Your China & Yunnan Travel Experts
Beijing, Xi'an, Chengdu, Guilin, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Shanghai
Tour Type: Private Tour
Tour Code: SKY-Classic-11
Tour Highlights:
Follow a wide-ranging private itinerary through seven of China's most rewarding destinations. 
See imperial Beijing, the Terracotta Warriors and Chengdu's pandas before continuing through Guilin's countryside and the elegant landscapes of Hangzhou and Suzhou.
End in Shanghai with a clearer understanding of how China's history and modern life connect.
Best Travel Time:
This 16-day China highlights tour is suitable year-round, with April to November offering especially convenient conditions for the full route.
From $ 2686
Meals: No Meals
Recommended Hotel: Sunworld Hotel Beijing Wangfujing ★★★★
Meet your guide at the airport in Beijing and transfer by private vehicle to the hotel. After check-in, the rest of the day is free for you to rest and adjust to the local time.
Beijing City View
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Sunworld Hotel Beijing Wangfujing ★★★★
[09:00-09:30] Meet your private guide in the hotel lobby and review the day's arrangements.
[09:30-12:30] Walk across Tian'anmen Square, enter Forbidden City, and continue to Jingshan Park, for an elevated view over the former imperial palace.
[12:30-14:00] Stop for lunch at a local Chinese restaurant.
[14:00-16:30] Explore the Back Lakes and Houhai area, then take a rickshaw through the hutongs. Visit a traditional courtyard home and see the Drum and Bell Towers while learning how these neighborhoods functioned. Hutong tour by rickshaw
[16:30-17:30] Return to the hotel. In the evening, an optional performance or Peking duck dinner can be arranged.
Beijing Hutong
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Sunworld Hotel Beijing Wangfujing ★★★★
[08:00-08:30] Meet your guide at the hotel for the day's excursion.
[08:30-10:00] Visit the Temple of Heaven and observe local residents exercising and socializing in the surrounding park.
[10:00-13:30] Drive toward Mutianyu Great Wall and have lunch at a restaurant near the scenic area.
[13:30-16:00] Walk on the Mutianyu Great Wall section of the Great Wall or use the available cable-car access according to the tour arrangement.
[16:00-17:30] Drive back to your hotel. Optional evening activities remain at your own choice.
Beijing Mutianyu Great Wall
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Somerset Xindicheng Xian ★★★★
[09:30-10:00] Meet your guide, check out and depart with your luggage.
[10:00-11:30] Tour the Summer Palace and take the included boat ride when operating conditions allow.
[11:30-12:30] Have lunch before the rail journey.
After lunch, transfer to the station for the approximately five-hour high-speed train to Xi'an. Your local guide will meet you on arrival and accompany you to the hotel.
Summer Palace
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Somerset Xindicheng Xi'an ★★★★
[09:00-09:30] Meet your Xi'an guide in the hotel lobby.
[09:30-12:30] Visit the Terracotta Warriors , using the scenic-area shuttle, and stop at a pottery workshop to see how replica figures are produced.
[12:30-14:00] Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
[14:00-17:00] Return to central Xi'an for Bell tower followed by Gao's Courtyard and Muslim Quarter.
[17:00-17:30] Return to the hotel. An optional Tang Dynasty dinner show is available at your own expense.
Qin Terracotta Army
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Tianfu Sunshine Hotel ★★★★
[09:30-10:00] Meet your guide, check out and prepare for the onward journey.
[10:00-12:30] Walk along Ancient City Wall , with optional bicycle rental at your own expense, then visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda area and its fountain square.
[12:30-16:30] Have lunch, then board the roughly four-hour high-speed train to Chengdu. Meet your Chengdu guide for the hotel transfer. Chengdu.
Ancient City Wall
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Tianfu Sunshine Hotel ★★★★
[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide at the Chengdu hotel.
[09:30-12:30] Visit Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and use the scenic shuttle as arranged.
[12:30-13:30] Pause for lunch at a local restaurant.
[13:30-15:30] Experience daily Chengdu life in Chengdu People's Park and stop for tea; an optional mahjong lesson is available.
[15:30–17:30] Walk through Kuanzhai Alley and explore its lanes at a relaxed pace.
