13-Day Enriching China Tour 
 

 
 
1^st Day: Arrival in Hongkong
Arriving in Hongkong, please go to the hotel we have arranged for you on your own. The rest of the day is left for you to revitalize yourself from the jet lag or to explore the modern city on your own.

Accommodation: InterContinental Grand Stanford Hongkong


2^nd Day: Hongkong   (B)

Full day is free and we only book the hotel with breakfast for you. You are recommended to have a half-day Hongkong Island Tour. The visits cover the peak tram ride to mid-level of Central District then to the Victoria Peak, the Repulse Bay, Aberdeen, Stanley Market. After lunch, transfer to Pier to take Star Ferry to Kowloon side, walk along the waterfront promenade back to Hotel. Afternoon is for free individual activities.

 

Accommodation: InterContinental Grand Stanford Hongkong


3^rd Day: Hongkong - Guilin   (B)
Hold the morning activities on your own. The air ticket will be given to you before you leave for Guilin by yourselves. Your local professional travel buddy will expect you with comfortable airport-hotel transfer service.

Accommodation: Sheraton Hotel 


4^th Day: Guilin - Yangshuo - Guilin  (B+L)
Travel to Yangshuo by cruising along the magnificent Li River which itself is the highlight of today. Upon arrival in Yangshuo, a brief country-road tour by bicycle will then be arranged. A local family will be somewhere along the road expecting your visit. If you are less skillful of riding a bicycle, you can take our electric car instead. Transfer back to Guilin. (Tip: Since the lunch on the Li River cruise can hardly meet your expectation, TT suggests you have enough breakfast at the hotel this morning.)

Accommodation: Sheraton Hotel 


5^th Day: Guilin - Xian   (B+L+D)
Continue the highlight scenic tour to Reed Flute Cave, the Seven Star Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill. Head for Xian by flight and the local guide will expect you at the exit of the airport with comfortable airport-hotel transfer. This evening, a nice buffet dinner is served at the hotel at your convenience.

Accommodation: Hyatt Regency Hotel - downtown


6^th Day: Xian  (B+L+D)
You will have a visit to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum which is said to be the Eighth Wonder of the world. Drive back by highway to downtown to have a decent lunch at a well-known Cantonese cuisine restaurant. Visit the  Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the City Wall. In the evening, we will arrange the marvelous Tang Dynasty Dinner Show at the splendid Tang Dynasty Palace. (Add: No.75, Chang'an Road, Xian)

Accommodation: Hyatt Regency Hotel - downtown


7^th Day: Xian  (B+L)
Morning tour allow you to stop at the Provincial History Museum which is a grand complex of buildings imitating the architecture style of the Tang Dynasty. Having the a la carte lunch at well-chosen restaurant, keep on the tour to the Great Mosque and a local family. Free time will be given there to visit the flourishing Bazaar in the afternoon.

Accommodation: Hyatt Regency Hotel - downtown


8^th Day: Xian - Shanghai   (B+L) 
Head for Shanghai by morning flight and your local professional travel buddy will expect you with comfortable airport-hotel transfer service. Your first impression of Shanghai will be the Zhujiajiao, a nearby water village.

Accommodation: Sofitel Hyland Hotel


9^th Day: Shanghai   (B+L+D) 
Today you will visit the Shanghai Museum which houses large collections of historical items. Then go ahead to the famous Yuyuan Garden. After lunch, take a cruise tour on the Huangpu River. This evening, the Farewell Dinner is arranged at Central Hotel as the fitting finale to your discovery of China, the restaurant Wang Bao He in the hotel has a history of over 260 years and is the best place to serve Shanghai Cuisine. You will enjoy an amazing Portman Acrobatic Show at the Shanghai Centre Theatre.

Accommodation: Sofitel Hyland Hotel


10^th Day: Shanghai - Beijing  (B+L)
Head for Beijing by morning flight and your local professional travel buddy will expect you with comfortable airport-hotel transfer service. The only sight of your first day duration in the capitial city is the Summer Palace.

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza


11^th Day: Beijing   (B+L+D)
You will be accompanied by our local professional guide to one of the greatest world heritage sites - the Great Wall, Badaling section. Drive to escape the shopping site tourist restaurants near the Great Wall to have a decent meal -Sichuan food, for lunch. The visits continue to the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb in the afternoon.You will sample Cantonese cuisine for dinner at a top restaurant in the Wangfujing Street, a la carte style

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza


12^th Day: Beijing   (B+L+D)
You will be thrilled the whole day when you visit the Tiananmen Square - one of the largest and grandest city squares in the world; the Forbidden City - the imperial palace of Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Temple of Heaven - once was the royal temple. The Beijing Duck Dinner is served as Welcome Dinner at a well-known restaurant. The cheering Peking Opera (the national opera) is scheduled as evening delight after dinner.

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza


13^th Day: Departure from Beijing   (B)
Board your homebound flight. Comfortable hotel-airport transfer is arranged according to your flight schedule.