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This tour takes you to the great sights of Beijing including a trip to the Great Wall and adds a special rickshaw tour of Beijing's Hutong neighborhood. In Luoyang you will visit the Shaolin temples and grottoes and then continue on to the ancient city of Xian to see the Terra-Cotta Warriors and some of the city's other historic sites.
Tour Code: CCT-CHT04S
Destinations: Beijing, Luoyang, Xian, Beijing
| Day 1 | Beijing arrival |
| Day 2 | Beijing Meal: Breakfast Highlights: Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City |
| Day 3 | Beijing Meal: Breakfast Highlights: Badaling Great Wall, Summer Palace |
| Day 4 | Beijing Train Luoyang Meal: Breakfast Highlights: Longmen Grottoes |
| Day 5 | Luoyang Train Xian Meal: Breakfast Highlights: Shaolin Monastery |
| Day 6 | Xian Meal: Breakfast Highlights: Terracotta Warriors Museum, Emperor Qin's Mausoleum |
| Day 7 | Xian Train Beijing Meal: Breakfast Highlights: City Wall, Bell & Drum Tower Square, Great Mosque, Muslim Street |
| Day 8 | Beijing Meal: Breakfast |
| Day 9 | Beijing departure Meal: Breakfast |
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 / Luoyang (B)
Take private transfer to railway station and board high-speed train to Luoyang. You are greeted at the station and transferred to visit the Longmen Buddhism Grottoes, one of the famous four grottoes in China. Then drive back to your hotel for rest.
Day 05 Luoyang / Xian (B)
Today's highlight is a full day visit to the Shaolin Temple Scenery Area, including the Pagoda Forest and the Shaolin Kung Fu show. You will get a general understanding of Chinese Kung Fu and its culture. In the late afternoon, take high-speed train to Xian. Meet your guide in Xian and transfer to hotel for rest.
Day 06 Xian (B)
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. In the late afternoon, travel back to your hotel.
Day 07 Xian / Beijing (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 take private car transfer to the railway station and board your soft-sleeper train to Beijing.
Day 08 Beijing
Arrive in Beijing in the morning, meet our guide at the railway station and transfer back to your hotel for rest. Today is free for you to explore Beijing.
Day 09 Beijing (B)
Transfer to the airport and board on your departure flight. Service ends.
