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11-Day Private Tour of Beijing – Xi'an – Zhangjiajie – Shanghai

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11-Day Private Tour of Beijing – Xi'an – Zhangjiajie – Shanghai
Tour type:Private tour, every part of the itinerary can be customized
Guide and Driver:English speaking guide,
experienced driver with air-conditioned vehicle


Highlights:
Must-see sights in China - the Chinese
Badaling Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Army.
Take a leisurely walk or an exciting bike ride along the time-honored city walls.
Discover the Avatar Hallelujah Mountain and experience the highest glass bridge in the world.
Cruise the Huangpu River and enjoy the impressive Shanghai skyline.

US Dollar $ 3119 US Dollar $ 2804

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Itinerary

Day 1 Arrival in Beijing

Day 1 Arrival in Beijing
Our professional guide will meet you at the Arrival Hall of the airport, holding a welcome sign with your name on. Afterwards, he or she will escort you to the carefully selected hotel by a comfortable private vehicle. En route, the guide will give you some basic introduction of Beijing city. After hotel check-in, you are free to enjoy the rest of the day as you like. You may have a good rest in the hotel and get prepared for the forthcoming tour; or stroll around to get familiar with the city.

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

Today's private China tour will begin with a visit to Tian’anmen Square, which is located in the heart of Beijing City. It is regarded as the world's largest square in downtown area. The Monument to the People's Heroes and the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall are here. You can also see the Great Hall of the People, the National Museum, and the Tian’anmen Tower around the Square.

Next, our guide will lead you to the Forbidden City right to the north of the Square, which is also known as Palace Museum. It was the royal palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368 – 1911 AD). As the best-preserved and the largest wooden royal architectural complex in the world, it also contains a large number of unique and priceless cultural relics. There are also many secrets to discover when you visit the complex. For instance, there is a small door under the terrace into Palace of Heavenly Purity. What was it used for? In rigid feudal hierarchy, it was the channel for the eunuchs and maids to go across in front of the palace fast. Sometimes, it was also the drainage tunnel when in a rainstorm. Emperor Tianqi in late Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644) liked to hide in the tunnel when playing hide-and-seek in his childhood.

★ Privileges of Our Guests ► Forbidden City is very popular, so it is not easy to buy the entry tickets. But take it easy. We will book them for you once they are released, to ensure a smooth trip. ► When inside, our guide will accompany you to sightsee along the best route proved by tons of millions of visitors. He or she will also adjust the route based on your preference. ► The visiting time we have planned is at least 2 hours, so as to cover all important palaces. You are the boss and you decide how long to sightsee there.

★ A La Carte Welcome Lunch with Peking Duck At noon, enjoy a delicious a la carte welcome lunch (valued at CNY150 per person and included in our price). The restaurant we have selected for you is a noted restaurant welcomed among locals, instead of those touristy eateries with low quality. The dishes are rich and distinctive, and prices reasonable. Peaking Roast Duck is one of their specialties. The guide will assist you with the ordering and give you some other recommendations based on your flavor. You can look forward to more authentic and tasty Chinese food in the following days. Give some hints: distinctive snacks in Xi’an and delicate and fresh dishes in Shanghai.

Next, proceed to Shichahai to see Hutongs. In order for you to better experience the life of old Beijingers, we will arrange a rickshaw ride along the traditional alleyways, which will last for around 40 minutes. Then, walk into the home of a family living in one of the traditional Siheyuan courtyards there, have a talk with the owner, and learn their daily lives.

Afterwards, the guide will accompany you to visit the Temple of Heaven which originally served as a place for emperors to worship the God of Heaven in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The most precious architectures inside are Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest and Circular Mound Altar. At present, it has developed into a large park for the locals to exercise and relax, so you can have a chance to blend in with local life there.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte welcome lunch

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3rd. day

Beijing

Today comes a climax of this private China tour. In the morning, the guide will accompany you to visit Great Wall, a landmark of China and an icon of Chinese nation. The section we have chosen for you is Badaling, the best-preserved and the most famous among all. Standing up there, you will see the Wall zigzagging on the mountain ridges into the distance, very grand and impressive.

Today's lunch will be on your own, and our guide will be happy to provide you some advice.

Afterwards, continue to explore Ming Tombs, the resting place of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). We will focus on its two highlights: Sacred Way and Dingling Tomb. Along the two sides of the Sacred Way, stand 12 stone human figures and 24 stone animals, guarding the tomb for centuries. Dingling Tomb is the only excavated tomb there and the guide will accompany you to go underground to see what treasures have been buried there.

At the end of the day, return to downtown and send you back to the hotel. En route, pass by the Bird's Nest where you can add more amazing photos to your travel album.

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

After breakfast, you will pack your luggage and check out from hotel. The guide will come to pick you up and escort you to visit the Summer Palace. It's a representative Chinese classic garden, as well as one of the best-preserved royal gardens of the country. The lake, mountain, woods, bridges, pavilions and more “get along so well” with each other, showing the super garden building skills of ancient Chinese artisans.

After that, the guide will escort you to the railway station and assist you to get on a high speed train to Xi'an. China high speed train is one of the world’s fastest and most advanced, so a must-try for overseas visitors. It takes about 4.5-5.5 hours on the way and those with shortest duration are always our prior choices.

Upon arrival in Xi’an, an ancient capital city with abundant historic relics, our local guide and driver will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel for check-in.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast



Accommodation: Holiday Inn Xian Big Goose Pagoda 4 Stars Hotel

This trip can be customized to meet your individual needs!

