Best Of China 10 Nights / 11 Days

Day 1: Arrival Shanghai
Upon arrival Shanghai airport, you will be met and transfer to your hotel;

Day 2: Shanghai  (breakfast, lunch)
Breakfast at hotel;
Guided tour to visit the Bund---water front of the city, Yu Garden, a private garden in old days, as well as the old Shanghai outside the Yu garden; TV Tower to have the bird-eye view of the city, and the visit of the Shanghai city museum under the TV tower tells you the history of Shanghai city development. 

Day 3: Shanghai--Suzhou  (breakfast, lunch)
Breakfast at hotel;
Morning free for your own discovery of this city;
Private transfer to Shanghai train station for your speed train to Suzhou, a beautiful Chinese classic garden city, also has the nick name Venice of the East;  Afternoon guided tour to visit Suzhou Pan-men Gate, and cruise on one of those ancient canals; 

Day 4: Suzhou--Hangzhou  (breakfast, lunch)
Breakfast at hotel;
Guide tour to visit Lingering Garden, a typical Chinese garden; Silk Factory & Silk Museum before train to Hangzhou;

Day 5: Hangzhou  (breakfast, lunch)
Breakfast at hotel;
Guide tour to cruise the West lake, walking through the old street to visit the old Chinese Traditional Herbal Medicine Museum housed in the ancient buildings; visit tea plantation and watch Chinese tea ceremony;

Day 6: Hangzhou--Xian  (breakfast, lunch)
Breakfast at hotel;
Private transfer to Hangzhou airport for flight to Xian;
Upon arrival Xian airport, you will be met and transfer to your hotel;
 
Day 7: Xian (breakfast, lunch)
Breakfast at hotel;
Guided tour to visit the Terra Cotta Warriors--the 8th wonder of the world, with over 7000 soldiers, archers, horses and chariots in full battle array has guarded Emperor Qin's tomb since 210BC; the Ancient City Wall which is one of the very few well-preserved walls in China;.

Day 8: Xian--Beijing  (breakfast, lunch)
Breakfast at hotel;
Transfer to Xian airport for your flight Xian--Beijing.
Guided tour in Beijing to visit Summer Palace, the summer retreat of the Imperial families, where there are the lovely landscaped gardens, halls, pavilions and corridors; Hutong tour by rickshaw to experience the old Beijingners way of life;

Day 9: Beijing  (breakfast, lunch)
Breakfast at hotel;
Guided tour to visit Tian An Men Square which is the biggest square in the world; Forbidden City (Also called the Imperial Palace ), home to 24 Emperors between 1420 and 1911 when they ruled the country; Temple of Heaven where emperors performed rituals to guarantee a good harvest. 

Day 10: Beijing  (breakfast, lunch)
Breakfast at hotel;
Guided tour to visit the Great Wall, the longest man-made wall on earth; Ming Tombs for the Imperial family, photo stop for the Olympic sites from the outside.

Day 11: Departure Beijing  (breakfast, lunch)
Breakfast at hotel;
Today the morning is at leisure, until check out and transfer to the airport for your onwards flight.

We trust that you enjoyed your stay in China.