China Family Tour

Day 01 Beijing

Arrive in Beijing, the capital of China. You are greeted by your guide at the airport outside the luggage claim area with your name displayed and then transferred to the hotel for rest.

Day 02 Beijing (B)

Get up early today and meet our guide at your hotel lobby. Your first visit is the Temple of Heaven Park, which is the largest ancient imperial worship architecture group in the world where most Emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties prayed for peace and harvest. Then stroll the Tian'anmen Square, the largest public square in the world, and then enter the Forbidden City, which is the residence of Chinese emperors for more than 500 years.

Day 03 Beijing (B)

Meet your guide at your hotel and then take private tour to Badaling Section of the Great Wall. Upon arriving at the Badaling Great Wall, you can either take cable car (optional cost) uphill or hike along the stairs on the wall. You may spend 2-3 hours on the symbol of the Chinese ancient civilization. Then you will visit the Summer Palace, one of the China's largest and best-preserved imperial gardens. It is a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design, integrating the natural landscape of hills and open water with man-made features into a harmonious and aesthetically exceptional whole.

Day 04 Beijing / Xian (B)

Pick up at your hotel and take a private transfer to the starting point of your Hutong tour. Walk through the famous Yandai Xiejie (Tobacco Pipe Lean Street), which used to be well-known for sellers of long-stemmed pipes and whose shape is very much like a traditional Chinese tobacco pipe. Then continue to walk across the Silver Ingot Bridge (Yin ding Bridge), which was originally built in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD) and is above a narrow channel connecting Qianhai Lake and the Houhai Lake. Later you will explore some typical hutongs rarely seen to remain the original layout of Hutong Area. At end, learn some traditional Chinese arts and handicrafts making like traditional lantern making, Beijing Opera masks painting, Chinese calligraphy, Dumpling making, paper cutting and diabolo playing. In the evening, travel to the railway station and board the soft-sleeper train to Xian.

Day 05 Xian (B)

Arrive in Xian in the morning, meet your guide at the railway station and transfer back to hotel for rest. After refresh, you will take an express bus to Lintong, the place where The Terracotta Army and the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor was discovered. The Terracotta Warriors are the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. There are more than 8,000 life-size Terra-cotta soldiers and horses excavated from this area which all displayed in the practical battle formation in 3 pits respectively. Then visit a local Terra-cotta Warrior workshop. Then you can learn gain the insights of warrior sculpture making and how to make miniature warriors and horses by yourselves. There is no greater joy than keeping the warriors and horses by yourselves as souvenir of your China family tour. Transfer back to your hotel.

Day 06 Xian / Chengdu (B)

In the morning visit the City Wall built in the Ming dynasty, one of the oldest and best preserved ancient Chinese city walls. The wall is 14 kilometers long. Walk on the top of it, you can have an idea of medieval defense system composed of by watchtowers, ramparts and a moat. Contrasting the old from its inside are the modern high-rises and bustling traffic of Xian. Cross the street and walk to the Muslim quarter. You will visit the mosque at Daxuexixiang. After that, enjoy your shopping time at the Muslim Street which is lined with shops selling souvenirs and local snacks. Then transfer to the railway station and board your highs-speed train to Chengdu. Meet and transfer to the hotel. At night experience the magic of Chengdu's renowned Sichuan Opera and watch the enigmatic face-changing act and fire-spitting spectacle.

Day 07 Chengdu (B)

Pick up at your hotel lobby and transfer to visit the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda breeding. It is located about 10km from the Chengdu downtown area. The Research Base was built to imitate the wild ecological environment of pandas. Drive back to the city in the afternoon and attend the workshop to learn Panda Painting on traditional Chinese fans. In the afternoon, visit People’s Park where you can see the local people dancing, doing exercises there. You can also rest in a local teahouse and enjoy a relax time there. Then spend some time in Kuanzhai Alley, composed of by three parallel lanes with traditional Chinese architecture, stroll along the small lanes, do some shopping and try some local snacks. 

Day 08 Chengdu / Guilin (B)

In the morning fly to the mystical city of Guilin. With its thousands of limestone outcroppings, Guilin has inspired generations of silk scroll painters. The city tour features the Reed Flute Caves where the spectacular stalactites and stalagmites and the mirror lake dazzle visitors.

Day 09 Guilin (B)

Spend the day aboard a scenic Li River Cruise through the mist-shrouded limestone mountains, passing picturesque farms and fishing villages. Your cruise disembarks at the charming small Yangshuo Town. After a leisure stroll on the West Street, travel back to Guilin. At night watch cormorant fishing on the Li River. Trained cormorant birds by the order of the fishermen dive into the river, catch fish and return to the raft with their catch. Being a traditional fishing method, it always attracts the travelers from all round the world to see.

Day 10 Guilin / Shanghai (B)

Fly to Shanghai in the morning. Upon arrival, start the city tour to Yu Garden, the best preserved ancient Chinese garden. There are many small-commodities like handicrafts and clothes, and you can explore the sale market around all by yourself and enjoy the fun of shopping. Then travel to the Bund, appreciating the splendid Bund western buildings and the Lujiazui skylines on the other side of the Huangpu River. At the end of the tour, spend some time on the No. 1 shopping street in the country-East Nanjing Road. Transfer back to your hotel for rest.

Day 11 Shanghai (B)

Free day in Shanghai to explore the city on your own, or to visit Shanghai Disney Resort.  

Day 12 Shanghai (B)

Transfer to the airport and board on your departure flight. Service ends.