14-Day China Classic Tour of Shanghai, Guilin, Xi’an, Luoyang and Beijing

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: Repulse Bay, Aberdeen floating community 

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Hong Kong

Today, you will explore Hong Kong's unique blend of Chinese heritage and colonial influences, including the Victoria Peak, Victoria Harbour is named after Queen Victoria of England. Free access all year round. Victoria Harbour has always influenced Hong Kong's history and culture, led Hong Kong's economic and tourism development, and is one of the keys to Hong Kong's becoming an international metropolis.

Afterwards, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Shanghai. Upon arrival in Shanghai, you will be met by our guide and transferred to your hotel for check-in.

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 Guilin

Today, you can take a bullet train from Hong Kong West Kowloon Station to Guilin West. Or, you can choose to take the 1-2 daily flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Guilin Liangjiang International Airport, which takes about 1.5 hours.

Upon arrival at Guilin Railway Station/Airport, you will be met by our local English-speaking guide and driver who will escort you you to your hotel for check-in. The rest of the day is at your leisure.

Attractions: Li River, Yangshuo town, Ten Mile Gallery, West Street.

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Guilin

Begin with a sightseeing cruise along the Li River from Mopanshan pier to Yangshuo town. 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.

After an approximately 4-hour cruise, disembark in Yangshuo town and overnight at your hotel. After a short break, you will start exploring the ideal countryside scenery by taking the Ten Mile Gallery sightseeing bus from the Fengming Visitor Center, via Gongnong Bridge and Big Banyan Tree to Moon Hill, which lasts 1.5-2 hours.If time and your energy premits, you can also climb up that mountain (takes about 30-50 minutes and thousands of steps) to see the larger Moon Cave up close and get a broader panoramic view of the karst wonders of Yangshuo town. Then, take the sightseeing bus back to Fengming and our driver will take you back. In the evening, whether you want to have a drink at the bar, try the local cuisine or just experience the relaxed atmosphere, you can get it all at West Street.Guangxi 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, and a place where many local ethnic groups, including Zhuang, Han and Yao, gather. As a historical and cultural style neighbourhood, West Street in Yangshuo, Guangxi attracts many tourists with its unique architectural style, rich ethnic culture and lively commercial atmosphere. Tourists can enjoy the traditional Zhuang style and unique folk culture of Guangxi, savour the food and buy special commodities, as well as feel the unique charm of Yangshuo where tranquillity and hustle and bustle coexist.

Attractions: Takada Village

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Guilin

In the morning, we have no schedule, you are free to arrange your time. You can enjoy the Chinese idyllic time.

In the afternoon, visit local families in Takada Village, Takada Village has a total population of about 38,000 people, of which 58% are Zhuang people, and it is one of the towns with the largest concentration of Zhuang residents in Guilin city. Participating in in their daily life activities such as planting, farming, breeding, harvesting or trying to make tofu and glutinous rice cakes. Also, it is a good chance for your children to communicate with chinese language.

Attractions: Ludi Cave

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight inXi'an

After breakfast, return to Guilin. On the way, you will visit Ludi Cave, Reedi Rock Cave is 240 metres deep and 500 metres in length. 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.

And then transfer to the airport for your flight to Xi'an. Upon arrival, your private guide and driver will pick you up in Xi'an. And you will be escorted to your hotel for check-in.

Attractions:Muslim street，Xi'an Art Ceramics Factory, Terracotta Warriors and Horses 

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Xi’an

Marvel at this grand array of thousands of lifelike clay sculptures of soldiers, horses and chariots that guarded China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, for more than 2,000 years. 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. Afterwards, stop at the Xi'an Art Ceramics Factory.

Drive back to the city in about 1 hour. On the way, there is an opportunity to visit an underground cave, a special form of dwelling common in northern China decades ago. Finally, take a relaxing stroll along the Muslim street, 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. 

Today’s trip end, you can come back to the totel and have a rest.

Attractions: Longmen Grottoes

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Luoyang

It takes 1.5 hours by high-speed train from Xi'an to Luoyang. It is a small city that was the prosperous capital of 13 dynasties until the 10th century. Meet your guide and visit the Longmen Grottoes, Longmen Grottoes is located in Luoyang City, Henan Province, is the world's most statues, the largest treasure trove of rock carving art, was named by UNESCO as "China's highest peak of rock carving art", ranked first in China's major grottoes. It is now a world cultural heritage, a national key cultural relics protection unit, and a national AAAAA level tourist attraction.

Afterwards, return to your hotel and check in.

Attractions: Dengfeng, Shaolin martial

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

Travel to Dengfeng, a city famous for Shaolin Kung Fu in China. Visit top attractions, including UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as the Great Wall of China, Forbidden City, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven. Come for a walk in Tiananmen Square to experience the daily life of the locals, enjoy the Olympic National Stadium (Bird's Nest) from a distance, and the Kung Fu show you've  expect will be seen on the street corners.

Our local English-speaking guide will pick you up at the high-speed train station and escort you to your hotel for check-in.

Attractions: Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden City

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

After breakfast, our guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel lobby as agreed, after which you will start exploring the historical aspects of Beijing with a brief visit to Tiananmen Square, 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. Tiananmen Square is surrounded by many famous historical and cultural attractions, such as the Tiananmen Square Citadel, Chairman Mao's Memorial Hall Monument to the People's Heroes, the Great Hall of the People, and the National Museum. The grand flag-raising and flag-lowering ceremonies held in Tiananmen Square attract countless Chinese and foreign tourists every day.

You will see The Forbidden City. It is located in the centre of Beijing's central axis, was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is also the world's largest and most well-preserved wooden structure of palace-type buildings.

Attractions: Mutianyu Great Wall, Gubei Water Town, Simatai Great Wall

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

Drive about 2 hours to Mutianyu Great Wall, 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.

After that take another 2 hours ride to Gubei Water Town. Check in at the hotel in the water town and spend the rest of the day relaxing. A hot spring is a good choice. At around 8pm, your guide will accompany you on a cable car ride up to Simatai Great Wall to enjoy the night view. Only towers 5 and 6 are open to visitors and they are relatively flat and safe at night. The tour will last about 1 hour.

After the tour we will transfer you back to your hotel.

Attractions: The Summer Palace

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

After breakfast, our guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel at the agreed time,we will drive to the outskirts of Beijing. 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.

Attractions: No

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: No

At the end of the tour, your trip to Beijing will come to an end. Near check-in time our tour guide will take you to the airport and you will be ready to go home.