Itinerary
- Day 1
Beijing
Your guide will be waiting when you land at Beijing Airport. After getting your luggage and clearing customs, you'll head to the hotel and settle in. Spend the rest of the day relaxing after your flight, maybe grab dinner nearby or rest in your room.
- Start point
- Beijing, China (24-hour Airport Pick-up, 00:00 - 23:55)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hotel New Otani Chang Fu Gong)
- Day 2
Beijing
Start early at Tiananmen Square, then walk through the Forbidden City where you can see the imperial palaces and courtyards. Lunch takes you to an à la carte restaurant serving authentic Chinese cuisine with Peking Roast Duck. After lunch, head to the Temple of Heaven to see the historic ceremonial complex. Evening brings you to the Red Theatre for an acrobatic show that's quite lively and impressive.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Western buffet breakfast), Lunch (À la carte welcome lunch with authentic Chinese food and Peking Roast Duck)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hotel New Otani Chang Fu Gong)
Included Activities
- Visit Tiananmen Square
- Visit the Forbidden City
- À la carte lunch with authentic Chinese food and Peking Roast Duck (valued at CNY150.00 per person)
- Visit the Temple of Heaven
- Acrobatic show at the Red Theatre
Landmarks/POIs Tiananmen Square Forbidden City Temple of Heaven Red Theatre - Day 3
Beijing
Travel to Mutianyu Great Wall where you'll take the cable car up and down. You'll have time on the wall itself, and there's a group toasting with red wine. From there, stop by the Olympic National Stadium (Bird's Nest) for photos, then spend time in the Hutong area exploring narrow lanes in rickshaws. You'll visit traditional courtyard houses and meet a family at their Siheyuan home.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Western buffet breakfast)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hotel New Otani Chang Fu Gong)
Included Activities
- Visit Mutianyu Great Wall
- Round-trip cable car at Mutianyu Great Wall
- Red wine for group-toasting on the Great Wall
- View Olympic National Stadium (Bird's Nest)
- Hutong tour by rickshaw
- Visit a family in a Siheyuan
Landmarks/POIs Mutianyu Great Wall Olympic National Stadium (Bird's Nest) - Day 4
Beijing to Xi'an
Begin with the Summer Palace in the morning, walking through the royal garden with its antique buildings and landscaped areas. Grab local food for lunch, then head to the train station for the high-speed rail to Xi'an, which takes about 4.5 to 5.5 hours. Once you arrive, your local guide and driver will meet you at the station and take you to your hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Western buffet breakfast), Lunch (Local food lunch)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Crowne Plaza Xi'an)
Included Activities
- Visit the Summer Palace
Landmarks/POIs Summer Palace 
- Day 5
Xi'an
After breakfast, see the Terracotta Army, the underground project built over 2,200 years ago. You'll visit the discoverer's home to learn the story firsthand and try a craft lesson making your own mini terracotta warrior. Next, check out the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda from the Tang Dynasty. The evening features the Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show while you have the famous Dumpling Dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Western buffet breakfast), Dinner (Dumpling dinner with Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Crowne Plaza Xi'an)
Included Activities
- Visit Terracotta Army
- Visit discoverer's home at Terracotta Army site
- Craft lesson: Make a mini terracotta warrior with your own logo
- Visit Giant Wild Goose Pagoda
- Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show with Dumpling Dinner
Landmarks/POIs Terracotta Army Giant Wild Goose Pagoda - Day 6
Xi'an
Start at City Wall Park where you can watch local life and do Tai Chi with a master. Then walk the ancient City Wall itself. By lunchtime, head to the Muslim Quarter to try local food with Muslim flavors and visit the Great Mosque. In the afternoon, explore the Small Wild Goose Pagoda which holds the Xi'an Museum inside.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Western buffet breakfast), Lunch (Local flavor lunch in the Muslim Quarter with authentic food featuring Muslim flavors)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Crowne Plaza Xi'an)
Included Activities
- Leisure visit to City Wall Park
- Practice Tai Chi with the master
- Visit the ancient City Wall
- Lunch in the Muslim Quarter with authentic local food with Muslim flavors
- Visit the Great Mosque
- Visit the Small Wild Goose Pagoda
Landmarks/POIs City Wall Park City Wall Muslim Quarter Great Mosque Small Wild Goose Pagoda - Day 7
Xi'an to Guilin
Take a flight to Guilin and after landing, your local guide and driver will pick you up and drive to your hotel. After a short break to freshen up, you'll check out the Reed Flute Cave and see Elephant Trunk Hill.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Western buffet breakfast)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Sheraton Guilin Hotel)
Included Activities
- Visit Reed Flute Cave
- Visit Elephant Trunk Hill
Landmarks/POIs Reed Flute Cave Elephant Trunk Hill - Day 8
Guilin to Yangshuo to Guilin
Cruise down the Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo over about 4.5 hours, watching the landscape change around you the whole way. Once in Yangshuo, walk along the famous West Street and look around. Then head to the countryside to see rural life and visit a local villager's home. Later, your driver takes you back to Guilin for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Western buffet breakfast), Lunch (Lunch)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Sheraton Guilin Hotel)
Included Activities
- Li River cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo
- Walk along West Street in Yangshuo
- Visit the countryside of Yangshuo
- Pay a visit to a local villager's home
Landmarks/POIs Li River West Street 
- Day 9
Guilin
Head to the airport for your departing flight. Note that you'll need to arrange your own transportation since the hotel-airport transfer isn't included. Contact your travel consultants if you need help booking a connecting flight or if you want to add an extension to your trip.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Western buffet breakfast)
