Beijing Trip Overview
This 12-day suggested itinerary covers different elements of China: the historical heritage sites, natural scenery, unique culture, and adorable giant pandas. It makes an ideal tour for first-time visitors who are panda fans or those traveling with children.
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Duration: 12 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
This 12-day suggested itinerary covers different elements of China: the historical heritage sites, natural scenery, unique culture, and adorable giant pandas. It makes an ideal tour for first-time visitors who are panda fans or those traveling with children.
Itinerary
Day 1: Beijing Arrival
Pass By: Beijing Capital International Airport, Shunyi District, Beijing, China
Welcome to Beijing! To ensure your arrival is stress-free, your private tour guide will meet you in the arrivals hall and transfer you to your hotel in a private car. Your luggage and hotel check-in will be taken care of.
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Tiananmen Square * Forbidden City , Hutong and Temple of Heaven
Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
Your private guide see you in hotel lobby . Heading to Tiananmen square with private driver. Walk through Tiananmen square to Forbidden city ,A remarkable ancient architectural masterpiece of China. More than 15 carefully selected spots in the Forbidden city will be visited with the help of your knowledgeable tour guide. The mysterious palace of the ancient emperors is waiting for you to explore. Accompanied by our guide, you will get a pretty good idea of how the emperors handled political affairs and lived their lives.
Duration: 2 minutes
Pass By: Jingshan Park (Jingshan Gongyuan), No.44 Jingshanxi Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Can see it in Forbidden City
Stop At: Back Lakes (Hou Hai), Shicha Lake Scenic Resort, Xicheng District, Beijing 100009 China
About 10 minutes riding to Hutong area located Hou hai , you will take rickshaw tour from here. About 500 minutes later, your guide will take you to a local restaurant ( Lunch fe on your own) .
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Heaven, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050 China
After lunch, go head to Temple of heaven, a dignified complex of religious buildings, symbolizing the relationship between Earth and Heaven. There you will see local people doing morning exercise in their unique ways.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace
Stop At: Mutianyu Great Wall, Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District, Beijing China
Your private guide and drive pick you up from hotel. It will take about 1.5 hours riding to Mutianyu Great Wall,This is a one of the most famous and ideal sections of the Great Wall. Option 1: You could choose chairlift up to Tower 6 . Then spend around a few hours on the great wall. And choose toboggan down from Tower 6 . Option 2 : Take cable car up to Tower 14 and cable car down from Tower 14. If you scare about the height , it will better choose cable car up and down . If not ,chairlift up and toboggan down will have lots fine.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China
After great wall, visiting , you will have lunch first ( Lunch fee on your own side) , your private guide will recommended restaurant based on you request.
After lunch , about 1 hour riding to Summer Palace, which is a summer resort for Imperial Family Members~considered the best preserved Imperial Park.There are beautiful many pavilions, mansions, temples, bridges and huge lake, and corridors. While the Long Corridor is the longest one in the world which is on the Genuineness World Records.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 4: Terracotta Army , Great Mosque with Drop off Train Station
Stop At: Xi’an Mosque, Huajue Alley, Xincheng District, Xi’an 710043 China
Xi’an you can stay two days, and we suggest one day explore by yourself . and one day with us. Beijing to Xi’an transfers, not included.
Your private guide and driver will pick you up from hotel . The first stop will be Xi’an Mosque. One of the city’s most fascinating sights, the Xian Great Mosque has a history dating back to the eighth century. It blends classically Chinese architecture with Islamic tropes to great effect.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Emperor Qinshihuang’s Mausoleum Site Museum, Lintong District, Xi’An, Shaanxi, China, 710612
You can have lunch, before go head to Terracotta ( Lunch fee on your own side) . The figures date from 210 BC and were meant to guard the first emperor of China in the afterlife. Today the UNESCO-listed Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor ranks among China’s top attractions.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Sweet Hotel North Train Station, China, Xi An Shi, Wei Yang Qu, 至永徽路十字 CN 西安 凤城七路与未央路十字往东800 邮政编码: 710000
After tour, we will drop you off at train staton or airport for next city Chengdu to see the pandas.
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 5: Giant Panda and Leshan Giant Buddha
Stop At: Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Xiongmao Jidi), No.1375 Xiongmao Avenue the Outside Northern Third Ring Road, Chenghua District, Chengdu 610081 China
Your private guide and drive pick you up from hotel. It takes about three hours to drive the 120 km (75 miles) between Chengdu and Wolong. For a rest and to break up the long drive, you’ll stop at the 2008 Earthquake Memorial Site. It is the ruin of Xuankou Middle School. The buildings remain as they were after the quake and the whole area has been cordoned off and made into a memorial site.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Leshan Giant Buddha (Da Fo), No.2435 Lingyun Street, Shizhong District, Leshan 614000 China
After panda visiting , your guide can take you to local restaurant based on your request ( Lunch fee on your own side) , then go head to Leshan ,a UNESCO World Heritage Site, holds the record as the largest Buddha sculpture in the world. A Buddhist monk—hoping to earn divine protection for the local fishermen—carved the massive statue into a cliff, starting in 713. Ninety years later, the carving was finished.
Please note: Chengdu can be two days tour or one day tour with us, we can customize your itinerary based on your request.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 6: Longji Rice Terraces,Reed Flute Cave and Ping’an Village
Stop At: Reed Flute Cave (Ludi Yan), 0773-2695075, Guilin 541001 China
Your private guide and driver will pick you up from hotel in Guilin. The first stop is Reed Flute Cave also known as “the Palace of Natural Arts” is a landmark and tourist attraction in Guilin, Guangxi, China.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Longji Rice Terrace Scenic Spot, Q4CJ+5VF, Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County, Guilin, Guangxi, China, 541701
It will take a bout 1.5 hour riding to The Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces are the culmination of both the profound wisdom and strenuous labor of the Zhuang people. The Dragon’s Backbone Rice Terraces is a beautiful natural picture.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Ping’an Village, Within the County, Longsheng County 541700 China
Ping an Village is the most famous and well-known village among all of the villages at the Longji Rice Terraces. Give yourself a chance to enjoy the rice terraces and learn about many traditions of the Zhuang Minority group who live in Ping An Village
Please note : Your guide can recommend restaurant based on your request during the day tour any time.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 7: Guilin Second Customized Tour
Pass By: Elephant Trunk Hill (Xiangbishan), Within Xiangbishan Park, Xiangshan District, Guilin 541004 China
Elephant Trunk Hill
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 8: Yangshuo Customized Day Tour from Guilin
Stop At: Yangshuo Park, West of Yangshuo Town, Yangshuo County 541900 China
Yangshuo
Duration: 3 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 9: Shanghai City Highlights Customized
Stop At: The Bund (Wai Tan), Zhongshan East 1st Road, Shanghai China
The bund shanghai
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 10: Shanghai Water Town Day Tour
Stop At: Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, No.36 Meizhou Road, Qingpu District Zhujiajiao Town, Shanghai 201713 China
zhujiajiao or tongli
Duration: 6 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 11: Hangzhou Day Tour from shanghai Customized
Stop At: West Lake (Xi Hu), West Lake Scenic, Xihu District, Hangzhou 310000 China
west lake at hangzhou
Duration: 3 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 12: Shanghai depature
Pass By: Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, China, Shang Hai Shi, 长宁区虹桥路2550号 邮政编码: 200237
We will drop you off at airport and say goodby with you.
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
