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| Tour Name :15 Days of Historical Tour & in Search of the Shangri-la World |
| Tour Code : SL01 |
Day 1 ( )Arrival / Beijing \Transfer via: International flight-On your own arrangement
Arrive at Beijing. Be met & transferred to your hotel.
Day 2 (B, L, ) Beijing \Full day trip to the Tian'anmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven. Enjoy the Peking Opera Show in the evening.
- The Tian'anmen Square: The largest city square in the world.
- The Forbidden City: The largest imperial palace in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years.
- The Temple of Heaven: The place where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's bless of the whole nation.
Day 3 (B, L, D ) Beijing \Full day trip to the Great Wall and Ming Tomb and Sacred road. Enjoy a famous Peking Duck Banquet for dinner.
- The Great Wall: One of the seven wonders in the world and the symbol of China.
- The Ding Tomb: The only underground tomb of the thirteen tombs of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty.
- The Sacred Road: The way guarded on both sides with stone statues by which the ancient emperors went to hold a memorial ceremony for the ancestors.
Day 4 (B, L, ) Beijing \Visit the Hutongs by rickshaw and Xiushui Street.
- Hutongs: The old narrow paths where common people lived. All the Hutongs crisscross with each other, dotted with the Kindergarten, the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower, the Tea House, and the lake, House of Gong Infant and local people's houses among them.
- Xiushui Street: A market near the embassy area where you can find a number of duplicates of clothing in traditional Chinese style such as clothes, caps, gloves. Enjoy bargains with sellers and pleasant surprise of finding a real treasure if you are lucky enough.
Day 5 (B, L, ) beijing/ Xian\Transfer via: AM flight
Free at leisure until to be transferred to the airport for flight to Xi'an .Arrive at Xian. Be met & transferred to your hotel. Have city tours to the Provincial Museum and the Ancient City Wall.
- The Provincial Museum: One of the main museums in China which holds numerous unearthed cultural relics of China.
- The Ancient City Wall: An extension of the old Tang Dynasty structure boasting the most complete city wall that survives through Chinese long history.
Day 6 (B, L, )Xian \Visit the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, the Bell Tower and the Wild Goose Pagoda. Enjoy the Tang Dynasty show in the evening.
- The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses: The greatest archaeological findings of the century: the army of terra-cotta warriors and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin's tomb.
- The Bell Tower: The emblem of Xian city.
- The Wild Goose Pagoda: The pagoda where widely renowned Master Xuanzang (Monk Tripitaka) stored his classics brought from India.
- The Tang Dynasty show: The show that presents the palace dances and sings in the Tang Dynasty when Xian was the capital.
Day 7 (B, L, )Xian / Kunming \Transfer via: AM flight \Visit the Hanyang Tomb. Take flight to the Kunming. Arriving at Kunming. Be met & transferred to your hotel.
Have the city tours to Dragon Gate on the West Hills and Grand View Park.
-West Hill and Dragon Gate:The natural forest park in Kunming. The carvings on the cliff was made in 1751.(Including the cable car).
-Grand View Tower:The tower is located by the Dian Lake and famous for the couplet there which has been known as the longest couplet in China.
Day 8 (B, L, )Kunming / Dali\Transfer via: AM flight \Fly to Dali.Full day trip to Three Pagodas, Butterfly Spring. Visit housing architecture of the Bai ethnic minority and old town.
-Three Pagodas: are located northwest to Dali at the foot of Cangshan Mountains. The Qianxun Pagoda, completed in 876 during the Tang dynasty (618-907AD).
-Butterfly Spring: In spring, when the trees put forth fragrant flowers, thousands of butterflies flutter among the branches and over the spring water forming a dazzling "Kingdom of Butterflies".
-Xizhou House: where the Bai ethnic minority people live. You will see their traditional culture.
-Ancient Dali town: built in 1382 and is one the 24 most famous historical and cultural cities in China.
Day 9 (B, L, )Dali / Lijiang\Drive to Lijiang in the morning.Take full day trips to Lijiang old town and Black Dragon Park.
-Lijiang ancient town:The town was built in the late song dynasty and the early Yuan dynasty and was listed by the UNESCO on the list of the world's major cultural heritages in 1997.
