China Highland, Ethnic, Scenery Beauties

  • Peak into the past lifestyle of the Beijingners at a private museum in Hutong
  • 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
  •  Soak in Xuan Ke Naxi Music performed by a group of old musicians with their old instruments
  • Bike to a Yangshuo primary school to know about countryside educational condition
  • See the fields of tea bushes planted in rolling rows in Dragon Well Tea Village
  • Hike the World Heritage Site--Huangshan Mountain (Yellow Mountain) and ramble in the beautiful villages--Hongcun and Xidi
  • Savor a meat-flavor vegetarian meal in the Jade Buddha Temple

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 - Xi'an
Summer Palace, Hutong Rickshaw Ride, Hutong Private Museum

Day 5: Xi'an
Terracotta Warriors, Great Goose Pagoda, Shaanxi History Museum, Tang Dynasty Show

Day 6: Xi'an
City Wall Cycling, Great Mosque, Muslim Quarter, Gao's Courtyard

Day 7: Xi'an - Lhasa
Tomb of Emperor Jingdi

Day 8: Lhasa
Potala Palace, Sera Monastery, Tibetan's Family Visit

Day 9: Lhasa
Jokhang Monastery, Barkhor Street, Norbulingka, Tibet Museum

Day 10: Lhasa - Chengdu
Sichuan Cuisine, Wenshu Temple, People's Park, Sichuan Opera Face Changing

Day 11: Chengdu - Jiuzhaigou
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Day 12: Jiuzhaigou
Jiuzhaigou Park

Day 13: Jiuzhaigou - Chengdu - Lijiang
Depart Jiuzhaigou and fly to Lijiang via Chengdu

Day 14: Lijiang
Black Dragon Pool Park, Dongba Research Institute, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Baisha Village, Dr. Ho Clinic, Baisha Murals, Xuan Ke Naxi Ancient Music

Day 15: Lijiang - Kunming
First Bend of Yangtze River, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Stone Drum Village

Day 16: Kunming - Guilin
Stone Forest

Day 17: Guilin
Solitary Beauty Peak, Prince Jingjiang's Mansion, Elephant Trunk Hill, Reed Flute Cave

Day 18: Guilin - Yangshuo
Li River Cruise

Day 19: Yangshuo
Yangshuo Countryside Cycling, Primary School Visit, Yulong River

Day 20: Yangshuo - Hangzhou
Free time, fly to Hangzhou

Day 21: Hangzhou - Huangshan (Yellow Mountain)
West Lake, Feilai Feng, Lingyin Temple, Dragon Well Tea Village, Hefang Street, Huqing Yutang Chinese Medicine Museum

Day 22: Huangshan (Yellow Mountain)
Yellow Mountain, Cloud Dispelling Pavilion, West Sea Canyon

Day 23: Huangshan - Shanghai
Refreshing Terrace, Beginning to Believe Peak, Flower Blooming on a Brush Tip, Hongcun, Xidi, Tunxi Old Street

Day 24: Shanghai
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai World Financial Center, Jade Buddha Temple, Yuyuan Garden, Old Town District, Shanghai Acrobatic Show

Day 25: Shanghai
Half Day Shanghai Family Visit, French Concession, Xintiandi

Day 26: Depart Shanghai
Shanghai Maglev Train, Homebound Flight

Prices (per person in US Dollor)

Tour
Class
Price for Group Size of
2-5 Persons 6-9 Persons
Deluxe 5783 5199
Standard 5123 4535
Budget 4805 4218

Hotels

Destination Hotel Class
Bugdet Standard Deluxe
Beijing Holiday Inn Express Beijing Temple of Heaven Jade Garden Hotel Renaissance Beijing Wangfujing Hotel
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
Jiuzhaigou Jiuyuan Hotel New Jiu Zhai Hotel Sheraton Jiuzhaigou Resort
Lijiang Jinhong Villa Manxin Hotels & Resorts (Dayange) InterContinental Lijiang Ancient Town Resort
Kunming Spring City Garden Tianhong Hotel Kunming Jinjiang Hotel Green Lake Hotel
Guilin Vienna Hotel Guilin (Xiangshan Park) Guilin Bravo Hotel Sheraton Guilin Hotel
Yangshuo Magnolia Hotel New West Street Hotel (VIP Building) Green Lotus Hotel
Hangzhou Holiday Inn Express Hangzhou Huanglong Wuyang Holiday Hotel Sofitel Hangzhou Westlake
Huangshan City Tiandu International Hotel Yi'an Huangshan Junlai Hotel Crowne Plaza Huangshan Yucheng
Huangshan Mountain Beihai Hotel Xihai Hotel (New Building)
Shanghai Holiday Inn Express Zhabei Shanghai The Bund Hotel Grand Central Hotel Shanghai