Day 1 Airport pick-up with English Speaking Tour guide, transfer to local hotel
Reference arrival flight: United Airlines- UA801 LAXHKG 10:20-16:45
Activities: Airport pick-up with English Speaking Tour guide
Our well-trained English Speaking Tour guide will hold the name sign to pick up from Hong Kong International Airport ( HKG) and transfer you to the hotel, rest of the day will be your leisure time.
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Day 2 HK Day Tour: Giant Buddha and Lantau Monastery by 360 Cable Car,The Peak , Repulse & Aberdeen Bay, Causewaybay, Gold Fish Market.
Activities: Giant Buddha and Lantau Monastery by 360 Cable Car,The Peak , Repulse & Aberdeen Bay, Causewaybay, Gold Fish Market.
Hotel pickup and coach transfer to Tung Chung, take cable car ride to Ngong Ping in which you can have a better view of prosperous Hong Kong. The 5.7km cable car journey offers visitors spectacular 360 degree panoramic views of South China Sea, Hong Kong International Airport, North Lantau Country Park and Giant Buddha. Then it’s free time to walk around Tian Tan Buddha, and the Po Lin Monastery.
Afterwards, you will Ride the 373-metre-long Peak Tram to visit Victoria Peak, ideal place to enjoy bird’s-eye view of the city’s iconic skyline and woodland trail.Visit the Repulse Bay, and Aberdeen (including Sampan Cruise),where you can gain a deeper insight of an old traditional fishing village which is hard to find in any other parts of the World and Causewaybay – Wan Chai area.
At last, Proceed to Gold Fish Market in Mongkok, a famous local market that specialize in selling various kinds of goldfish. Transfer back to your hotel by coach after the tour.
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Day 3 Macau Day Tour: Temple of A-Ma,Ruins of St Paul's, Old City Walls and the Mount Fortress, Sands Casino, Macau Tower
Activities: Temple of A-Ma,Ruins of St Paul’s, Old City Walls and the Mount Fortress, Sands Casino, Macau Tower
Pickup from your hotel lobby and then Transfer to ferry terminal to take 8:45am ferry to Macau with driver and English Speaking Tour guide. After the scenic ferry ride, disembark in Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal at 9:45am.
Your exciting Macau day tour with Local Spanish Tour guide will start with a visit of the ornate Temple of A-Ma, a UNESCO World Heritage Site as well as the Ruins of St Paul’s. Visit the Old City Walls and the Mount Fortress
After Lunch, then continue to Sands Casino, and the Macau Tower.
At 4:00 pm, you’ll be drop off at Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal and then take the ferry ride back to Hongkong. Our driver and English Speaking Tour guide will pick you up from the ferry terminal to the hotel.
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Day 4 HK-Guilin: Train to Guilin, Reed Flute Cave, Pedestrian Street.
Train information :Train G 2964 10:04-13:18
Activities: Railway Station transfer (drop-off & Pick-up) ,Reed Flute Cave, Pedestrian Street .
Breakfast at the hotel. Early transfer to the Hong Kong train station to take the high speed train to Guilin with the driver and English Speaking Tour guide. Be met upon arrival, and then transfer to the hotel to check in and Then visit the Reed Flute Cave and discover its unique stalactites and stalagmites in every shape. After dinner , walking around one of the most renowned commercial and leisurely streets in Guilin, Zhengyang Pedestrian Street is bristle with all kinds of shops for local snacks, drinks, and the famous clock tower of Guilin! Transfer back to the hotel.
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Day 5 Guilin-Longsheng-Guilin: Longji Terracd Rice Field
Activities: Longji Terracd Rice Field
After breakfast, Be met with private vehicle & tour guide and then drive to Longji Terracd Rice Field (2-hour driving). The rice terraces cover an area of 66 square kilometers, they were built 600 hundreds years ago by the local ethnic people. There are several villages in Longji. The four most famous ones are Ping’an Zhuang Village, Longji Ancient Zhuang Village, and Jinkeng and Dazhai Yao villages.
