10-Day China Private Tour of Shanghai, Guilin, Xi’an , Beijing

Attractions:Not Included

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Shanghai

Welcome to Shanghai, your local guide will meet you at the airport or railway station, they will escort you to the hotel that we have booked for you.

Attractions: Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden, Shanghai World Financial Center, Nanjing Road, the Bund

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Shanghai

You will visit Shanghai Museum, The exhibition area is 12000 square meters, the first floor is the ancient Chinese bronze Hall, the ancient Chinese sculpture hall and the exhibition hall; The second floor is the ancient Chinese ceramics Hall, the temporary ceramic hall and the exhibition hall; The third floor is the Chinese calligraphy Museum, the Chinese Painting Museum and the Seal Museum of the Chinese dynasties; The fourth floor is a comprehensive museum with the jade Museum of ancient China, the Coin Museum of ancient China, the Furniture museum of Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Arts and Crafts Museum of Chinese minorities and the exhibition hall.

Then, transfer to Shanghai old town to visit Yu Garden (Yuyuan). Yu Garden was originally a private garden in the Ming Dynasty, which was built in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 400 years as of 2015. Yu Garden's green layout is reasonable, plants are properly configured, and the level is clear. It is characterized by many ancient trees and famous trees, large bonjing, and flowers.

Next, visit the Shanghai World Financial Center (SWFC), a skyscraper in the Lujiazui Financial Center of Shanghai, China, which is part of the core district of Shanghai's Financial City. It is the fourth tallest building in China and is shaped like a bottle opener. Climb to the 100th floor sightseeing hall, you can see the Oriental Pearl spire. Stepping on the suspended sightseeing corridor, overlooking the scenery of the two sides of the Pujiang River through the transparent glass at your feet, like walking in the clouds.Later, get to Nanjing Road, Shanghai’s earliest commercial street and one of the most popular current landmarks. Continue your walk to the Bund, the No. 1 attraction in Shanghai.

Attractions: Jade Buddha Temple, Tianzifang

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Guilin

First, you’ll pay a wonderful visit to Jade Buddha Temple,also known as Jade Buddha Zen Temple, located in Putuo District Anyuan Road, although the temple history is not long, but it is one of the most famous ancient temples in Shanghai, one of the four Buddhist temples in Shanghai. The Ruyi Wheel Guanyin statue of Jade Buddha Temple is located in the Hall of Great Compassion in the temple.

Next, you’ll be transferred to Tianzifang, located in Shanghai, is a national AAA tourist attraction. Before 1998, it was still a road market, and the name was the elegant name given by painter Huang Yongyu. Walk in the scenic area, weaving through lanes, specialty shops and art workshops, from teahouses, open-air restaurants, open-air cafes, galleries, home furnishings and handicrafts, as well as many creative studios in Shanghai.

Attractions:Li River, Yulong River, West Street

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Yangshuo

Today, you will explore this best landscape begainning with a relaxing sightseeing cruise along the Li River. The Li River basin has a unique geomorphology, with turquoise and clear water, and the rolling hills on both sides of the river, which form a breathtaking beauty. These mountains are strangely shaped and beautiful, making the Li River a paradise for photographers and painters, and attracting a large number of tourists for sightseeing and playing.

Take a short break, enjoy your impressive exploration of the best marvelous sightseeing and dreamy countryside ease at Yulong River. The Yulong River in Yangshuo, Guangxi attracts many tourists with its clear water, beautiful landscape and serene countryside. It is an ideal place for travellers seeking nature and tranquillity to relax and enjoy the gifts of nature.This evening is for you to walk leisurely on the ancient West Street. Tourists can enjoy the traditional Zhuang style and unique folk culture of Guangxi, savour the food and buy special commodities, as well as feel the unique charm of Yangshuo where tranquillity and hustle and bustle coexist. 

