13-Day China Private Tour of Hong Kong, Beijing, Xi’an, Guilin and Shanghai

Attractions: No

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Hong kong

When you arrive at Hong Kong, you can take your own taxi or airport shuttle to the hotel we have booked for you. During the rest of the day, you can explore the city on your own. Hong Kong is an international city with easy access to all destinations.

Attractions: No

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Hong Kong

Today is a free activity day where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery at your own pace. You can wander around Kowloon and spend half a day browsing the food courts and shopping malls; You can also take a taxi or subway to Hong Kong Island and stroll along the cultural Garden Avenue.

Attractions: No

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

Today, you will take your own shuttle or taxi to the airport for your flight to Beijing. Upon arrival at Beijing Airport, our English speaking guide will meet you outside the airport customs and your driver will transport you to your hotel. You are free to arrange your itinerary for the rest of the day.

Attractions: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, The Red Theatre

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

This morning visit the world famous Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Tiananmen Square is the centre of Beijing and the symbol of China. It is the largest city square in the world, covering an area of 440,000 square metres and can accommodate 1 million people. At noon, you are free to enjoy your hungry lunch at a local restaurant of your choice. In the afternoon, visit the Temple of Heaven, formerly known as the Temple of Heaven and Earth, is located on the east side of Yongdingmen Street in Dongcheng District, Beijing. It was the place for the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties to worship heaven, pray for grain and rain. It is the largest remaining ancient sacrificial complex in China.

In the evening, watch a lively Chinese Kung Fu show at The Red Theatre.

Attractions: Mutianyu Great Wall, Bird's Nest

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

The highlight of the day is to visit the Great Wall at Mutianyu.The Mutianyu Great Wall is connected to the Juyongguan Great Wall in the west and the Gubeikou Great Wall in the east, which has been the military stronghold guarding Beijing since ancient times, and is known as the "Dangerous Ridge Pass".

Mutianyu Great Wall architectural construction style is unique, dense enemy buildings, especially three enemy buildings and stands one of the main customs platform. China and foreign countries enjoy the reputation of "the Great Wall of China, Mutianyu alone". The mountains in the scenic area are stacked, and the vegetation coverage rate reaches more than 90%. Late autumn is the best time to visit the Mutianyu Great Wall.

In the afternoon, on the way back to the city, we drive past the Bird's Nest (National Olympic Stadium) and stop for photos at a close distance. Afterwards, you will enjoy some free time at the famous Xiushui Market.

Attractions: The Summer Palace, hutongs

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Xi’an

On this day, after breakfast, our guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel lobby at the agreed time, after which we will visit The Summer Palace. The Summer Palace, a royal garden in China during the Qing Dynasty, formerly known as the Garden of Clear Ripples, is situated in the western suburbs of Beijing, 15 kilometres from the city, with the entire garden covering an area of 3.009 square kilometres (of which the Summer Palace World Cultural Heritage Area covers an area of 2.97 square kilometres), with the water surface accounting for about three-quarters of the area.

Then follow your guide to explore the original hutongs by rickshaw. It has recorded the historical changes, the style of the times, and contains a strong cultural atmosphere, as if a museum of folk customs, branded with the imprint of people's various social life. Walking in it, there are places of interest everywhere, and a closer look is like an encyclopaedia of Beijing, and many of the bricks and tiles in the hutongs have a history of hundreds of years.

Afterwards, you will take the high speed train to Xi’an and check in at your hotel.

Attractions: The Terracotta Army, Xi’an Museum, The Small Wild Goose Pagoda

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Xi’an

The highlight of the day will be a visit to the Terracotta Army. Generally speaking, all of the terracotta warriors have the unique majesty and calmness of the Qin people in their faces, with distinctive personalities and strong characteristics of the times. The terracotta sculptures are painted and sculpted in a combination of ways, although the age is far away, but in the freshly excavated can still be vaguely seen on the face of the characters and clothes painted in the colours.

You can choose your own lunch as you like. In the afternoon, visit The Small Wild Goose Pagoda and Xi’an Museum. Enjoy the famous dumpling dinner while you enjoy a wonderful evening of music and dance performances from the Tang Dynasty.

Attractions: City Walls, the Provincial History Museum, The Grand Mosque, Muslim Quarter

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Xi’an

After breakfast, our guide and driver will pick you up from the hotel lobby at the agreed upon time. The day starts with a leisurely visit to the Walled City Park and then continues with a wonderful experience of visiting the ancient city walls, the largest and best-preserved ancient city wall in China, is one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units and a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction.

At noon, you are free to enjoy lunch at a restaurant of your choice. In the afternoon, visit the Provincial History Museum and The Grand Mosque. Spend some leisure time in the lively Muslim Quarter. Muslim Quarter is a famous food and cultural neighbourhood in Xi'an, a snack street in Xi'an. Muslim Quarter is located in Beiyuanmen, where was originally an official district in the Qing Dynasty. 

Attractions: Elephant Trunk Hill, Ludi Cave

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Guilin

After breakfast, our driver and guide will pick you up at the hotel lobby as agreed, after which you will visit Elephant Trunk Hill. When viewed from a suitable angle, the peak is really shaped like an elephant's trunk, which is lifelike and very fascinating. Tourists can enjoy the landscape and take photos around Elephant Trunk Hill. In addition, you can take a cruise or rent a bamboo raft on the Li River to enjoy the whole landscape, which includes the magnificence of the Elephant Trunk Hill and the magnificent natural scenery around it. At night, the illuminations on the mountain will be lit up to give you an even more stunning night view.

Then, drive about 7 kilometers (about 20 minutes) to the next attraction - Ludi Cave. Inside the cave, there are a large number of beautiful and colourful, exquisite stalagmites, stone milk, stone pillars, stone mantle, stone flowers, a wide range of, composed of the Lion's Ridge sunrise, Hongluo Treasure Tent, Panglong Pagoda, the primitive forests, crystal palace, flowers and fruits of the mountain and other landscapes, so that the tourists are overwhelmed, just like a fairyland, known as "nature's art of the Palace," has become the Chinese and foreign tourists visit Guilin must be a hot spot for travellers.

Attractions: Li River, Yangshuo, West Street

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Guilin

After breakfast, our driver and guide will pick you up at the hotel lobby as agreed. Enjoy the scenery of Li River. The Li River basin has a unique geomorphology, with turquoise and clear water, and the rolling hills on both sides of the river, which form a breathtaking beauty. These mountains are strangely shaped and beautiful, making the Li River a paradise for photographers and painters, and attracting a large number of tourists for sightseeing and playing. Whether in search of scenic beauty, experiencing the serenity and peaceful countryside atmosphere, or tracing the veins of history and culture, the Li River meets the needs of all kinds of travellers and grants them an unforgettable travel experience.

Disembark from Guilin to Yangshuo. Disembark in Yangshuo after about 4.5 hours and stroll along the famous West Street. The West Street was built in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of over 1,400 years. This ancient street has been the commercial and cultural centre of Yangshuo County. After that, you will be driven to the countryside of Yangshuo and finally, we will drive you back to Guilin.

Attractions: No

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Shanghai

On this day, you will take a flight to Shanghai. Your guide will pick you up and take you to the hotel for check-in. The rest of the time is free for you, you can make your own arrangement as you like.