In the afternoon, We firstly head to Longji Ancient Zhuang Village, a well-preserved village that recently opened to tourists. There are 700 ethnic people resident there. They still abide by traditional customs and ways of farming. Transfer back to Guilin hotel (2-hour driving)
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Day 6 Guilin-Yangshuo: Li River Cruise- Yangshuo West Street-Impression Liusanjie
Activities: Li River Cruise- Yangshuo West Street-Impression Liusanjie
Depart from your hotel in the morning. Be transferred to the Pier by our driver (about 40 minute drive) for a 4-4.5 hours wonderful Li-River 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. A Chinese buffet lunch is served on the most comfortable 4-star Li River cruise boat. When the boat arrives at 1.30 pm to 2.30 pm (depending on water levels), Our tour guide will take you to Yangshuo West Street, also called Foreigner’s Street. With a history of over 1,400 years and located in the center of the town, Yangshuo West Street is the busiest as well as the oldest street in the town;
Tonight you will enjoy the largest live-action performance of landscape in the world—-<Impression Liusanjie> directed by Mr. Yimou Zhang-the world famous director, the general director of the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Stay in Yangshuo for overnight.
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Day 7 Guilin - Shanghai: Fly to Shanghai, Yu Gardens, Nanjing Road & Bund, Huangpu River Cruise
Activities: Yu Gardens, Nanjing Road & Bund, Huangpu River Cruise
Transfer to the Guilin airport (1.5 hours) to fly to Shanghai, Be met upon arrival and then Head to the most popular Yu Garden – a lovely Ming Dynasty garden dotted with bridges, pavilions, pools, and rock formations. Walking around the Nanjing Road and the Bund, Nanjing Road is the world’s longest shopping street. Its six kilometers of shops, boutiques, malls and department stores attract over one million people every day, symbolic of Shanghai’s rapid ascent as a capitalist enclave in a communist land. Go to the Bund to Visit Shanghai’s iconic waterfront with its austere colonial buildings, and enjoy the cruise in the Huangpu River, which is the gateway to Yangtze to enjoy the night view of Shanghai. Transfer back to the hotel
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Day 8 Shanghai City Tour: Boating tour at Zhujiajiao Water town,Xiantiandi & Former French Concession
Activities: boating tour at Zhujiajiao Water town,Xiantiandi & Former French Concession
After breakfast, you will visit the Zhujiajiao Water Town, Known as the Venice of Shanghai, which is an ancient water town which is known as the “pearl stream” with over 1,000 years history and is best known for its bridges and old streets and gardens built during Ming and Qing Dynasties. Walk the quaint waterways and bridges of Zhujiajiao.
Last, Head to Xintiandi and Former French Concession, to enjoy the cosmopolitan atmosphere of this contemporary lifestyle hub built in a series of old lanes, it is one of Shanghai’s most popular areas for affluent locals and curious visitors.
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Day 9 Shanghai- Hangzhou- Shanghai: West Lake, Linyin Temple, Qianjiang New City
Activities: West Lake, Linyin Temple, Qianjiang New City
Early depart to Hangzhou- the “Heavenly City on Earth”(around 2.5-3 hours driving from Shanghai). First, make the symbolic visit to the picturesque West Lake, which is the iconic site of Hangzhou and a pretty UNESCO World Heritage. Just as the famous traveler Marco Polo did and wrote: “A voyage on this lake offers more refreshment and pleasure than any other experience on earth”, you will start with a 45-minute leisure cruise to enjoy the tranquil lake views as well as the ancient pagodas, traditional arched bridges, tree-lined walkways, beautiful hills, green islands and lush gardens including visit to the beautiful Three Ponds Mirroring the Moon. After the cruise, stroll around the park.
After lunch, go to Lingyin Temple of nearly 1,700 year, which is the oldest and one of the most popular temples in Hangzhou. Hidden in the luxurious forest, it offers charming and peaceful landscape mixed with the strong Buddhist atmosphere among the large scaled of magnificent and antique temple clusters.
