Unique China Tour – 10 Days 9 Nights

• On arrival into Beijing Capital International Airport, meet & greet by your representative.
• Transfer to your pre-booked hotel, spend the rest of the day exploring this incredible city on your own.
• Overnight in Beijing

• After breakfast, transfer to visit the world’s largest city square, Tiananmen Square.
• Make your way across the road to the magnificent Forbidden City, a culturally historic landmark in China, which was the former residence of Chinese royalty and courtiers for five centuries.
• After the Forbidden City tour, exploration continues with a visit to the Summer Palace. Appreciate the beautiful gardens and imagine the lifestyle of royalty and courtiers who enjoyed this summer resort during imperial times.
• A stopover at Beijing’s stadium and pool – the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube – built for the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics – provides a modern contrast to China’s ancient history.
• Return to the hotel. Overnight in Beijing.

*Note: Your tour guide may adjust your itinerary due to closure of the Forbidden City each Monday.

• Heading to the Mutianyu Great Wall, en route, visit the famous local food market Sanyuanli where you can stock up on fruit and snacks for today’s trip.
• Continue on and enjoy the drive to explore the Mutianyu Great Wall. Take a pleasant and comfortable round-trip cable car transfer over the picturesque scenery, then walk the wall to take in the Ming dynasty guard towers and sensational views.
• On return to the city in the afternoon, exploration continues with a visit to the Confucius Temple and Imperial College Museum then, stroll through Wudaoying Hutong.
• Overnight in Beijing.

• Start today with a visit to the remarkable Temple of Heaven.
• Transfer to the Beijing West railway station, check in and travel by high-speed rail train to Xi’an.
• On arrival at the Xi’an North Station, your local tour guide will meet and escort you to your hotel.
• Overnight in Xi’an.

• Today’s tour highlight is the world-renowned Terracotta Army.
• Return to the city and explore Xi’an’s ancient City Wall, currently the largest and best-preserved wall of its type in China.
• For a change of pace, take in the quiet of Xi’an’s Great Mosque
• the oldest and largest Islamic-mosque in China and find food of every flavor in Muslim Quarter, which is bustling with authentic eateries and travel souvenirs.
• Today’s final destination is Xi’an’s famous Bell Tower and Drum Tower Square.
• Return to your hotel.
• Overnight in Xi’an.

• After breakfast, take you to visit the Shaanxi History Museum, Wild Goose Pagoda
• The, you’ll be driven to the airport for the flight to Zhangjiajie.
• Upon arrival in Zhangjiajie, your local guide will meet and transfer you to the hotel.
• Overnight in Zhangjiajie.

*Note: Your tour guide may alter your itinerary as the Shaanxi History Museum is closed on Mondays.

• After breakfast, begin your exploration of this gorgeous region in the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.
• Take the world’s highest and fastest elevator, the Bailong Elevator to reach the Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, located in the northwest of Zhangjiajie. Be inspired by the highlights to be found there, including the No. 1 Natural Bridge under Heaven, used for the design of Hallelujah Mountains in the famous film Avatar, and other iconic karst landscapes.
• Afterwards, ride the public shuttle bus to the Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve and appreciate more of the region’s exquisite scenery, including Helong Park, Xihai Stone Forest, Fairy Offering Flowers, and the Imperial Brush Peak.
• Head down the mountain by taking a two-kilometer journey on the Tianzi Mountain Cable Car. (If the cable car is not available, the Bailong Elevator will be taken).
• Finish the day with a small train trip where you can view the misty karst landscape of the Ten-mile Gallery in the Suoxigu Valley.
• Following this full day of activities, return to your hotel.
• Overnight in Zhangjiajie.

• Today’s sightseeing commences with a tour to the precipice of Tianmen Mountain.
• Ride the world’s longest cable car to the mountaintop and walking on the glass Sky Walk perched at 1430 meters above the ground.
• Take the escalator through the mountain to Tianmen Cave, a huge naturally formed hole crossing the cliff of the mountain.
• Following the morning’s activities, you will be transferred to the airport for your fight to Shanghai.
• On arrival, you will be picked up and escorted to the hotel by your local guide.
• Overnight in Shanghai

*Note: Alternative travel arrangements can be made for those preferring to travel by shuttle bus up the mountain and cable car down the mountain. Please liaise with your guide to make this change.

• Commence your tour of Shanghai with a visit to the Shanghai Museum, walk along The Bund, Nanjing Road and visit Yuyuan Garden; then stroll around the nearby Chenghuangmiao bazaars and make a worthwhile detour and visit the Shikumen Museum in New Spot (XinTianDi) for a true taste of old world Shanghai.
• Make the most of your afternoon by wandering the quiet streets of Dongping Road or Sinan Road in the Former French Concession, where you will find the essence of classic Shanghai.
• Overnight in Shanghai.

*Note: As the Shanghai Museum is closed to public on Mondays, a visit to the Shanghai History Museum is arranged as an alternative.

• After breakfast at the hotel, drive you to the airport for your flight home.
• End of services

*Note: For small group tour travelers, a transfer service from your hotel to Hongqiao or Pudong Airport can be arranged on request.