14-Day China Tour for Incentive Groups
Tour length: 13 night 14 days
Suitable for: High-end tour, Incentive groups
Tour features: World heritages; Culture discovery
Itinerary
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Day 1: Beijing / Arrival
Flight: arranged on your own
Upon arrival in Beijing, the guide will meet you at the airport with a welcome sign. Transfer to the hotel. The rest day is free at your own leisure.
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Day 2: Beijing, Temple of Heaven, Hutong
Unique experience:
* Hutong House Dinner
* Observe Facial Make-up
* Opera House Party
* Costume Play FunThis morning, you will visit the Temple of Heaven and play Taichi at the Temple of Heaven with a local master. After it, this afternoon, Leisure Walking Tour in the Hutongs and learn more about the daily life of ordinary Beijing citizens.
This evening, you will have a hutong house dinner with Opera House Party.
Meals: Breakfast Dinner
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Temple of Heaven
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Hutong
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Day 3: Beijing, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City,
In the morning, you will visit Jingshan Park, which is the best place to view the whole complex of Forbidden City and old quarters of Beijing on the top of the hill.
Followed by a visit to Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City Heritage Walk. Walking along the wall between Meridian Gate and East Flowery Gate, not only enjoy the 600-year-imperial palace ambience, but also can see in the distance the Imperial Ancestral Temple where royal members did worshipping and offered sacrificed to the deceased emperor in Ming and Qing dynasties.
In the afternoon, visit the Summer Palace.
Meal: Breakfast
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Tiananmen Square
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Forbidden City
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Day 4: Beijing, Jingshanling or Badaling Great Wall
Option 1: Jinshanling Great Wall
Unique experience:
* Less-visited, original, wild, untouched and safe section of the Great Wall
* Stunning photo opportunity on the Great Wall
* Picnic lunch and champagne at the Great Wall.
* A picnic lunch and champagne at the Great Wall.Today drive about 2 hours outside of Beijing, you will have a full day excursion to The Great Wall at Jinshanling section which is the best-preserved part of the Great Wall with fewer tourists.
Option 2: Helicopter tour at Badaling Great Wall (about 20-30 minutes).
This depends on the weather. If the weather doesn’t permit, then it may be canceled without prior notice.
Meal: Breakfast
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Jinshanling Great Wall
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Badaling Great Wall
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Day 5: Beijing / Xi'an
Flight: arranged on our arrangement
Transportation to the airport (Beijing). Transportation from the airport to the hotel (Xi'an)
Meal: Breakfast
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Day 6: Xi'an, Terracotta Worriors
Unique experience:
* Jeep tour instead of a normal vehicle. 4pax in one jeep.
* Visit cave dwellings
* Your ride is tailor-made, off the beaten path and designed according to your level of knowledge of the area and your centers of interests, respectful of the local culture and all-inclusive to offer you a memorable experienceStart your adventure bright and early and beat the crowd at the UNESCO protected Terracotta Warriors site to unlock the mysteries of a vanished empire with a professional tour guide. Hit the road to the astonishing Loess Plateau where a charming 2000-year-old temple, believed by locals to be the birthplace of mankind, will tantalise you. For lunch, travel to the times of the Silk Road while tasting the world-famous Shaanxi cuisine. While in the mountains, try your hand at a traditional Chinese game called 'Tou Luo' and enjoy a cup of tea at a renovated cave dwellings. Finish your expedition at the largest Mao dedicated museum in the world. After which your insider will drop you off to your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast Lunch
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Terracotta Warriors
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Terracotta Warriors
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Day 7: Xi'an, Ancient City Wall
Unique Experience:
* Fresco House of Tang Dynast
Today you will have a full day city tour includes The Ancient City Walls, Fresco House of Tang Dynasty, it is the unique place that one can see the fresco of the Tang Dynasty in China. (closed on Monday) and Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
The murals were vividly painted by the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty, depicting the true aspects of people's social lives of that period. Murals in this period are very famous for its portraits of ladies who were from the upper class. The themes of murals in grottoes mainly focused on creating pure land for people. The Shaanxi Provincial Museum houses over 400 mural paintings excavated from over 20 tombs of the Tang Dynasty.
