Day by Day Itinerary

Day 01: Arrival in Shanghai

Upon arrival, please go to the hotel we have booked for you by ourselves.

Accommodation: Zhongya Hotel   3 stars

Day 02: Shanghai

Only the hotel accommodation with breakfast is booked for you. Today you are suggested to visit the Shanghai Museum, the Yuyuan Garden, the Bund and Nanjing Road on your own. (B)

Accommodation: Zhongya Hotel   3 stars

Day 03: Shanghai

The hotel accommodation with breakfast is provided today. The full day's activities are arranged by yourselves. (B)

Accommodation: Zhongya Hotel   3 stars

Day 04: Shanghai - Beijing

You will take a flight to Beijing by yourselves. Our guide will pick you up at Beijing airport and transfer you to the hotel. Visit the Summer Palace. (B)

Accommodation: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel   3 stars

Day 05: Beijing

Visit the Badaling Great Wall, the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb. (B+L)

Accommodation: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel   3 stars

Day 06: Beijing

Visit the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. (B+L)

Accommodation: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel   3 stars

Day 07: Beijing

We intend to leave the day free for you to absorb something of the vibrant atmosphere of Beijing. (B)

Accommodation: Golden Palace Silver Street Hotel   3 stars

Day 08: Beijing - Xian

Morning is free. Lunch is on your side. Visit the Lama Temple and the lovely pandas in Beijing Zoo in the afternoon. See off at the Beijing railway station to take an overnight soft sleeper train to Xian. (B)

Accommodation: an overnight soft sleeper train  3 stars

Day 09: Xian

Pick you up at the railway station. After having breakfast at the hotel, you will visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the Provincial History Museum. (B+L)

Accommodation: City Hotel   3 stars

Day 10: Xian

The day is arranged by yourselves, you are suggested to visit the City Wall, the Great Mosque and have some free time to explore the Bazaar near the Mosque by yourselves.(B)

Accommodation: City Hotel   3 stars

Day 11: Xian - Guilin

You are suggested to take a shuttle bus to the airport and the bus stop is very near to your hotel. Board the flight to Guilin by yourselves. Our guide will pick you up at Guilin airport and transfer to the hotel.  (B) 

Accommodation: Hotel Universal   3 stars

Day 12: Guilin - Yangshuo

Transfer you to the pier to board the cruise ship. Then the activities along the Li River and in Yangshuo will be handled by yourselves. Enduring memories are created today as you cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo. Upon arrival in Yangshuo, you may have a short bicycle trip to the countryside. Alternatively, you can take an electric car instead of taking bicycles.  (Tips: Since the lunch on the Li River cruise can not meet your expectation, TCG suggests that you have enough breakfast at the hotel today.) (B+L)

Accommodation: New Century Hotel   3 stars

Day 13: Yangshuo - Guilin - Hongkong

Return to Guilin by yourselvers. The shuttle bus ticket from Yangshuo to Guilin can be purchased easily at the front desk. You are suggested to visit the Reed Flute Cave, the Seven Star Park and the Elephant Trunk Hill by yourselves. Take a taxi to the airport by yourselves to board the flight to Hongkong. Upon arrival, please go to the hotel we have booked for you by yourselves. (B)

Accommodation: YMCA International House   3 stars

Day 14: Hongkong

The hotel accommodation with breakfast is provided today. You are suggested to have a half-day Hongkong Island Tour. Peak tram ride to mid-level of Central District then to the Victoria Peak, visit the Repulse Bay, Aberdeen and Stanley Market on your own. (B)

Accommodation: YMCA International House   3 stars

Day 15: Hongkong

Full day is free. (B)

Accommodation: YMCA International House   3 stars

Day 16: Departure from Hongkong

You will get to the airport to board your homeward flight by yourselves. (B)

    B-- Breakfast        L-- Lunch        D-- Dinner

 Important note:

In both Shanghai and Hong Kong we only book the comfortable hotels for you. Our listed itinerary for these two parts is just for your reference, which is not included in our package tour price. These two places are both international metropolis with modern transportations to be easily accessed, and also English is widely used, so it is quite convenient to find the way to your destinations, there's no need to have a guide and private car according to our experiences. Thus, to save the cost for you, we, TravelChinaGuide, would like to leave these two cities' visit on your own. Particularly, we have made a sketch map for the suggested itinerary in Shanghai, and in Hong Kong, we also made a transportation map, where you could obtain some useful information on how to get to your hotel from the airport. Hope you will enjoy your days there.

Alternatively, if you want to avoid being a little bit adventurous and enjoy your stay in Shanghai or Hong Kong in a sit-back manner, we are also glad to make arrangements for you. Your tour specialists will quote you the price for this part upon your requirements.

Tour Prices (based on per person and shown in US dollars)

Tour Inclusions

Internal flights & taxes and train tickets;

Hotels with daily western breakfasts;

Daily lunches as specified;

Professional individual guide & driver;

 Private air-conditioned car or van;

Entrance fees to the tourist sites;

Two bottles of mineral water per day;

Government taxes.