Accommodation: Wyndham Grand Xian Southl 5 Stars Hotel

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5th. Day

Xi'an

Day 5 Xi'an
Coming to Xi’an, one should never miss the Terracotta Army Museum. It is a grand military army built 2,200 years ago to protect Emperor Qin Shihuang (259 BC - 210 BC) - the first emperor of China in his afterlife. It is reputed as the Eighth Wonder in the world, not only because of its grandness, but also its high superb craftsmanship. Observing carefully and you will find the soldiers are all different from each other in hairstyles, face shapes, moustaches and more details.

Lunch is on your own, and the guide will give you some recommendations nearby.

★ Privilege of Our Guests ► The discovery of Terracotta Army is one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in 21st century. After lunch, the guide will accompany you to learn some stories behind the dramatic discovery right at the home of its discoverer, Mr. Yang Zhifa. Mr. Yang is a farmer living nearby and dug out a clay figure when digging a well in 1974. At his home, you will see the hue used to dig out the first clay warrior. ► Next, make a souvenir on your own for this Terracotta Army trip. At a local workshop, an artisan will guide you to make a mini terracotta figure. After being completed, you may follow the tradition of Qin artisans to carve your special symbol or name on it, and take it home.

After, return to downtown to visit the Small Wild Goose Pagoda and the adjacent Xi’an Museum. Although experiencing several earthquakes, the brick pagoda still stands there solid. This is because its base is round like a tumbler. What a smart design! Xi’an Museum collects nearly 130,000 pieces of historical relics, most of which are from Zhou Dynasty (11th century BC to 221 BC), Qin Dynasty (221 BC to 206 BC), Han Dynasty (206 BC to 220 AD), and Tang Dynasty (618 to 907). It also displays models of ancient Xi’an city in different time periods.

When the visit is over, send you back to the hotel.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast

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6th. Day

Xi'an - Xi'an to Zhangjiajie by Flight

Day 6 Xi'an - Xi'an to Zhangjiajie by Flight
After having breakfast in the hotel, the guide will lead you to the City Wall Park, where lots of local people do morning exercises. It is a good place to communicate with them and even join them to play Tai Chi or have other fun.

Afterwards, go up to the City Wall. It is not merely a wall, but a defensive system consisting of the wall, moat, suspension bridges, watch towers, gates, and more. Have a leisurely stroll to find where they are and what were they used for. The perimeter of the City Wall is 13.74 kilometers (8.5 miles), so many visitors choose to cycle along it. If you prefer it, the guide can assist you to rent a bike.

Next, move on to the Great Mosque combining typical Islamic and traditional Chinese architectural features. Later, have a stroll in the nearby Muslim Quarter. It is a food paradise, where all kinds of Xi’an snacks can be found. Surely, we will arrange for you a snack tour there, at a popular restaurant and varieties of mouth-watering snacks are ready for you to try.

In the afternoon, along the way to airport we will visit the Han Yang Ling Museum, also called Yangling Mausoleum of Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD). What makes it different is that the excavation areas are covered by glass. You can go underground and walk on the glass floor to see the excavation spot closely and clearly. If lucky, even see how the archaeologists work on the spot.

After, transfer you to the airport to take the flight to Zhangjiajie. Upon arrival, you will be picked up and transferred to the hotel directly by our local guide and driver.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Local flavor lunch

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7th. Day

Zhangjiajie

Day 7 Zhangjiajie
This whole day will be spent in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. Firstly, the guide will lead you to Yuanjiajie Scenic Area which is famous for the Southern Sky Column - the shooting spot of the famous movie Avatar.

★ Ride Bailong Elevator – World’s Highest Outdoor Lift Our guide will lead to take Bailong Elevator to reach the Yuanjiajie Scenic Area. It is the world’s highest outdoor elevator, with the height difference of 335 meters (1,099 feet). It takes only 66 seconds to the top. If climbing on foot, over 3 hours will be needed. If by car, 4-5 hours on the winding mountain road will be needed.

After visiting Yuanjiajie, take a sightseeing car to Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve, where you can find a large array of valuable and rare plants, as well as diverse animals. Later, head to Golden Whip Stream. This stream stretching for 5,710 meters (3.5 miles) is named after the Golden Whip Rock which looks exactly like a whip shining under the sunlight. At last, take a small train to Ten-mile Gallery. This “gallery” is 5 kilometers (3 miles) long, with lush woods, beautiful flowers, and oddly-shaped rocks on both sides, very scenic.

Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:Expert Village Courtyard Hotel 4 Stars Hotel

This trip can be customized to meet your individual needs!

Accommodation: Pullman Zhangjiajie Hotel 5 Stars Hotel

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11th. Day

Departure from Shanghai

Day 11 Departure from Shanghai
Your 11-day private China tour will come to an end today. Please check out from hotel and get all your belongings ready. According to your homeward flight schedule, our guide and the driver will transfer you to the airport. We wish you a nice journey home and hope to see you again in the future!

Meals: Western buffet breakfast
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11-Day Private Tour of Beijing – Xi'an – Zhangjiajie – Shanghai
Tour type:Private tour, every part of the itinerary can be customized
Guide and Driver:English speaking guide,
experienced driver with air-conditioned vehicle


Highlights:
Must-see sights in China - the Chinese
Badaling Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Army.
Take a leisurely walk or an exciting bike ride along the time-honored city walls.
Discover the Avatar Hallelujah Mountain and experience the highest glass bridge in the world.
Cruise the Huangpu River and enjoy the impressive Shanghai skyline.

US Dollar $ 3119 US Dollar $ 2804 Price Includes

Domestic airfares & train fares
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


Price Excludes

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


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