TP 01 - The Cradle of China

Arrival Beijing transfer to hotel, lunch at local restaurant.

Visit Temple of Heaven, a praying and sacrificial place of the Ming and Qing Emperors and followed by a Flea Market.

Hotel accommodation  

Meal : lunch

Breakfast at hotel  

Full day tour includes Great Wall (Badaling Section), which was built in 770-475 B.C., climbing on top of 2484 miles long Great Wall is really amazing.  Summer Palace, the summer-residence of the former emperors with one of the biggest and best preserved gardens in China.  Visit a pearl factory en route and experience 45 mins of Foot Massage afterwards. Lunch at local restaurant 

Hotel accommodation  

Meal : breakfast and lunch

Breakfast at hotel.

Visit Tiananmen Square, where the Mao’s Mausoleum and the Congress Hall are located; and  followed by Forbidden City, with the emperors palace in the heart of Beijing (so called because it was off limits for 500 years, covering an area of 250 acres, protected by an 10.7m high wall, marked off by towers at each corner).

Lunch at local restaurant.

Visit Hutongs, lanes or Alleys formed by lines of Siheyuan (a compound of houses around a courtyard) where old Beijing residents live, witness the vicissitude of the city by a trishaw.

Peking Duck Dinner at local restaurant  

Hotel accommodation  

Meal : breakfast, lunch and dinner 

Breakfast at hotel  
Transfer to airport for flight to Shanghai  
Arrival Shanghai and transfer to hotel 

In ther afternoon, visit Jade Buddha Temple, which houses a 2M high sitting white Jade Buddha and followed by Yuyuan Garden, with history of more than 400 years and decorated with masterpieces of architecture.

Evening Acrobatic Show with dinner at local restaurant

Hotel accommodation  

Meal : breakfast and dinner 

Breakfast at hotel  

Round trip guided transfer to Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall  - a 5-storey museum that details the ambitious plans of Shanghai's urban planners. Visitors are provided with a glimpse of how Shanghai will look like after a couple of decades. An old Shanghai was rebuilt at the basement with house entrances, cobble stone ways and operating shops and teahouses. Included admission ticket, no guide assist .

Free for leisure  

Hotel accommodation  

Meal : Breakfast

Breakfast at hotel

Depart from hotel and transfer to Suzhou, a city with history of more than 2500 years and is also named as "City of Gardens”. Lunch at local restaurant. Visit Lion Forest Garden, commonly known for it’s strange rock formations, Net Master Garden, a Silk Factory and a 30-mins boat ride on a sidearm of Emperors Canal. The rest of day free for leisure.

Hotel accommodation  

Meal : breakfast and lunch 

Breakfast at hotel

Visit Tongli - a picturesque and elegant town, has become famous for its wonderful scenery, classic building and precious relics - with lunch in very local restaurant  

Free for leisure  

Hotel accommodation  

Meal : breakfast and lunch 

Breakfast at hotel  
Transfer to train station for train to Wuxi  
Visit Lake Tai Hu and Li Garden with lunch at local restaurant

Transfer from Wuxi to train station for train to Nanjing  
Arrival Nanjing and transfer to hotel

Hotel accommodation  

Meal : breakfast and lunch 

Breakfast at hotel

Visit Tomb of the first Ming Emperor Hong Wu, Mausoleum of Dr. Sun Yat Sen and Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge , a double-decker with a 4500m long road on top and a 6700m long railway line below  

Lunch at local restaurant  

Transfer to train station for train K594/K595 (19h04 / 05h05 + 1) to Luoyang  

Overnight on train  

Meal : breakfast and lunch 

Arrival Luoyang and transfer to hotel

Breakfast at hotel  

Visit Shaolin Monastery with lunch. The Monastery is founded in the 5th century by an Indian monk and is long famous for its association with Chinese martial art.  

Visit Longmen Caves with it’s 100000 images and statues of Buddha and his disciples carved into the rocks. 

Hotel accommodation  

Meal : breakfast and lunch 

Breakfast at hotel  

Transfer to train station for train K617 (09h35/14h44)  to Xian and lunch on own arrangement on train 

Arrival Xian and transfer to visit Ancient City Wall before proceed to hotel 

Dinner at local restaurant  

Hotel accommodation  

Meal : breakfast and dinner

Breakfast at hotel

Full day visit Terracotta Warriors with more than 6000 life-sized terracotta figures of soldiers and horses in perfect battle array are showing the superb sculptural art of that time, Wild Goose Pagoda and Old City Wall with lunch at local restaurant.

Evening Tang Dynasty Show with dancers who are dressed in tradition costumes and performing dances of the Tang Dynasty. 

Hotel accommodation  

Meal : breakfast and lunch 

Breakfast at hotel

Transfer to airport for flight to Guilin  

Arrival Guilin and pick-up for city tour includes the Reed Flute Cave with it’s multi-coloured lighting and fantastic stalactites and stalagmites and Elephant Trunk Hill with lunch at local restaurant 

Transfer to hotel after tour is finished 

Hotel accommodation  

Meal : breakfast and lunch 

Breakfast at hotel  

Cruising on Li River to Yangshuo, passes extraordinary peaks, sprays of bamboo lining, riverbanks, fishers in small boats and picturesque villages. 

Lunch at local restaurant 

Transfer back to Guilin.  On the way, more nice rural scenery will be found, such as rice paddle fields and small villages. 

Hotel accommodation  

Meal : breakfast and lunch 

Breakfast at hotel

Transfer from hotel to airport for flight to Guangzhou  

Arrival Guangzhou and followed by a city tour includes Chan’s Ancestor Temple and Nanyue Museum. Afterwards, walking through the old street in Shamian Island where you can see what’s left behind from the olden days with those colonial style English and French architectures. 

Lunch at local restaurant  

Transfer from Guangzhou to train station for train to Hong Kong  

Meal : breakfast and lunch

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Remarks:

Program included :
01> Accommodation with breakfast and meals as mentioned in the above tour program.
02> Private transfers and tours conducted by local German-speaking guide as mentioned in the above tour program. (English-speaking guide will be provided in Luoyang)
03> Admission ticket for sightseeing points as specified in the itinerary.
04> Domestic airfare (economy class cabin) for Beijing / Shanghai and Xian / Guilin / Guangzhou.
05> Ticket for soft seater class on train Suzhou / Wuxi / Nanjing and Luoyang / Xian
05> Ticket for soft sleeper berth cabin on overnight train Nanjing / Luoyang
06> Ticket for 1st class seater on train Guangzhou / Hong Kong.

Program NOT included :
01> Other than the above itinerary
02> Application of visa for China
03> International airfare enter China and exit Hong Kong
04> Land arrangements in Hong Kong
05> Personal expenses
06> Service during free time
07> Gratitude for local tour guides, drivers and porters

Remarks:
01> Blackout dates: 12-21 Feb 2010 (Chinese New Year), 30 Apr-03 May 2010 (Labour Day Holiday), 28 Sep - 08 Oct 2010 (National Day Holiday) & Shanghai Formula 1 (exact date has to be confirmed)
02> A surcharge of USD 100 per room will be applied if clients are visiting Luoyang within the date of 05.-30.4.2010 due to Peony Festival.
03> On day 14, lunch to be served on Li River cruise is not suitable for western travellers and therefore, it will be arranged at a local restaurant in Yangshuo after disembarkation.