Affordable Series C: 14 Days Ancient China and Picturesque Guilin Tour from $2589
Most highlights of Chinese historic sites such as less touched Great Wall at Mutianyu Section, hiking or cable car up/down, Forbidden City, Leisure Hutong Rickshaw tour, Chinese Dumpling making at a local Hutong Resident; Visit the Terra-cotta Soldier Warriors, the Ancient City Wall (biking on it) and the Big Geese Pagoda Tower; Move to the Majestic Li River cruise in Guilin and take a leisure shore excursion on the Terraced field Longji, biking around the villages and farm land in Yangshuo; Visit old part of Shanghai, try the Maglev train and one day to a quiet and famous water town Xitang Village. Quality four star hotels located centrally, personal excellent guide and car, a la cart meals with our sophisticated service.
Tour Code: AFD-C Commencement Date: At your discretion Tour Type: Private & Customizable
Day 1 Arrive at Beijing Flight: TBA BY YOURSELF
Today’s Tour: Wangfujing Street, Nanluoguxiang Hutong, Airport/train Station To Hotel Transfer Accommodation: Sunworld Hotel Beijing
Detailed Description- Sunworld Hotel Beijing:
With 308 luxuriant rooms and suites of various kinds Superior Rooms, which feature tasteful decor, enhanced by elegant furnishings, including one double bed or twin beds. Amenities include coffee/tea maker, international direct phone calls, voicemail, cable TV, hairdryer, and refrigerator.
- Wangfujing Street:
Stretching from Dongan Street in the south to the Chinese Art Gallery in the north, Wangfujing Street is the most famous shopping center in Beijing. This 810-meter long street is called “China No.1 Street” due to the large number of shops and the large flow of customers. It is well-known all over China for its comprehensiveness, fashion, high quality and sophisticated cultural activities.
- Nanluoguxiang Hutong:
Nanluogu Xiang (South Gong and Drum Lane, Nanluogu Alley) is among one of the oldest hutongs around and has a history of over 800 years. This 800-meter long North-South alleyway is filled with bars, cafes, restaurants, artsy little shops, souvenir shops and cute boutiques. It's worth to spend an hour or two walking through the little alley ways and hutongs around it.
- Airport/train Station To Hotel Transfer:
You will be met by your English-speaking guide and escorted to your hotel. Have a welcome dinner and get to know your guide and the city, check your itinerary with the guide, and begin your wonderful journey!
- Sunworld Hotel Beijing:
Day 2 Beijing (B,L)
Today’s Tour: Tiananmen Square, Temple of Heaven , Forbidden City (With Treasure House & Hall of Clocks and Watches), Panjiayuan Market Today’s Meals: Breakfast at your hotel, Chinese Lunch,
Detailed Description- Tiananmen Square:
The heart of urban Beijing and large enough to accommodate an assembly of one million people. It stands in front of the Forbidden City, at its north the Tiananmen Rostrum, from which imperial decrees were promulgated.
- Temple of Heaven :
a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design which simply and graphically illustrates a cosmogony of great importance for the evolution of one of the world's great civilizations, and had a profound influence on architecture and planning in the Far East over many centuries. You can see lots of Beijingers practicing Taichi in the morning and you can join them.
- Forbidden City (With Treasure House & Hall of Clocks and Watches):
Built between 1406 and 1420, the Forbidden City was the palace of the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties, a period extending over 500 years. The atmosphere created by the many temples, halls and courtyards - not to mention the colors of the tiles, roofs and painted wood - is unique, leaving you with a lasting impression of imperial China. The palace has over 9000 rooms. Treasure Houses takes up about 220 square metres. There are more than 440 treasures on display belonged to Qing dynasty royalty,most of which have not never been on display in the past time. Hall of Clocks and Wathches: It is located in the east of the Inner Court outside the Gate of Respect Movement (Jing Yun Men). This exhibition hall houses about 200 clocks and watches from the imperial collection. Those watches and clocks are mostly made in Switzerland, England, France, the U.S and Japan, with some Chinese made timepieces on display as well.
