11 Days Classic China Essence Tour with Zhouzhuang


Day 1	Place & Transport	Arrive in Beijing
	Today's Activities	CTO guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to relax or explore the city.

	Meals	None
	Accommodation	Xuanwumen Hotel, Beijing


Day 2	Place & Transport	Beijing
	Today's Activities	Today’s sightseeing takes you to the spectacular Tiananmen Square and the grand Forbidden City in the morning. After having lunch, visit the imperial garden, Summer Palace. Drive back to the hotel.
	Attractions	Forbidden City Summer Palace Tiananmen Square
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch
	Accommodation	Xuanwumen Hotel, Beijing


Day 3	Place & Transport	Beijing
	Today's Activities	Today is free for you to explore the city. You are suggested to visit Temple of Heaven, Beijing Zoo, Hutong by rickshaws and go shopping at Wangfujing Street.
	Attractions	Beijing Zoo Hutong Temple of Heaven
	Meals	Breakfast
	Accommodation	Xuanwumen Hotel, Beijing


Day 4	Place & Transport	Beijing-Xian
	Today's Activities	Today you will go on to explore Beijing by conquering the notable Badaling Great Wall. After lunch, reach Ming Tombs through the tranquil Sacred Way to get more idea of emperors in Ming Dynasty. On the way back to the city, you will have a chance to take a short visit of the Olympic Stadium, nicknamed Bird’s Nest and the National Swimming Centre, also known as the Water Cube. After dinner, transfer you to the railway station and help you to board the overnight Soft-sleeper train from Beijing to Xian.
	Attractions	Badaling Great Wall Ming Tombs Sacred Way
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner


Day 5	Place & Transport	Xian
	Today's Activities	Our guide will pick you up at the railway station and transfer you to the hotel. After having breakfast at the hotel, then begins a full day sightseeing, you will visit the landmark of Xian, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and Xian Stele Forest Museum in the morning. After lunch, proceed to the amazing Terra-Cotta Army.
	Attractions	Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayan Ta)Terracotta Army Xian Stele Forest Museum (Beilin Bowuguan)
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch
	Accommodation	City Hotel, Xian


Day 6	Place & Transport	Xian-Shanghai
	Today's Activities	Today is free for you to explore the city. You are suggested to visit Xian City Wall, the Great Mosque, or go shopping in the Muslim Street. Dinner is left on your own. Then, please transfer to the railway station to take a soft-sleeper train to Shanghai by yourself. Optional activities: Today we also have optional tour for lovely pandas. We will transfer you to Zhouzhi National Nature Reserve, which is specialized in 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.
	Attractions	Great Mosque of Xian Xian City Wall (Xian Chengqiang)Zhouzhi National Nature Reserve of Shaanxi
	Meals	Breakfast


Day 7	Place & Transport	Shanghai
	Today's Activities	Our guide will pick you up from the railway station and transfer you to the hotel. After breakfast at the hotel, you will begin to explore the city. Commence the visit to the profound Shanghai Museum in the morning. After Lunch, visit Yu Garden where you will have some free time at the surrounding bazaar, then vist and the classic Jade Buddha Temple. Drive back to the hotel after the tour.
	Attractions	Jade Buddha Temple Shanghai Museum Yuyuan Garden
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch
	Accommodation	Hengsheng Peninsula International Hotel


Day 8	Place & Transport	Shanghai
	Today's Activities	Pay a visit to Caoyang Residential Village and have a local family visit to get more idea of their daily life. After lunch, start the Huangpu River Cruise. Then transfer back to the hotel.
	Attractions	Huangpu River Caoyang New Village
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch
	Accommodation	Hengsheng Peninsula International Hotel


Day 9	Place & Transport	Shanghai-Suzhou
	Today's Activities	Our guide will pick you up at the hotel and drive you to the railway station to take an express train to Suzhou in the morning. Upon your arrival, our local guide will meet you at the railway station and transfer you to the hotel. See Garden of the Master of the Nets. After lunch, appreciate the Humble Administrator’s Garden and Tiger Hill.
	Attractions	Humble Administrator’s Garden Garden of the Master of Nets Tiger Hill
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch
	Accommodation	Gusu Hotel, Suzhou


Day 10	Place & Transport	Suzhou-Zhouzhuang-Shanghai
	Today's Activities	Transfer to Zhouzhuang Village to visit Zhang house, Shen house and Twin Bridge. Later in the afternoon, you will have some free time to cruise on the small river through the village. Transfer back to Suzhou railway station to take a soft seat train to Shanghai. Upon your arrival in Shanghai, please arrange your own transportation to the hotel.
	Attractions	Zhouzhuang
	Meals	Breakfast, Lunch
	Accommodation	Hengsheng Peninsula International Hotel


Day 11	Place & Transport	Departure from Shanghai
	Today's Activities	Please take the shuttle bus to the airport by yourself. Service ends here.

	Meals	Breakfast

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