China Natural Beauty Essence

  • Peak into the past lifestyle of the Beijingners at a private museum in Hutong
  • View many pandas in large enclosures and leisurely life of those black-and-white plump fur balls
  • 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
  • Stop at a Shanghainese's, explore an ingredient bazaar and cook lunch with them to soak in the commoner's lifestyle

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 - Jiuzhaigou
Tomb of Emperor Jingdi

Day 8: Jiuzhaigou
Jiuzhaigou Park

Day 9: Jiuzhaigou - Chengdu
Sichuan Cuisine, Wenshu Temple, People's Park, Sichuan Opera Face Changing

Day 10: Chengdu - Lijiang
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Day 11: 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 12: Lijiang - Kunming
First Bend of Yangtze River, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Stone Drum Village

Day 13: Kunming - Guilin
Stone Forest

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 - Shanghai
Yangshuo Countryside Cycling, Primary School Visit, Yulong River

Day 17: Shanghai - Hangzhou - Shanghai
West Lake, Feilai Feng, Lingyin Temple, Dragon Well Tea Village, Hefang Street, Huqing Yutang Chinese Medicine Museum

Day 18: Shanghai
Shanghai Museum, Shanghai World Financial Center, Jade Buddha Temple, Yuyuan Garden, Old Town District, Shanghai Acrobatic Show

Day 19: Shanghai
Half Day Shanghai Family Visit, French Concession, Xintiandi, Bund, East Nanjing Road

Day 20: 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 4302 3873
Standard 3690 3257
Budget 3481 3050

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
Jiuzhaigou Jiuyuan Hotel New Jiu Zhai Hotel Sheraton Jiuzhaigou Resort
Chengdu Holiday Inn Express Chengdu Gulou Tianfu Sunshine Hotel Sofitel Chengdu Taihe
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
Shanghai Holiday Inn Express Zhabei Shanghai The Bund Hotel Grand Central Hotel Shanghai