14-Day Small-Group China Tour: Beijing, Xi'an, Guilin, Yangtze Cruise, Shanghai

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Pick up from Beijing Airport
1 stop
1
Beijing
Your professional local guide will meet you at Beijing Airport after reclaiming your luggage and clearing customs. Your driver will take you in a comfortable vehicle to the hotel and help you with the check-in procedure. The rest of the day is free for you.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Tiananmen, Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven
4 stops
2
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
This morning, your tour guide will pick up you at the hotel and take you to visit Tiananmen Square. You will see what the biggest urban city square in the world looks like.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
3
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
From the Tiananmen Square, you will enter the Imperial Palace, also known as the Forbidden City to explore its fascinating halls and pavilions. Here, you will not only learn how the emperor handled political affairs and lived their lives, but appreciate numerous ancient art treasures. At noon, an a la carte welcome lunch (valued at CNY150.00 per person and included in our price) will be served at a superb local restaurant, where you can have a taste of authentic Chinese food and the most famous Peking Roast Duck.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
4
Temple of Heaven
In the afternoon, you will see the Temple of Heaven, with its unique architecture, where the emperors worshipped the heavens in hopes of good harvests.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
5
Tonight, we will arrange for you to enjoy the wonderful acrobatic show in the Red Theater.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 3
China Great Wall Tour
3 stops
6
Mutianyu Great Wall
This morning you will be taken to Mutianyu Great Wall to experience at first hand the wonder of the Great Wall. The round-trip cable car will be arranged. Standing on the wall and looking at it stretching up and down into boundless distance is an exciting experience and will leave you a life-long memory. To celebrate and commemorate this moment, we specially provide red wine for a group-toasting on the Great Wall.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
7
Bird's Nest National Stadium
In the afternoon, on the way back you will have a photo stop at the Olympic National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest.
8
Hutong Tour
Afterwards, you will take a rickshaw tour to explore the original Hutong alleys and have a chance to visit a local family.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Summer Palace, Beijing to Xi'an by Plane
2 stops
9
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
After seeing giant pandas in the morning, you will visit the Summer Palace - the largest existing imperial garden with a graceful landscape and magnificent constructions.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
10
Xi'an
After that, transfer you to the airport and you will fly to Xi'an. Upon your arrival, your local guide will meet you at the airport and escort you to the hotel downtown. Attention: For 2026 & 2027 tours, we will arrange the high-speed train from Beijing to Xian instead of flight. The duration is around 4.5 to 5.5 hours. It is a good opportunity to experience China's fast-growing high-speed rail.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Terracotta Army, Ancient Pagoda & Tang Dynasty Dancing Show
3 stops
11
The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
The visit to the Terracotta Army will begin your day's journey. In the museum, there are three excavated pits displaying amazing warrior figures and Chinese ancient weapons. Afterwards, take a family visit to the home of the first discoverer of the Terracotta Army. And then make a mini clay warrior by yourself with the help of a local artisan.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
12
Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta)
In the afternoon, you will the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which was built in the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD) to store the Buddhist scriptures brought from ancient India.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
13
Tang Dynasty Show
A splendid evening is in store when you will be entertained by the Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show while partaking in the famous Dumpling Dinner. Since the theater is not open in January, February, March, and December, the tour prices do not include the show and dumpling dinner for tours that start during those months.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Xi'an City Tour
4 stops
14
Xi'an City Wall (Chengqiang)
The day begins with a leisure visit to the City Wall Park, where you can observe the day-to-day life of the locals. You may also practice Tai Chi with the master. Tai Chi, a soft form of Chinese martial arts, is considered the quintessential Chinese culture. After that, you will pay a visit to the City Wall. It is the most complete existing urban fortification in China. Cycling on the ancient wall is an exciting experience that many people like to try (bike rental fee is not included).
