12-Day China Highlights Tour: Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai, Guilin & Hong Kong

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, the remainder of the day is free.

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] Start at Tian'anmen Square, enter the Forbidden City, and then climb Jingshan Park for a panoramic view over the former imperial palace.

[12:30-14:00] Have lunch at a local Chinese restaurant along the route.

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

[16:30-17:30] Return to the hotel. Ask your guide for suggestions if you would like a night show or a Peking duck dinner.

Tiananmen Square

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

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide at the hotel and set out for the Great Wall.

[09:30-12:30] Drive to the Mutianyu Great Wall. Choose to hike after arrival or take the cable car up before walking along the restored wall.

[12:30-14:00] Have lunch at a local Chinese restaurant near the Great Wall.

[14:00-16:30] Drive back toward Beijing and view the exteriors of the Bird Nest and Water Cube, two landmark venues from the Beijing Olympic Games.

[16:30-17:30] Return to the hotel. Free-time options include a foot massage, Houhai bars or Sanlitun Bar Street.

Mutianyu Great Wall

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Somerset Xindicheng Xi'an ★★★★

[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 a nearby restaurant.

After lunch, transfer to the railway station for the approximately five-hour high-speed train to Xi'an. Your Xi'an guide will meet you at the station and accompany you to the hotel.

Summer Palace

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Somerset Xindicheng Xi'an ★★★★

[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 to view the excavated soldiers, horses and chariots in battle formation. The shuttle bus is included, followed by a pottery-figurine factory visit.

[12:30-14:00] Lunch is arranged near the Terracotta Warriors scenic area.

[14:00-17:00] Visit the Bell tower, then explore the traditional residence and cultural displays at Gao's Courtyard. Continue to the Muslim Quarter for time among its shops and food stalls.

[17:00-17:30] Return to the hotel. The optional Tang Dynasty Show with Dinner can be considered for the evening.

Terracotta Army

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: SSAW Boutique Hotel Shanghai Bund ★★★★

[09:30-10:00] Pack, check out and meet your guide for the final sightseeing day in Xi'an before flying to Shanghai.

[10:00-12:30] Visit the Ancient City Wall, where bicycle rental is optional and excluded from the price. Continue to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and its north-square fountain area.

[12:30-16:30] After lunch, stop at the Hanyang Mausoleum while driving to Xi'an airport.

Fly to Shanghai. Your Shanghai guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel.

Xi'an City Wall

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: SSAW Boutique Hotel Shanghai Bund ★★★★

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

[09:30-12:30] Visit Jade Buddha Temple and its seated, jewel-covered Buddha, described as weighing 1,000 kg. Continue to the exterior of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and walk along the Riverside Promenade.

[12:30-13:30] Have lunch at a local Chinese restaurant.

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

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

Yuyuan Garden

Meals: Breakfast
Recommended Hotel: Jolie Vue Boutique Hotel or similar  ★★★★

Keep the day free until the airport transfer for the flight to Guilin. Meet your local guide on arrival, then visit Reed Flute Cave for its limestone formations before returning to the hotel.

Reed Flute Cave Guilin

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Jolie Vue Boutique Hotel or similar  ★★★★

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

[09:30-14:00] Board the Li River Cruise, with buffet lunch served onboard, and travel through the karst landscape to Yangshuo. After disembarking, walk along West Street  or take the sightseeing car to the parking area.

[14:30-17:00] Cycle through the Yangshuo countryside, then drive back to Guilin for the overnight stay.

[17:00-17:30] If you remain in Yangshuo longer, consider the optional Impression of Liu Sanjie or spend time at West Street before returning to Guilin. If you return earlier, the optional Two Rivers and Four Lakes Night Cruise is another evening choice.

Li River

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Harbour Plaza Metroplis Hotel ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide at the hotel and check out.

[09:30-13:00] Visit Elephant Trunk Hill, then walk through Riyue Shuangta Cultural Park beside Shahu Lake to see the gold and silver twin pagodas. Lunch is arranged at a local restaurant.

Transfer to Guilin West Railway Station for the 3.2-hour high-speed train to Hong Kong. Your Hong Kong driver-guide will meet you at the station and take you to the hotel.

Elephant View from Jolie Vue Boutique Hotel

Meals: Breakfast
Recommended Hotel: Harbour Plaza Metroplis Hotel ★★★★

Take a half-day Hong Kong tour beginning at Victoria Peak, reached at an elevation of 373 meters. Continue to Aberdeen without a sampan ride, then visit Stanley Street and the listed jewelry factory. Keep the rest of the day free.

Victoria Harbour

Meals: Breakfast

Check out and keep the day free until your airport transfer. Your guide will reconfirm pickup according to the departure flight, leaving time for shopping if the schedule permits.

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