visit Mao Zedong's mausoleum where his body is preserved, the Monument to the Pepole's Heroes and the South door.

Next, our guide will take you walk to the Forbidden City. Also known as the Palace Museum, this famed attraction is situated in the heart of Beijing. Dating back to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the former imperial palace was the primary residence of the 24 emperors who reigned over the country during specific time periods in history. You will spend around 3 hours to visit and know the history of imperial family fron our professional guide.

In the afternoon, drive you to visit the Temple of Heaven, is one of China's best tourism sites for anyone interested in ancient Chinese religious culture. It was where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties (from 1420 to 1900) worshiped the god of heaven and prayed for good harvests. It has been described as "a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design".

After short rest and dinner, you will have chance to catch a Acrobat Show in Beijing. Chaoyang Theatre is proud to present,"The Flying Acrobatic Show". Performed by highly-trained Chinese acrobats & circus performers, known as the Beijing Acrobatic Troupe. Action packed with outstanding feats, beautiful choreography, color and excitement — the show is one of the favorite nightlife venues in the wondrous "City of Peking".

After the tour, drive you back to your hotel in Beijing.

Day 3 Beijing

After breakfast, drive you to visit the Badaling Great Wall, Being the ancient military defence project, Great Wall is symbol and proud of China. It is convenient to visit Great Wall from Beijing. Badaling Great Wall is the site of the most visited section of the Great Wall partly because it is close to Beijing city and connected with urban area by expressway. It's the first section of Great wall opened for tourists and shows the Great Wall as it would have looked originally, and it does not look too new. 

After Great wall, there is a Great Wall Museum and Great Wall National Theater close to Badaling Great Wall. The theater offers you a chance to get a full view of the Great Wall of China.

In the afternoon, drive you back to visit the Summer Palace, a marvel of Chinese garden design and one of Beijing's must-see attractions, the Summer Palace was the royal retreat for emperors fleeing the suffocating summer torpor of the old imperial city and, most recently, it was the retirement playground of Empress Dowager Cixi.

After the tour, drive you back to your hotel in Beijing.

Day 4 Beijing-Xian

After breakfast, our guide will take you to visit the famous Hutong in Beijing. You will discover the narrow alleys and traditional courtyard residences that were once commonplace in northern Chinese cities on a rickshaw! At one time, Hutongs were joined together to create entire neighborhoods. Meanwhile, you also have a chance to visit a local family and learn how to cooking the Beijing home-cooking food there. By the rickshaw experience and local family visiting you can turely taste of the culture of Beijing hutong.

After lunch, transfer to Beijing train station to catch your train to Xian. Once arrive, our guide will meet you at the exit of train station, transfer to hotel in Xian.

Day 5 Xian

After breakfast, our guide will take you to visit the Big Goose Pagoda, it's pne of famous ancient pagodas in China built for more than 1,300 years. It is the bright pearl on the Silk Road with excellent architectural beauty, precious Buddhist relics, rich religious culture, stories of the famous ancient monk - Xuan Zang, etc.

Then, you will visit the famous Xian Ancient City Wall. It is the most complete city wall that has survived China’s long history. It was built originally to protect the city in the old Tang dynasty and has now been completely restored.

The last stop for the tour is Muslim Quarter, the main street through the Muslim Quarter is all about the food that is both exotic and different than the typical fare in China. The streets in the area are clean and colorful with the whole area being very inviting for people to just walk down "main street" to see. It is said there are over 300 Muslim local snacks on the streets in Xian Muslim Quarter that attract a consistent flow of visitors everyday coming here to savor or just have a glimpse.

After the tour, drive you back to your hotel in Xian.

Day 6 Xian-Guilin

After breakfast, drive about 1 hour to visit the Terra-cotta Warriors, it is the most famous tourist site in Xian and also is reason the people plan for a Xian tour. the Chinese workers digging a well in 1974 made a startling discovery: thousands of life-size terracotta figures of an army prepared for battle. Now called the Terracotta Army or Terracotta Warriors, the figures are located in three pits near the city of Xi'an in China's Shaanxi province.

After the tour, transfer to Xian airport to catch your flight to Guilin. Once arrive, our guide will meet you at the exit of airport and tansfer to your hotel in Guilin.

Day 7 Guilin-Yangshuo-Guilin

After breakfast, drive around 30 minutes to Mopanshan Pier for one of the Guilin tour highlights-Li River Cruise. Along the way, you will enjoy the beautiful mountains, verdant fields, farms and villages with water buffalos, cows wondering around on both sides of the river bank. Get off at Yangshuo-famous for its spectacular view of hills and rivers.

