Tour Code: SG2012-01
 

Destinations: Beijing, Xian, Shanghai
Tour Length: 08 days

 

Our professional guide will wait for you at the exit of the luggage claim area holding a banner with our logo and your names on at Beijing airport. A comfortable airport-hotel transfer is provided upon your arrival. On the way to the hotel, a brief introduction of the capital city will be given. Check into your hotel and enjoy the free time on your own. You may stay at the hotel for a rest or walk around to get a first impression of Beijing city.

 

  Hotel: Holiday Inn Central Plaza Hotel  - the best Holiday Inn Hotel in Beijing

  

Day 02: Beijing   

After a rich breakfast, you will be gathered at the lobby of your hotel by the guide. The first arrangement this morning is to meet the other members in your group who are from different countries but share the same taste on travel. Then the pre-tour briefing which includes some dos and don'ts will be given. Your memorable tour will begin by visiting the world famous Tian'anmen Square - one of the grandest city squares in the world. At the north of the square, you will get to the Imperial Palace - known as the Forbidden City, where you can sense the vicissitude of once feudal spelled country. Splendid paintings on the royal architectures, grand and deluxe halls, and surprisingly magnificent treasures will certainly satisfy "modern civilians". Afterwards, an a la carte lunch will be served for you at a fancy local restaurant. In the afternoon, the guide will take you to the Temple of Heaven with an area of about 2,700,000 square meters. This evening, we will arrange a brilliant Kungfu Show at the Red Theatre. 

 

  Hotel: Holiday Inn Central Plaza Hotel  

  Meals: B, L
 

Day 03: Beijing 

Today's tour covers the top highlight of Beijing-the Great Wall, as well as the Sacred Road, the Ming Tomb and outlook of the Bird's Nest. In the morning, head to the Badaling section of Great Wall. Badaling is a rare ancient military defense project. The elevation of it is about 1,000 meters. You will have the whole morning to witness this great human project. We will arrange a decent lunch for you at a famous Sichuan food restaurant. In the afternoon, move to the Sacred Road and the Ming Tomb - one of the Ming Dynasty royal graves. The layout and arrangement of all thirteen mausoleums are very similar but vary in size as well as in the complexity of their structures. The whole day tour will come to the end after taking a glance of the Bird's Nest (Olympic National Stadium) on the way back to downtown.

 

  Hotel: Holiday Inn Central Plaza Hotel  
  Meals: B, L

Downtown Xian

Day 04: Beijing Xian  

Finish the Beijing tour after staying at the royal garden - the Summer Palace and the Hutong tour. You will have a chance to enjoy the classical Chinese garden architecture in the Summer Palace and get close to local people. At noon, we will serve you an a la carte lunch at a fancy local restaurant. Afterwards, a comfortable airport transfer will be arranged according to your flight from Beijing to Xian. Our professional guide will expect you at the exit terminal of the Xian airport and transfer you to the well-selected hotel, which is located at central Xi'an.

 

  Hotel: Grand New World Hotel 
  Meals: B, L

Day 05: Xian

Today's excursion will take you to the genuine Qin Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum, which is built in the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC) and became the greatest archaeological discovery in the 20th century. The great excavation revealed thousands of warriors and their horses - an entire army buried for safeguarding the eternity of Emperor Qinshihuang. After a special homely cooked lunch, continue the tour to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall, after several restorations, the longest unbroken section is from the Western Gate to the East Gate, a distance of approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles). You will be marveled with this storied pagoda, since it was built with layers of bricks but without any cement in between. Tonight you will enjoy the Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show while partaking the famous Dumpling Banquet Dinner. (Address: No. 165, Wenyi Road, Xian, 710054)

 

  Hotel: Grand New World Hotel 

  Meals: B, L
 

Shanghai Old Residence

Day 06: Xian Shanghai

Today, you will be scheduled to visit the Great Mosque. An a la carte lunch will be prepared for you at a local famous restaurant. Take a flight to Shanghai and transfer to the hotel.

 

  Hotel: Howard Johnson Business Club Hotel
  Meals: B, L

Day 07: Shanghai

Your Shanghai city tour package will start by the visit to Shanghai Museum, which contains 120,000 cultural relics of all the historical periods in ancient China, in which collections of bronzes, ceramics, paintings, calligraphy and ancient sculptures are among the best in China. Following visit the most celebrated classical Chinese garden - Yuyuan Garden in the northeast part of the old town. Your gorgeous a la carte lunch will be served at a famous local restaurant. Afterwards, the guide will take you to visit Nanjing Road, to stroll along the Bund area to experience the thrills of old Shanghai and to visit an old street in Shanghai.

 

  Hotel: Howard Johnson Business Club Hotel
  Meals: B, L

 Day 08: Shanghai/ Exit
No service will be offered today, you are advised to take a taxi or a shuttle bus to the airport for your homebound flight by yourselves. Please note that there are two airports in Shanghai, one is Hongqiao airport and the other is Pudong airport. For the international flight, you should travel to the Pudong airport. However, you are also welcomed to make an extension tour for your China adventure if you wish to stay on rather than return home right away.

  Meals: B