Overview:
Beijing: Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Ming Tomb, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven...
Xian: Provincial Museum, City Wall, Great Mosque, Terra-Cotta Army, Big Goose Pagoda...
Luoyang: Longmen Grottioes, Shaolin Temple
Suzhou: Garden of "Master of the Net" and Tiger Hill..
Shanghai: Jade Buddha Temple, The Bund, Yu Yuan Garden, Huangpu River Cruising...
Way of Travel: Private transfer + city private tours + hotels + air-conditioned car or coach + private tour guides + Entrance fees + Meals as listed + Inter-city train tickets
Departure Date: Daily
Customizable: Yes!
Tour Code: ECT-07ItineraryDay 01:Arrival in BeijingArrival in Beijing. Meet and transfer to your hotel. Free for rest of the day.
Day 02:Beijing ( B L D )First visit
Forbidden City, that symbolizes the imperial and traditional China. Then move on to
Tiananmen Square, the heart and symbol of Beijing and is the biggest square in the world. After lunch go on with the visit to
Temple of Heaven, the place where the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties worshipped heaven and prayed for peace and harvest. Then move on to
Summer Palace, originally a royal garden and a temporary dwelling palace for emperors of Qing Dynasty. Back to your hotel.
Peking Duck dinner and Peking Opera Show in the evening.
Day 03: Beijing - Xian by overnight train ( B L D )Full excursion tour to
Badaling Great Wall, symbol of Chinese civilization. Then, go on with the visit to
Dingling ( Ming Tombs ), one of the Ming Tombs, where 13 emperors were buried in Ming Dynasty. After dinner, transferred to Beijing West Station and take overnight Train No.Z19 starting at 19:57 for Xian ( four-bed cabin ).
Day 04:Arrival in Xian ( L D )Arrival in Xian in the morning at 08:19am. Met & transfer to your hotel in Xina. After lunch, your city tour begins with a visit to The
Shaanxi Museum - a large modern museum of the national level. Then move on to visit
The Great Mosque, the biggest and most preserved complete Chinese existent mosque. After the day tour, get to the
Shaanxi Grand Opera House around 6:00pm and our tour guide will help you find your seat for
Tang Dynasty Show over
Dumpling Dinner.
Day 05:Xian ( B L )Full day excursion to
Terra-Cotta Army, a lifetime viewing of the extraordinary 2200-year-old terra-cotta Army of China's First Emperor Qin Shihuang. After lunch, drive back to the city center of Xian and visit
the City Wall. The main magnet of Xian is the city wall, which is the most complete city wall that has survived in China as well as being one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world.
Day 06: Xian - Luoyang ( B L ) by high speed train G2002(08:30-10:21)
Pick up from your hotel in Xian. Transferred to Xian Railway Station and take the high speed train G2002 (8:30-10:20) for Luoyang. Met by our tour guide in Luoyang. First visit the
Longmen Grottoes. It is one of the three most valuable Buddhist cave and rock carvings in China. Then move on to
Luoyang Museum. The Luoyang Museum is a city-level historical museum of China. After lunch, continue to visit the
White Horse Temple, the first Buddhist Temple ever built in China! Then go on with a tour of Guanlin Temple, also called Warrior Guan Yu's Tomb, a site where the head of Guan Yu was buried. Stay in Luoyang.
Day 07:Luoyang - Shaolin Temple(Car)- Zhengzhou(Car) - Suzhou (Bullet train) ( B L )Luoyang - Shaolin Temple(Car) - ZhengzhouCar) - Suzhou by Bullet Train D184(14:41/21:07)( Transfer to
the Shaolin Temple by coach, the foundation of Chinese Kongfu. The tourists would see how the monks are practicing everyday. Then transfer to Zhengzhou Train Station by road and take the daytime bullet train to Suzhou. Accommodation in Suzhou.
