13 Days China Culture and Nature Discovery Tour

Upon arrival in Beijing, your travel guide will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to the hotel.

After breakfast, your guide will accompany you to the Forbidden City to experience imperial life. The Forbidden City is the largest imperial palace complex, and was home to 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for over 500 years. The visit will continue to the extensive Tian'anmen Square - the largest urban square in the world.
Then you will be able to take rickshaw to explore the lanes, known as Hutongs in Beijing. Hutongs are the essence of Chinese life that China's capital can offer you.

In the morning visit the Temple of Heaven, another World Heritage site, where the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties worshipped and prayed for peace and harvest.
After we will see one of China's most famous ancient relics, the Mutianyu Great wall, which is declared in list of World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Walking on the venerable walls, you will be stunned by the incredible construction and frightening landscape that surrounds the wall.

Start today's visit with the Summer Palace, a royal complex built in 1888. It combines classic Chinese landscape design and natural beauty. And then continue to the Yonghe Temple (Lamas Temple), the largest Tibetan Lama Buddhist temple in Beijing and the most famous temple in China (outside Tibet). At the end of today's tour, you will be transferred to the railway station for your high-speed train to Xi'an, one of China's ancient capital cities.
 

A full morning tour is to visit the Terracotta Army, which is one of the most important archaeological finds in the world, with the army of warriors, horses and bronze chariots buried in the tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuang. The Ancient City Wall of Xian has guarded the city of Xi'an for more than 600 years. Walk along the spacious city wall to learn the historical and modern parts of Xi'an.

With more than 370,000 historical relics, the Shaanxi History Museum is one of the first national museums with modern facilities in China.
Big Wild Goose Pagoda was built in Tang Dynasty to keep safe the Buddhist classic brought from India. Buddhist statues and relics of the Buddha are the best collections of the pagoda.
The Great Mosque is a good example of architecture that combines Islamic and Chinese culture.
End the excursion in Muslim Quarter and relax in your comfortable private car during the drive to Xi'an airport, where you will board your flight to Zhangjiajie.

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is located in the picturesque Wulingyuan area, and Tianzi and Yuanjiajie mountains are the most classic sights.
Climb the Tianzi Mountain by cable car and the Observation Platforms allow you to see the landscape at different angles. And then, take the world's highest outdoor Bailong Elevator to Yuanjiajie, which was the inspiration for the Hallelujah Mountains in Avatar.

The name of Tianmen Mountain means gateway to heaven and it´s famous for Tianmen Cave, known as the world’s highest natural water-eroded cave. The cave features a spectacular arch that is 131.5 meters in height, 57 meters in width and 60 meters in depth, which appears like a huge door to heaven. Then you can take a tour of several trails, including impressive glass skywalk on which you can walk along the mountain shores, and take a free bus on the incredible Tongtian Avenue, a 99-curved mountain road. But that's not all: you finally have to climb the 999 steps before you reach the cave.
After tour, you will be transferred to Zhangjiajie airport and the guide will help you board your flight to Shanghai. 

In the morning we will transfer you to Zhangjiajie airport for flight to Guilin. Your guide will pick you up at Guilin airport on time.
In the afternoon you will visit the Elephant Trunk Hill, the symbol of Guilin. The shape of the hill resembles an elephant with its trunk drinking from the River Li, hence its name.
Then visit the Reed Flute Cave, one of Guilin's major scenic attractions. Inside this vast cavern are fantastic stalagmites and stalactites, earning it the name of "Nature's Art Palace”.
 
Note: Currently the flight from Zhangjiajie to Guilin is operated every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You must calculate the date of your trip according to the schedule of this flight. We can also transfer you to the Changsha railway station from Zhangjiajie for high-speed train to Guilin, which takes about 7 hours this trip if there is no direct flight on that day.
 

In the morning our guide will pick you up at your hotel at 8:30 am and transfer you to the pier for the Li River Cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo, which will last about 4 hours. It will be an unforgettable experience. You will be not only impressed by shaped limestone hills and elegant bamboo groves, but also see buffaloes drinking water and farmers working in rice fields.
Lunch will be served on board of the cruise. The cruise will arrive in Yangshuo around 2pm. In the afternoon walk along the West Street in Yangshuo to enjoy a cup of coffee or have shopping.