- Panjiayuan Market :
Panjiayuan Market is the biggest flea market in China. Sellers in the market are from a variety of backgrounds, such as the following ethnic minority groups: Hui, Miao, Dong, Uyghur, Mongolian, and Korean. You can find as many collectables here as you want with a reasonable price.(The best time to visit Panjiayuan Market is at weekend.)
- Tiananmen Square:
Day 3 Beijing (B,L,D)
Today’s Tour: Cable Car at Mutianyu Great Wall (Round Trip), Ding Tomb(about 1 hour drive, be careful of the slippery steps), Mutianyu Great Wall Today’s Meals: Breakfast at your hotel, Chinese Lunch, Dinner at Peking Duck
Detailed Description-
Peking Duck: Have a your dinner at Quanjude Peking Duck Restaurant. Peking Roast Duck (Beijing kao ya) is considered to be one of the most delicious dishes all over China. It is famous for its brown color, tender meat, mellow taste, and agreeable fatness. It’d be a great loss for visitors to Beijing if they miss to taste it.
- Cable Car at Mutianyu Great Wall (Round Trip):
You can take cable car up and down to experience a birdview of the less untouched Great Wall at Mutianyu section.
- Ding Tomb(about 1 hour drive, be careful of the slippery steps):
Also known as the “13 Tombs”, this is the burial site of 13 Emperors of the Ming Dynasty. The tombs are located at the Tianshou Mountain of Changping District. From 1409, the first tomb called “Changling Tomb” was built and the last tomb called “Siling Tomb” was constructed in 1644. Altogether, there are now 13 tombs of Emperors, 23 of Empresses, 2 of Princes, about 30 concubines, and eunuch.
- Mutianyu Great Wall:
Located in Huairou County 70km northeast of Beijing, Mutianyu section of Great Wall is connected with Juyongguan Pass in the west and Gubeikou Gateway in the east. As one of the best-preserved parts of the Great Wall, Mutianyu section of Great Wall used to serve as the northern barrier defending the capital and the imperial tombs. First built in the mid-6th during the Northern Qi dynasty, Mutianyu Great Wall is older, less crowded, more original than Badaling Great Wall. (less crownded, about 2.5 hours drive, comfort for seniors by taking cable car up and down)
- Cable Car at Mutianyu Great Wall (Round Trip):
Day 4 Beijing (B,L)
Today’s Tour: Chinese Dumpling Making At Hutong, Hutong Tour Today’s Meals: Breakfast at your hotel, Chinese Lunch,
Detailed Description- Chinese Dumpling Making At Hutong:
The jiaozi is a Chinese dumpling which consists of meat and minced vegetables wrapped into a piece of dough. Popular meat fillings include shrimp, ground lamb, ground pork, ground beef, and even fish. Jiaozi are usually steamed or boiled. If they are fried, they are called potstickers. Compared to wontons, jiaozis have a thicker skin and are longer.
You will have about 1 to 2 hours Chinese Dumpling making at a local Beijinger' in Hutong. They are local Beijingers but they know how to teach you make the dumpling as well as ways to enjoy it.
- Hutong Tour:
You will travel by taking a rickshaw or called pedicab, visit a local famliy in a traditional courtyard, talk to the host and hostess, perhaps on your are interested in topics such as a beijinger's daily life, etc. Finally we will climp up the Drum Tower where you can have a bird's eye view of the old Beijing city.
- Chinese Dumpling Making At Hutong:
Day 5 Beijing - Xian (B,L) Flight: TBA BY US
Today’s Tour: Hanyang Mausoleum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda Today’s Meals: Breakfast at your hotel, Chinese Lunch, Accommodation: Xian Belltower Hotel
Detailed Description- Xian Belltower Hotel:
Bell Tower Hotel Xian is a hang four star hotel Xian according to five star hotel standard, which is sponsored by mainland China & Hong Kong. It opened in 1983 and refurbished in 2003. Bell Tower Hotel Xian is enjoys a very advantageous location. It is only 100 meters from Airport Shuttle Start Station. Bell Tower Hotel Xian is located in the booming downtown area of Xian, belonging to the hot center of Xian. Staying in Bell Tower Hotel Xian , you can overlook the beauty of Bell Tower Square interweaving history and modern and famous Bell Tower, a building of Ming Dynasty only within 100 meters' distance.
- Hanyang Mausoleum:
The underground Hangyang Mausoleum Museum covers 7,850 square meters. 10 pits surrounding the Emperor’s tomb are displayed. Visitors can see pottery warriors, animals, horses and chariots. There are more and more excavations waiting to be exhibited. They present to tourists the whole prosperous stage of “Wen-jing zhi zhi” (the reigns of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing), including the customs and civilization of the Han Dynasty.
- Big Wild Goose Pagoda:
It was initially built in 652 during the Tang Dynasty and was rebuilt in 704 during the reign of Empress Wu Zetian, adding 5 stories. After an earthquake, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was repaired during the Ming Dynasty in a large scale. Currently, the pagoda is 64 meters high it offers the gorgeous views of Xi’an looking from the top.
- Xian Belltower Hotel:
Day 6 Xian (B,L)
Today’s Tour: Terra Cotta Warriors Museum , Forest of Stone Steles, Xian City Wall Today’s Meals: Breakfast at your hotel, Chinese Lunch,
Detailed Description- Terra Cotta Warriors Museum :
The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses of Qinshihuang (the First Emperor of China of the Qin Dynasty) can be traced back to 210 BC. The pits of them were discovered in 1974 by local farmers near Xi’an City. They are close to the Qinshihuang Mausoleum. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses are funerary clay figures buried with the First Qinshihuang, the purpose of which was to help rule another empire with Qinshihuang after his death.
- Forest of Stone Steles:
The biggest collection of stone books in China, the Stele Museum was set up in 1090AD to protect the scriptures of Tang Dynasty. More than 2,300 pieces of art works from 8 dynasties are displayed here. As there are so many stone tablets standing together, Chinese call it Stone Tablet Forest or Stele Forest. It is also the earliest museum of its kind in China.
- Xian City Wall :
Xian City Wall is the best-preserved ancient city wall in China and also the largest and most complete military facility in the world. You can hire a bike and bike on it. But we do not recommend that as it damages the wall.
- Terra Cotta Warriors Museum :
Day 7 Xian - Guilin (B,L) Flight:TBA by us
Today’s Tour: Night of Guilin Today’s Meals: Breakfast at your hotel, Chinese Lunch, Accommodation: Gulin Bravo Hotel
Detailed Description- Gulin Bravo Hotel:
The Guilin Bravo Hotel (form erly Holiday lnn Guilin) is located along the lake area in the city center. At night, the colorful lights lying along the lake like strings of pearls create a fairyland effect. As for shopping convenience, the Guilin Bravo Hotel is only ten minutes from the night market and the city center on the BanyanLake Park(Ronghu).
- Night of Guilin:
We’d like to recommend you to enjoy the night scenery of Gulin because it’s beautiful. Walking along Zhengyang Pedestrian Street, the Shahu Lake where the Sun and Moon Tower standing, and the Ronghu Lake where the Ancient Gunan Gate standing is an impressive night journey.
- Gulin Bravo Hotel:
Day 8 Guilin - Longji Terraced Fields (B,L)
Today’s Tour: Terraced Fields at Pingan Village(about 2.30 hours from downtown, about 40 minutes upward stone steps excursion) Today’s Meals: Breakfast at your hotel, Chinese Lunch, Accommodation: Star Wish Resort
Detailed Description- Star Wish Resort:
Longji Star-wish Resort is located in Pingan village, sitting on almost top of the mountain, a few steps away from the famous attraction of Seven Star Accompanying Moon. The Star-wish Resort is a 5 storey building, which is a typical Chinese Zhuang minority resident style architecture——wooden storey house. All rooms are at ground 1-4 floors; Service Counter, Dining Hall, DIY Kitchen, Reading Bar are on the first floor; Beer Rooftop Garden is on the fourth floor and the drink station is under ground floor. The communal living room is on the first floor, including dining room and Reading, Internet Bar; the Rooftop Garden Bar is on the fourth floor. The hotel will offer gourmet meals featuring in Western, Chinese and Local cuisines. And communal kitchen facilities for yourself cook or you can learn Chinese cooking with the chef, this is a chance to bring part of a holiday home with you.
