Beijing: The Great Wall, the Forbidden City
Taishan: Mt. Tai
Qufu: the Confucius Mansion, the Confucius Temple Xian: Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum Lhasa: Potala Palace Chengdu: Panda Breeding Center Guilin: Li River cruise, Yangshuo Hangzhou: West Lake Huangshan: Yellow Mountain Shanghai: the Bund and Yu Garden
Itinerary:
Day 1 Arrival in Beijing
Arrive at Beijing Capital International Airport. Our guide will greet you at the exit of Arrival Hall & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day. Stay at Bamboo Garden Hotel.
Day 2 Beijing
Full day trip to the Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven.
Day 3 Beijing
Full day trip to the Great Wall and Ming Tomb. Enjoy a famous Peking Duck Banquet for dinner.
Day 4 Beijing/Tai’an
Visit the Summer Palace, and 3-wheel rickshaw tour to Hutong. Transfer to train station for overnight train to Tai’an.
Day 5 Tai’an/Qufu
Morning arrival with transfer to hotel for rest around 2hrs. Have breakfast. Go to Qufu to visit Confucius heritage (65km, 1hr) which includes residential quarters of Confucius family, Confucius temple.
Day 6 Tai’an (Mt. Taishan)
Take cable car up to Mt. Tai, visit the sceneries on the top.
Day 7 Tai’an/Jinnan/Xian
Morning at leisure, transfer to airport and fly to Xian. Be met and transfer to hotel.
Day 8 Xian
Visit Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses Museum, Old City Wall.
Day 9 Xian/Lhasa
Visit Wild Goose Pagoda and old city quarters, transfer to airport and fly to Xining, be met and transfer to train station to board the train to Lhasa.
Day 10 On train/Lhasa
Full day on the train. Arrive at Lhasa around 22:30. Be met and transfer from railway station to hotel in Lhasa.
Day 11 Lhasa
Visit Potala Palace and Sera Monastery.
Day 12 Lhasa
Visit Drepung Monastery, Jokang Temple and a home visit to local Tibetan family.
Day 13 Lhasa/Chengdu
Transfer to airport and fly to Chengdu. Be met and transfer to hotel. Free at leisure.
Day 14 Chengdu/Guilin
Visit Panda Breeding Center and Jinsha Cultural Relic site. Take an evening flight to Guilin. Be met and transfer to hotel.
Day 15 Guilin/Yangshuo
Take a leisurely cruise down Li River, disembark at Yangshuo. Free at the rest of day. Overnight at Yangshuo.
Day 16 Yangshuo/Guilin/Hangzhou
Transfer to Guilin and visit Fubo Hill, Central Lake and Reed Flute Cave. Take an afternoon flight to Hangzhou. Be met and transfer to hotel.
Day 17 Hangzhou
Boating at West Lake, Lingyin Temple, and Tea Plantation.
Day 18 Hangzhou/Huangshan
Free morning, be picked up at hotel and transfer to Huangshan. Overnight at Huangshan.
Day 19 Huangshan
Transfer to take a cable car up to Yellow Mountain. Visit Xihai Grand Valley and other scenery. Take cable car down, and proceed to visit Hongcun, where the Oscar winner Crounching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was filmed. Transfer to take an evening flight to Shanghai. Be met and transfer to hotel.
Day 20 Shanghai
Visit Yu Garden, Shanghai Museum, and the Bund and Nanjing Road
Day 21 Shanghai
Drive to Zhujiajiao to see an ancient water town. Free at the rest of day.
Day 22 Shanghai exit
Transfer to airport and fly home.
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