15-Day China Tour: Jiuzhaigou, Chengdu & Guilin

Meals: No Meals
Recommended Hotel: Sunworld Hotel Beijing Wangfujing ★★★★

Arrive in Beijing, meet your YUNSKY guide at the airport and transfer to the hotel. After check-in, keep the rest of the day free to recover from the journey.

Beijing City View

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Sunworld Hotel Beijing Wangfujing ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and begin exploring historic Beijing.

[09:30-12:30] Cross Tian'anmen Square and enter the Forbidden City, the former imperial palace at the center of Beijing.

[12:30-14:00] Have lunch at Shi Yuan Restaurant, where the listed dishes include braised eggplant, vegetable balls and diced chicken with walnuts in soy sauce.

[14:00-16:30] Visit the Temple of Heaven, the ceremonial complex where emperors prayed for good harvests.

[16:30-17:30] Return to the hotel. Ask your guide for advice about an evening show or a Peking duck dinner.

Forbidden City

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Sunworld Hotel Beijing Wangfujing ★★★★

[08:00-08:30] Meet your guide at the hotel and depart for the Great Wall.

[08:30-12:30] Drive to the Mutianyu Great Wall. Choose to hike after arrival or take the cable car up before walking along the restored wall.

[12:30-13:30] Have lunch at Xiaolongpu Restaurant, with vegetable dishes including fried vegetables, dry-fried beans and sweet corn cake.

[13:30-16:30] Return toward Beijing and stop outside the Bird Nest and Water Cube, two landmark venues from the Beijing Olympic Games.

[16:30-17:30] Transfer back to the hotel. Optional evening ideas include a foot massage, Houhai bars or Sanlitun Bar Street.

Mutianyu Great Wall

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Bell Tower Grand New Century Hotel ★★★★

[09:30-10:00] Pack, check out and meet your guide for the final half-day in Beijing.

[10:00-11:30] Head to the Drum Tower area for a Hutong Tour by rickshaw and a closer look at Beijing's traditional lanes.

[11:30-14:30] Continue to the Summer Palace, where a boat ride on Kunming Lake is included. Lunch is arranged at nearby Xiangyangtun Restaurant.

After lunch, transfer to Beijing West Railway Station for the 5.5-hour high-speed train to Xi'an. Meet your Xi'an guide at Xi'an North Railway Station and continue to the hotel.

Hutong Tour by Rickshaw

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Bell Tower Grand New Century Hotel ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide at the hotel and begin exploring ancient Xi'an.

[09:30-12:30] Drive to the Terracotta Warriors and view the excavated soldiers, horses and chariots in battle formation. The sightseeing shuttle is included.

[12:30-14:00] Have lunch at Lanchi Restaurant, where the listed buffet includes dim sum, noodles and Chinese hamburgers.

[14:00-17:00] Visit the Xi'an City Wall, where bicycle rental is optional and excluded from the price. Continue to the Muslim Quarter for time among its shops and local food stalls.

[17:00-17:30] Return to the hotel. The optional Tang Dynasty Show with Dinner is available at your own expense.

Terracotta Warriors

Meals: Breakfast
Recommended Hotel: Tianfu Sunshine Hotel ★★★★

Keep the morning free, then transfer to the station for the afternoon high-speed train to Chengdu. Meet your local guide on arrival and continue to the hotel. This is an unscheduled sightseeing day; an independent evening around Kuanzhai Alley is possible.

Chengdu City View

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Tianfu Sunshine Hotel ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide at the hotel and depart for the panda base.

[09:30-12:30] Visit the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, whose landscaped enclosures recreate panda habitat. The sightseeing shuttle is included, with time to observe adult and young pandas before lunch nearby.

[12:30-13:30] Have the scheduled hotpot lunch at Old House Restaurant.

[13:30-16:30] Visit Renmin Park for a tea break and an optional mahjong lesson, then browse Jinli Old Street and its Qing-style architecture.

[16:30-17:30] Return to the hotel. The optional face-changing show can be considered for the evening.

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: New Jiuzhai Hotel ★★★★
Note: From Nov to Apr the next year, Huanglong Scenic Area may be closed temporarily for tourists due to the weather condition, then you can visit Mouni Valley instead.

[08:00-11:30] Meet your guide and transfer to the station for the bullet train to Jiuzhaigou.

[12:00-13:00] Have lunch at a local restaurant near Chuanzhusi Temple.

[13:00-16:00] Visit Huanglong National Park, known for its colored limestone pools, forested valleys and mountain scenery. Hiking is recommended; the cable car is available at your own expense.

