Classic China

Upon your arrival in Beijing today, your two weeks China tour package gets started. Our outstanding guide and experienced driver will be ready at the airport in accordance with your flight schedule. You will find the guide conveniently awaiting you at the airport exit after you go through Customs and get your checked luggage. Drive to the well-found hotel for registration. For the rest time of the day, you may relax or set out by yourself.

Our capital city always has much more to offer. Tiananmen Square, the largest urban square in the world, will be the first stop of your 2 week China tour. Half an hour is left for you to walk around on the square and take some nice photos. Moving across the Changan' street, you can find the Forbidden City, which was the imperial palace of 24 emperors from the Ming and Qing dynasties. You will know more about Chinese history and majestic imperial power through visiting this ancient palace complex. 

For your initial foray into Chinese cuisine, we have chosen a reputed local restaurant where you can taste authentic Chinese food. It is in a la carte style (valued at CNY150.00 per person and included in our price) and the guide will introduce you the ingredients and recipes and help you order dishes.

In the afternoon, you will first visit the Temple of Heaven. It was a sacred place, where the emperors used to hold ceremonies to sacrifice to the God, and thus receive blessings for an abundant harvest. Then you will take a rickshaw through the traditional Hutong alleys. The unique courtyards of a Hutong and people living there endow the city with a sense of 'old' and tranquility, but it is the real image of the local people.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch

People who come to our capital should not miss the Great Wall. Today we will arrange for you to visit one of the most elite parts of the Great Wall at Mutianyu, with a round trip cable car. However, if you are interested in taking an alpine slide down, we can also arrange it for you. We kindly remind you to wear a pair of comfortable shoes since you need to hike on the wall for about two hours. Standing on it, you will see the long wall under your feet snaking along the mountain ranges, just like a huge dragon creeping along the undulations of the mountains, what a spectacular view! Lunch is arranged on your own today. In this remote mountain area, there are no high quality restaurants, but some small ones and fast-food chains that can easily fill your stomach.

In the afternoon, we will transfer you back to downtown Beijing. On the way, you will have a chance to see the Bird's Nest (the National Stadium of the 2008 Olympics) at close quarters and take some photos. Moreover, you will also have some time to explore a featured local market before returning to the hotel.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

In the morning, you are scheduled to visit the Summer Palace, one of the four great gardens in China. It is a large imperial garden built on the base of the Kunming Lake and the Longevity Hill. Apart from the Forbidden City, this was the second most important place for the royal family to handle political affairs and enjoy life. Although it is a royal complex, it has a completely different style from the Imperial Palace and the Temple of Heaven. You will come and find out for yourself how they are different. Lunch is by your own arrangement.

After that, you will take a high speed train to Xi'an. Our local guide will pick you up at the railway station and transfer you to the hotel we have reserved for you in advance.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Xi'an is an ancient city boasting profound culture and many historic legacies. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, whose discovery astonished the world, is absolutely the highlight for your private Xi'an tour today. Whatever its large scale, mighty scenes, exquisite warriors and horses in battle formations make visitors exclaim in great surprise.

Around noon, we will drive you back to the downtown city to visit a local family and enjoy an a la carte lunch at their home. Here you will have a chance to taste the real home-cooked dishes, which cannot be found anywhere else. Besides, you can also learn to cook Chinese food with the host if you are interested.

Afterwards, you will visit the ancient City Wall, which is the largest existing and the most completed wall in the world. With four gates facing east, south, west and north, the wall is quadrate from east to west. You can also ride bicycles on the wall at your own expense. It will be a thrilling experience.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Home-cooked a la carte lunch

Your two week China tour visit today covers more highlights in Xi’an. We will first visit the Small Wild Goose Pagoda. With delicate appearance, it is reputed to be the exquisite artistic heritage of Buddhist architecture in the Tang Dynasty. Surrounded by a tranquil environment, this place has become a historic garden for leisure activities and cultural appreciation.

After that, we will show you the Great Mosque and the nearby Muslim Street. This street is an ideal place to taste various delicious local foods and pick out interesting handicrafts or souvenirs. On the way to the airport, we will visit the Hanyangling Museum, a mausoleum where emperor Jingdi of the Han Dynasty and his empress were buried together. In the museum, you will visit the Outside Pits Exhibition Hall which a complete underground site museum was built with the world's most advanced cultural relic protection technology. Here you will not only learn about the archaeological excavation of cultural relics, but also feel the rich court life of the Western Han Emperor.

In the evening, you will take a flight to Guilin. Our local guide will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to the hotel.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Full of amazing landscapes and historic culture, this world most celebrated scenic city never let visitors down. The Li River is just like a painting gallery with the elegant mountains of different demeanor on both sides. A cruise along it to Yangshuo is no doubt the most splendid part of your memorable vacation. Peasants on their bamboo rafts fishing, children in the riverside skylarking and women washing clothes, singing and laughing, all these lively scenes add more colors and interests to the natural scenery. Lunch is available on board, but the basic Chinese box lunch may fail to meet with your approval. So we recommend you prepare for the cruise with a generous breakfast at the hotel.

