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China Traditional Tour with Adventure

  Tour Code: CT00027S
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 Tour Itinerary : 13 Days tour of Beijing, Lhasa, Xian, Guilin and Hong Kong
 Departure : Daily
 Tour Summary : Besides the must see cities Beijing, Xian and Guilin, this tour will also take you to experience the mysterious Lhasa by visiting Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple, World Cultural Heritage listed by UNESCO etc. the so-called Shopping Pradiase-Hong Kong is also included in the itinerary.
 What's Special : Traditional Peking Opera and Peking Duck in Beijing; Dumpling Banquet in Xian; Adventure trip in Holy Lhasa.

Detailed Itinerary of This Tour Package

Day 1 - Arrival in Beijing

Our guide will hold a warm welcome to you upon your arrival in Beijing. After check in the hotel, the rest of the day will be on your own to adapt the time difference and relax yourselves.
Accommodation : Beijing Guangzhou Hotel

Day 2 - Beijing

CT guide will pick you up from the hotel and transfer you to Tiananmen Square, the largest city square in the world, and you can have some free time there. Forbidden City, one of the largest and best preserved architecture in the world, is the next destination of today's excursion. After a dainty lunch, start with the Temple of Heaven, the place where the Emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties offered sacrifices to Heaven to pray for good harvests. Today's welcome dinner is a palatable Peking Duck Banquet in a notable restaurant followed by a classical Peking Opera performance. (B+L+D)
Accommodation : Beijing Guangzhou Hotel

Day 3 - Beijing

Our guide will meet you at the hotel lobby according to the appointed time, and drive you to Badaling Great Wall, one of the best known Eight World Wonders. After having lunch at a well-investigated restaurant, transfer to visit Ming Tombs. You could reach Ming Tombs through Sacred Way, the main road leading to Ming Tombs. On the way back to the hotel, our guide will take you to see the famous Bird's Nest and Water Cube, which were built for the Olympic Game of 2008. You can walk around, and have a photo stop there. Drive back to the hotel, you could have a good rest after one day's exciting tour. (B+L)
Accommodation : Beijing Guangzhou Hotel

Day 4 - Beijing-Lhasa

Our guide will pick you up from the hotel, and transfer you to the airport to take a morning flight to the holy Lhasa. Be welcomed and taken to the hotel. Standing at a dizzying 3,600 meters above sea level, you will need the rest of day to adapt to the high altitude and should avoid excessive physical activity to prevent altitude sickness. (B+D)
Accommodation : Xinding Hotel, Lhasa

Day 5 - Lhasa

After breakfast, start to appreciate the first and most important attraction- Potala Palace with a holy heart. Potala Palace is regarded as the iconic symbol of Tibet, and has long been enmeshed in the collective dreams of many travelers to this mystical region. After lunch, pay a visit to Jokhang Temple, the most sacred monastery and spiritual center of Tibet and Bhakhor Street, a quadrangle-shaped bustling bazaar surround Jokhang Temple. (B+L+D)
Accommodation : Xinding Hotel, Lhasa

Day 6 - Lhasa

Today's excursion starts with Norbulingka, the summer palace of the Dalai Lama, and Tibet Museum with a permanent collection that celebrates the History of Tibetan Culture in the morning. After lunch, go to visit the Sera Monastery, one of the three most famous monasteries in Lhasa. The monks at Sera Monastery debate Doctrines almost every day, you could see the debating of Buddhist Doctrines, and be deeply impressed by the intense atmosphere. (B+L+D)
Accommodation : Xinding Hotel, Lhasa

Day 7 - Lhasa-Xian

Transfer to visit Lhasa Carpet Factory. After having lunch, board a flight to Xian. Our local guide will meet you at the airport and show you to the hotel. (B+L)
Accommodation : Grand New World Hotel, Xian

Day 8 - Xian

In the morning, our guide will pick you up from the hotel, and transfer you to visit Terra-Cotta Army. Due to its huge scale and uniqueness, it has become the staple attraction for international tourists visiting China. Back to the downtown to enjoy lunch, and visit the landmark of Xian-Big Wild Goose Pagoda and the ancient Xian
City Wall. For today's dinner, we will arrange Dumpling Banquet while the fancy Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show served. (B+L+D)
Accommodation : Grand New World Hotel, Xian

Day 9 - Xian-Guilin

Our guide will pick you up at the hotel and drive about one hour to Zhouzhi National Nature Reserve, which is specialized in raising wild giant pandas and other rare wild animals, e.g. golden monkey, crested Ibis and other kinds of rare birds and animals, where you will find various information about the Giant Panda and you will enter into a world filled with the wildlife. Drive to visit the Donghan Village, where has famous and fabulous farmer's paintings and paper cutting in China. By visiting the new village, you will have a chance to learn what a change the Chinese farmers' life in the last 20 years after China's Opening Door Policy, and you could have a chance to learn about Chinese painting and paper cutting, these works themed on farmer's daily life, e.g. plowing, harvesting and so on, and you will enjoy the farmers' lunch as well. See you off at the airport, and take a flight to Guilin. Be transferred to the hotel.(B+L)
Accommodation : Bravo Hotel, Guilin

Day 10 - Guilin-Yangshuo

After a big breakfast, our guide will take you to the Zhujiang Pier to take a cruise along Li River. You could fully enjoy the beautiful scenery of the two sides, and after about 4 hours' cruise, you will arrive in Yangshuo, a little town surrounded by karst peaks and bordered on one side by the Li River. After a short rest, we will arrange biking along the countryside in Yangshuo for you to get a blow and relax yourselves, On the way of biking, there will be a family visit to experience the local people's daily life. After dinner, enjoy the famous show-Impression Liusanjie. (B+L+D)
Accommodation : New Century Hotel,Yangshuo

Day 11 - Yangshuo-Guilin-Hong Kong

Drive back to Guilin and visit the mysterious Reed Flute Cave, which is famed for the odd-shaped Karst formations and became a tourist attraction to bring visitors into a kind of fairyland. Then transfer to Seven Star Park, which consists of seven peaks and it is said that the seven peaks are seven stars that fell from the sky, the Elephant Trunk Hill, the symbol of  Guilin is followed by. See you off at the airport and take a flight to Hong Kong. Upon your arrival, please go to the hotel we have booked for you and handle the check in procedure by yourselves. (B+L)
Accommodation : Regal Kowloon Hotel

Day 12 - Hong Kong

The whole is on your own to visit Hong Kong, which is considered as the paradise of shopping, you are suggested to ride on funicular tram up to Victoria Peak (About 1,305ft. above sea level) where you can view the magnificent panorama of the Victoria harbor spread out below, the Repulse Bay, Deep Water Bay and Stanley Market where Bargain shopping are expected, and Aberdeen Fishing Village (home of the floating population) etc. (B)
Accommodation : Regal Kowloon Hotel

Day 13 - Departure from Hong Kong

Please arrange your own transportation to the airport and board your homeward flight by yourselves. Service ends here. (B)
Accommodation : None
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The prices shown below are based on each person.  Currency Converter

Season DivisionValidityOccupancy Type2-5 Travelers6-9 Travelers10 Travelers & above
High Season 2010-03-01 to 2010-11-30 Twin OccupancyUSD2951/CNY19992USD2668/CNY18072USD2419/CNY16385
Single OccupancyUSD3532/CNY23927USD3245/CNY21982USD2974/CNY20145
Low Season 2010-12-01 to 2011-02-28 Twin OccupancyUSD2796/CNY18939USD2513/CNY17020USD2261/CNY15312
Single OccupancyUSD3242/CNY21959USD2955/CNY20015USD2672/CNY18097


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