Day 08: Suzhou - Hangzhou Bullet Train D5471(18:15-21:03) ( B L )After breakfast, first visit
Linggering Garden, one of the best and most celebrated as a model Ming Dynasty Garden in all of Suzhou. Then move on to the
Ancient City Gate and Grand Canal for outside looking. The Panmen City Gate is the oldest city gate in existence in Suzhou city. The Gand Canal is one of the greatest ancient projects in China and is the longest man-made canal in world. After lunch, Then move on to
Tiger Hill - one of Suzhou's famous site and symbol of Suzhou City. After the tour in Suzhou, transferred back to your midtown hotel in Shanghai. Then have a short tour of a silk spinning factory to see how Chinese silk has been produced since the 14th century before you are transferred to Suzhou Railway Station and take train D5471 (18:15-21:03) for Hangzhou.
Day 09:Hangzhou - Shanghai by Bullet Train 5688( 19:46-21:18) ( B L D )Pick up from your midtown hotel in Hangzhou and head to a wharf at
West Lake. Finish your cruise at the
Huagang Park Wharf. Move on to Huagang Park ( Fish Viewing at the Flower Pond Park ). It is a peninsula projecting into the lake. Continue to visit
Leifeng Pagoda. Ascending to the top of the pagoda and looking down, one has a panoramic view of West Lake.
After local Chinese lunch, you are taken to Longjing Tea Plantation to experience the traditional method of making Longjing (Dragon Well) Tea as well drinking, picking, smelling or buying. Finally continue to vist
Lingyin Temple. After dinner, you will be transferred to Hangzhou Railway Station and take Bullet Train 5688( 19:46-21:18) for Shanghai. Met and tansferred to your hotel in Shanghai.
Day 10: Shanghai ( B L D )Morning is free on your own. After lunch, visit
Yuyuan Garden, a classical Qing Dynasty garden with over 30 pavilions linked by a maze of corridors and bridges over ponds. Move on to the
Old City God's Temple Bazaar from the Song Dyansty. In the evening dinner will be served. After dinner, you will be arranged to enjoy the fantastic
Acrobatics show.
Day 11:Shanghai ( B L )First visit
Shanghai Museum, the selection of over 112,000 Chinese cultural relics from the Old Stone Age to modern times. Then proceed to visit the "Pedestrians only"
Nanjing Road, a walking bustling street that is always packed with people waching other people. Then move on to
the Bund, one of the most noted waterfront and architectural symbols of Shanghai. After lunch, go to
Shanghai's new zone - Pudong ( east of Huangpu River) and ascend Jinmao Tower to have an eye-bird's view of Shanghai city. Finally take
one hour cruising on Huang Pu River. Back to your hotel.
Day 12:Exit from Shanghai ( B ) Transfer to airport for departure or free on your own
B-Breakfast L-Lunch D-Dinner| Price Details for this tour: | Tour Enquiry |
| Cost: in US$ per person |
| Travelling Party | Superior Deluxe Class | Deluxe Class | Tourist Class |
| 2 persons | $1690 | $1450 | $1380 |
| 3-5 persons | $1590 | $1350 | $1280 |
| 6-9 persons | $1390 | $1150 | $1080 |
| 10 persons up | $1290 | $1050 | $980 |
| Single room supplement | $590 | $355 | $286 |
Remark: 1. The prices above are based two persons sharing one standard room. If one person prefers to stay in one room, the single room supplement must be paid. 2. For additional hotel accommodation added the packages, please contact our trip advisors for new quotations. |
Inclusions:1.All transfers and city transportation for your own use
2.Entrance fees and meals as mentioned
3.Private car or van with English speaking guide
4.The prices above are based two persons sharing one standard room with daily breakfast 5.Beijing Xian Luoyang Suzhou Hangzhou Shanghai train ticket
6.The above private escorted tour is customized for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other travelers will join in your group.
Exclusions:Tips to your tour guide and driver
Available:Daily ( choose your own departure date )
Travel Tips:Wear casually with comfortable sports shoes and pay attention to the local climate.
Remarks: 1. All rates are subject to reconfirmation from our trip advisors when an actual booking is being made.
2. Tours price are net and non-commissionable.
3. Child definition: From Age 3 to 11 Years (usually enjoying 10%-40% discount. Contact our trip advisors for the actual discount for your case). 12 Years old and above will be charged as Adult Price.
4. All tours & transfers are all based in English Speaking local guides. For other languages, please contact our trip advisors for new quotations.