After about four hours' cruising, you will come to Yangshuo, a small town but impressive and romantic. Firstly, our guide will accompany you to check in at the hotel. Then transfer you to the countryside of Yangshuo to experience the tranquil rural scenery. En route, you will pay a visit to a villager's home to get acquaint with the local farmer's life there.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

Before returning to Guilin, you will have a whole morning free in Yangshuo to explore this small town leisurely. The afternoon city sightseeing of Guilin begins with a visit to the Reed Flute Cave, the art palace of nature. Inside the cave, there are stalactites, stalagmites and stelae of various shapes remarkably true to life. It is really full of beautiful shapes for our eyes. After that, turn to the Seven Star Park, the largest park of the area and a miniature of the city's landscape. The Elephant Trunk Hill, the last stop for your two week China tour today, is like a huge elephant drinking water with its long trunk from the river.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Today, you will board a bullet train for the mountain city, Chongqing. The train journey takes around 5 hours. Our guide will meet you at the railway station and transfer you to explore the Jiefangbei CBD, a bustling business street in downtown Chongqing and then visit Ci Qi Kou, an ancient town lined with architecture in Ming and Qing style decorations on both sides.

Afterwards, we will transfer you onto a deluxe cruise ship. Your memorable Yangtze getaway will begin as the ship starts sailing at 22:00. This river is not only the longest one in China but in the whole of Asia. As with the Yellow River, it is also reputed to be the Mother River of China. It runs through our country like a huge winding dragon.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

This morning you will have a Safety, Orientation & River Briefing to learn the geography & river lore on board. After lunch, disembark for a shore excursion at Mount Shuanggui. It is a national forest park well-known for the beautiful natural scenery and a large number of cultural relics. Following the local guide, you will stroll through the tranquil forest park and learn about the traditional culture of China. Around 20:00, the Captain's Welcome Party which presents Chinese folk dancing and music performances will invite all the guests to participate.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today is the highlight of your Yangtze River cruise tour, as the cruise will pass through the magnificent Three Gorges.

You will begin the passage from the Qutang Gorge, the shortest but the grandest of the Three Gorges. View the exquisite peaks and grotesquely shaped rocks on both sides. Then pass the Wu Gorge to see its famous lofty and misty peaks. Among the Three Gorges, Wu Gorge in the middle is the most beautiful one because of its elegant and graceful views. Passing through the Wu Gorge on the cruise is like putting yourself in a gallery which has the biggest stage in the world. You will disembark at Badong for an excursion to the Shennong Stream. A pea-boat floating along the verdant Shennong Stream is scheduled for you, which can be quite a different experience. As the whole junk adventure will last about 3 to 4 hours, you will have lunch a little bit late in the early afternoon. We suggest you have a big breakfast today or bring some snacks with you. When you disembark for the excursion, you can also buy some fruits from the vendors along the way. Then get back to your ship and continue sailing into western section of the Xiling Gorge, the last part of the downstream cruise. It was once the most dangerous part of the river because of the numerous reefs, riffles, decharges and rocks. But after years of rectification and improvement on the riverway, and the building of the Gezhou Dam, the current became gentle and mild.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast you will check out of the ship and disembark to visit the Three Gorges Dam, the most magnificent hydroelectric project in the world. Then they will transport you to the Three Gorges Tourist Center in downtown Yichang where our local guide will meet you and accompany you to the railway station for a 7.5-hour bullet train to Shanghai. Upon arrival, you will be picked up by another guide and transferred to the hotel.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Shanghai is a city that represents the modern development of the country, so you will find everything here is quite different from what you have imagined. People like the city, not only because of its modernity, but also due to relying on its potential development, offering many good opportunities. Today you will have a chance to witness its splendid treasures.

Shanghai Museum, which houses more than 120,000 historic relics, is a comprehensive ancient art museum. Yu Garden, one of the masterpieces of the classical gardens in southern region of China, nowadays has become a very popular tourist resort. The elegant and beautiful landscape inside the garden and the bustling and lively atmosphere around it make the garden a must-see destination.

As a farewell lunch, we will offer you an a la carte meal (valued at CNY150.00 per person and included in our price) of genuine Shanghai cuisine at a reputable local restaurant. Then, you will come to the Bund and experience a one-hour cruise on the Huangpu River to appreciate different scenes on both sides. After having a leisurely stroll on the Bund, our guide will accompany you to explore Tianzifang Cultural Street. In the end, we will drive you back to the hotel.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch

Your private 2 week China tour will come to an end today. Our private transfer will take you to the airport for your homebound flight. We wish you a pleasant journey!

Meals: Western buffet breakfast