Beijing/Xian/Guilin/Shanghai 10days Golden Triangle Folklore Tour (by flight)

SIC Package18: Beijing/Xian/Guilin/Shanghai 10days Golden Triangle Folklore Tour (by flight)

Itinerary

Day 1: India/Beijing – by Int’l flight

Fly to China, arrive at Beijing Capital Int’l Airport, airport pick up with our English-speaking airport representative, only transfer to hotel and take a rest. Free on your own at the rest of the day. No meal

Day 2: Beijing

Breakfast at hotel, 1000a.m. Departure from Hotel, start City tour. visit the Summer Palace, the largest and best preserved of all the imperial palace gardens, and boasts such delights as the “Marble Boat” and the ornately painted” Long Corridor”. Pearl shop. Visit to the world famous Tian’anmen Square the biggest square in the world that lies in the center of the city. Visit the Forbidden City from which the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties governed for over 500 years. Option: Hutong tour, which is also called Rickshaw Tour. Visit Houhai, is a lake and its surrounding district in central Beijing, one of the three parts of Shichahai. In recent years it has become famous for nightlife because it is home to many popular restaurants, bars, and cafes.The area is especially popular with foreign tourists visiting Beijing, but is also often visited by the expatriate community and younger locals. Option: Kongfu show in the evening. 2030p.m. Transfer to Indian restaurant for dinner and then return back hotel. Breakfast + Indian Dinner

Day 3: Beijing

Breakfast at hotel, 1000a.m. Departure from Hotel, start City tour. Visit the fabled Great Wall-Juyong Pass, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a massive defensive structure built to keep off intrusion. Visit a Longdi Jade shop where we will learn about Chinese jade culture. In the afternoon, proceed to see the Bird’s Nest (Olympic National Stadium outside) and the Water Cube (Outside). Option: Acrobatic show 2030p.m. Transfer to Indian restaurant for dinner and then return back hotel. Breakfast + Chinese Lunch in Great Wall + Indian Dinner

Day 4: Beijing/ Xian – by evening domestic flight

Breakfast at hotel, Transfer to airport, fly to Xian. Arrive Xian, pick up Visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda square. The great goose pagoda, calling Dayanta in Chinese, is built for keeping book. The Muslim Bazaar, the Muslim quarters lies 100 meters west of the Bell tower in downtown Xi’an. The 500 meters long avenue paved by bluestones are dotted with many unique stall, souvenir shop, café and bars which are mostly run by Muslim people. Breakfast + Indian dinner

Day 5: Xian

Breakfast at hotel. 09:00a.m. Departure from Hotel, start City tour. Visit the incredible 2000 year-old Terra Cotta Warriors. Each one is part of the underground tomb of the Emperor Qin. Well over 7000 figures were drawn up in full battle array in several large pits. Ceramic shop, Afternoon, visit the Shaanxi Historical Museum. Among the 400,000 items on display are treasures from many of the Dynasties, including some magnificent bronzes and porcelain, many of which have never been on permanent display before. Option: Tang Dynasty show-the ancient Chinese dance and musical show 2100p.m. Transfer to Indian restaurant for dinner and then return back hotel. Breakfast + Indian Dinner

Day 6: Xi’an/Guilin by morning domestic flight

Breakfast at hotel. transfer to the airport and fly to Guilin. Arrive in Guilin, pick up. visit Elephant Trunk Hill, the symbol of Guilin,China’s storied landscape is well populated by fantastically shaped natural features named for various mythological figures, especially animals.One of the most famous is Guilin’s Elephant Trunk Hill, a striking natural arch that juts out into the Li River, bearing a clear resemblance to an elephant dipping its trunk into the water.. Then visit Fubo Hill. This fascinating karst upthrust reminds some people of a towering wave, poised to crash down into the river below; others believe the name comes from the rock formation’s interruption of the flow of the Li River. Either way, it’s an impressive piece of geology, surrounded by rolling green hills and more karst peaks, water, caves, picturesque rocks, and gardens. You can clamber up stairs leading to Fubo Shan’s summit for an excellent view of the city. Evening Chinese dinner. Breakfast + Chinese Dinner

Day 7: Guilin-Yangshuo-Guilin by cruise one way

Breakfast at hotel, drive to Zhujiang Pier (about 40-minute drive) to start the Li River Cruise along the tranquil Li River until you get to Yangshuo County (3.5-5 hours depending on the season). Enjoy some free time on the nice West Street in Yangshuo. And then visit Moon Hill, Big Banyan Tree, Yangshuo market and village. Transfer to Guilin. Dinner at local Chinese restaurant. Breakfast + Chinese Lunch in Cruise + Chinese Dinner

Day 8: Guilin/Shanghai by high speed train 2nd class seat

Breakfast at hotel. transfer to the railway station,. Arrive in Shanghai, pick up. 1400P.m. Departure from Hotel, start City tour. Visit Jade Buddha Temple. Visit the lovely old Yuyuan Garden-outside look nine zig zag bridge with golden fish pond, bridges and pavilions. Step onto Yu Market (Old City God’s Temple), which is a major yet relatively inactive, Taoist temple in Shanghai. Transfer for Indian dinner evening visit Xintiandi, Visit Xintiandi, is an affluent car-free shopping, eating and entertainment district of Shanghai, China. It is composed of an area of reconstituted traditional shikumen (“stone gate”) houses on narrow alleys, some adjoining houses which now serve as book stores, cafes and restaurants, and shopping malls. Most of the cafes and restaurants feature both indoor and outdoor seatings. Xintiandi has an active nightlife on weekdays as well as weekends, though romantic settings are more common than loud music and dance places. It is considered one of the first lifestyle centers in China. Xintiandi is the location of the site of the first congress of and the Communist Party of China, now preserved at the Museum of the First National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. 2230pm Back to Hotel Breakfast + Indian Dinner

Day 9: Shanghai

Breakfast at hotel, 1000a.m. Departure from Hotel, start City tour. Visit silk shop, the Shanghai Museum which is the largest museum of ancient Chinese art in Shanghai. Visit the People Square and Nanjing Road for shopping. Option program :Shanghai Aquarium after 1600 p.m. Explore the Bund in the evening. Visit the Oriental Pearl TV tower 2nd level. Option program: Huangpu River Cruise. 2000p.m. Transfer to Indian restaurant for dinner and then return back hotel. Breakfast + Indian Dinner

Day 10: Shanghai/India – by Int’l flight

Breakfast at hotel, only transfer to airport to get Int’l flight, Option program: Maglev Train on the way to Pudong Airport. Breakfast