Itinerary Details
Day 1 Arrival in Beijing
Badaling Grea Wall
Photo by our client Mr. Vic Sheldon Gladstone
Our guide will meet you on time outside the customs at Beijing Capital Airport holding a sign with your name on it. Afterward, the guide, together with our experienced driver, will escort your family group to the hotel. The rest of the day is free. Take a walk around the hotel to get acquainted with the surroundings and have a good rest for the coming family holiday.
Meals: No meals, advice freely available
Day 2 Beijing
Our guide will accompany you to start the wonderful China family tour. In the morning, we will head for the world's biggest urban city square,
Tiananmen Square. After a leisurely stroll, walk northwards to welcome the highlight of today -
Forbidden City, the best preserved royal palace in China. It is where the princes and princesses of Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368 - 1911) grew up. Besides appreciating the magnificent structures, you can dress your kids up as princes or princesses in ancient Chinese style and take some memorable photos. At noon, we will serve you a delicious a la carte lunch at a superb local restaurant. In the afternoon, the guide will take you to the
Temple of Heaven, the ancient imperial site for the Heaven Worship Ceremony. The interesting Echo Wall here is a good place for you to play with your kids. In the evening, we arrange the splendid Chinese Kung Fu Show for you at the Red Theatre.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch
Day 3 Beijing
Our travel consultant with her clients
Today is for a wonderful excursion to the
Great Wall of China! Have a big breakfast, and remember to prepare some snacks for the kids. We will drive you to the most famous section -
Badaling in a suburb of Beijing. Enjoy the fun of hiking on this amazing man-made wonder. In the afternoon, follow the guide to visit the
Sacred Way at the
Ming Tombs, where there are 36 different and vivid stone statues on two sides. On the way back to downtown, we will pass by the Bird's Nest, the grand Olympic site.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Day 4 Beijing - Luoyang (Shaolin Temple)
This morning, our guide will accompany you to the royal garden,
Summer Palace. The Kunming Lake offers great fun for family, for you can go skating in winter days and boating in other seasons. In the afternoon, our guide will see your family off to a high-speed train to Luoyang. After a four-hour fast run on such a clean and comfortable train, our Luoyang guide will welcome you at the arrival hall of the railway station, and then transfer your family to a local hotel.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Day 5 Luoyang (Shaolin Temple) - Xian
Today the guide will lead you to the Shaolin Temple, where you can appreciate the real practice of Chinese Kung Fu. Your whole family with kids could learn some basic moves of martial arts from the young monks there. In the afternoon, you will be escorted back to Luoyang and take another high-speed train to the ancient capital city Xian. Our Xian guide will wait for you at the railway station and then accompany you to your hotel.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch
Day 6 Xian
Visit today begins with a close contact with the marvelous terra cotta soldiers at the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Afterward, the guide will show you how the "soldiers" are made in a local pottery factory. This noon, your family will be served a home-made lunch in a local family. If interested, you and your children could learn to cook some Chinese food from the hosts. After a short break, the guide will take you to visit the Small Wild Goose Pagoda in the afternoon, and then arrange a dumpling dinner and a gorgeous Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show for you.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Home-cooked a la carte lunch, Dumpling dinner
Day 7 Xian
Today, you will be guided to the landmark of Xian, the ancient City Wall. There are both single and tandem bicycles on the wall, by which you and your kids can have a ride and enjoy a morning full of fun. We carefully select a super restaurant for you to have an a la carte lunch, and then guide you to the Great Mosque in the city center. Your kids are sure to be attracted by various tasty local snacks in the nearby Muslim Quarter. Try some if you like.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch
Day 8 Xian - Chengdu
Our guide will see you off to a morning flight to Chengdu, where the cute panda bears are waving to you. Upon arrival, our Chengdu guide will meet you at the airport and then transfer you to the hotel for a short rest. In the afternoon, the guide will accompany you to the Wide and Narrow Alley, a featured block where you can experience the daily life of the common local people and taste delicious snacks.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Day 9 Chengdu
Today we will meet the panda families in Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. The environment here is very clean and quiet. You can enjoy the leisurely time and see how the giant pandas live their lives. The cute baby pandas in the incubator would sure give your family trip refreshment. The guide will take you to a local restaurant to enjoy a rich a la carte meal. After that, a visit to Jinsha Site Museum will be well arranged; there is a 4D cinema which can take you back to more than 3,000 years ago to the ancient Shu Kingdom, and show you the splendid culture of Jinsha Site. Then, the guide will escort you back to the hotel to have a good rest for the next day's early flight.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte lunch
Day 10 Chengdu - Hong Kong
In the morning, our guide will say good-bye to you at the Chengdu Airport. Take the flight to Hong Kong, our local guide will meet you outside the arrival hall at the airport and then help you to check in a local hotel. In the afternoon, you will be guided to the Ocean Park, where the kids can enjoy the performances of trained dolphins, sea-lions and other adorable sea creatures, and have fun on the carousel and the roller coaster. In the evening, the guide will accompany you to take the tram to the Victoria Peak to enjoy the dazzling night view of the metropolis.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Day 11 Hong Kong
Today comes the highlight of Hong Kong trip. Our guide and driver will transfer your family to the children's paradise - Disneyland. Kids can get excited with the Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Snow White. Our guide will not go inside with you, in case of disturbing your family fun. When you finish, the guide will meet you at the appointed place and send you back to the hotel.
Meals: Western buffet breakfast
Day 12 Departure from Hong Kong
Your family tour ends today. We will transfer you to the airport and see you off. Wish you a safe trip home!
Meals: Western buffet breakfast