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9 Days / 8 Nights China Tour To Beijing, Guilin, Longsheng, Yangshuo, Guilin, Shanghai

Destinations: Beijing, Guilin, Longsheng, Yangshuo, Shanghai
Tour Code: CNT_05
Departure: Daily

Tour Itinerary

Day 01 Arrival of Beijing
Upon your arrival in Beijing, our professional tour guide will meet you at airport. After claiming your luggage, you will easily find our guide holding a welcome sign with your name on it. Transfer to your hotel.
Day 02 Beijing (Breakfast + Lunch + Dinner)
After breakfast at your hotel, tour to the Forbidden City (the Imperial Palace), the Tiananmen Square and the Summer Palace. Enjoy the Beijing Duck Dinner and the Peking Opera in the evening.


Forbidden City: Used to be the imperial palace of the Ming (1368 - 1644) and Qing (1616-1911) dynasties.
Tiananmen Square: Tian'anmen was the front gate of the Imperial Palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. In front of the gate is the world's largest open ground in the city - the Tian'anmen Square.
Summer Palace: A magnificent imperial garden, the largest ancient preserved garden in China and a former summer resort for emperors.
Beijing Duck Dinner: The most delicious food Beijing has to offer.
Peking Opera: The most influential and representaive of all operas in China and has a history of about 200 years.
Day 03 Beijing (Breakfast + Lunch)
Morning excursion to the Badaling Great Wall. After lunch, visit the Ming Tombs and Sacred Way. See the appearance of the Bird's Nest (Olympic National Stadium) at a distance.


Badaling Great Wall: The best preserved part of the Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644) Great Wall.
Ming Tombs: The mausoleums of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty. The mausoleums have been perfectly preserved.
Day 04 Beijing - Guilin (Breakfast, Lunch)
Tour to the Temple of Heaven. Transfer to the airport for flight to
Guilin. Upon arrival transfer to hotel.

Temple of Heaven: An outstanding representative of Chinese traditional architecture for its clever design and harmoneous colors. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the emperor came to pray and thank gods for the harvests every year.
Day 05 Guilin - Longsheng - Guilin (Breakfast, Lunch)
Drive 2.5 hours to Longsheng. Visit the Dragon-Back Terraced Fields and villages of Miao, Yao People. Back to Guilin in the afternoon.

Longsheng Longji Terraced Fields: The fields in Longji are the result of hundreds of years of wise management and hard work. The shining terraces lace the mountain slopes like silver ribbons in spring. And summer breezes ripple the surface of the paddies in great waves. In autumn layers of yellow crops make golden pagodas, and in winter hosts of white snow dragons are said to make the terraces their home. The fields have combined magnificence and elegance, and form some of the finest scenery in China.
Day 06 Guilin - Li River Cruise -Yangshuo (Breakfast, Lunch)
Cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo which takes 3-4 hours, enjoy the most beautiful landscape in China, have lunch on board. Disembark your ship when arriving Yangshuo. Transfer to the hotel in Yangshuo. Tour to countryside, Yulong River and Moon Hill. Or have a biking tour in the countryside along the Yulong River.
Day 07 Yangshuo - Guilin - Shanghai (Breakfast, Lunch)
Drive back to Guilin (1.5 hours). Visit the Reed Flute Cave, the Seven Star Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill. Transfer to the airport for flight to Shanghai. Have an evening cruise over Huangpu River.

Reed Flute Cave: The largest and most impressive cave in Guilin, you will see many beautiful stalactites & stalagmites.
Seven Star Park: A beautiful park which covers 120 hectares and includes peaks, rivers, caves, gardens and relics.
Elephant Trunk Hill: Situated majestically at the southeast of Guilin city and west bank of Li River, Elephant Trunk Hill is regarded as the symbol of Guilin landscape.
Huang Pu River: A tributary of the Yangtze and there is plenty of traffic on it to prove its importance. You'll see the magnificent building skylines on both the historic west side (the Bund), and the modern east side (Pudong) as well as the working area of coal boats filling barges and sending them downriver. It's fun to see such lively river life as well as Shanghai's amazing skyline.

Day 08 Shanghai (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Visit the Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Old Street, French Concession and the Yu Yuan Garden. Have a stroll over the Bund. Enjoy the Portman Acrobatic Show in the evening.

