Traditional and Modern Flavors of China

  • Get lost in fast-disappearing Hutongs by rickshaw and encounter courtyard family life
  • Stop at a Shanghainese's, explore an ingredient bazaar and cook lunch with them to soak in the commoner's lifestyle
  • Learn about original Tibetan's custom over butter tea and authentic Tibetan snacks in the Tibetan's family visit
  • Try the crazily hot Sichuan Cuisines that the locals swear by
  • Bike to a Yangshuo primary school to know about countryside educational condition

Short Itinerary

Day 1: Beijing
Airport to hotel transfer, free time

Day 2: Beijing
Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Beijing Opera or Kungfu Show

Day 3: Beijing
Mutianyu Great Wall, Rural Village, Bird's Nest and Water Cube, Peking Duck

Day 4: Beijing - Shanghai
Summer Palace, Hutong Rickshaw Ride, Hutong Private Museum

Day 5: Shanghai
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai World Financial Center, Jade Buddha Temple, Yuyuan Garden, Old Town district, Shanghai Acrobatic Show

Day 6: Shanghai
Half Day Shanghai Family Visit, French Concession, Xintiandi

Day 7: Shanghai - Xi'an
Shanghai Maglev Train, City Wall Cycling, Great Mosque, Muslim Quarter, Gao's Courtyard

Day 8: Xi'an
Terracotta Warriors, Great Goose Pagoda, Shaanxi History Museum, Tang Dynasty Show

Day 9: Xi'an - Lhasa
Tomb of Emperor Jingdi

Day 10: Lhasa
Potala Palace, Sera Monastery, Tibetan's Family Visit

Day 11: Lhasa
Jokhang Monastery, Barkhor Street, Norbulingka, Tibet Museum

Day 12: Lhasa - Chengdu
Sichuan Cuisine, Wenshu Temple, People's Park, Sichuan Opera Face Changing

Day 13: Chengdu - Guilin
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Day 14: Guilin
Solitary Beauty Peak, Prince Jingjiang's Mansion, Elephant Trunk Hill, Reed Flute Cave

Day 15: Guilin - Yangshuo
Li River Cruise

Day 16: Yangshuo - Hong Kong
Yangshuo Countryside Cycling, Primary School Visit, Yulong River

Day 17: Hong Kong
Victoria Harbor, Star Ferry, Victoria Peak, Sampan Trip to Aberdeen, Repulse Bay, Stanley Market

Day 18: Hong Kong
Free time

Day 19: Depart Hong Kong
Conclude the China trip, Homebound Flight

Prices (per person in US Dollor)

Tour
Class
Price for Group Size of
2-5 Persons 6-9 Persons
Deluxe 4646 4143
Standard 3840 3337
Budget 3539 3036

Hotels

Destination Hotel Class
Bugdet Standard Deluxe
Beijing Holiday Inn Express Beijing Temple of Heaven Jade Garden Hotel Renaissance Beijing Wangfujing Hotel
Shanghai Holiday Inn Express Zhabei Shanghai The Bund Hotel Grand Central Hotel Shanghai
Xi'an Citadines Central Xi'an Grand Noble Hotel Wyndham Grand Xian South
Lhasa Dekang Hotel Xinding Hotel Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa
Chengdu Holiday Inn Express Chengdu Gulou Tianfu Sunshine Hotel Sofitel Chengdu Taihe
Guilin Vienna Hotel Guilin (Xiangshan Park) Guilin Bravo Hotel Sheraton Guilin Hotel
Yangshuo Magnolia Hotel New West Street Hotel (VIP Building) Green Lotus Hotel
Hong Kong Holiday Inn Express Hong Kong Mongkok The Salisbury-YMCA of Hong Kong InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong