| Day 1 Beijing ( ) |
| Our English speaking tour guide will pick you up at Beijing airport and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is on your own to explore Beijing. Recommend you to take a walk on Wangfujing Streeet, the most busy shopping area in Beijing. |
Wangfujing Streeet | It is the grandest shopping area in Beijing, congested with modern shopping malls, such as the Oriental Plaza, Wangfujing Department Store, etc. It is also home to a wealth of hotels and specialty shops. Around is an afflicted snack street where you can enjoy the most authentic Beijing snacks. |
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| [ Optional ] Badaling Great Wall: This sector is the first opened to tourists and the best preserved. Fully restored in 1957, it can be seen how it looked when it was first built in the Ming dynasty. Set in a steep, forested mountain range, Badaling offers superb views and good hiking experience. |
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| Day 2 Beijing, Beijing ( B,L ) |
| One-day tour (available on Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun): Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven & Summer Palace. Watch Peking opera in the evening. ① Pick up at your hotel between 7:20am and 8:30am. ② Drive to visit Forbidden City(2 hours) → Chinese traditional medicine culture → Temple of Heaven(1 hour) → Western and Chinese buffet lunch(40 minutes) in Bangfuchun Restaurant → short visit to a pearl free market → Summer Palace(1 hour and 20 minutes) → back to your hotel. Pick up from hotels at 18:00-18:30pm. The show time of Peking opera is from 7:15pm-8:30pm, about one and half hours. After the show, transferred back to your hotel. |
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| [ Optional ] Temple of Heaven: It was the place where the Emperor of the Ming and Qing dynasties would worship heaven and pray for good harvests. Built first in 1420, the Temple of Heaven is a precious example of China 's ancient architectural art and the largest design for worshipping heaven in the world. |
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| Day 3 Beijing ( B,L ) |
| one-day tour: Mutianyu Great Wall and Olympic Stadium. ① Pick up at your hotel between 7:20am and 8:00am. ② Drive to Mutianyu Great Wall (cable car is optional), stop on the way to visit a jade carving factory, learning about the stone carving → traditional Chinese lunch at a local nice restaurant → the National Stadium-"Bird Nest" and National Aquatics Center-Water Cube → drinking Chinese tea and enjoying tea ceremony in a well-know Chinese tea market → Back to your hotel around 6:00 pm. |
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| [ Optional ] Wangfujing Streeet: It is the grandest shopping area in Beijing, congested with modern shopping malls, such as the Oriental Plaza, Wangfujing Department Store, etc. It is also home to a wealth of hotels and specialty shops. Around is an afflicted snack street where you can enjoy the most authentic Beijing snacks. |
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| Day 4 Beijing, Xian ( B,L ) |
| One-day tour (available on Mon, Wed, Fri): Beijing Zoo, Hutong Tour, Yonghe Lama Temple. ① Pick up at your hotel between 7:20am and 8:30am. ② Tranfer to visit the lovely Giant Pandas in Beijing Zoo → Lama Temple (Yonghe Temple), 1 hour → Chinese traditional handicraft silk carpet factory → lunch in a local typical Beijing resident's house → 2 hours Hutong rickshaw Tour → enjoy tea ceremony in a tea house → back to your hotel. Later transfer to Beijing airport for the flight to Xian. Upon arrival at Xian airport, be met by our English speaking tour guide and drive to hotel. |
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| [ Optional ] Ancient City Wall: It is the most well-preserved ancient military defensive systems in the world. It is composed of the moat, hanging bridges, battlements, watchtowers, tunnels and parapet. Today, the roadway is a promenade enjoyed by strolling tourist. Cycling on the wall with families is a great thing! |
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| Day 5 Xian ( B,L ) |
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Xian Bell Tower | Built in 1384 A.D, the Bell Tower boasts a history of over 600 years. It is the largest and best-preserved of its kind in China. Visiting the Bell Tower, you can still see the Big Iron Bell which was made in Ming Dynasty, 2,500 kilograms in weight. | Big Wild Goose Pagoda | It was built in 652 during the Tang Dynasty and currently boasts height of seven stories. It’s said that Master Xuan Zang built this pagoda to house the Buddhist scriptures and relics he had brought back from India. | Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum | Terracotta Warriors is the underworld terracotta army of Emperor Qin Shihuang (the first unifier of China, 259BC-210BC). It’s reputed as the Eighth Miracle of the World. Now the Terracotta Museum consists of Pit 1, Pit 2, Pit 3 and Pit 4 as well as the Hall of the two bronze chariots and horses. |
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| [ Optional ] Oriental Pearl TV Tower: With 467.9 meters in height, It is the forth tower in height in Asia and the sixth tallest in the world, opposite to the Bund. Its transparent elevator will take you to the top, which will offer a quiet good view of Shanghai. The basement houses the Shanghai Municipal History Museum. |
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