Evening walk at Great Tang All Day Mall
Meal: Breakfast
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Ancient City Walls
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Big Wild Goose Pagoda
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Day 8: Xi'an / Guilin
Flight: arranged on our arrangement
Transfer to the airport, then transfer to the hotel.
Meal: Breakfast
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Day 9: Guilin / Yangshuo Boat
Unique Experience:
* Li River Cruise (charter VIP cabins, you could have your private space)
* The show of Impression LiusanjieAfter breakfast, you will be driven to Zhujiang Pier (40-minute drive) to start your boat cruise down the picturesque Li River, which is the highlight of any visit to Guilin, until you get to Yangshuo County. Along the river, you will be inspired by breathtaking views of peaks and pinnacles, crystal-clear water and picturesque pastoral views of rice paddies and water buffaloes. Visitors feel they have stepped into traditional Chinese painting. The rest day relax at your beautiful hotel.
This evening enjoy the show of Impression Liusanjie (A1 seat, best seat)
Meals: Breakfast Lunch
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Li River Cruise
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Li River
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Day 10: Yangshuo
Unique Experience:
* Countryside tour
* Bamboo raftingEnjoy the countryside tour for about 1.5-2 hours for a round trip by private vehicle. Hiking along the Yulong River. You also could enjoy the bamboo rafting from your hotel this afternoon.
Accommodation: Banyan Tree Yangshuo, Imperial Retreat Villa
Meal: Breakfast
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Yulong River
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Yulong River
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Day 11: Yangshuo / Guilin / Shanghai
Flight: arranged on our arrangement
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Shanghai. After arrival in Shanghai, the local guide will meet you and then transfer to the hotel.
Meal: Breakfast
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Day 12: Shanghai
Unique experience:
* Follow our story-teller on this urban discovery of the "Paris of the East".
* Morning Shanghai Walking Tour (French concession) 3h with an expert.It is an incredible journey transporting you from hidden lanes, where we uncovered architectural gems, to more frequented streets which can be unrolled for you like magic parchment.
We start at the renowned Fuxing Park and head quickly to the former French municipal school building close by. You get some insights about the immense role of the Russians in China while checking out on a beautiful Orthodox Church. Continue with your expert and explore French countryside style villas, Art Deco treasures & some of the most famous Lilong complexes in Shanghai. At the end of your experience with our Historian, our photographer, our story-teller, we will ensure that you leave with more anecdotes and knowledge than you ever thought Shanghai could contain!
Have free time in the afternoon.
In the evening, enjoy a cruise on Huangpu River (1 hour) by private yacht.
Cruise on Huangpu River: one of the best ways to see both old and new Shanghai. As you sail up and down the river, you can enjoy the views of the full sweep of the Bund and the 21st-century cityscape of Pudong, the view along both banks of the river is especially fantastic during the night with all the lights lit up on the old and new buildings.
Meal: Breakfast
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Huangpu River
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French concession
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Day 13: Shanghai / Suzhou / Shanghai
Unique experience:
* Enjoy Pingtan while cruising on Suzhou canal tour with hand-rowed boat
Suzhou Pingtan is known for its storytelling, joke-cracking, music playing and aria singing. It is performed solo, in a duet or as a trio, and involves singing and storytelling. The small three-stringed plucked instrument and Pipa (lute) are used as accompaniments. The Ban, or wooden clappers, produces various styles of tone and melody.
Be driven to Suzhou (about 2 hours). In Suzhou, you will visit Humble Administrator's Garden, Suzhou canal tour with hand-rowed boat and old town tour with Rickshaw. After it, transfer back to Shanghai.
Meal: Breakfast
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Humble Administrator's Garden
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Suzhou Canal
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Day 14: Shanghai / Departure
Flight: arranged on your own
Transfer to the airport.
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Meal: Breakfast