- Terraced Fields at Pingan Village(about 2.30 hours from downtown, about 40 minutes upward stone steps excursion):
One Day Longsheng tour for Ethnic Tribes Culture expedition. Depart from the hotel in the morning, after 2.5 hours driving; you will get to the Minority village Pingan near Longsheng. Hundreds upwards steps to walk. Visit Zhuang and Yao Minority tribes’ villages, local residents. You will enjoy the beautiful terraced rice fields after getting to the summit of Longji (Dragon's backbone).The terraced rice fields were first built in the Yuan Dynasty ( about 800 years ago) and completed in the Qing dynasty as the crystallization of the wisdom and labor of the Zhuang people. The terraced fields are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountaintop, with the highest place of an elevation of 885m and the lowest 380m. The coiling line spirals up from the mountain foot to the top, making the mountain looks like huge snail seen afar.
- Star Wish Resort:
Day 9 Longji Terraced Fields - Guilin (B,L)
Today’s Tour: Sanjiang Chengyang Wind & Rain Bridge and Minority Villages Drum Towers Today’s Meals: Breakfast at your hotel, Chinese Lunch, Accommodation: Gulin Bravo Hotel
Detailed Description- Gulin Bravo Hotel:
The Guilin Bravo Hotel (form erly Holiday lnn Guilin) is located along the lake area in the city center. At night, the colorful lights lying along the lake like strings of pearls create a fairyland effect. As for shopping convenience, the Guilin Bravo Hotel is only ten minutes from the night market and the city center on the BanyanLake Park(Ronghu).
- Sanjiang Chengyang Wind & Rain Bridge and Minority Villages Drum Towers:
Located in Chengyang Village, Linxi Township of the Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, the bridge is listed as one of the three famous ancient bridges in China. Built in 1912, this semi-permanent bridge has stone piers and wooden girders and pavilions connected by a tile-roofed corridor. The most interesting thing is to walking around the ethnic villages, visit some drum towers, pay a visit to a local house, go to a school where can learn their daily life! If you are lucky enough, you might be able to see very traditional fairs such as Wedding, etc which is a live local culture you ever forget!
- Gulin Bravo Hotel:
Day 10 Guilin - Yangshuo (B,L)
Today’s Tour: Li River Cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo Begins at 9:30 AM (about 4.30 hours), West Street Today’s Meals: Breakfast at your hotel, Chinese Lunch, Accommodation: Yangshuo Green Lotus Hotel
Detailed Description- Yangshuo Green Lotus Hotel:
Located at the foot of the Green Lotus Peak in Yangshuo, where bears the famous saying, "Guilin's Landscape tops those elsewhere, while Yangshuo's landscape tops that of Guilin", and on the bank of the Li River, Yangshuo Green Lotus Hotel is a top luxury hotel integrating the natural beauty of mountains and rivers and the local minority peoples' architectural feature, which is also designed and established according to the standards of the national five-star hotel.
- Li River Cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo Begins at 9:30 AM (about 4.30 hours):
A picturesque Li River Cruise from Zhujiang Dock Guilin to dock Xingping(ancient town) which takes about 4.30 hours. Disembark and visit Fishing village that former US president Clinton visited in 1998 and enjoy a short walking in the ancient streets in Xingping town. You will be escorted to Fuli, another ancient town along Li River where you could see how world famous fans made, and then back to Yangshuo in the afternoon.
- West Street:
With a history of over 1,400 years and located in the center of the town, Yangshuo West Street is the busiest as well as the oldest street in the town; As China continues to open to the outside world, this little town attracts more and more foreigners with its unique mix of culture and, gradually, the street has become a center for cultural exchange between the east and west.
- Yangshuo Green Lotus Hotel:
Day 11 Yangshuo - Guilin - Shanghai (B,L) Flight: TBA BY US
Today’s Tour: Yu Garden, Chenghuang Miao Today’s Meals: Breakfast at your hotel, Chinese Lunch, Accommodation: The Bund Hotel Shanghai
Detailed Description- The Bund Hotel Shanghai:
The Bund Hotel is a business hotel, built according to 4-star international standard. It is located in the heart of downtown city of Shanghai, with 5 minutes walking distance to the famous "Bund" and "Pedestrian Street" of Nanjing Road, and 5 minutes driving distance to the Pudong District, you can easy arrive at Liujiazui Business Center and the beautiful Oriental Pearl Tower. 5 minutes walking distance from the Bund and Pedestrian Street of Nanjing Road.
