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Epic China Tours
China Highlights
- Beijing/Xi'an/Guilin/Shanghai
Day by Day Itinerary:
Day 1
Fly from home to Beijing
Day 2/Beijing
On arrival you will be met by your guide and taken to your hotel, with the rest of the morning to relax. In the afternoon start exploring the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square
Day 3/Beijing
The Temple of Heaven is one of Beijing's most impressive sites. If you can rise a little early you'll also be able to see Beijing's pensioners doing Tai-Chi here. Take in the Summer Palace in the afternoon
Day 4/Beijing
You`ll leave the city today to see one of China`s iconic sites - The Great Wall. You`ll be taken a few hours out of the city in order to escape the crowds and see the wall at its best
Day 5/Beijing - Xi'an/by fast train or airplane
Take the fast train to go to Xian, once capital of China and the starting point of the ancient Silk Road. It is also possible to fly between the two cities
Day 6/Xian
This morning go out for the Eighth Wonder of the World - the Terracotta Warriors. You can never be prepared for such a big scale army in battle formation from 2,200 years ago. This afternoon you will get on the Ancient City Wall - a romantic landmark of the city, to appreciate the beauty of the old town
Day 7/Xian - Guilin/by airplane
In the morning visit one of the most famous Buddhist Temple in northern China- The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, in the afternoon fly onto Guilin, a gorgeous town in southern China
Day 8/Guilin - Yangshuo/by cruise
This morning you`ll be taken on a relaxing cruise up the River Li, to drink in Guilin`s justifiably famous limestone scenery. Arriving into Yangshuo at lunchtime you`ll be met and taken to your hotel. Yangshuo is a small town set right amongst the pretty limestone karst scenery
Day 9/Yangshuo - Shanghai/by airplane
You leave the town of Yangshuo this morning and drive to Guilin's airport and fly onto Shanghai. There you'll be met and taken to your hotel
Day 10/Shanghai
Visit the Yu Garden, Shanghai Museum, Bazzar and the Bund
Day 11/Shanghai
A free day to explore this amazing city by your own, find out your Shanghai
Day 12/Shanghai - home
Today you'll be taken to the airport in time for your return flight home
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