Totally China - 15 days


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Overview
Highlights
- Beijing - Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, UNESCO-listed Great Wall, UNESCO-listed Ming Tombs, UNESCO-listed Summer Palace
- Xi’an - UNESCO-listed Terracotta Warriors, clay warrior workshop, Huaqing Hot Springs, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, City Wall, Muslim Quarter
- Guilin/Yangshuo - Yangshuo cruise
- UNESCO-listed Huangshan Mountain (Yellow Mountain)
- Suzhou - UNESCO-listed gardens, Grand Canal and waterways, Humble Administrator’s Garden, Silk factory
- Shanghai - Shanghai Tower, The Bund and Old Shanghai, Yuyuan Garden, Huang River skyline of Pudong City
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Trip includes
- 14 breakfasts, 11 lunches and 11 dinners
- 13 nights Superior hotels (Deluxe available on request) and 1 night sleeper train (4-berth soft sleeper cabin)
- Xi’an - bike ride on medieval City Wall
- Guilin/Yangshuo - Yulonghe River Li cruise
- Huangshan - cable car ride to Yellow Mountain
- Suzhou - historic Grand Canal cruise
- Shanghai - Huangpu River cruise
- Economy class flights: Xi’an - Guilin - Hangzhou
- Airport arrival from Beijing Capital Airport on day 1 and departure transfer Shanghai on day 12
- Touring and excursions as per itinerary
- English speaking specialist guides at local sights
- All relevant transfers and transportation
Itinerary

Welcome to Beijing! Arrival transfer from the airport to our hotel.
Enjoy a tour of the nation’s capital today. Visit Beijing's famous Tiananmen Square which is home to the mausoleum of Chairman Mao Tse-tung, the father of the Communist People’s Republic and the striking Monument to the People’s Heroes. Then explore the remarkable For...
Today, travel beyond Beijing to Badaling, where you can walk (almost climb on some sections) on the Great Wall. Following a ridge of barren hills through northern China, it stretches as far as the eye can see - at least 6,700 kms! You'll have time to enjoy and explore...
Beijing - Xi’an. This morning visit the beautiful Summer Palace which has the largest imperial garden in China. Walk along the elegant Promenade, see stone boat, visit Kunming Lake and Longevity Hill. Then there's time to test your bartering skills at the bustling Pea...
Xi’an is perhaps most famous for the discovery of Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Warriors. Discovered in 1974 by local farmers digging a well, the 2,200 year old Terracotta Warriors comprise more than 7,000 life-sized soldiers standing battle-ready in excavated pits under t...
Xi’an - Guilin. Visit the iconic Big Wild Goose Pagoda this morning before enjoying a leisurely bike ride on Xi’an’s medieval City Wall, which dates from the Ming dynasty. Then there's free time to explore the fascinating Muslim Quarter and Great Mosque before flying from Xi’an to Guilin.
Guilin - Yangshou - Guilin. Guilin is renowned for its striking scenery, with vast areas of karst limestone outcrops that rise up from flat rice paddy fields. Today we take a relaxing cruise down the Yulonghe River to Yangshuo passing an endless procession of peaks an...
Guilin - Longsheng - Hangzhou. Drive to Longsheng this morning to walk along the rice terraces of the striking Longji Terrace, known as the Dragon’s Backbone. Beginning at the base of Mt Longji the verdant green rice fields coil up the steep mountain, layer upon layer...
Scenic Hangzhou is unusual for a Chinese city in that it encompasses large tracts of greenery which might normally be classified as countryside. This is thanks to Xi Hu, the large lake that Hangzhou straddles. The lake is dotted with various islands and causeways, whi...
Hangzhou - Huangshan. This morning take a high speed train to Huangshan and take a scenic cable car ride to the top of Mount Huangshan. Considered to be the most beautiful mountain in China, Yellow Mountain or Huangshan is one of a range of 72 peaks in the south of An...
Huangshan - Suzhou. On day 12 take a cable car downhill to the foot of Huangshan Mountain and drive to Suzhou. Suzhou is one of China’s most charming cities and its renowned for its picturesque waterways and canals which are dotted with traditional bridges, houses and...
Suzhou - Shanghai. This morning take a train or bus to Shanghai. Perhaps China’s most modern city, Shanghai's amazing Pudong skyline is breathtaking. After breakfast at your hotel, take a tour of the many city sights including the highest in Shanghai - the Shanghai Centre, Yuyuan Garden and The Bund. This evening enjoy a cruise on the Huangpu River with spectacular night view of the city.
Hotel check out and included onward departure transfer to the airport, or consider extending your stay to explore more of Shanghai.
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