[17:30-18:00] Return to the hotel. An optional Sichuan opera performance can be arranged for the evening.
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Jolie Vue Boutique Hotel or similar ★★★★
[09:30-11:30] Visit Wuhou Temple and learn about its connections with the Three Kingdoms period.
[12:00-13:30] Try a Chengdu hotpot lunch.
Continue on foot through nearby [13:30-14:30] . Jinli Old Street
Take an evening flight to Guilin, where your local guide will meet you and transfer you to the hotel.
Sichuan Hotpot
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Jolie Vue Boutique Hotel or similar ★★★★
[08:30-09:00] Meet your guide in Guilin and depart for Longji.
[09:00-12:30] Drive about two hours to the Longji Terraces Scenic Area , cultivated for more than 700 years across the mountain slopes.
[12:30-13:30] Have lunch in a minority village and sample the local bamboo rice described in the itinerary.
[14:00-15:30] Walk through the village and view the layered rice terraces.
[15:30-17:30] Return to the Guilin hotel. An optional Night Cruise is available in the evening.
Longji Rice Terraces
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Jolie Vue Boutique Hotel or similar ★★★★
[08:00-08:30] Meet your guide and leave for the Li River cruise pier.
[09:30-14:00] Cruise the Li River Cruise tour from Guilin toward Yangshuo on the deluxe vessel, with the onboard buffet lunch included, then arrive near West Street .
[14:30-17:00] Cycle through the Yangshuo countryside and along the Yulong River area.
[17:00-18:30] Drive back to Guilin and return to the hotel.
Li River Cruise
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Zhejiang International Hotel ★★★★
Fly to Hangzhou in the morning or around noon. Meet your guide for the hotel transfer, then use your free time to browse Hefang Street and its local snacks.
West Lake
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Zhejiang International Hotel ★★★★
[09:30-11:30] Take a boat ride on West Lake and view the landscaped shores from the water.
[12:00-13:30] Stop for lunch in Hangzhou.
[14:00-15:30] Visit Meijiawu to learn about Longjing tea, including the seasonal picking, processing and preparation traditions described in the tour.
[16:00-17:00] Visit Chenghuang Pavilion for views over Hangzhou, then return to the hotel.
Meijiawu Tea Village
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Garden Hotel ★★★★
Travel by train to Suzhou and meet your local guide on arrival.
[11:30-12:30] Walk along Pingjiang Ancient Street beside its canals and historic lanes.
[12:30-13:30] Have lunch at a local restaurant.
[13:30-17:00] Visit the more than 650-year-old Lion Grove Garden , followed by the Lingering Garden , then transfer to the hotel.
Lingering Garden
Meals: Breakfast& Lunch
Recommended Hotel: SSAW Boutique Hotel Shanghai Bund ★★★★
[09:30-10:00] Meet your guide and drive to Tongli.
[10:00-13:00] Explore Tongli Water town , with its Song-dynasty origins and Ming- and Qing-era buildings, and take a boat ride through the canals.
[12:30-13:30] Stop for lunch in the water town.
Continue by private car to Shanghai. After hotel check-in, the rest of the day is free; Nanjing Road is an optional independent outing.
Tongli Water Town
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: SSAW Boutique Hotel Shanghai Bund ★★★★
[09:00-09:30] Meet your Shanghai guide at the hotel.
[09:30-12:30] Walk through Shanghai Old Street and explore Shikumen, the distinctive lane-house district, before continuing to the Bund.
[12:30-13:30] Have lunch at a local restaurant.
[13:30-16:30] Visit the silk museum, pause along Lujiazui CBD with coffee, and ascend Shanghai Tower for city views.
[16:30-17:30] Return to the hotel. ERA Acrobatic Show is available as an optional evening activity.
The Bund
Meals: Breakfast
Enjoy free time before your arranged airport transfer. If convenient for your flight, the optional Maglev experience may be considered.
