Beijing Trip Overview
Must-see sights in China – Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Army
Take a Li River cruise down to Yangshuo & admire the essence of Guilin landscape
View the soaring city skylines and feel the pulse of modern Shanghai
Enjoy a la carte meals, Kung Fu Show, Tang Dynasty Music and Dance performance
Additional Info
Duration: 11 days
Starts: Beijing, China
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Beijing, China, China
Must-see sights in China – Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Army
Take a Li River cruise down to Yangshuo & admire the essence of Guilin landscape
View the soaring city skylines and feel the pulse of modern Shanghai
Enjoy a la carte meals, Kung Fu Show, Tang Dynasty Music and Dance performance
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive at any time, Airport pick-up & airport-hotel transfer
Stop At: Beijing, Beijing
Welcome to join our Beijing Xi’an Guilin Shanghai tour! After reclaiming your luggage at Beijing airport, you will be met by your guide outside customs. He or she will be holding a sign with your name on it. You will then be escorted to the hotel. Now some free time for you to rest and recover from the plane ride.
Duration: 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at Beijing. The Great Wall Hotel Beijing – the former Sheraton
Day 2: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, welcome dinner with Peking Roast Duck at Qaunjude, Kung Fu Show.
Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
At 08:00, a 30-minute tour briefing will be given in the hotel lobby and you will also get the opportunity to meet your traveling companions. Your guide will introduce the tour briefly and share some guidelines and tips for travelling in a group. You are welcomed to ask any questions regarding the trip. Your first stop today is Tiananmen Square.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Your first stop today is Tiananmen Square, from where you can walk to the Forbidden City. Upon arrival at the largest imperial palace, travelers are always impressed by the high red walls and large quantity of buildings with golden roofs.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China
In the afternoon, you will visit the elegant Summer Palace – the largest imperial garden in China.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Red Theatre Beijing Kung Fu Show, No.44 Xingfu Street, Dongcheng District 50 Meters East of Tiantan Hotel, Beijing 100061 China
You will enjoy an a la carte welcome dinner at a very the most famous restaurant Quanjude giving you a taste of authentic Peking Roast Duck. In the evening you will be entertained by a lively Chinese Kung Fu Show at the Red Theatre.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Beijing. The Great Wall Hotel Beijing – the former Sheraton
Day 3: Mutianyu Great Wall with a round-trip cable car, the outside view of Olympic National Stadium- bird nest and water cube
Stop At: Mutianyu Great Wall, Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District, Beijing China
Please have a big breakfast at the hotel and prepare some snacks for lunch because today you will be visiting Mutianyu Great Wall, the most splendid and one of the best preserved sections of the Great Wall. You will take the round-trip cable car up and down from the wall. Most restaurants nearby are offering low quality tourist food which can’t meet our standard, so lunch will be arranged on your own today. Our guide will be glad to assist.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Water Cube, No.11 Tianchen East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing China
Afterwards, we will get back to the downtown area and one the way you will see Olympic National Stadium (namely the Bird’s Nest) magnificent appearance at a distance and take photos.
Duration: 15 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Beijing, The Great Wall Hotel Beijing – the former Sheraton
Day 4: Temple of Heaven, Hutong Rickshaw Tour, Experience Chinese Paper Cutting, Fly to Xi’an, Airport-hotel transfer.
Stop At: Temple of Heaven, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050 China
Before heading for the next city, you will get the opportunity to visit the Temple of Heaven, which was where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties worshipped the Gods of Heaven.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Hutong Tour, No.9, Zhonglou, Dongcheng District No.9, Zhonglou, Dongcheng District, 100009, Beijing, Beijing 100009 China
After lunch, enjoy a classic Hutong rickshaw tour which allows you to experience the traditional Hutong alleys of Beijing and its old culture. A particular arrangement here is to try your hand at Chinese Paper Cutting, one of China’s most popular folk arts.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Xi’an, Xi’an, Shaanxi
An afternoon flight will take you to the ancient city of Xi’an. Upon arrival, you will be driven to the hotel. Our 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.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Xian, Sheraton Hotel
Day 5: Terracotta Warriors Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Provincial History Museum. Tang Dynasty Show with dumpling dinner.
