25-Day Scenic China Tour with Yangtze River Cruise

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 to 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] Visit Tian'anmen Square, then walk into the Forbidden City to explore the former imperial palace.

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

[14:00-16:30] Visit the Temple of Heaven, where emperors once 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 an evening show or Peking duck dinner.

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 and choose between hiking or taking the cable car up before walking along the restored wall.

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

[13:30-16:30] Return toward Beijing, with time to rest in the vehicle. Stop outside the Bird Nest and Water Cube for photographs.

[16:30-17:30] Return 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] 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 Hutong Tour by rickshaw and a closer look at traditional neighborhood life.

[11:30-14:30] Continue to the Summer Palace, including a boat ride on Kunming Lake. Lunch is arranged at nearby Xiangyangtun Restaurant, which has an opera stage inside.

After lunch, transfer to the railway station for the high-speed train to Xi'an. Your local guide will meet you on arrival and arrange the hotel transfer.

Xian City View

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

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

[09:30-12:30] Drive to the Terracotta Warriors and explore the excavated figures, with a sightseeing shuttle included.

[12:30-14:00] Have lunch at Lanchi Restaurant, which serves a buffet and local food such as dim sum, noodles and Chinese hamburgers.

[14:00-17:00] Visit the Xi'an City Wall; an optional bicycle ride on the wall is excluded from the tour price. Continue to the Muslim Quarter for shopping and local snacks.

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

Terracotta Warriors

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

Enjoy a free morning, then transfer to the railway station for the afternoon high-speed train to Chengdu. Your guide will meet you on arrival and take you to the hotel. The evening is free, with Kuanzhai Alley available for an independent walk.

Chengdu City View

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

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide and begin exploring Chengdu, known for its giant pandas.

[09:30-12:30] Visit the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding using the included sightseeing shuttle. Observe adult and young pandas and learn about their behavior before lunch at a nearby local restaurant.

[12:30-13:30] Have a typical hotpot lunch at Old House restaurant.

[13:30-16:30] Spend the afternoon in Renmin Park, with a tea break and optional mahjong lesson, then browse Jinli Old Street and its Qing-style streetscape.

[16:30-17:30] Return to the hotel. An optional face-changing show or an independent walk around Kuanzhai Alley can be arranged.

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: New Jiuzhai Hotel ★★★★
Notes: Jiuzhaigou scenic area is still closed since the earthshake. We will inform you once get the opening notice from government. If you are interested in this tour, do not hesitate to contact with our travel advisor to recommend suitable alternative place.

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

[12:00-16:00] Have lunch near Chuanzhusi Temple, then visit Huanglong National Park for its forests, valleys and terraced mineral pools. Explore on foot or use the cable car at your own expense for a less strenuous visit.

[16:00-17:30] Drive about 1.5 hours to the hotel in Jiuzhaigou and rest before the next day's excursion to Jiuzhaigou Valley.

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] Enter Jiuzhaigou valley with your guide and take the shuttle from Lantian Station to Long Lake. Walk beside Long Lake and Five-Color Pool, then continue to Nuorilang Waterfall.

[12:30-13:30] Have lunch at Nuorilang Restaurant inside the park, or choose a picnic lunch at the designated stopover area.

[13:30-17:30] Continue at a relaxed pace from Nuorilang Waterfall toward Shuzheng Lake. See Rhino Lake, Tiger Lake, Shuzheng Falls and Princess Lake, then use the shuttle to reach Shuanglong Lake and Shuanglong Waterfall.

[17:30-18:00] Take the shuttle back to the park exit and conclude the day's visit.

Take the bullet train back to Chengdu. Your Chengdu guide will meet you on arrival and transfer you to the hotel.

Jiuzhaigou Valley

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Accommodation: Somerset Yangtze River Chongqing ★★★★

[09:00-10:00] Enjoy a relaxed morning, check out and meet your guide for the excursion to Leshan Giant Buddha.

[10:00-14:00] Explore Leshan Giant Buddha either on the narrow walking route, allowing about 1.5 hours for the climb, or by cruise on the Minjiang River for a full view from the water.

Transfer to Chengdu railway station for the bullet train to Chongqing.. Your guide will meet you on arrival and accompany you to the hotel.

Leshan Giant Buddha

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
On Board: Victoria cruise ★★★★★

After breakfast, visit the Chongqing Three Gorges Museum, the Ancient Town of Ciqikou and Liziba Station , .

Ride the  Yangtze River Ropeway for views over the river and city, then explore the hillside streets and stilted buildings around Hong Ya Cave. Finish at Chaotianmen Wharf and board the Victoria cruise, scheduled to depart Chongqing at 9:00 p.m.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch& Dinner
On Board: Victoria cruise ★★★★★

[06:30-08:30] Begin with early-bird coffee and tea, tai chi and a buffet breakfast on board.

[09:00-13:30] Join the included excursion to Fengdu's Jade Emperor site. An additional visit to Fengdu Ghost City is available at extra cost, followed by buffet lunch on board.

[16:00-21:30] Attend the captain's welcome reception and buffet dinner. The additional FengYan SanGuo “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” show is available in the evening.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch& Dinner
On Board: Victoria cruise ★★★★★

[06:30-08:30] Begin with early-bird coffee and tea, tai chi and a buffet breakfast on board.

[07:30-10:15] Enjoy activities on board or join the additional excursion to White Emperor City at extra cost.

[10:45-13:00] Sail through Qutang Gorge and continue scenic cruising in Wu Gorge, with buffet lunch served on board.