Service Ends
| Hotel Class | Group Size | Dec. ~ Feb. | Mar. ~ Nov. |
| Economy Hotel ★★★ |
2 ~ 5 pax |
$ 3869 |
$ 3969 |
| 6 ~ 9 pax |
$ 2686 |
$ 2786 |
|
| Comfortable Hotel ★★★★ |
2 ~ 5 pax |
$ 4048 |
$ 4198 |
| 6 ~ 9 pax |
$ 2840 |
$ 2991 |
|
| Deluxe Hotel ★★★★★ |
2 ~ 5 pax |
$ 4658 |
$ 4894 |
| 6 ~ 9 pax |
$ 3450 |
$ 3687 |
♦ Domestic flight or high-speed train as specified
♦ Private transfer between the airport or railway station, attractions, and hotels
♦ Private licensed English-speaking guide and driver service
♦ Hotel accommodation with daily breakfast on sharing basis
♦ All attraction entrance fees as specified
♦ Meals mentioned in the itinerary, Chinese local food
* International Air tickets or Train Tickets to enter or leave China
* Tips to your tour guide and driver on your own discretion
* China Entry Visa Fees
* Personal expenses
* Optional tours, meals, activities and services
* China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance
※ Prices are valid from Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2027, except Chinese public holidays, local fairs or events.
※ YUNSKY reserves the right to adjust the price caused by exchange rate
※ No guide on the flight and Yangtze River cruise.
※ Recommended hotels are subject to change in actual booking
※ Special requirements should be advised to YUNSKY in advance.
※ YUNSKY reserves the right of final explanation for any change due to the reasons beyond our control.
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DEBORAH O 
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Natasha J 5.0
I started talking to Yocky via the chat system on their website, as we wanted to do a 2.5 week trip around China. Our itinerary was:
Shenzhen-Beijing-Xian-Kunming-Dongchuan-Chengdu-Guilin-Sanya
Here's how things went:
1) She was instant in her replies and responded to subsequent emails within the hour (and trust me, I sent A LOT of emails). She was always so thorough and efficient.
2) She made us a tailor made trip that covered everything we wanted, including some slightly more off the beaten track attractions.
3) She helped us keep to our budget and suggested reasonable things we could cut out when things were too expensive (not something many companies would do as they are trying to make a quick buck).
4) She listened to all of our requests for things such as early morning flights, vegetarian food, and readjusting itineraries.
5) All our drivers and guides were EXCELLENT; they were prompt, kind, spoke excellent English and had a wealth of knowledge about all the sites we saw. All the cars on our private tours were nice and comfortable and had water.
6) Despite asking for 3* hotels, all 7 hotels we stayed in seemed like 4* to us and all included breakfast.
7) With such a large and complicated trip there were bound to be a few hiccups (e.g. there was a marathon in Xian one day which meant a lot of roads were closed, so we couldn't access sites). Yocky was in touch with us the entire time and helped us rearrange our plans quickly and ordered complimentary tickets to a show to make up for the inconvenience.
We were so nervous about our first trip to China as we speak no mandarin and are strict vegetarian but honestly this was one of the best trips of our life; this company made it so easy for us and I really can't imagine having been able to do it myself any better!
snoopy10463 5.0
Bonnygillis 5.0
andyanne2017 5.0
We saw some fantastic sights but some of the highlights for us were The Great Wall, The Yungang Grottoes, The Hanging Temple Datong, The terrracotta warriors and the muslim quarter in Xiang and the cruise on the Yangtze.
We travelled in September so the temperatures were around 28C [ fine for us as we live in Durban] it is also a good time as the lines to get enterance to some places were very short.
There was a lot of walking involved so comfortable walking shoes are a must as well as a sun hat.
We stayed in a couple of “traditional” hotels which we loved and then some very upmarket hotels.
The exception was the hotel in Xiang which scored 100% on location but had some very unfriendly staff a poor restaurant as well as putting us in an unrenovated room for the first night. We moved to the renovated floors for the other night which was much better. I should add here that this was a mistake by the hotel not YUNSKY]
My one regret is that we should have stayed a night in Wuzhen Water Town but that really was not practical as we had to leave our hotel in Shanghai at 4 in the morning to catch the flight home.
We have some wondefull memories so thank you Rebecca and YUNSKY for organizing a really interesting holiday
Andrew and Anne B, DurbanSouth Africa
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