Shanghai, Zhangjiajie, Guilin, Xi’an and Beijing

Upon your arrival at Shanghai Airport, a private vehicle will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel for check-in. You will then have free time to spend at your leisure; you may choose to rest at the hotel to adjust to the time difference, or head out to explore the surroundings independently.

In the morning, we will gather in the hotel lobby to embark on a relaxing and delightful day of sightseeing. Our first stop is the Yuyuan Garden—a quintessential example of classical Ming Dynasty garden architecture—where you can immerse yourself in the exquisite, poetic, and unique charm of the Jiangnan water towns. Afterward, your guide will accompany you on a stroll along the Bund, home to 52 classical buildings of diverse architectural styles, each exuding an irresistible exotic allure.

Gallery: Yu GardenThe Bund Shanghai

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Today, your guide will meet you in the hotel lobby based on your flight schedule and transfer you to the airport for your flight to Zhangjiajie. Upon arrival, you will be taken directly to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park to embark on an exhilarating hike along the Golden Whip Stream.

After breakfast, your guide meets you at the hotel and takes you back into Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. Ride the park shuttle to Bailong Elevator, the cliffside glass elevator that carries you to the mountaintop in about a minute. Continue through Yuanjiajie Scenic Area to see the Avatar Hallelujah Mountain, then visit Yangjiajie and the Natural Great Wall before continuing to Tianzi Mountain. Your guide will point out landmarks such as the Imperial Brush Peaks before you descend by cable car and return to the hotel.

Gallery: Tianzi Mountain 1Tianzi Mountain 2

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This morning, we head to the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon. Amidst the swirling mists that shroud the mountains and the lush vegetation blanketing the peaks, the gentle murmur of streams rising from the valley floor evokes an irresistible sensation—as if you have stepped right into a living, flowing Chinese landscape painting. In the afternoon, we continue our sightseeing journey to Tianmen Mountain—the highest and most sacred mountain in Zhangjiajie.

Gallery: Tianmen Mountain

Travel by high-speed train to Guilin—the city renowned for the saying, "Guilin's scenery is the finest under heaven."

Departing from your hotel, your guide will accompany you to the pier to board a Li River cruise. As you sail along, you can leisurely admire the diverse and lifelike "steeds" adorning the Nine-Horse Mural Hill, savoring the abstract beauty and imaginative artistry of this natural masterpiece.

Gallery: Li River Cruise

After enjoying a sumptuous breakfast at the hotel, embark on a breathtaking bamboo raft drifting adventure along the Yulong River. Afterward, we will drive back to Guilin. Upon arrival, follow your guide to the Reed Flute Cave. Next, we will proceed to Elephant Trunk Hill.

Gallery: Reed Flute Cave 1Reed Flute Cave 2

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Today, your Guilin guide and driver will see you off at the airport for your flight to Xi’an. Your first stop is the Xi’an City Wall, where your guide will lead you to the best vantage points to enjoy a magnificent panoramic view of the entire city. The day's itinerary concludes with a stroll through the bustling Muslim Quarter.

Gallery: Muslim QuarterXi’an City Wall

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In the morning, your guide will be waiting for you punctually in the hotel lobby at the agreed-upon time. We will then board our private vehicle and head directly to the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor and the Terracotta Army Museum. After our visit, we will return to the city center to continue our tour at the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda—a sacred ancient structure commissioned over 1,300 years ago by the renowned Chinese monk, Xuanzang.

Gallery: Longmen Grottoes

In the morning, you will take a high-speed train to the capital city of Beijing. Upon your afternoon arrival—and after a brief rest—an exciting rickshaw tour of the city's *hutongs* awaits you; you will be whisked away into those ancient, narrow alleyways—so tight that they can accommodate only a single vehicle at a time.

Today, we depart from our hotel for the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall—widely acclaimed as the most beautiful stretch of the Wall in Beijing. In the afternoon, we return to the city center to immerse ourselves in the elegance of the royal gardens at the Summer Palace.

Gallery: Mutianyu Great Wall 1Mutianyu Great Wall 2

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Today, your guide will pick you up at your hotel to visit Tiananmen Square, where you are sure to be deeply captivated by the solemn grandeur of the Tiananmen Gate Tower. Afterward, we will continue our journey to explore the very essence of China's imperial culture: the Forbidden City—the largest and best-preserved complex of wooden palace architecture in the world.

Gallery: Forbidden City 1Forbidden City 2

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Today you are saying goodbye to China. Enjoy some free time on your own until you're taken to the airport for your flight. Thank you for traveling with us and wish you a pleasant flight.