Essential China Tour
10 Day Beijing-Xian-Chengdu-Shanghai Join in Tour
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China tour Reviews: " Simona of Beijing (the guide) excellen! Perfect English. Funny jokes, Just great.
We might suggest more time at the Terra Cotta Army - less at the hot springs would be nice. On day 1, to check in prior to dinner. Tang Dinner was a real treat.
Echo (Chengdu guide) was very knowledgeable and greatest keeping us on track. Excellent!
We've been very pleased thus far. Great hotels, great guides, very organized. We've enjoyed the small group format. We would definitely recommend this tour to frineds.
Paul Willey-Austria April.2010 "
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Itinerary
Day 01 Arrive Beijing
On arrival, meet our guide and transfer to hotel. The rest of day is at leisure.
Day 02 Tiananmen Square Forbidden City Temple of Heaven Beijing Roast Duck Dinner Acrobatic Show ( B+L+D )
Pick up from your Beijing hotel in the morning. Visit the world largest square-Tiananmen Square. Then move on to
the largest Imperial Palace in the world-Forbidden City where 24 emperors of Ming & Qing dynasty lived and controlled China
from there for several hundred years. After lunch, visit the Temple of Heaven which was built in 1420, once was the venue for
the Ming and Qing emperors to offer sacrifices to Heaven and pray for good harvest for the coming new year. Enjoy live
Acrobatic Show after Beijing Roast Duck dinner.
Day 03 Mutianyu Great Wall Ming Tomb Olympic Stadiums ( B+L )
Pick up from your hotel and take a 2 hrs drive to the Mutianyu Great Wall, some 90km north of Beijing.
Mutianyu Great Wall is recently renovated and it is quite popular for its less tourists and breathtaking views. After lunch,
take a drive for Ming Tomb, the tomb of 13 Ming dynasty emperors which scattered in a valley, some 45km northwest of Beijing.
The 13 Ming Tombs are the cemeteries of the 13 Ming emperors after the Ming Dynasty moved the capital to Beijing. Visit the
Changling Mausoleum, the largest of the 13 Ming Tombs. On the way back to hotel, enjoy picture taking of both the National
Stadium - the "bird Nest" and National Aquatics Center - the "Water Cube".
Day 04 Panda House Bell Tower Hutong Beijing Family Summer Palace Beijing to Xian by train ( B+L )
Pick up from hotel after breakfast and head for the Beijing Zoo where you can see the lovely Panda. The next
stop is Shishahai Lake area and visit the old Beijing lanes by rickshaws. Hutong tour lasts 2 hours, visitors will visit the
typical Chinese quadrangles, and the Bell Tower which was built several hundred years ago. Lunch will be arranged at a
typical Beijing resident's courtyard home. In the afternoon, visit the Summer Palace. Known as the largest and best-preserved
imperial gardens of the world, the Summer Palace inscribed on the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1998. Transfer to railway station to connect Train No. Z19 (21:19 pm-08:19 am)for Xian, renown as the Museum City.
Day 05 Arrival Xian Terracotta Warriors Big Wild Goose Pagoda ( L+D )
Arrive Xian at 09:18 am. Meet our local guide and transfer to your Xian hotel for refreshment. Pick up from hotel at lunch time. Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Emperor Qinshihuang. It is not only reputed as the world's Largest
Military Museum but also the Eighth Wonder of the world. Then visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda which was built in AD 648. The
pagoda is regarded as a symbol of Xian. Dinner will be Steamed Dumpling Banquet. Enjoy Tang Dynasty Dancing & Singing Show after dinner.
Day 06 Great Mosque Ancient Cultural Street Xian Fly to Chengdu ( B+L )
Visit the Shaanxi Provincial Museum which built after the model of Tang Dynasty and featured with a total of
113,000 relics unearthed locally. After Chinese style lunch, visit the Great Mosque which is still an active place of worship since AD 724. Followed with the Ancient Cultural Street and a free market.
Transfer to airport for Chengdu. On arrival, meet our Chengdu guide and transfer to hotel.
Day 07 Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding Research Base Giant Buddha Statue ( B+L )
Pick up from your Chengdu hotel and pay a visit the Giant Panda Breeding Research Base, 10km north of Chengdu in the morning. It is best time to visit here in the morning between 8am to 10am when the pandas are fed. Then take a 2 hrs drive to Emei Shan & Le Shan Giant Buddha, some 170km away to
Chengdu. Listed on the World Cultural Heritage in 1996, the Giant Buddha was first dug in 713, the first year of Emperor
Kaiyuan' reign during the Tang Dynasty and took 90 years to finish. It is also known as the largest stone-carved Buddhist
statue in the world. Return to Chengdu in the late afternoon.
Day 08 Chengdu Fly to Shanghai ( B )
Free at leisure till pick up from your hotel and transfer to airport for Shanghai. On arrival, meet our guide and transfer to your hotel. Explore Shanghai on your own.
Day 09 Jade Buddha Temple Bund Yu Garden Former French Concession People's Square ( B+L )
Pick up from your Shanghai hotel after breakfast. Our sightseeing this morning is Jade Buddha Temple, which was built in 1882, is a well preserved Buddhist temple. Then visit the Ming era Yu Garden which is the most famous classical garden of Shanghai. After lunch, tour the more impressive Bund. Known as the symbol of Shanghai, the Bund featured with 52 high-rises of all styles stand in the west, showing the art of world architecture. Head to the Former French Concession Area, the most romantic slice of the city where remains much to explore around this colonial quarter. Then pay a visit to the People's Square.
Day 10 Departure ( B )
Transfer to the airport for departure or free activity on your own. End of memorable China tour.
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