Day 1Hometown - Beijing
Fly to Beijing. All meals, beverages, and entertainment will be provided.
Day 2Arrive in Beijing
After retrieving your luggage and clearing customs, your guide will accompany you to your deluxe accommodations.
Day 3Beijing (American Breakfast, Special Dinner)
Today you’ll begin your China sightseeing tour. The first stop is Tiananmen Square in the center of Beijing. Then head for the magnificent Forbidden City, which stood as the imperial palace for China from the Ming Dynasty until the end of the Qing Dynasty, a period of 500 years. Next you will visit the exquisite 15th century Temple of Heaven – to see the Imperial Ceiling of Heaven with its Echo Wall and the Nine-Dragon Cypress, more than 500 years old. In the evening, you will enjoy an authentic Peking Duck Banquet.
Day 4Beijing (American Breakfast, Lunch)
Today you’ll see and perhaps climb the Great Wall of China, one of the country’s most famous tourist attractions and one of the greatest man-made wonders of the world. It runs about 5,500 miles through 150 different counties. You will then have a Seminar on Chinese Jade Culture at a local Jade Museum. After lunch, tour the elegant Summer Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site with the largest imperial garden in the world, and a favorite retreat for many of the emperors during the Qing Dynasty.
Day 5Beijing - Xi'an (American Breakfast, Special Dinner)
Today fly to historic Xi’an, ancient capital of China and site of archaeological treasures. Upon arrival in Xian, your first stop will be at the Ancient City Wall, one of the oldest and best preserved city walls in China. And your dinner will be the feast of the Imperial Dumpling Banquet, followed by a splendid Tang Dynasty Stage Show.
Day 6Xi'an (American Breakfast, Lunch)
According to UNESCO, the Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses are the Eighth Wonder of the World. Today’s excursion will take you to modern China’s greatest archaeological discovery – The Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses, which silently guarded the tomb of China’s First Emperor for over 2,200 years. Next, you’ll head to the Terracotta Replication Factory that actually re-made terra cotta soldiers.
Day 7Xi'an - Guilin (American Breakfast, Lunch)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport fly to Guilin, set in the heart of a magnificent landscape, an inspiration to the Chinese artists and poets for centuries. After lunch, visit the Elephant Trunk Hill, the symbol of Guilin, which is given the name due to the shape of the hill looking like an elephant drinking from the Li River with its trunk.
Day 8Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin (American Breakfast, Lunch)
A leisurely four-hour Cruise down the Lijiang River from Guilin to Yangshuo begins the day. Enjoy the picturesque landscape, surrounded by the hills and bamboo that have inspired many artists over the centuries. This afternoon to explore on your own by either renting a bike or taking a walk around Yangshuo’s West Street, a 1,400-year-old street paved with marble. Later drive back to Guilin, and stop at the Saltwater Pearl Center to gain a little knowledge of pearls.
Day 9Guilin - Shanghai (American Breakfast)
After breakfast, transfer to the airport fly to Shanghai, the largest city by population in China.After arrival, you’ll soak up the more commercial aspects on Old Street, Yu Garden, modern Xintiandi, Nanjing Road, the famous Bund. Visit a Silk Spinning Mill where you can do some shopping.
Day 10Shanghai (American Breakfast)
Today is free for leisure or last minutes shopping.
Day 11Shanghai - Hometown (American Breakfast)
Today you’ll board a flight to return home. Your amazing China trip ends.