The final destination on your journey is Hangzhou Qianjiang New City,, Approximately 4.5 km from the renowned West Lake Scenic Spot, this burgeoning area is poised to become the future hub of business, politics, and culture in Hangzhou. Explore the sleek architectural designs and innovative urban planning that define Oianiiang New City before driving back to Shanghai Hotel (around 2-3 driving)
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Day 10 Shanghai - Xian: Airport transfer, Army of Terra-cotta Warriors, Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-bright City
Activities: Airport transfer,Army of Terra-cotta Warriors, Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-bright City
Transfer to the airport to fly to Xian, Be met upon arrival and then Head directly to the most popular visit the Terra-cotta Army. To visit Army of Terra Cotta Warriors is the main reason why you are here in Xian. You may have already seen its pictures from China travel books or China tour related travel websites. The original site was found by a local farmer drilling a well in 1974. The museum and the mausoleum are listed the world’s cultural legacies as the UNESCO.
In the night ,walk around Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-bright City ,full of Tang stylistic elements. Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-bright City’s Central Axis View Avenue is a 1,500-meter central and sculptured pedestrian street that runs from the north and south. It is surrounded by nine groups of themed groups such as the emperor, historical figures, heroic stories, and classic works of art, offering three-dimensional representations of the Tang Dynasty’s supremacy in the fields of religion, art, science and technology and to highlight the great country.
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Day 11 Xian - Beijing: Xian City Wall , The Mosque Street, Train to Beijing
Reference train information : Train G58 14:26-18:37
Activities: City Wall , The Mosque Street, Railway Station Transfer (drop-off& Pick-up)
After breakfast, first visit the City Wall. The main magnet of Xian is the city wall, which is the most complete city wall that has survived in China as well being one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. It was enlarged in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) from the city wall initially built in Tang Dynasty (618 -907). Now it is 12 meters tall, 12-14 meters wide overing 14 kilometers in length with a deep moat surrounding it. You can walk, even cycle on the wall. Then come to visit The Mosque Street, The Muslims settled in Xi’an during the glory days of the Silk Road, which connected East and West for trading purposes. Originating in Central Asia, the Muslims arrived to trade in the exotic goods they brought to the then capital of the Chinese Empire. Over time, a huge community of Muslims became assimilated into the population and has recreated its traditional way of life. They brought with them their delicious food, their clothes and customs, and built a beautiful Mosque at the heart of the once cosmopolitan capital. We roam the colorful market.
After lunch, we will drive to Xian North Railway Station and Take the high speed train to Beijing. Be met upon arrival and then drive to the hotel to check in.
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Day 12 Beijing City Tour: The Temple of Heaven -Tiananmen Square- Forbidden City
Activities: The Temple of Heaven -Tiananmen Square- Forbidden City
Our well-trained guide and driver will pick up you at 09:00 AM in the hotel lobby. In the morning, you’ll Explore the Temple of Heaven, the place where the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties worshipped heaven and prayed for peace and harvest and Right now hundreds of locals stroll around early in the morning to practice tai chi, play erhu (two string violin), compete in Chinese chess, sing opera, dance with ribbons, swords and fans. Walk off the main path you will get some peace and quiet.
In the afternoon, visit the world’s largest urban centre square, Tiananmen Square, which is a site where many major historical and celebratory events happened. Walk through the square to the Golden Water Bridge; you’ll enter the largest as well as best-preserved imperial palace complex, Forbidden City.Get back to the Hotel, relax & refresh
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Day 13 Beijing Great Wall Tour: Great Wall at Mutianyu - Olympic Village
Activities: Great Wall at Mutianyu- Olympic Village
Today you’ll travel to the Great Wall at Mutianyu (approximately 1.5 hours’ drive). As one of the greatest wonders of mankind, the majestic Great Wall of China is always a must for those visitors to Beijing. It is one of most well-preserved Great Wall section as well as to avoid the crowds at Badaling. Upon arrival, you would be accompanied by your private guide walking on Great Wall, Cable car round way, OR chairlift up and toboggan down.
In the afternoon, on the way back to downtown Beijing, we will drive by go through the Olympic Green to have an outside look at the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube- it is known as the “Bird’s Nest” due to its iconic design was the key competition venue of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the 13th Paralympic Games. And the National Aquatics Centre, also known as ”The Water Cube”, is one of the dramatic and amazing venues to host Beijing Olympics in 2008.
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Day 14 Departure from Beijing
Reference Flights’ information : United Airlines- UA772 PEKLAX 12:00-09:35
Activities: Airport drop-off service
Today you will have free time until your tour guide escorts you to the airport for your departing flight back home. This will end your tour services in China.
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