CTH-131: 13-Day China Hiking Tour

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Tour code: CTH-131
Tour Type: Adventure,Culture,History,Hiking/Treking
Destinations: Beijing - Xian - Guilin - Longji - Yangshuo - Hong Kong
Tour overview: Immerse yourself at this easy-hiking tour while enjoy the natural beauty of every destinations. From the wild, intact great wall sections, flat & wide ancient city wall Xian to the breathtaking rice terraces in Guilin, travel with us and deeply understand about the region, seeing details that usually ignore by tourists, continuing discovery along the walking journey.

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Highlights

1. Pay a visit to Hutong area and walk through the narrow streets to see the life & people there

2. Hiking along the wide wall section - Simatai

3. See the cultural sites in Xian like Terracotta army, Wild Goose Pagoda and old city quarters

4. Walk on the old city wall, and transfer to visit Hangyang Mausoleum

5. Stun at the fascinating rice terraced and further explore the local villages on foot

6. Taking a river cruise down Yangshuo and Hiking along the charming Yulong river

7. Visit the Yao Mount and tea farm, stroll at the city center Guilin

Tour Date	City	Tour Brief
1	Beijing	N/A
2	Beijing	Forbidden City, Jingshan Park, Hutongs
3	Beijing	the Great Wall
4	Beijing - Xian	Summer Palace
5	Xian	Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses, Big Goose Pagoda
6	Xian - Guilin	Xian City Wall, Tomb of Emperor Jingdi
7	Guilin - Longji	Longji Rice Terraces
8	Longji - Guilin	Reed Flute Cave
9	Guilin - Yangshuo	Li River, Moon Hill
10	Yangshuo	Yulong River
11	Yangshuo - Guilin - Hong Kong	Yao Mount
12	Hong Kong	Free time
13	Hong Kong	Service Ends

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1

City:	Beijing
Activity:	Our guide will meet you outside the baggage claim area at Beijing Airport and transfer you to the hotel.
Attractions:	N/A
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Day 2

City:	Beijing
Activity:	Visit the Forbidden City, Jingshan Park, and have boxed lunch at the park. Transfer the Bell Tower, hike to Hutongs, and visit the local residence of Beijingers.
Attractions:	Forbidden City Served as the Palace Museum now，it was once home to 24 emperors in Chinese history. With the magnificent architectures and royal gardens well-left, it is the largest imperial palace in the world. Jingshan Park A beautiful royal landscape garden; also called Coal Hill, Jingshan (Prospect Hill) was shaped from the earth excavated to create the palace moat. Standing on the top of the hill, you can get a full view of the whole Beijing city. Hutongs The traditional living quarters of local people; they are formed by narrow alleyways, streets, courtyard houses, grey walls and tiles. Take a rickshaw tour to get a glimpse of Old Peking Culture, and pay a visit to a local family.
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Day 3

City:	Beijing
Activity:	Drive to Jinshanling, hike along the wild Great Wall to Simatai (3-4 hours). Lunch on the way (boxed lunch carried by yourself).
Attractions:	the Great Wall Ancient world wonder, stretching thousands of miles; the giant stone & brick dragon, winding through the lofty mountains, great rivers and boundless deserts, offers great hiking experience and breath-taking scenery.
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Day 4

City:	Beijing - Xian
Activity:	Visit the Summer Palace in the morning, after lunch, transfer to the airport and fly to Xian. Be met and transferred to the hotel.
Attractions:	Summer Palace Located at the Shore of Kunming Lake, it was once the summer retreat of the emperor, combining water, hill and large palaces.
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Day 5

City:	Xian
Activity:	Visit Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum, Big Goose Pagoda and old city quarters.
Attractions:	Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses The miraculous archeological discovery in last century, famed as the world’s eighth wonder; over 8,000 life-size, vivid statues were lined in battle formation. Each figure shows various facial expressions as well as their hair styles and accessories. Big Goose Pagoda A well-preserved pagoda from the Tang Dynasty in the Temple of Great Maternal Grace (Da Ci'ensi); built to house the Buddhist scriptures brought back from India by the traveling monk Xuan Zang.
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Day 6

City:	Xian - Guilin
Activity:	Walk on the Xian Ancient city wall, and transfer to visit Tomb of Emperor Jingdi (Hanyangling Museum), and board your flight to Guilin. Be met and transfer to the hotel.
Attractions:	Xian City Wall The most intact ancient fortifications in China, including moat, hanging bridge, gate towers and turrets; walk up to the top of the wall, riding bikes on it and have a wonderful view of Xian and Bell Tower. Tomb of Emperor Jingdi The museum is built for exhibiting, protecting and studying the relics unearthed from the mausoleum of Han Emperor Liu Qi and his Queen, Wang Shi. It offers the tourists a real Time Tunnel back to a magnificent empire more than two millennia ago.
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Day 7

City:	Guilin - Longji
Activity:	Drive to Dazhai village of Longji area, visit the Yao village and see the stunning rice terraces, and hike around 5 hours to Ping An Village. Overnight at the local guesthouse.
Attractions:	Longji Rice Terraces Where there is soil, there is a terrace. Construction of the terraces began in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) and was completed in the early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). For picturesque scenery, the linked together terraces vary from season to season.
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Day 8

City:	Longji - Guilin
Activity:	Further explores an old Zhuang village and rice terraces. Then drive to back to Guilin. Visit the Reed Flute Cave.
Attractions:	Reed Flute Cave a brilliance cave with spectacular a spectacular world of various stalactites, stone pillars and rock formations created by carbonate deposition; illustrated by colored lighting to form a fantastic cave.
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Day 9

City:	Guilin - Yangshuo
Activity:	Take a leisurely cruise down Li River, and disembark at Yangshuo. Transfer to visit Moon Hill. Free time at the rest of the day.
Attractions:	Li River The River offers unparallel scenery with rolling hills, clear waters bamboo forest, small villages, fisherman and villagers along the journey. The most popular way to enjoy its beauty is by river cruise, bamboo raft or hiking along the bank. Moon Hill A limestone pinnacle with a moon-shaped hole penetrating the hill; Along the "Appreciating Moon Path", you would appreciate from different angles that the cave takes on a specific looks of "full-moon", "half-moon" or "crescent
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Day 10

City:	Yangshuo
Activity:	Drive to Yulong Bridge, and hike along the Yulong River, lunch at a riverside restaurant. Free time at the rest of the day.
Attractions:	Yulong River Yulong River, also called Meeting Dragon River, flows through beautiful Karst scenery, peaceful villages, and the 600 year-old Yulong Stone Bridge. Sitting on the reclining bamboo chair on the raft, you can enjoy an all around view.
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Day 11

City:	Yangshuo - Guilin - Hong Kong
Activity:	Drive back to Guilin, visit Yao Mount, and take chairlift up to have a panoramic view of the area, visit a tea farm, then walk around the central lakes of Guilin city. Transfer to the airport and fly to Hong Kong. Be met and transfer to the hotel.
Attractions:	Yao Mount With an elevation of 909m, it’s the highest mountain in the city. Yao Mount is well-known for the dreamy and colorful scenes in different seasons. The visit is highlighted by a chairlift journey to the top and a speedy toboggan slide-down.
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Day 12

City:	Hong Kong
Activity:	Free time for your own exploration.
Attractions:	Free time
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Day 13

City:	Hong Kong
Activity:	Your own arrangement to the airport and fly to your next destination.
Attractions:	Service Ends
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