Upon arrive at Yangshuo, our guide will take you to walk around the West Street in Yangshuo. It is one of hot spots for tourists and the West Street in Yangshuo is well-known for its unique cultural ambience. It is also a nice shopping location for unique cultural stuffs. Painted fans, really big to catch your eyes, are sold in here and great for decorations. West Street Basic Information West Street is the oldest street in Yangshuo with a history of more than 1,400 years.

After the tour, drive you back to your hotel in Guilin.

Day 8 Guilin

After breakfast, you will visit Elephant Trunk Hill. It is an elephant-shaped hill that looks like a huge elephant siphoning up water from Li River. Climb up to the hilltop on a clear day, you will get a panoramic view of downtown Guilin. 

Then, you will visit Reed Flute Cave. Known as "the Palace of Natural Arts ". Like all karst topography, the Reed Flute Cave is the result of millions of years of water erosion wearing away the layer of limestone bedrock on the surface of the earth. As cracks formed in the limestone bedrock, water flowed into these cracks, creating drainage systems that eventually became full-fledged caverns, such as Reed Flute Cave, which took shape about 180 million years ago.

Continue your tour to Seven Star Park, it is one of the 10 top sceneries of Guilin. Lying at one entrance of the park and located behind Putuo Mountain, the Camel Hill is surrounded by the nearby Park's zoo, bonsai gardens, souvenir shops and teahouses.

After the tour, drive you back to your hotel in Guilin.

Day 9 Guilin-Shanghai

Transfer to Guilin airport to catch your flight to Shanghai, you will be picked up from airport once you arrive. Check in your hotel and starts your Shanghai tour with Yuyuan Garden, it was a private garden of the Pan family in the Ming Dynasty. It was the largest and most prestigious of its era in Shanghai after it was completed. The garden is unique in its design. It perfectly blends decorative halls, elaborate pavilions, glittering pools, zigzag bridges, pagodas, archways, and impressive rockeries.

Then, you will visit The Bund, it is a nice place to appreciate the skyline of the city. You see some of the famous landmarks of shanghai such as the pearl tower, jinmao tower and the shanghai tower.For a century, the Bund has been one of the most recognizable symbols and the pride of Shanghai. The architecture along the Bund is a living museum of the colonial history of the 1800s.

You will have a Huangpu River Cruise at Night to experience and enjoy the scenery along Huangpu River. A Huangpu River cruise has now become a must-have activity when visiting Shanghai. If you have time to join a Huangpu River night cruise, you can enjoy the most extraordinary night view.

After the cruise, drive you back to your hotel in Shanghai.

Day 10 Shanghai

After breakfast, drive about 1 hour to explore Zhujiajiao Water Town. Zhujiajiao, it is one of famous six water towns around Shanghai. It's the best-preserved water town in the area with history over 1700 years. There are old bridges, antiquated architecture and bubbling streams. You can wander along the canal, stroll around the old lanes, visit few houses with gardens. Later, enjoy a relaxing boat riding on the canal to see beautiful surrounding. Don't miss out the opportunity to take some fabulous pictures. Drive you back to Shanghai city at a suitable time.

When you back, our guide will take you to visit the Tianzifang Area, it is an arts and crafts enclave developed from a renovated residential area in the former French Concession part of Shanghai. It has become a major tourist attraction featuring more than 200 diverse small businesses such as cafes, bars, restaurants, art galleries, craft stores, design houses, and studios. Part of the appeal comes from Tianzifang having retained its residential feel. The narrow alleyways and traditional Shikumen architecture are things you will not want to miss.

After the tour, drive you back to your hotel in Shanghai.

Day 11 Shanghai-Hongkong

Free on your own until transfer to Shanghai airport to catch your flight back to Hongkong. Flight time from Shanghai to Hong Kong is 2 hours 30minutes. Non-stop flight time is between 2 hours and 3 hours 15 minutes. They are operated by different airlines Company. Most of the flights by major airlines departing from Shanghai arrive at Hong Kong International Airport.

Price Per Person in US Dollars

Price Includes 1. All transfer and city transportation 2. Air-conditioned car or van 3. Hotels specified in the itinerary, all based     on two persons sharingone standard room; 4. Meals specified in the itinerary: Western     breakfast in hotels Chinese lunch and     dinner in local restaurants 5. Sightseeing: All arrangements mentioned     in the itinerary will be covered All first     admission/entrance fees in the itinerary 6. Tour guide: Conducted by a professional     tour guide

Price Excludes 1. International air-tickets 2. Airport departure tax. 3. International or domestic air tickets which     are not listed in the itinerary. 4. Insurance coverage of personal loss, illness     or damages incurred during your trip 5. Tips to the tour guide and driver 6. Meals not specified in the itinerary. 7. Personal expenses: phone bills, laundry,     optional tours, postage, excess baggage     charge, entertainment fees out of the     itinerary. 8. Single Room Supplement.