- Yu Garden:
Yuyuan Garden locates near the City God Temple in Shanghai. It is one of the more exquisite gardens in Southern China with a history of over 40 years. Although repaired for many times, each hall, pavilion, stream, stone and so on in the garden expresses the essence of the landscape design of the Ming and Qing Dynasty in Southern China.
- Chenghuang Miao:
Shanghai City God Temple (Chenghuang Miao) is a Taoist temple known for its long history and grand architecture. The temple is also a traditionally commercial district that hosts annual temple fair events and a range of shops, restaurants, teahouses. Most of the buildings of the stores have a history of more than a hundred years old.
- The Bund Hotel Shanghai:
Day 12 Shanghai (B,L)
Today’s Tour: Jinmao Tower(Top View), Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, Jade Buddha Temple, Household Community and Local Family Visit Today’s Meals: Breakfast at your hotel, Chinese Lunch,
Detailed Description- Jinmao Tower(Top View):
Shanghai Jin Mao Tower, 420.5 meters in height, is the third highest building in mainland China. It is an intelligent building combining office space, hotel, and exhibition center, entertainment, sightseeing, and shopping together. The five-star Shanghai Grand Hyatt Hotel, occupying from floor 53 to floor 87 with 555 rooms, is the highlight of the Jin Mao Tower.
- Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall:
Located on People’s Square, the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall displays the overall urban planning and development of Shanghai and besides exhibitions, it offers data searching, education, leisure, and sightseeing services. A 1:200 giant model of the city center which takes up an area of 800 square meters is displayed.
- Jade Buddha Temple:
There are two jade Buddha statues in the Jade Buddha Temple which were imported from Burma in 1882: the sitting Buddha and the reclining Buddha. They are considered as treasure in the art of Buddhism. The Tripitaka Sutra published in the reign of Emperor Qianlong is kept in the Jade Buddha Temple in full text, consisting of 7,000 volumes in total. There are also the Meditation Hall, Vegetarian Canteen, Charity and Virtue Hall, Bronze Buddha Hall and Hall of Goddess of Mercy and so on.
- Household Community and Local Family Visit:
A way to experience and learn a real Shanghai. How they spend their spare time, how they work, how the seniors and children live together...
- Jinmao Tower(Top View):
Day 13 Shanghai (B,L)
Today’s Tour: Xitang Ancient Water Town, Cruise Tour at Xitang Today’s Meals: Breakfast at your hotel, Chinese Lunch,
Detailed Description- Xitang Ancient Water Town:
Being one of the 6 ancient towns in Southern China, Xitang is town with natural scenery in Jiashan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Proviince. Xitang Ancient Town is less than 100 kilometers away from the city center of Shanghai, Suzhou, and Hangzhou. The biggest difference of Xitang from other ancient towns is that all the corridor streets by the rivers have ceilings. The length of the ceilinged corridors is about 1,000 meters. Another difference is that in this waterside town, residents make full use of every piece of land available. The shops or houses are very close to one another, forming about 120 narrow alleys, only letting through 2 people at a time.
- Cruise Tour at Xitang:
You will enjoy a cruise in Xitang to enjoy the very famous ancient water town there.
- Xitang Ancient Water Town:
Day 14 Departure Shanghai (B) Flight: TBA BY YOURSELF
Today’s Tour: Hotel to Airport/Train Station Transfer Today’s Meals: Breakfast at your hotel
Detailed Description- Hotel to Airport/Train Station Transfer:
You will be escorted to the airport/train station for your flight/train to your next destination. Please double check your luggage, stuffs, visa and passport.
- Hotel to Airport/Train Station Transfer:
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| Your Group Size | Half Twin Price ( Low Seson) | Half Twin Price ( High Season) | Inquiry/Customize |
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| 2 - 5 Persons | $ 2589 | $ 2237 | |
| 6 - 9 Persons | $ 2173 | $ 1820 | |
| 10 Up Persons | $ 1913 | $ 1561 | |
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