China Explorer from Beijing to Hong Kong

Day01 Arrival in Beijing

Airport pick-up & airport-hotel transfer.

Day02 Beijing

Tiananmen Square:  the center of Beijing, where you can visit Tiananmen Tower, Monument to the People’s Heroes, Great Hall of the People, Mao Zedong Memorial Hall and see the national flag raising ceremony.
Forbidden City: also known as the Palace Museum, and Gu Gong in Chinese, lies at the city center of Beijing, and once served as the imperial palace for 24 emperors during the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368 – 1911).
A la carte lunch: special and local food of Beijing.
Temple of Heaven:  It is the largest existing one in Beijing among several royal altars to Heaven, Earth, the Sun, the Moon and other deities or symbolic forces of Nature.

Day03 Beijing

Badaling: a must for a Great Wall tour. Badaling Great Wall in Beijing is the best-preserved and most complete section among the various, hence the most popular, even among world leaders. You should visit it at least once in your life.

Sacred Way: The road leading to heaven. The Emperor, known as the Son of the Heaven, who came from Heaven to his country through the Sacred Way, also deservedly would return to Heaven through this road.
Ming Tombs: The cemeteries of the 13 Ming emperors, 23 empresses, and many imperial concubines, crown princes and princesses after the Ming Dynasty moved its capital city to Beijing. It boasts high historic and cultural values due to its grand architecture, complete system and long history.
Bird’s Nest (drive by): It was designed as the main stadium of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The Olympic events of track and field, football, gavelock, weight throw and discus were held there.

Day04 Beijing – Shanghai

Summer Palace: Summer Palace is China existing largest and best preserved imperial garden, also is one of the four famous gardens in China.
Hutong visit: the real culture of Beijing is the culture of the Hutong and Courtyards. The representatives of local culture, thus it is the first choice for people who would like to learn about the local history and culture.
High speed train to Shanghai. Railway station-hotel transfer.

Day05 Shanghai

Shanghai Museum: The scope, depth and quality of its collections, and the striking architecture and use of modern technology make the Shanghai Museum one of the most famous if not the most famous in China.
Yuyuan Garden: a famous classical garden located in Anren Jie, Shanghai. It was finished in 1577 by a government officer of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) named Pan Yunduan.
A la carte lunch.
the Bund, Huangpu River cruise: a cruise trip on Huangpu River for the city view of Shanghai.

Day06 Shanghai – Xian

Free morning. Fly to Xian. Airport-hotel transfer.

Day07 Xian

Terracotta Warriors: constructed to accompany the tomb of China’s First Emperor as an afterlife guard. It is considered one of the greatest archaeological sites in the world, and one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century.
Shanxi History Museum: Shaanxi History Museum is located in the northwest of the Xi’an Wild Goose Pagoda. It was built in 1983 and was open on June 20, 1991. Shaanxi History Museum is China’s first large-scale modern.
City Wall: The most complete city wall that has survived in China, as well being one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world.

Day08 Xian – Guilin

Xian Museum and Small Wild Goose Pagoda: A national AAAA scenic spot and a world heritage site, the Buddhist pagoda survives from the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Tourists can learn about the history and culture of Xian by visiting the pagoda and the Xian Museum in the southwest of the temple.
A local family visit, Home-cooked lunch.

Fly to Guilin. Airport-hotel transfer.

Day09 Guilin – Yangshuo – Guilin

Li River cruise to Yangshuo, Countryside trip in Yangshuo:
Li River cruise to Yangshuo. Countryside trip in Yangshuo: famous for its landscapes “the best under heaven”, is a beautiful city located in Northeast Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Guilin is one of the top 10 tourist destina-tions in China for its comfortable climate, crystal rivers, spectacular caves, typical karst formations and ever green vegetation.

Yangshuo-Guilin transfer.

Day10 Guilin – Hong Kong

ReeReed Flute Cave: known as “the Palace of Natural Arts ”. It is a cave on the southern shoulder of the Guangming Hill (Bright Hill) and is one of the most extraordinary scenic spots in Guilin.
Seven Stars Park: is the largest comprehensive park with mass scenery in Guilin City. Located at the east bank of Li River. It was so named because of the seven peaks, the four peaks of Putuo Mountain and three of Crescent Mountain, inside resemble the form of the Big Dipper constellation.
Elephant Trunk Hill: the landmark of Guilin. Located in Elephant Hill Scenic Area (Xiangshan Park) at the confluence of Taohua River and Li River, it has been a famous tourism destination since the Tang Dynasty(618 – 907). The hill looks like a giant elephant drinking water from the river. There are not only many spectacular natural scenes around the hill, but also some ancient constructions, such as Puxian Pagoda, Yunfeng Temple, and Sarira Dagoba.
Fly to Hongkong. Airport-hotel transport by yourself.

Day11 Hong Kong

Free time for the day.

Day12 Departure from Hong Kong

Take a shuttle bus or a taxi to the airport. A pleasant trip home!