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This tour will expose you to the wide range of sceneries and cultures of China. In two weeks, you will begin in the historic city of Beijing, touring the Forbidden City, climbing the Great Wall, and taking a rickshaw through the traditional Hutong neighborhoods. Then it's on to Xian to view the awe-inspiring Terra-Cotta Soldiers. In Guilin you will float through classic Chinese landscapes, and finally end in Hong Kong, cities exemplary of modern China.
Tour Code: CCT-CHT06
Destinations: Beijing, Xian, Guilin, Hong Kong
| 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 Meal: Breakfast |
| Day 5 | Beijing Train Xian Meal: Breakfast |
| Day 6 | Xian Meal: Breakfast Highlights: Terracotta Warriors Museum, Emperor Qin's Mausoleum |
| Day 7 | Xian Meal: Breakfast Highlights: City Wall, Bell & Drum Tower Square, Great Mosque, Muslim Street |
| Day 8 | Xian Plane Guilin Meal: Breakfast Highlights: Reed Flute Caves. |
| Day 9 | Guilin Bus Yangshuo Bus Guilin Meal: Breakfast Highlights: Li River Cruise. |
| Day 10 | Guilin Train Guangzhou Train Hong Kong |
| Day 11 | Hong Kong Meal: Breakfast |
| Day 12 | Hong Kong 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.
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 (B)
Free day in Beijing to explore the city on your own.
Day 05 Beijing / Xian (B)
Enjoy a free day to explore Beijing city on your own. In the evening, pickup by your local guide and take private transfer to railway station and board the soft-sleeper train to Xian.
Day 06 Xian (B,)
Arrive in Xian in the morning, meet your guide at the railway station and transfer back to hotel for rest. After refresh, travel 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 (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.
Day 8 Xian / 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. Check into the four-star Park Hotel or similar. The city tour features the Reed Flute Caves where the spectacular stalactites and stalagmites and the mirror lake dazzle visitors.
Day 9 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.
Day 10 Guilin / Hong Kong (B)
After breakfast in the hotel, you will take the high-speed train to Hong Kong. Meet and transfer to the hotel.
Day 11 Hong Kong (B)
Free day in Hongkong to explore the city on your own.
Day 12 Hong Kong (B)
After breakfast transfer to the airport for your departure flight.
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