Shanghai Museum: The museum boasts over 120,000 pieces of collection, including bronze, ceramics, paintings, calligraphy, sculpture, ancient Chinese coins, jade furniture, and western art.
French Concession: The French Concession is the area of Shanghai once designated for the French. Today, the area's central Huaihai Rd is a busy shopping street, but the tree-lined avenues and their many Tudor mansions still retain an air of the "Paris of the East".
Yu Yuan Garden: A traditional Chinese park complete with beautiful pavilions, miniature lakes, bridges and rock formations.
The Bund: With a length of 1 km, the bund is dotted with various grandiose solid buildings of western style dating back to the early this century in its west. Due to these imposing buildings, the bund is also reputed as "an international exhibition of architecture".
Day 08 Departure (Breakfast)
Transfer to the airport for your departure or free activity on your own. End of service.

Quotation and Hotel Accommodation
F
urther discount availible for group number more than 5 people. The private guided tour is tailored for you exclusively. No other participants will be in your group and you will not take part into any tours of others on land services.

Hotel Luxury Standard Comfort
Destination Beijing Jing Guang Hotel
Sunworld Hotel
Traveler Inn Huaqiao
Guilin Royal Garden Hotel
Bravo Hotel
City Garden Hotel
Yangshuo Paradise Hotel
West Street Hotel
Lisa Hotel
Shanghai

Renaissance Yuyuan

Galaxy Hotel
Holiday Inn Express
1 person high season US$ 2989 US$ 2682 US$ 2447
low season US$ 2789 US$ 2554 US$ 2339
2-5 persons high season US$ 1904 p.p. US$ 1750 p.p. US$ 1632 p.p.
low season US$ 1804 p.p. US$ 1686 p.p. US$ 1579 p.p.
single room suppl. US$ 557 US$ 436 US$ 307
High Seasons: April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November
Low Seasons: December, January, Febuary, March
Note: The above price is not valid during the public holidays: 1-7th May, 1-7th October and during the first week of Chinese Lunar New Year which takes place in late January or early February.
 

Quotation Inclusions:

1. Hotel accommodation
The hotel is based on two persons sharing one twin or double standard room with private facilities.
2. Meals
Daily American or Chinese breakfast at the hotel, Chinese lunch and dinner in local Chinese restaurant as specified in the itinerary. B - Breakfast, L - Lunch, D - Dinner.
3. Private Transport
Private transport between airport or railway station and hotel and all the sights by air-conditioned vehicle.
4. Transportation between Cities
The economic class air tickets of the domestic flight or soft berth/seat train tickets between cities as specified in the itinerary.
5. Entrance tickets
The main entrance tickets for the sights mentioned.
6. Guiding service
Excellent tour Guiding. All normal sightseeing tours in each city with English-speaking guide and admission fees where applicable. Our guide will not fly with you from one city to another. Upon your arrival at each city, a new local guide and driver will pick you up, be with you for local tour and see you off after you finish the itinerary of each city. If your tour includes Yangtse River cruise, the cruise shore excursion is in-group assigned by the cruise company.
7. Insurance
China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance. We highly recommend that you purchase full coverage travel insurance from you country of origin.
8. Tibet Travel Permit application fee
The Tibet Travel Permit application fee if your tour covers Tibet.

 

Quotation Exclusions:

1. Visa Fees
Charge of obtaining your visa to enter China.
2. Charge of arrival and departure
The international or domestic air / train charge of arrival and departure.
3. Single Room Supplement
Should a twin room is needed by a single guest, supplement of the twin room will be charged.
What is single supplement? - The hotel is based on double occupancy. If the visitor travels alone or the number of the travelers is odd (such as 3, 5, 7...), who stays in one single room has to pay the single room supplement. As the hotel is on double occupancy.
4. Personal Expenses
Expenses of a personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call, optional activities or sightseeing, overweight baggage charges or meals not indicated, ect.
5. Optional Programs
Optional programs which are not specified in the above itinerary.
6. Tips to guides and drivers
Suggested tips: USD12-14 to tour guide per day, USD 8-12 to driver per day, but depending on their service, it's up to you.

 

How To Book The Above Tour?

Please email us and let us know the information below:
1. Your full name as shown on your passport.
2. Your passport number and nationality.
3. Your arrival / departure date and flight number.
4. The hotel rate for your tour: Luxury 5 star, standard 4 star or comfortable 3 star hotel.
5. The number of persons in your party that take this tour.
6. If you would like us to tailor make a new tour for you that is different from above tour, please let us know your special requests.

 
 
 

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