China 13 Days Private All Inclusive Tour of Beijing, Shanghai, Jiuzhaigou, Chengdu and Huangshan

Attractions: Not Included

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

Beijing Airport Parking Lot

Upon your arrival in Beijing, your guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. Relax in the hotel during the remainder of the day, or you can have a self-exploration with suggestions from your guide.

Attractions: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, Jingshan Park, Temple of Heaven, Panjiayuan Antique Market

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

After breakfast, you will be picked up at your hotel. Then, start to explore the historical face of Beijing with a brief visit to Tiananmen Square which is now the largest city plaza in the world. Tiananmen Gate on the northern square was the site where the Chairman Mao announced the establishment of the People's Republic of China.

Stepping into the Tiananmen, you will see one of the world’s 5 most important palaces – Forbidden City (Palace Museum), a huge palace complex of more than 9,000 rooms where 24 emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties used to live in. Pass through various doorways to admire the magnificent and well preserved buildings decorated with yellow glazed tile roof, white marble base and splendid colorful paintings.

After Forbidden City exploration, take a short visit to Jingshan Park and Panjiayuan Antique Market where you can get a nice shot of one watchtower of Forbidden City and take a panoramic view of Forbidden City.In the afternoon, drive about 40 minutes to the outskirts of Beijing to spend an enjoyable time in Temple of Heaven, which is the masterpiece of ancient times and China's existing largest structure for sacrifice to heaven. You could also see lots of local residents doing exercises in the square and full of vigor.In the visit of Temple of Heaven, you will be astonished by the exquisite ancient Chinese architectures. 

Attractions: Mutianyu Great Wall, Olympic Park, The exterior Bird Nest and Water Cube

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Bejing

This morning you will be taken to Mutianyu Great Wall to experience at first hand the wonder of the Great Wall. The round-trip cable car will be arranged. Standing on the wall and looking at it stretching up and down into boundless distance is an exciting experience and will leave you a life-long memory. Lunch is on your own and your guide will gladly assist.

Afterwards, we visit the famous National Museum of China, one of the largest museums in the world, playing an important role in displaying systematically Chinese culture, cultivating national spirit, leading the development of the cultural relics and museum field. The number of collections in the museum is more than 120 million pieces, being the richest museums with the largest number of collections. There are a total of 48 exhibition halls and there are exhibitions showing the collections and Chinese culture often. It is closed on Monday. 

Attractions: Summer Palace, Hutongs

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Jiuzhaigou

You will be met at the hotel lobby and enjoy half day leisure tour before leaving Beijing.Visit Summer Palace, the largest and best-preserved royal garden in China. Stroll around ancient pavilions, mansions, temples, bridges and corridors. Feast your eyes on the vast lotus in Kunming Lake and the colored paintings in Long Corridor.Then we move to a less commercial Hutong nearby. A short walking (around 30mins) along the authentic Hutong will give you a deep impression of the local residents’ live.

After that, step into the pure Hutong nearby and pretend to be a real Beijinger for a while. A La Carte lunch at a local popular restaurant, atmosphere might be loud but  the food is tasty.After lunch, be transferred to the airport for afternoon flight to Jiuzhaigou. Your tour guide will wait for you at the airport and help you to transfer to the hotel.

Attractions: Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve

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Hotel: Overnight in Jiuzhaigou

Our guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby and start to explore the fairyland and national treasure.Take full day excursion into Jiuzhaigou valley with your guide accompanying. Take a shuttle bus from Lantian Station to the Long Lake, then walk around and enjoy the Long lake & the Five-colour Pool. After that, take a shuttle bus from Five-colour Pool to Nuorilang Waterfall.

Lunch time will be served at Nuorilang Service Center in the park. You can also choose to have a picnic lunch at stopover site.Continue your hiking tour in the afternoon and feel relaxed without pushing at all. Walk to the Nuorilang Waterfall  for a visit before taking a shuttle bus from Nuorilang to Shuzheng Lake, visit the Rhino Lake, Tiger Lake, Shuzheng Fall and Princess Lake along the way in the bus . Then walk around and enjoy the Shuzheng Lake, the Shuzheng Valley, Take a shuttle bus  From Shuzheng Lake to Shuanglong Lake for a visit to the Shuanglong Waterfall.Finally take a shuttle bus back to the Lantian Station, and visit the Reed Lake, Bonsai Shoal and Mirror Cliff along the way in the bus. Relax in the hotel. The Tibetan dancing show will be an optional activity for you in the evening.

Attractions: Huanglong National Park

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Chengdu

Situated in the Minshan Mountains in northwestern Sichuan Province. Huanglong National Park is a travertine ridge that gradually rises from south to north, and the terrain is very much like a lofty dragon, resting in the crystal embrace of snow peaks and glaciers. Based on the grand surface travertine landscape, it is the world's largest, best preserved and colorful karst landform classic. Scenic spot: Huanglong Headquarters.

