B--Breakfast         L--Lunch

D--Dinner

Tour Itineray

Day 01: Arrival in Beijing
Our guide will pick you up at Beijing airport and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is on your own to explore the city. 

Day 02: Beijing
Visit the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. The Beijing Duck Dinner is served at a famous restaurant followed by a lively Peking Opera performance at the Liyuan Theatre. (B+L+D)

Day 03: Beijing
Visit the Badaling Great Wall. To avoid having lunch at shopping site restaurants, you will be driven to have Sichuan food at a local popular restaurant. Visit the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb in the afternoon. (B+L)

Day 04: Beijing - Xian
Visit the Summer Palace. Take a flight to Xian and transfer to the hotel. Visit the City Wall. (B+L)

Day 05: Xian
Visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. To avoid having the poor food at the site, you will take highway back to downtown to have lunch at a well-known Cantonese cuisine restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. After you enjoy the local speciality, the Dumpling Banquet, you will be entertained with the marvelous Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show. (B+L+D)

Day 06: Xian - Guilin
Visit the Provincial History Museum. After enjoying the a la carte lunch at a local famous restaurant, visit the Great Mosque.Take a flight to Guilin and transfer to the hotel. Enjoy Ethnic Songs and Dances at Lijiang Theatre after dinner. (B+L+D)

Day 07: Guilin - Yangshuo
Enduring memories are created today as you cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo. Transfer to the hotel. A short bicycle trip to the countryside will then be arranged. You will visit a local villager's home to experience the farmer's lifestyle there. Alternatively, you can take our electric car instead of taking bicycles. (Tips: Since the lunch on the Li River cruise can not meet your expectation, TCG suggests that you have enough breakfast at the hotel today.) (B+L)

Day 08: Yangshuo
We intend to leave the day free. You can find a tiny and enigmatic world with the breathtaking scenery and have a pot of tea in a sidewalk cafe feeling totally relaxed. You can rent a bicycle to visit the Moon Hill and the Big Banian Tree. (For the suggested Yangshuo cycling tour, please click.) (B)

Day 09: Departure from Guilin
Drive back to Guilin. Visit the Reed Flute Cave, the Elephant Trunk Hill, the Seven Star Park and the Fubo Hill. See off. (B+L)

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Tour Prices (based on per person and shown in US dollars)

2008 Tour Prices  (Valid from Mar. 1st, 2008 to Feb. 28th, 2009) Group size 

Remark : Quotations listed are valid excluding the periods of Olympic Games staying in Beijing; May 01 to May 06, Oct 01 to Oct 06, Jan 26 to Jan 31, 2009 staying in Guilin; Apr 30 to May 06, Sep 30 to Oct 06, Jan 26 to Jan 31, 2009 staying in Yangshuo.

Tour Inclusions

1.Internal flights & taxes;

2.Hotels with daily western breakfasts;

3.Daily lunches or dinners at China's finest restaurants;

4.Excellent individual guide & driver;

5. Private air-conditioned car or van;

6.Entrance fees to all tourist sites;

7.Two bottles of mineral water per day;

8.Government taxes.

Notes
 
The above private guided tour is tailored for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other participants will be in your group. In other words, others will not join in your tour and you will not take part into any tours of others on our land services.