[15:15-21:45] Join the Goddess Stream shore excursion, then attend the captain's farewell banquet and crew cabaret.

Three Gorges

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

[06:00-07:45] Have buffet breakfast on board before disembarkation.

[07:45-10:45] Disembark at Maoping cruise terminal and visit the Three Gorges Dam Site.

After the visit, meet your local guide and have lunch at a local restaurant. Transfer to the railway station for the approximately 7.5-hour high-speed train to Shanghai, where your guide will meet you and arrange the hotel transfer.

Three Gorge Dam

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

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and begin the full-day Shanghai program.

[09:30-12:30] Visit the Jade Buddha Temple, then continue to the exterior of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and walk along the Riverside Promenade.

[12:30-13:30] Stop for a local lunch featuring dim sum and steamed buns.

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

[16:30-17:30] Return to the hotel. Ask your guide if you would like to arrange the optional Acrobatic Show, including the ERA production.

Yuyuan Garden

Meals: Breakfast& Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Huangshan International Hotel ★★★★

[07:30-08:00] Check out early and transfer to the railway station for the four-hour bullet train to Huangshan City.

[09:30-14:00] Travel by bullet train to Huangshan. Your local guide will meet you at the station and arrange a simple lunch there.

[14:00-17:00] Visit Chengkan Ancient Village, a Huizhou village whose preserved Ming-dynasty buildings include residences, ancestral halls, bridges and wells. Sample a local snack, including the area's well-known fermented tofu.

[17:00-18:00] Return to Huangshan City, check in and spend free time on Tunxi Old Street, where traditional shopfronts and local food line the old street.

Tunxi Street

Meals: Breakfast& Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Beihai Hotel ★★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide, store unnecessary luggage at the hotel and travel light for the visit to Mt. Huangshan.

[09:30-12:30] Take the cable car up Mount Huangshan and walk about 30 minutes toward the mountain hotel, passing Lion Peak and Shixin Peak. The route is known for weather-shaped pines, granite formations and possible cloud views.

[12:30-13:30] Check in and have lunch at the hotel restaurant. Dining choices are limited on the mountain, so the hotel is the most practical option.

[13:30-18:30] Hike the circular route through Xihai, or the West Sea Grand Canyon, beginning near Paiyun Pavilion and connecting toward the White Cloud area before returning to the hotel.

Mt. Huangshan

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Zhejiang International Hotel ★★★★

[06:00-12:00] Walk to Danxia Peak or a nearby viewpoint for sunrise and possible sea-of-clouds scenery, subject to weather. Return to the hotel for a short break, then take the cable car down the mountain.

[12:00-13:30] Have lunch in the old town, collect the luggage stored at the Huangshan City hotel and transfer to the railway station.

[14:00-18:30] Take the three-hour bullet train to Hangzhou. Your guide will meet you at the station and accompany you to the hotel.

Mt. Huangshan

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Zhejiang International Hotel ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and begin the Hangzhou sightseeing program.

[09:30-12:30] Cruise on West Lake and allow time for a lakeside walk, then continue to Lingyin Temple, a major Buddhist temple in a wooded setting.

[12:30-13:30] Have lunch at a local restaurant serving traditional Hangzhou cuisine.

[13:30-17:00] Visit Six Harmonies Pagoda for views toward the Qiantang River, then continue to the China Tea Museum for an introduction to Chinese tea history and production. Finish with shopping time on Hefang Street.

[17:00-17:30] Return to the hotel. The Impression Show of West Lake is available as an optional evening activity.

West Lake

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

Enjoy free time until the airport transfer and flight to Guilin. Your guide will meet you on arrival. En route to the hotel, visit Reed Flute Cave, then continue to Elephant Trunk Hill and Riyue Shuangta Cultural Park beside Shanhu Lake for views of the Golden and Silver Twin Pagodas.

Reed Flute Cave

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

[08:30-09:00] Meet your guide at the hotel and prepare for the excursion to the Longji Rice Terraces.

[09:00-13:00] Drive about two hours along mountain roads to Longji and change to the scenic-area shuttle. Stop at Huangluo Yao Village, where the Long Hair Show and folk dancing are available at extra cost, then begin the roughly 30-minute stone-path climb to Ping'an Village.

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

[14:00-16:30] Continue for about 2.5 hours on the stone trail toward Longji Zhuang Village, walking through the terraced landscape at a steady pace.

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

Longji Rice Terraces

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

[08:00-08:30] Meet your guide and transfer toward the Li River cruise.

[09:30-14:00] Board the cruise down the Li River, with lunch served during the journey to Yangshuo. View the karst landscape from the sundeck or through the picture windows.

[14:00-17:00] After disembarkation, walk along West Street, then cycle through the Yangshuo countryside before returning to Guilin along the Ten-Mile Gallery route.

[17:00-17:30] Return to the hotel and keep the rest of the day free. An evening walk beside the Four Lakes or a night cruise can be considered.

Li River

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

Enjoy a free morning, then check out and meet your guide for lunch. Transfer to Guilin West Railway Station for the high-speed train to Hong Kong. Your driver-guide will meet you at the station exit and accompany you to the hotel.

Hongkong City View

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

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and begin the Hong Kong sightseeing program.

[09:30-12:30] Ride the one-way Peak Tram to Victoria Peak and visit the outdoor observation area for city and harbor views. Continue to Aberdeen, including a sampan ride through the fishing village.

Keep the afternoon free to explore Hong Kong independently.

View from Victoria Peak

Meals: Breakfast

Check out and keep the day free until the airport transfer. Your guide will reconfirm the pickup time according to your departure flight.

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