12-Day Jiuzhaigou, Zhangjiajie & China Highlights Tour

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

Arrive in Beijing, China's capital, and meet your YUNSKY guide at the airport. Transfer to the hotel after any scheduled arrival, then use the rest of the day to settle in and rest.

Beijing City View

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

[09:00-09:30] Our guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby and start to explore the historical city of Beijing.

[09:30-12:30] Walk across Tian'anmen Square, then enter Forbidden City, the vast imperial palace complex at the heart of Beijing. Continue uphill through Jingshan Park for a panoramic view over the palace rooftops from Coal Hill.

[12:30-14:00] Lunch time at Shi Yuan Restaurant, Chinese local food, famous for the braised eggplant, vegetable ball, and diced chicken with walnuts in soya sauce.

[14:00-16:30] Visit Temple of Heaven, which was used to pray for harvest by the emperors. It is China's existing largest structure for sacrifice to heaven.

[16:30-17:30] Back to the hotel, en route you can plan for the night show or the Peking duck dinner with your guide and ask for suggestions.

Forbidden City

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

[08:00-08:30] Our guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby and start to explore the Great Wall.

[08:30-12:30] Drive to Mutianyu Great Wall. On arrival, choose between hiking along the wall or taking the cable car up before exploring on foot.

[12:30-13:30] Lunch time at Xiaolongpu Restaurant, famous for the vegetable food, such as fried vegetables, dry-fried beans, sweet corn cake

[13:30-16:30] Drive back to Beijing city, while you can take a nap in the car. Visit the exterior Bird Nest and Water Cube the amazing architectures that built for Beijing Olympic Games.

[16:30-17:30] Back to the hotel, en route you can plan for the night activities, such as foot massage, houhai night bars and Sanlitun bar street.

Mutianyu Great Wall

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

[09:30-10:00] You will have enough time to pack up and check out. Our guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby and have half day leisure tour in Beijing.

[10:00-11:30] Travel to the Drum Tower area for a relaxed Hutong Tour by rickshaw, offering a closer view of traditional lanes and neighborhood life.

[11:30-14:30] Drive to Summer Palace, which is the existing largest, best-preserved imperial garden in China. Boat ride on Kunming Lake is included. Lunch will be arranged at nearby restaurant, named Xiangyangtun, with opera stage inside.

After lunch, transfer to the airport for the afternoon flight to Chengdu. Meet your local guide on arrival and continue to the hotel.

Summer Palace

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

[09:00-09:30] Our guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby and start to explore the Panda hometown.

[09:30-12:30] Visit the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, a conservation and breeding center designed around the giant panda's natural habitat. The sightseeing shuttle is included, with time to observe both adult and young pandas eating bamboo and moving through the grounds. Lunch is served at a nearby local restaurant.

[12:30-13:30] Typical lunch will be arranged as Hot Pot at Old House restaurant.

[13:30-16:30] Spend the afternoon in Renmin Park, where residents gather for tea, dancing and mahjong. A tea break is arranged, with a mahjong lesson available on request. Continue to Jinli Old Street for shopping among buildings inspired by Qing-dynasty Sichuan architecture.

[16:30-17:30] Back to the hotel and the Face Changing show will be a good option or you can just stroll around Kuanzhai Alley which is the famous snack street in 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] After breakfast, meet your guide at the hotel and transfer to the railway station for the bullet train to Jiuzhaigou.

[12:00-13:00] Lunch will be served at local restaurant nearby Chuanzhusi Temple,

[13:00-16:00] Spend the afternoon in Huanglong National Park, a World Natural Heritage site known for colored limestone pools, waterfalls, forest, valleys and surrounding snow mountains. Explore on foot, or take the cable car upward at your own expense for a less demanding visit.

After the tour, be transferred to the hotel for some well-deserved rest.

Huanglong Scenic Area

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

[08:00-08:30] Our guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby and start to explore the fairyland and national treasure.

[08:30-12:30] Begin a full-day visit to Jiuzhaigou valley with your guide. 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] Lunch time will be served at Nuorilang restaurant in the park. You can also choose to have a picnic lunch at stopover site.