Attractions: Elephant Trunk Hill, Reed Flute Cave

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Xi’an

Visit the Elephant Trunk Hill. When viewed from a suitable angle, the peak is really shaped like an elephant's trunk, which is lifelike and very fascinating. After that, have a trip to Reed Flute Cave. Inside the cave, there are a large number of beautiful and colourful, exquisite stalagmites, stone milk, stone pillars, stone mantle, stone flowers, a wide range of, composed of the Lion's Ridge sunrise, Hongluo Treasure Tent, Panglong Pagoda, the primitive forests, crystal palace, flowers and fruits of the mountain and other landscapes, so that the tourists are overwhelmed, just like a fairyland, known as "nature's art of the Palace," has become the Chinese and foreign tourists visit Guilin must be a hot spot for travellers.

Attractions:Terracotta Warriors, Ancient City Wall, Muslim Quarter,Great Mosque of Xi’an

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Xi’an

Drive to discover one of the greatest man-made wonders in the world - the Terracotta Warriors, all of the terracotta warriors have the unique majesty and calmness of the Qin people in their faces, with distinctive personalities and strong characteristics of the times. The terracotta sculptures are painted and sculpted in a combination of ways, although the age is far away, but in the freshly excavated can still be vaguely seen on the face of the characters and clothes painted in the colours. 

Take a wonderful stroll on the Ancient City Wall, the largest and best-preserved ancient city wall in China, is one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units and a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction. This visit is followed by a relaxing wander around bustling and lively Muslim Quarter. 

Attractions: Da Cien Temple, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Shaanxi History Museum

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

Head to Da Cien Temple, a famous Buddhist sutra translation site during the Tang Dynasty. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is the earliest and largest surviving four-sided pavilion-style brick pagoda of the Tang Dynasty. It is typical evidence of Indian Buddhist temple buildings such as pagoda blend into Central Plains and Huaxia culture. It is the integration of the ancient Chinese working people's wisdom of the crystallisation of the landmark building.

Next is an educational visit to the Shaanxi History Museum. The appearance of the building of the Shaanxi History Museum deliberately highlights the elegance of the Tang Dynasty. Chang'an has been the capital of emperors and kings since ancient times, and has been the capital of thirteen feudal dynasties such as the Zhou, the Qin, the Han, the Sui, and the Tang Dynasties, etc, which has a wealth of cultural relics above and below the ground, forming a unique historical and cultural landscape in Shaanxi.

Attractions: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

After breakfast, our guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel lobby as agreed, after which you will start exploring the historical aspects of Beijing with a brief visit to Tiananmen Square. Tiananmen Square is surrounded by many famous historical and cultural attractions, such as the Tiananmen Square Citadel, Chairman Mao's Memorial Hall Monument to the People's Heroes, the Great Hall of the People, and the National Museum.

Stepping into Tiananmen Square, you will see The Forbidden City. It is located in the centre of Beijing's central axis, was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is also the world's largest and most well-preserved wooden structure of palace-type buildings.

Drive to Summer Palace, a royal garden in China during the Qing Dynasty, formerly known as the Garden of Clear Ripples, is situated in the western suburbs of Beijing, 15 kilometres from the city, with the entire garden covering an area of 3.009 square kilometres (of which the Summer Palace World Cultural Heritage Area covers an area of 2.97 square kilometres), with the water surface accounting for about three-quarters of the area.

Attractions: Mutianyu Great Wall, Sacred Way, Bird’s Nest, Water Cube

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

Witness one of the Seven Wonders of the World - the Great Wall. Visit the Mutianyu Great Wall. The Mutianyu Great Wall is connected to the Juyongguan Great Wall in the west and the Gubeikou Great Wall in the east, which has been the military stronghold guarding Beijing since ancient times, and is known as the "Dangerous Ridge Pass".

Continue your trip to Sacred Way, a 7-kilometer-long passage leading to the Imperial Tombs of 13 Emperors of Ming Dynasty. Then drive back to Beijing city and take a short stop at the Beijing Olympic Village to view its famous Bird’s Nest and Water Cube from the outside. 

Attractions: Temple of Heaven

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Not Included

Drive to the imperial site of the Temple of Heaven, formerly known as the Temple of Heaven and Earth, is located on the east side of Yongdingmen Street in Dongcheng District, Beijing. It was the place for the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties to worship heaven, pray for grain and rain. It is the largest remaining ancient sacrificial complex in China.After Beijing tour, your tour is about to end.