-Black Dragon Pool:The park holds the Black Dragon Pool and got name because of it. The pool is listed in the Collections of Famous Pools in China because of its beauty.
Day 10 (B, L, )Lijiang / Kunming \Transfer via: PM flight
Full day trip to Yak Meadow by cable lift, Yufeng Lamasery and Baisha Murals. Fly to Kunming. Be met & transferred to your hotel in Kunming.
-Yak Meadow(Maoniuping): Part of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, where the Yi and Zang Ethnic Minority people live.
-Yufeng Temple: built in the Qing Dynasty and famous for camellias in the temple.
-Baisha Mural: With the spread of the Buddhism, people painted plenty of murals on the walls in temples in the Ming Dynasty.
Day 11 (B, L, )Kunming \Full day trip to Stone Forest.
-Stone Forest:90km south of Kunming. Due to a process of weathering and erosion, nature has created an art gallery of stone sculpture here.
Day 12 (B, L, )Kunming / Guilin\Transfer via: AM flight
Free at leisure until to be transferred to the airport for flight to Guilin.Upon Arriving at Guilin, be met & transferred to your hotel with private vehicle & tour guide. Then have private city tours to the Reed Flute Cave & the Elephant Trunk Hill.
- Elephant Trunk Hill: Located at the conjunction of the Li River & the Peach Blossom River, the whole hill looks very much like a giant elephant with a long trunk, it is the symbol of Guilin city.
- Reed Flute Cave: Known as "the Palace of Natural Arts" where you can see beautiful stalactites & stalagmites,learn how they are formed.
Day 13 (B, L, )Guilin / Longsheng/Guilin\One Day Longsheng tour for Ethnic Tribes Culture expedition.
Depart from the hotel in the morning & drive to Longji area.
Longsheng is located in the mountainous region on the northeastern part of Guilin. The natural beauty and the colorful ethnic Chinese cultures and customs attract people from all over the world.
After 2.5 hours drive (115KM beautiful mountain road) you will get to the Longji area, Heping Township of Longsheng County. Visit Zhuang and Yao Minority tribes villages and some families if you like. Those ethnic girls dressed in their own colors may have a demonstration on hair combing or singing and dancing upon guests' request and gratuity. Clients will enjoy the beautiful terrace rice fields after getting to the summit of Longji (Dragon's backbone).The terrace rice fields were first built in the Yuan Dynasty ( about 800 years ago) and completed in the Qing dynasty as the crystallization of the wisdom and labor of the Zhuang people. The terraced fields are built along the slope winding from the riverside up to the mountaintop, with the highest place of an elevation of 885m and the lowest 380m. The coiling line spirals up from the mountain foot to the top, making the mountain looks like huge snail seen afar.
Enjoy the hiking tours around Pingan village for the wonderful views.
Be transferred back to Guilin in the afternoon.
Day 14 (B, L, )Guilin / Yangshuo\Full day Li River Cruise to Yangshuo with lunch aboard. Visit the Big Banyan Tree and the Moon Hill after you check-in to the hotel in Yangshuo.
--Li River Cruise: Depart from your hotel in the morning. Be transferred to the Zhujiang Pier(about 1 hour drive)for a 4.5 hours wonderful cruise.You will enjoy the picturesque mountains, peaceful green fields ,farms and villages with water buffalos,cows wondering around on both sides of the river bank. Disembark at the one-thousand-year-old town Yangshuo in the afternoon. Have a short exploration to the old town before to be transferred back to Guilin city.
Day 15 (B, )Yangshuo / guilin/Departure\Transfer via: International flight-On your own arrangement
Free at leisure till to be transferred about 2 hrs to the airport.
Service Ends. |
| Type |
1 person ($) |
2-5 persons($) |
6-9 persons($) |
10 up($) |
Single room Supplement($) |
| Tourist Class |
3118 |
2098 |
1666 |
0 |
351 |
| Deluxe Class |
3455 |
2361 |
1838 |
0 |
523 |
| Superior Class |
3854 |
2476 |
2039 |
0 |
707 |
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 Reservation |
| Starting City : Beijing |
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| Length of Trip : 15 |
| Destinations :Beijing, Xi'an, Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Guilin, Yangshuo |
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