Stop At: The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, Qinling North Road, Lintong District, Xi’an 710600 China
Today you will be driven to the suburb area to marvel at the powerful Qin Terracotta Army for the whole morning. It is one of the highlights of your 11 days China tour package.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta), Enci Temple The southern part of Yata Road, Yanta District, Xi’an 710061 China
In the afternoon, continue to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. The 64.5-meter-high (211.6 feet) pagoda was built in the Tang Dynasty (about 1,300 years ago) to house the Buddhist scriptures and statues brought back form India.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Shaanxi History Museum, 91 Xiaozai E Rd, Xi’an 710061 China
Not far from the pagoda, you will then come to one of the best museums in China, Shaanxi Provincial History Museum, to gain further insight into Chinese history and culture through the large collection of historical items.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Tang Dynasty Show, 75 North Chang’an Road, Xi’an 710065 China
Tonight, you will be invited to a traditional dumpling dinner and a splendid Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Xian, Sheraton Hotel
Day 6: Observe local life in the park, Xi’an City Wall, Great Mosque, Muslim Quarter.
Stop At: Xi’an City Wall (Chengqiang), Zhongxin District, Xi’an 710001 China
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 real life of the locals. 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. The bike rental fee is at your expense.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Xi’an Mosque, Huajue Alley, Xincheng District, Xi’an 710043 China
Thereafter, you will be taken to the Great Mosque, a nice place of serenity amid the bustling city.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Muslim Quarter, West of Bell Drum Towers Square , Beilin District, Xi’an 710000 China
Surrounding the mosque is a lively Muslim bazaar, which is a good place to pick up souvenirs or gifts and taste local snacks.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Xian, Sheraton Hotel
Day 7: Fly to Guilin, Airport-hotel transfer, Reed Flute Cave, Elephant Trunk Hill.
Stop At: Guilin, Guilin, Guangxi
A morning flight will take you to Guilin where you will meet your local guide at Guilin airport. A driver will then take you to the hotel.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Reed Flute Cave (Ludi Yan), 0773-2695075, Guilin 541001 China
After checking in and a short rest, you will have a half day sightseeing trip to the Reed Flute Cave and the Elephant Trunk Hill.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Elephant Trunk Hill (Xiangbishan), Within Xiangbishan Park, Xiangshan District, Guilin 541004 China
After checking in and a short rest, you will have a half day sightseeing trip to the Reed Flute Cave and the Elephant Trunk Hill.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Guilin, Sheraton Hotel
Day 8: Li River cruise to Yangshuo, West Street, Countryside tour, Drive back to Guilin.
Stop At: Li River, East of Guangxi Zhuang China
Enduring memories are created as you cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo. Li River is the essence of landscape in this area, especially the section from Guilin to Yangshuo, which is reputed as ‘A Hundred Miles Gallery’. The cruise ship will arrive at Yangshuo in about 4.5 hours.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: West Street, East Side of Li River, Yangshuo County 541900 China
Disembark and then walk along the famous West Street. After that, you will be driven to the countryside of Yangshuo to soak up the amazing rural scenery. Along the way, you will pay a visit to a local villager’s home, where you will see many scenes that can only be experienced in some old Chinese movies. Finally, you will be driven back to Guilin.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Guilin,Sheraton Hotel
Day 9: Fly to Shanghai, Airport-hotel transfer, Relax during the rest of the day.
Stop At: Shanghai, Shanghai
This morning we will transfer you to Guilin airport for your flight to Shanghai, the last stop of your Beijing Xi’an Guilin Shanghai tour. Upon arrival you will find your local guide is waiting for you outside the baggage claim area of the airport to take you to the hotel. The remainder of the day is left free for you.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Shanghai, Parkline Century Park Hotel Shanghai – the former Crowne Plaza
Day 10: Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden and its traditional bazaar, Former French Concession, the Bund and Huangpu River cruise.
Stop At: Shanghai Museum (Shanghai Bowuguan), No.201 Renmin Avenue, Shanghai China
Today’s trip will start at Shanghai Museum which specializes in ancient art works of China, especially bronze ware, chinaware, calligraphies and paintings.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Yu Garden (Yuyuan), No.218 Anren Street, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200010 China
Later, take a trip to the classical Yu Garden and its surrounding traditional bazaar.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Former French Concession, Puxi Central, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200000 China
After lunch, you will have a walking tour in the Former French Concession to learn about Shanghai’s colonial history.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: The Bund, The Bund, Shanghai
Then you will be guided to the Bund area and have a short cruise tour along the Huangpu River. Enjoy some free time on the Bund. Finally, our guide and driver will escort you back to the hotel and say goodbye to you.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at Shanghai, Parkline Century Park Hotel Shanghai – the former Crowne Plaza
Day 11: Departure from Shanghai
Pass By: Shanghai, Shanghai
After breakfast, you may check out the hotel and arrange the transfer to the airport by yourself.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