At the top (3556 m) of the valley lies the best highlight - Five-Color Ponds. The upper half of the pool is blue, the lower half is orange-red, colorful, small and exquisite, and the five flowers of the Rize Ditch is comparable.

There still a long way from the entrance and Five-Color Ponds. If you choose to hike, it may take you 6 hours. But we don’t recommend that, it is time-consuming and frustrated, we highly suggest you to take cable car directly to the top, and then walk down the Valley to enjoy the scenery.After about 3-hour sightseeing in the valley, you will leave the park and drive about 2 hours to Jiuzhaigou to check in your hotel.

Attractions: Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Renmin Park, Jinli Old Street

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Chengdu

This morning you will make a stirring visit to Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding which is the world famous scientific research and breeding base, public education base and educational tourism base. To truly experience the slow life of Chengdu people, you must go to the "Renmin Park". Experience the authentic "city life" and feel the daily life of Chengdu people. You can go directly to the People's Park.

Next is an impressive trip to the famous Jinli Old Street. It is one of the historical and cultural neighborhoods in Chengdu. It retains the street layout and architectural style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and is one of the popular attractions for tourists to learn about Chengdu's traditional culture and experience the local characteristics.

Attractions: Leshan Giant Buddha

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Huangshan

In the morning, you will be picked up at your hotel, then be driven about 2 hours from Chengdu to visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site - Leshan Giant Buddha, also known as Lingyun Giant Buddha, is near the confluence of the Dadu, Qingyi and Minjiang rivers. The giant Buddha is the seated statue of Maitreya Buddha, with a height of 71 meters, which is the largest cliff stone statue in China.

Be transferred to Chengdu airport for evening flight to Huangshan. Upon arrival, be met by our guide and transferred directly to your hotel for rest.

Attractions: Mt. Huangshan: Lion Peak, Shixin Peak, Grand Canyon of Xihai

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Huangshan

Our guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby and start today’s exploration on Mt. Huangshan. Try your luck! You might have chance to see colorful sea of clouds which is the top view of Mt. Huangshan. Back to your hotel for short break and take cable car down to the foot of Mt. Huangshan.

Spend your afternoon and hike on Grand Canyon of Xihai (West Sea). Grand Canyon of Xihai is the highlights of scenic area in Yellow. Covering the most prime scenery of Xihai Scenic Area, it starts at Paiyun Pavilion, linking White Cloud Area at Fairy-walking Bridge and creating a breath-taking sightseeing route. It is a circular footpath for hiking and you will reach the hotel you stay at the end of the tour.

Attractions: Mt. Huangshan,Chengkan Ancient Village

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Huangshan

Get up earlier in the morning and go to Danxia Peak or nearby peak to watch the sunrise and sea of clouds. It is under the influence of weather. Try your luck! You might have chance to see colorful sea of clouds which is the top view of Mt. Huangshan. Back to your hotel for short break and take cable car down to the foot of Mt. Huangshan.Enjoy afternoon tour to Chengkan Ancient Village. The former name of Longxi, was built in the Three Kingdoms period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, more than 1,800 years ago, as early as in the Song Dynasty was the famous scholar Zhu Xi praised as: "the two sages of the Can, the first village in Jiangnan".

Attractions: Tunxi Old Street

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Shanghai

Morning at leisure on your own and explore Tunxi Old Street. Check out at noon time and be transferred to the train station for 4 hours bullet train to Shanghai. Your Shanghai tour guide will wait for you at the train station and help you to transfer to the hotel.

Attractions: Jade Buddha Temple, the exterior of Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai Old Street, The Bund

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Shanghai

This morning pay a visit to the Jade Buddha Temple, also known as Jade Buddha Zen Temple, located in Putuo District Anyuan Road, although the temple history is not long, but it is one of the most famous ancient temples in Shanghai, one of the four Buddhist temples in Shanghai. The Ruyi Wheel Guanyin statue of Jade Buddha Temple is located in the Hall of Great Compassion in the temple.Then we visit the Oriental Pearl which is located in Pudong New District, Shanghai, was built in 1994, is one of the landmark buildings and tourist attractions in Shanghai, the first batch of 5A tourist attractions in China. 

Then pay a visit to the Yuyuan Garden, Yu Garden was originally a private garden in the Ming Dynasty, which was built in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 400 years as of 2015. In the evening, we can stroll along the Shanghai Old Street and the bund to enjoy the fabulous night of Shanghai.

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Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Not Included

Free day at leisure and be transferred to the airport for return flight. We can arrange the Maglev train ride to Pudong airport if you are interested in, or we will drive you directly to the airport.