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12 Days Private Tour of Beijing - Xi'an - Chongqing - Yangtze River Cruise - Yichang - Shanghai

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12 Days Private Tour of Beijing - Xi'an - Chongqing - Yangtze River Cruise - Yichang - Shanghai
Tour Type: Private Tour, any part of the itinerary can be customized
Guide & Driver: English-speaking guide, experienced driver with an air-conditioned vehicle

Highlights:
Must-see sights in China - Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Army.
Enjoy a la carte meals at superb restaurants & taste authentic Chinese food.
Savor majestic beauty of Yangtze River & admire the amazing Dam Project.
View the soaring city skylines and feel the pulse of modern Shanghai.

US Dollar $ 3309 US Dollar $ 2971

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Itinerary

Day 1 Arrival in Beijing

Day 1 Arrival in Beijing
Welcome to Beijing! Our guide will greet you warmly outside Customs of the airport after you retrieve your luggage and clear Customs, and then transfer you to the hotel by a comfortable and air-conditioned vehicle. Considering that you may feel tired after the long flight, we will not arrange any activities during the remaining time of the day. Have a good rest in the hotel and start energetically tomorrow.

If you feel all right, our guide will be happy to give suggestions on good restaurants and places to explore nearby. If you have questions such as money issues, transportations, safety concerns or anything you want to know, just ask the expert guide who is ready to provide all information you need.

Accommodation: Beijing New World Centre Tongpai Hotel 4 Stars Hotel

This trip can be customized to meet your individual needs!

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza Beijing Chaoyang U-Town 5 Stars Hotel

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2sd day

Beijing

Day 2 Beijing

After breakfast, your guided tour of China will officially start with a leisurely stroll on the world's largest city square, Tiananmen Square. Then, the guide will escort you to walk north to visit the famous Forbidden City, namely Palace Museum. Our guide is knowledgeable with over 10 years’ rich experience. In addition to showing you among the gorgeous imperial architecture and cultural relics of more than 600 years ago, he or she will tell you a lot of interesting stories behind them.

★ A La Carte Welcome Lunch to Taste Local Flavors To offer you authentic and diversified Chinese food, we will arrange an a la carte meal at a carefully selected restaurant highly ranked by locals, instead of at those tourist eateries as most agencies aredoing now. This noon, an a la carte welcome lunch (valued at CNY150.00 per person and included in our price) will be waiting for you and their specialty, Peking Duck is really worthy trying.

In the afternoon, firstly visit Yonghe Temple. One of the most precious treasures there is the giant standing Buddha in Wanfo Hall. The solemn Buddha is 26 meters (85 feet) tall, 18 meters (59 feet) above ground and 8 meters (26 feet) under, carved out of a single sandalwood tree. It is said that it took 3 years to transport the wood from Tibet to the temple. Then, continue to explore Temple of Heaven, the altar where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368 - 1911) prayed the God of Heaven for good harvests. It was so vast that a temporary runway for airplanes was once built inside. The location of the runway is still visible currently west to the Circular Mound Altar and south to the south wall of Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests. To build it, the serried cypresses were chopped down, and the southeast of the temple complex was cleared. Fortunately, it was not used for long, 2 months only, so we can still have this grand temple complex on this planet.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte welcome lunch

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3rd. day

Beijing

After breakfast, drive out of the downtown to visit one of the world’s greatest heritage sites - Mutianyu Great Wall. As one of the best-preserved sections of the Great Wall of China, Mutianyu gained its fame for its solidity and strategic importance. When walking on it, you will be impressed by the winding but majestic views. To save you time and effort, a round-way cable car ride will be included, or you can choose to take a chairlift up and a toboggan down, which is somehow challenging but more exciting.

As it will be too late for lunch after going back to downtown, so the guide will leave you some time to have lunch after coming down from the Great Wall. There are some restaurants at the foot and the guide will be glad to offer suggestions.

On the way back to downtown, the driver will stop by for you to see the full view of Bird's Nest (Olympic National Stadium), which was the major venue for the 2008 Olympic Games.

At last, have a Hutong tour at Shichahai to experience the old Beijingers’ life by taking a special rickshaw ride through the traditional alleyways. We will also specially arrange a visit to a family living in a Siheyuan courtyard there, for you to learn some local customs and traditions.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

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4th. Day

Beijing to Xi'an by High Speed Train

Day 4 Beijing to Xi'an by High Speed Train

This morning will be spent in Summer Palace. It was originally built by Emperor Qianlong (1711 - 1799) to celebrate his mother’s 60th birthday, so the main sites there, Kunming Lake was made into the shape of a traditional Chinese birthday peach while the hill was renamed Longevity Hill, expressing the emperor’s best wishes to his mom. In this well-preserved imperial garden, you will be fascinated by graceful landscapes and magnificent constructions by the lake or on the mountains.