[16:00-17:30] Drive about 1.5 hours to the Jiuzhaigou hotel and rest before the following day's full visit.

Huanglong Scenic Area

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Tianfu Sunshine Hotel ★★★★

[08:00-08:30] Meet your guide at the hotel and begin the full-day Jiuzhaigou visit.

[08:30-12:30] Enter Jiuzhaigou valley with your guide and take the shuttle from Lantian Station to Long Lake. Walk around Long Lake and Five-colour Pool, then continue by shuttle to Nuorilang Waterfall.

[12:30-13:30] Have lunch at the Nuorilang restaurant, or choose a picnic lunch at the designated stopover site.

[13:30-17:30] Continue on foot to Nuorilang Waterfall, then take the shuttle toward Shuzheng Lake, passing Rhino Lake, Tiger Lake, Shuzheng Fall and Princess Lake. Walk around Shuzheng Lake and Shuzheng Valley before continuing to Shuanglong Lake and Shuanglong Waterfall.

[17:30-18:00] Take the shuttle back to the park exit and complete the Jiuzhaigou program.

Take the bullet train to Chengdu. Meet your Chengdu guide on arrival and transfer to the hotel.

Jiuzhaigou Valley

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Guilin Bravo Hotel ★★★★

Keep the morning free, then transfer to the airport for the flight to Guilin.

Meet your Guilin guide at the airport and transfer to the hotel. In the afternoon, visit Elephant Trunk Hill, then walk beside Shanhu Lake in Riyue Shuangta Cultural Park for views of the Golden and Silver Twin Pagodas.

Elephant Trunk Hill

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Guilin Bravo Hotel ★★★★

[08:30-09:00] Meet your guide and set out for the Longji Rice Terraces excursion.

[09:00-13:00] Drive about two hours to Longji and change to the scenic shuttle. Stop at Huangluo Yao Village, where the Long Hair Show and folk dance are optional at additional cost, then hike about 30 minutes to Ping'an Village.

[13:00-14:00] Have lunch in Ping'an Village, with bamboo rice, Chinese bacon and bamboo shoots among the listed local dishes.

[14:00-16:30] Hike about 2.5 hours along the stone trail toward Longji Zhuang Village, with terraced-field views along the route.

[16:30-18:30] Drive back to Guilin. A traditional foot massage is optional at your own expense.

Longji Rice Terraces

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Green Lotus Hotel ★★★★★

[08:00-08:30] Meet your guide at the hotel and transfer to the Li River pier.

[09:30-14:00] Cruise down the Li River , with buffet lunch served onboard, and travel through the karst landscape to Yangshuo.

[14:00-17:00] After disembarking, explore West Street independently, then return toward Guilin by expressway with views of the Ten-mile Gallery en route.

[17:00-17:30] Walk back to the hotel. The optional Impression Liu Sanjie show is available in the evening.

Li River Cruise

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Sunrise On The Bund Hotel ★★★★
Tips: Yangshuo Countryside Biking Tour (renting a bike to cycle around Yangshuo, a leisure way to see the countryside scenery there.)

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide and begin the Yangshuo countryside visit.

[09:30-12:30] Explore the Yangshuo countryside by bicycle or electric vehicle on the approximately 15 km route from Jima to Chaoyang.

[12:30-13:30] Have an à la carte lunch in a farmhouse courtyard near the Yulong River, with beer fish, Yangshuo tianluonian and stewed pork with taro among the listed dishes.

Drive about 1.5 hours to Guilin airport for the afternoon flight to Shanghai. Meet your Shanghai guide at the airport and transfer to the hotel.

Yangshuo Biking Tour

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Sunrise On The Bund Hotel ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide at the hotel and begin the Shanghai sightseeing program.

[09:30-12:30] Visit the Jade Buddha Temple, then see the exterior of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower while walking along the Riverside Promenade.

[12:30-13:30] Have lunch featuring the listed Shanghai specialties of dim sum and steamed buns.

[13:30-16:30] Explore Yuyuan Garden, then browse Shanghai Old Street and Nanjing Road for local souvenirs. Finish with a walk along the Bund and its historic waterfront architecture.

[16:30-17:30] Return to the hotel. Ask your guide about the optional Acrobatic Show, including the ERA production.

The Bund

Meals: Breakfast

Keep the day free until your scheduled airport transfer. A Maglev ride to Pudong Airport can be arranged if requested; otherwise, transfer directly by road.

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