Arrive in Beijing Capital International Airport from Hometown: Tour guide will meet you at the Baggage Claim Area and transfer to hotel. We will proceed to visit the Temple of Heaven if your flight arrives early. The Temple of Heaven is a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design which simply and graphically illustrates a cosmogony of great importance for the evolution of one of the world's great civilizations.

Hotel: Sariz International Hotel, Beijing or similar.

Today we are going to have a full day sightseeing. We will visit the Chang Tomb, one of the Ming Tombs (Consisting of mausoleums of 13 Ming emperors, is one of the largest imperial necropolises in China), Sacred Road and Great Wall at Badaling which is the symbol of China and Climbing the Great Wall you can pass visitors from all over the world, and hear conversations in almost every language. Enjoy a delicious Peking Duck Dinner at local restaurant in the evening.

Hotel: Sariz International Hotel, Beijing or similar.

Full day sightseeing to the Tiananmen Square and explore the Palace Museum (known as Forbidden City) in the morning. After lunch, visit the Imperial Summer Palace, the imperial palace for the Ming and Qing with a history of around 600 years.

Hotel: Sariz International Hotel, Beijing or similar.

After breakfast, we will fly to Xi'an, the capital of Shanxi Province, once the largest city in the world. Xi'an has a history of nearly 6,000 years and was the starting point of the famous ancient Silk Road between Asia and Europe. We will visit the Mosque in the afternoon. It is one of the oldest, largest and best-preserved Islamic mosques in China.

Hotel: Xi'an Hotel, Xi'an or similar.

The visit to the majestic Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum will start your today's tour. Terracotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century, the army of terra-cotta warriors and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin's tomb. Then go to see the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which is one of the city's most distinctive and outstanding landmarks, possibly the most beautiful building left in Xi'an today. And then proceed to Xian City Wall which was constructed in the early Ming Dynasty on the basis of the Imperial City of Chang An (Everlasting Peace) of the Tang Dynasty. You will enjoy Chinese lunch at local restaurant and banquet with show at Tang Dynasty Theater today.

Hotel: Xi'an Hotel, Xi'an or similar.

After breakfast, we will fly to Guilin, and visit the Reed Flute Cave, which is known as "the Palace of Natural Arts" where you can see beautiful stalactites & stalagmites.

Hotel: Guilin Plaza Hotel, Guilin or similar.

Today we will take the Li River Cruise with Chinese lunch on board. Guilin scenery is acclaimed as the "Best Under Heaven" and the most beautiful scenes are found along the Li-River. Gorgeous Karst peaks give you surprises at each bend of the limpid river under the blue sky. Water buffalo patrol the fields, peasants reap rice paddies, school kids and fisherman float by on bamboo rafts. With its breathtaking scenery and taste of a life far removed from the concrete metropolis, the scenery along the Li River become one of China's top tourist destinations. Then we will visit Elephant Trunk Hill, which is the symbol of Guilin landscape.

Hotel: Guilin Plaza Hotel, Guilin or similar.

After breakfast, we will fly to Shanghai, the largest city in Asia. Our tour in Shanghai covers sightseeing in Yu Garden. Yu Garden is a place of peace and comfort in the heart of bustling Shanghai, dates back to the fabled Ming Dynasty.

Hotel: Holiday Inn Downtown, Shanghai or similar.

Today we will visit the Jade Buddha Temple, the most famous Buddhist temple in Shanghai. Then go to the Shanghai Museum which is one of the largest Museums in China.

Hotel: Holiday Inn Downtown, Shanghai or similar.

After breakfast, transfer to the Shanghai airport for your homeward flight or to your next destination.

*** Itinerary varies slightly depending on day of departure.