In the afternoon, the guide and driver will transfer you to the railway station for your onward high speed train to Xi'an. The travel time of the high speed trains varies from 4.5 to 5.5 hours and we always try our best to book the one with the shortest. Upon your arrival, our local guide will meet you and then transfer you to the hotel reserved ahead of time.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

Accommodation: Holiday Inn Xian Big Goose Pagoda 4 Stars Hotel

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Accommodation: Crowne Plaza Xi'an 5 Stars Hotel

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5th. Day

Xi'an

Day 5 Xi'an
In the morning, your guide will escort you to explore the World's Eighth Wonder, Terracotta Army Museum. It is about an hour’s drive away from downtown. En route, the guide will tell you some interesting stories about the grand army. While inside, observe carefully and you will find out that all the figures and horses have distinct facial expressions and positions. Lunch will be on your own and our guide will gladly assist. Believe it or not, you eat better than Qin Shi Huang (259 - 210 BC), the first emperor of China and the owner of the Terracotta Army. The Emperor had two meals a day, at which he couldn’t eat much beef, as bulls were valuable productive forces used for farming. Moreover, cooking methods were limited to only several ones like grilling and boiling at that time. The most popular stir-frying was not invented until Song dynasty (960 – 1279 AD). So, relish your life, as you have more diverse choices for your meals even than the founder of the Qin Empire (221 - 207 BC).

To make the Terracotta Army tour more memorable, we will arrange two special activities thereafter.

► Visit Terracotta Army’s Discoverer After being buried underground for about 2,200 years, the Terracotta Army was accidentally discovered by Mr. Yang Zhifa, a peasant living nearby, when digging a well in 1974. When the 42nd president of US, Bill Clinton visited the site in 1998, Mr. Yang was invited to tell the great discovery in person. Today, you will have the similar experience with the president while visiting Mr. Yang’s home. The family visit will be even more impressive because you will see the hue digging out the first warrior.

► Make Yourself a Mini Terracotta Figure Next, go to a local workshop to make a terracotta soldier or a general with the guidance of an artisan. As it takes 10-14 days to make a replica 1:1 to the real terracotta figure, you will make a mini one about 11 cm (4 in) tall, taking around 40 minutes. After being finished, carve your logo or name on it and bring it home as a special souvenir.

After that, drive back to downtown Xi'an and continue to visit Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, a holy Buddhist pagoda. It is about 65 meters (212 feet) high after several renovations, and has been a landmark of the ancient city. Then walk south for a while to the adjacent Great Tang All Day Mall. The architectures there are all in Tang Dynasty (618 - 907) style and there are many interesting performances and entertainment facilities to enjoy. At the end of the day, send you back to the hotel. If you want to stay longer, the guide will kindly tell you the way back to the hotel before leaving.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

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6th. Day

Xi'an

Day 6 Xi'an
After breakfast, explore the core area of ancient Xi’an city. First, go to City Wall Park, where locals, especially elders do morning exercises and have fun like sword dancing, practicing Tai Chi, and playing musical instruments. You can join them to try some basic moves of Tai Chi.

Then ascend the well-preserved ancient City Wall. It is in square, with a perimeter of 13.74 kilometers (8.54 miles) and a height of 12 meters (39.4 feet), well protecting the people living inside from attacks in ancient times. Take a walk on the Wall to see how it worked as a defensive line. Cycling on the ancient wall is also very popular among visitors. If you prefer it, the guide will assist you to rent a bike.

Next, move on to visit Great Mosque, which perfectly compromises the merits of Chinese and Islamic cultures and is said to be the only Islamic mosque adopting Chinese style in the world. It is right located in the lively Muslim Quarter, the best food street to savor local snacks in Xi’an. To satisfy your appetite to the full extent, we will serve today’s lunch in a popular restaurant there, where a variety of local snacks are available.

Today’s last stop will be Shaanxi History Museum, which offers an overview of the thousands of years of Chinese history and the splendid ancient cultures through 1,717,950 pieces of relics.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Local flavor lunch

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12th. Day

Departure from Shanghai

Day 12 Departure from Shanghai
Today you will prepare for your homebound flight. Our guide and driver will meet you in the hotel at the appointed time and see you off at the airport. If you wish to extend your China tour package to other destinations, please contact our travel consultant to further discuss. We wish you a pleasant journey home!

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

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12 Days Private Tour of Beijing - Xi'an - Chongqing - Yangtze River Cruise - Yichang - Shanghai
Tour Type: Private Tour, any part of the itinerary can be customized
Guide & Driver: English-speaking guide, experienced driver with an air-conditioned vehicle

Highlights:
Must-see sights in China - Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Army.
Enjoy a la carte meals at superb restaurants & taste authentic Chinese food.
Savor majestic beauty of Yangtze River & admire the amazing Dam Project.
View the soaring city skylines and feel the pulse of modern Shanghai.

US Dollar $ 3309 US Dollar $ 2971

Price Includes

Domestic airfares & train fare
Hotel accommodation with breakfasts
A la carte lunches as itinerary specifies
Private English-speaking guides
Private drivers & air-conditioned vehicles
Entrance fees to tourist sites
Yangtze River cruise with full board

Price Excludes

International airfares
Entry Visa fees
Personal expenses
Tips or gratuities for guides and drivers


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