[13:30-17:30] Continue on foot to Nuorilang Waterfall, then ride toward Shuzheng Lake with views of Rhino Lake, Tiger Lake, Shuzheng Fall and Princess Lake. Walk around Shuzheng Lake and Valley before taking the shuttle to Shuanglong Lake and Shuanglong Waterfall.

[17:30-18:00] Get on the shuttle bus again to the exit and end today's  Jiuzhaigou trip. 

Take the bullet train back to Chengdu. Meet your Chengdu guide at the railway station and transfer to the hotel.

JIuzhaigou Valley

Meals: Breakfast
Recommended Hotel: Santa Daminga Internatianal Hotel ★★★★

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for the morning flight to Zhangjiajie. Meet your guide on arrival and continue to Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon for a 3-hour introductory hike through the karst canyon. The visit also includes the glass-bottom bridge, with broad views over the gorge; the bungee platform in the middle of the bridge is available for those who choose to try it.

Be transferred to your hotel after the tour and prepared for tomorrow's breath-taking excursion to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.

Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Santa Daminga Internatianal Hotel ★★★★

[08:30-09:00] Our guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby and start to explore Wulingyuan Scenic Area

[09:00-12:30] Collect the Wulingyuan Scenic Area pass with your guide, then take the shuttle to Bailong Elevator and ride up to Yuanjiajie Scenic Area. Spend about 2 hours walking among the sandstone pillars and viewing platforms associated with the landscape seen in Avatar.

[12:30-13:30] Simple Chinese lunch will be arranged at restaurant in the rest area of Yuanjiajie. We highly recommend you prepare some fruits and snacks beforehand

[13:30-16:30] Take the shuttle from Yuanjiajie to Tianzi Mountain Area and spend the afternoon among its peak forest. The scenery changes with the season and weather, with cloud, sunrise and winter snow among the area's characteristic views.

[16:30-17:30] Take cable car down the Tianzi Mountain and get back to your hotel. A folk show named Amazing Xiangxi is available for your evening activities.

Note: Though the cable car takes you uphill, you still need to walk quite a distance to reach hotels, restaurants and viewing spots on the mountain.

Tianzi Mountain

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

[08:30-09:00] Our guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby and start to explore Tianmenshan Mountain which is the highest mountain in Zhangjiajie

[09:00-12:30] Ride the 40-minute cable car to Tianmenshan Mountain, then hike across the mountain and follow the elevated glass walkway for views over the surrounding landscape.

[12:30-13:30] Simple lunch will be arranged at restaurant on Tianmen Mountain and take cable car down to the halfway

[13:30-16:30] Change to the shuttle bus and follow Tongtian Avenue, known for its 99 turns, to Tianmen Cave. The natural opening passes through the mountain at high elevation and is reached by climbing 999 steps.

After the tour, be transferred directly to Zhangjiajie airport for flight to Shanghai. Upon arrival, your Shanghai tour guide will wait for you at the airport and help you to transfer to the hotel.

Tianmen Mountain

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

[09:00-09:30] Our guide will meet you up at the hotel lobby and start to explore the Modern city of China

[09:30-12:30] Visit Jade Buddha Temple, which is famous for the seated Buddha, encrusted with jewels, which is said to weigh 1,000 kg.Then visit the exterior of Oriental Pearl TV Tower, while walking on Riverside Promenade Bingjiang Da Dao

[12:30-13:30] Lunch time for the local special food, Dim Sum and Steamed Bun.

[13:30-16:30] Visit Yuyuan Garden, a classical garden in central Shanghai, then browse Shanghai Old Street and Nanjing Road for souvenirs. Finish with a walk along the Bund, known for its collection of historic waterfront architecture.

[16:30-17:30] Back to the hotel, en route you can plan for the night Acrobatic Show, especially the ERA show as option, which is one of the most popular evening entertainments in Shanghai.

The Bund Shanghai

Meals: Breakfast

Enjoy free time before meeting your guide in the hotel lobby for the airport transfer. A Maglev ride to Pudong Airport can be arranged on request; otherwise, travel directly to the airport by road.

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