3 hours • Admission ticket included
15
Xi'an Mosque
The Great Mosque in Xi'an is one of the oldest, largest and best-preserved Islamic mosques in China.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
16
Muslim Quarter
Then you will have a special lunch at the lively Muslim Quarter and try some local food.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
17
Small Goose Pagoda
After that, continue visiting the Small Wild Goose Pagoda which also houses Xian Museum.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Xi'an - Guilin by Plane
3 stops
18
Guilin
This morning, you will take a flight to Guilin and your local guide will meet you at the airport and take you to the hotel for check in.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
19
Reed Flute Cave (Ludi Yan)
Your Guilin sightseeing starts with the famous Reed Flute Cave, which is a 240 meter karst cave that has various shapes of stalactites and stalagmites.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
20
Elephant Trunk Hill (Xiangbishan)
Then you will head to the Elephant Trunk Hill. The shape of the hill is just like a giant elephant boozing water from the river with its long trunk, hence got the name. After that, you will be transfered back to the hotel.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 8
Li River Cruise
2 stops
21
Take a cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo. Li River is the essence of landscape in this area, especially the section from Guilin to Yangshuo, which is reputed as 'A Hundred Miles Gallery'. The cruise ship will arrive at Yangshuo in about 4.5 hours.
4 hours • Admission ticket included
22
West Street
After docking at Yangshuo, you will walk through the well-known West Street. Then you will enjoy the amazing rural scenery as we drive along the surrounding country roads of Yangshuo. En route, you will be invited to visit a villager's home. After that, transfer you back to Guilin.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 9
Guilin - Chongqing by a bullet train
1 stop
23
Chongqing
Take a high-speed train for around 5 hours to Chongqing in the morning. Upon arrival, you will be met and escorted to board the Century Oasis cruise ship for a three-night stay. After some rest in your private cabin, you will have an exclusive exquisite buffet dinner and be welcomed by a wine party hosted by the Captain. The ship is set to sail at 22:00.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 10
Yangtze River Cruise
1 stop
24
After breakfast, disembark for an excursion to the Fengdu Ghost City, a palace complex where you get to see what the underworld in Chinese folklores looks like. Afternoon is free time for you to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Yangtze River on deck. Attend some cultural programs onboard if you like.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 11
Yangtze River Cruise
1 stop
25
Shennv Stream
The most essential part of your Yangtze River cruise tour comes today as the ship sails through the Three Gorges: Qutang, Wu and Xiling gorges. Experience an exciting onshore excursion to Shennv Stream.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 12
Yichang - Shanghai by a bullet train
3 stops
26
Three Gorges Dam Project
After breakfast, you will disembark for an excursion to the Three Gorges Dam. Before that, you should pack your luggage and complete check-out procedures.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
27
Yichang
After finishing the excursion, the cruise ship company will drive you to the Three Gorges Tourist Center in Yichang city. Your local guide will meet you there and then see you off at Yichang East Railway Station for a bullet train to Shanghai.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
28
Shanghai
Upon your arrival, your guide in Shanghai will greet you and transfer you to your hotel.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 13
Shanghai City Trip
3 stops
29
Shanghai Museum (Shanghai Bowuguan)
This morning, you will visit one of the four largest museums in China, Shanghai Museum, which specializes in exhibiting art works from ancient times.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
30
Yu Garden (Yuyuan)
After that, explore Yu Garden and its nearby traditional bazaar. The symbol of the Garden is the Nine Zigzag Bridge built of granite and grass-white jade and the quaint, elegant mid-lake pavilion. Then an a la carte lunch is arranged for you at a local famous restaurant.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
31
Huangpu River
And then go to the thriving Bund area. Take a one-hour cruise along the Hungpu River - the mother river of Shanghai. As the symbol and a microcosm of the city, the river has witnessed the glory, humiliation, despair and prosperity of Shanghai. Upon returning to the hotel our guide will see you into the lobby to say bon voyage.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 14
Leave Shanghai by yourself
1 stop
32
Shanghai
After breakfast at the hotel, please find your own way to the airport for your homeward flight. Due to different flight schedules, the hotel-airport transfer service is not included. However, we would be happy to assist you if needed.
1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• NO shopping detours, no factory stores, no tea ceremony, no shopping site restaurant. Avoid wasting time at any shopping motive stop.
• Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
• A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
• A minimum of 2 people per booking is required

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