18 days Hongkong - Guilin - Shanghai - Yichang - Chongqing - Xi'an

Tour code:UPYZ04
Destinations:Hongkong, Guilin, Shanghai, Yichang, Chongqing, Xi'an, Beijing
Special Experience:This highlight tour covers the glorious China's past and present, ancient and modern. We will bring you to explore some of china's greatest sights such as the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses. Lose yourself at the amazing scenery on Li River and Yangtze River and then feel the unique charm of Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Price from:(2-5 persons)CNY21460 per person

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Day-To-Day Itinerary

Day 01: TBA - Hong Kong
Upon arrival in Hong Kong, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. As one of the world's most dramatic harbors, Hong Kong is a bustle, beautiful, unique and dynamic. The rest of the day is at your own free.

Day 02: Hong Kong (B)
Have a city tour of one of Hong Kong's leading tour destinations: Victoria Peak. On top of the peak, you will get a breathtaking views of Victoria Harbor and the whole city as well.
Then proceed to Aberdeen, the largest town located in Hong Kong Island. Finally take a short drive to Repulse Bay, which is the most famous beach of having the highest representative characteristics in Hong Kong by its long and wide beach, clean water, calm tide and gentle wave.

Day 03: Hong Kong - Guilin (B)
The morning is left free for you to explore the city. Take the afternoon flight to Guilin, which is famous for its breathtaking scenery, rivers and karst peaks covered in lush greenery. Upon arrival, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel.

Day 04: Guilin - Yangshuo (B+L)
Enjoy a relaxing day of cruising on the scenic Li River. In the morning you will drive about 40 minutes to Zhujiang pier to start the Li River cruise. Along the river, you will be inspired by the picturesque mountains, peaceful green fields, crystal-clear water, lush bamboos and villages with water buffalos. The boat arrives at Yangshuo-a beautiful and quaint ancient town with one thousand years' old in the afternoon, after a short walk along the West Street and then checking in the hotel in Yangshuo.

Day 05: Yangshuo - Guilin (B+L)
The morning is left free for you to explore the county before driving back to the downtown city.
After checking in the hotel in Guilin city and having lunch, you will continue to explore some of Guilin's natural wonders: first to The Reed Flute Cave, called as "Art Palace of the Nature". This splendid karst cave is full with a myriad of stalactites and stalagmites formulates various bizarre scenes. And then go the Wave-subduing Hill (Fubo Hill), where you can have a birds'-eye view of the whole city on the very top.

Day 06: Guilin - Shanghai (B+L)
Take the morning flight to Shanghai, the largest and most prosperous metropolis in China and known as the "Paris of the East". Upon arrival, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. After a little freshen up, you will take some tours. Firstly, you will visit the Bund, where the great foreign commercial houses and banks built their imposing office buildings before 1930s.And next, stroll along the Nanjing Road.

Day 07: Shanghai (B+L)
After breakfast, you will tour the elegant classic Chinese garden: the Yu Yuan Garden. Yu Yuan Garden has quite a few scenic courtyards dotted with baroque rockery, pools and flora, all connected by corridors and passageways and cultural relics. Then proceed to Oriental Pearl TV Tower. After lunch, you will take a walking tour of the Old French Concession, the area of Shanghai once occupied by French in the mid-19th century.

Day 08: Shanghai - Yichang (B+D)
Take the morning flight to Yichang, which is the port for transferring in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Upon arrival, our local guide will meet you and escort you to have dinner in a downtown restaurant before heading for the ship for your pre-boarding tonight.

Day 09: Yangtze cruise (B+L+D)
Cruise excursion

Day 10: Yangtze cruise (B+L+D)
Cruise excursion

Day 11: Yangtze cruise (B+L+D)
Cruise excursion

Day 12: Chongqing - Xian (B+L)
The ship disembarks at around 9am .Upon arrival ,our local guide will meet you and escort you to explore some of the city wonders: first to the Ciqikou Ancient Town, one of the key historic districts under conservation in the urban area of Chongqing. Next, pay a visit to Eling Park. It is an ideal place to enjoy views of the Yangtze River and Jialing Rivers and the night views of Chongqing.
Take the afternoon flight to Xian. Upon arrival, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel.

P.S.: Above itinerary of Yangtze cruise is subject to change because of the ship company reason, navigation channel, weather condition, government policy etc. .

Day 13: Xian (B+L)
Enjoy a magnificent day of sightseeing what has been called the 8th Wonder of the World --the Terra Cotta Soldiers Museum, which was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. Altogether over 7,000 pottery soldiers, horses, chariots, and even weapons have been unearthed there. After lunch, visit the Bell Tower, which is the most well-preserved and best-known one in China and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which is one of the most famous Buddhist pagodas in China and initially built in 589.

Day 14: Xian - Beijing (B+L)
Today the first stop in this pleasant city is Shanxi Provincial Museum showing you more than 370,000 relics including Bronze wares, terra cotta figures, gold and silver wares and murals with three thousand years. And next is the Great Mosque. One of five Muslim sanctuaries in China,the Great Mosque in Xian is the only one open to visitors. Take the afternoon flight to Beijing.
Upon arrival, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel.

Day 15: Beijing (B+L+D)
Start your Beijing exploration with first visit to the largest public square in the world: Tiananmen Square. Next, stroll through the largest and the best preserved Imperial Palace in the world: the Forbidden City. In the afternoon, you will take a short drive to the Temple of Heaven, which was built specifically for worship of heaven and prayers for good harvests during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Enjoy a Beijing Duck Dinner tonight

Day 16: Beijing (B+L)
After breakfast, drive about one hour to Badaling Great Wall, China's most spectacular sight extending more than 3,700 miles across China and most often visited for China tour. It is one of the best preserved sections and the highest point of the Great Wall.
After lunch you also visit one of the Mind Tombs. Ming Tombs are the general names for the mausoleums of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644), located 50 kilometers north from Beijing City. They were fully recognized by UNESCO's World Heritage Committee in 2000.

Day 17: Beijing (B+L)
Continue to explore the ancient city including the Hutong Trishaw tour in the morning, and then to the exquisite Summer Palace, which was listed as UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage in 1998. With its elegant overall arrangement, magnificent buildings and attractive scenery, the Summer Palace is the most splendid imperial garden in China built in 1750.

Day 18: Beijing - TBA (B)
The tour guide will transfer you to the airport and help you board the plane to your sweet home with unforgettable memories.