Welcome to China! Upon your arrival, your friendly tour guide holding your name sign will greet you at the arrival hall. Then transfer you to the hotel and have a rest to recover from jet lag.

Visit the essence of traditional Chinese garden Yu Garden and enjoy the beautiful layout which also presents the philosophy of Chinese people's life.

Then head to the bustling Nanjing Road and the Bund which is granted World Architecture Museum.

Get on top of Shanghai World Financial Center to get a bird's view of Shanghai, which may change your impression of China.

Continue to visit Xintiandi (New World of Shanghai) to see Shanghai's traditional Shikumen constructions.

At last, visit the peaceful Jade Buddha Temple built in 1882, housing the famous Reclining Jade Buddha statue imported from Burma.

Your guide and driver will see you off at the train station to travel to Huangshan. Upon arrival, your local guide in Huangshan will meet you and escort you to the bustling Tunxi Old Street where you see local stalls as well as the traditional Hui style buildings. Afterwards, transfer back to the hotel and check in.

Get refreshed after a night sound sleep and head to the famous ancient village Hongcun Village to admire the well preserved residential houses. Walk into the local houses, shrines and old schools while local villagers' life is also seen along the way. The famous Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was shot in Hongcun Village and brought more fame to this antient village.

Then drive to Yellow Mountain. After lunch, get ready for the hike in West Sea Canyon and feast your eyes with the breathtaking scenery.

Note: Hiking in West Sea Canyon can be challenging but you can always choose your own pace and how much you want to accomplish.

Please do not miss the astonishing beauty of sunrise on top of the mountain if the weather is nice. After breakfast, continue your hike to Begin to Believe Peak and walk past pines of different shapes, see the cute Stone Monkey Watching the Sea.

Take the cable car to get down to the mountain and make your way to high speed train to travel to Hangzhou. Your Hangzhou tour guide will meet you once you arrive.

Start your day with a visit to the local farmer's house in Meijiawu Tea Village. Our tea specialist will bring you into the tea world, showing you to tea plantation, teaching you how to pick tea leaves and how to stir-fry tea. Afterwards, enjoy a graceful ceremony conducted by our tea specialist to learn the traditional Chinese way to properly taste the green tea.

Then move to the famous West Lake and enjoy a peaceful boat cruise on the lake while your guide tells you some legendary stories of the lake.

End your tour today in the tranquil Lingyin Temple and enjoy the peaceful Buddhism atmosphere. Then transfer back to your hotel.

Catch your flight to Guilin. Upon arrival, your guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you back to your hotel and enjoy a free night.

Note: Your hotel is close to Guilin's famous pedestrian street and you could take a walk to see Guilin's night life.

This morning, you will take a 4-hour cruise on Li River to get to Yangshuo. Along the way, you will see various grotesque karst hills and probably water buffalos showering or wandering in shallow water and you may find the famous scene on Chinese money 20 Yuan.

Upon arrival in Yangshuo, bike around the rural village with your guide and absorb the fascinating view and see the local rural life. Then drive back to Guilin.

Li River

This morning, you will be escorted to the stunning Reed Flute Cave. Follow your guide and walk through the magnificent cave where numerous stalactites popping out, forming a great scene. Challenge your imagination and check out what they look like.

Then travel to Guilin's landmark Elephant Trunk Hill, a naturally formed mountain in the shape of an elephant drinking water in Li River.

Afterwards, catch your flight to Chengdu and your Chengdu guide will warmly greet you at airport and then take you to hotel for a good rest. 

Drive to Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda and enjoy your time visiting these adorable ones where you will see adult pandas and panda cubs or even some new born babies if you are lucky.

Then move to Jinli Old Street and admire the old constructions and fun stalls together with famous Chengdu snacks.

Afterwards, enjoy a leisure walk in Wangjiang Park that can best present Chengdu's leisure life from its tea houses, ear-cleaning vendors, group activities such as Taichi, Mahjong and folk dances.

Giant pandas spend 14 hours eating in total 27.5lb daily

Drive to the train station and head to Xi'an by high speed train.

Upon arrival, visit the largest and best-preserved City Wall and have an overview of this old capital. Follow your guide to take a stroll on top and find some best angles to shoot some photos of the great architecture or cycle around a bit based on your preference.

Afterwards, drive to the famous local Muslim Quarter and the ancient Great Mosque built in traditional Chinese style and enjoy some free time and bargained shopping in the famous bazaar.

About 1-hour drive from the downtown area, you will get to Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Museum. Incredible and impressive, you will be amazed by the details of the artwork of craftsmen 2000 years ago together with its scale and quantity. These clay figures were vividly made, each owning distinctive facial expression, hair style, figure as well as uniform, to protect the emperor in his afterlife.

Afterwards, take a high speed train to Beijing. Upon arrival, your local guide will greet you and then take you to hotel to check in. 

Terracotta Army

Today, visit Temple of Heaven in the morning, soak up the beautiful architectures where emperors used to hold ceremonies.

Then head to Tiananmen Square and then move to Forbidden City, the largest collection of wooden constructions preserved today. Housing over a million incomparable treasures, it is also known as Palace Museum. Travel back into the history of ancient China with your professional guide. Then get into traditional Hutongs where common people used to live.

Take a rickshaw ride into the small alleys to explore ordinary people's houses and local life. Learn to paint a facial mask in the famous Peking Opera and learn the traditional art of Beijing. Bring this memorable souvenir home with you when you finish. Then transfer back to your hotel.

Your tour will begin with Mutianyu Great Wall, the greatest defensive system built by ancient Chinese. Snaking around on mountaintops, it successfully stopped nomadic groups and protected central Chinese states and empires. Round-trip Cable Car is included to make your exploration easier and to save more time for you to hike on the wall.

Afterwards, drive back to the city and have a stopover to the iconic Bird's Nest and Water Cube to take some great photos.

Then, drive to the imperial garden Summer Palace and stroll along the peaceful lake, taking in the picturesque scenery of gardens, halls, and pavilions.

Farewell to China! Your memorable China trip ends and you will fly home today. Your guide and driver will escort you to the airport.