17 days China World Culture Heritage Tour
- Trip Highlights: China, with a recorded history of nearly 4000 years, is especially rich in historic and cultural relics. This tour will take you to the most remarkable World Heritage sites in China, an ideal way to discover the history and culture of this ancient civilization.
- Tour Route: Shanghai (Cosmopolitan Metropolis)
Suzhou (Classical Gardens)Mt. Huangshan (Most Beautiful Mountain)JingdezhenShanghai (Cosmopolitan Metropolis)Xian (Home of the Terracotta Warriors)Lijiang (Preserved Ancient Town)Kunming (Spring City)Guilin (Li River & Yangshuo)Beijing (China's Capital)
- Tour Code: COT-5654B
- Dates: No fixed departure dates. You may go whenever you wish.
- Starts/Ends: Shanghai/Beijing
- Trip Type: Landscape and Nature, Special-themed Tours
- Activity Level: Regular itinerary, Moderate walking, Easy hiking
- Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)
- Special Experiences:
- Unwind at Suzhou's picturesque traditional gardens and submerge yourself in the perfect blending of artistic design and natural beauty
- Marvel at the magnificent sunset on the summit of China's most gorgeous mountain - Huangshan
- Cruise down the extremely scenic Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo and cycle around the picturesque mountains and paddy fields
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive Shanghai
Transfer via: International Flight on your own arrangement
Accommodations: Holiday Inn Shanghai -Downtown 
Upon your arrival at Shanghai, China's most cosmopolitan city, your personal guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to relax, or step out into this amazing city for an adventure on your own.
Day 2 Shanghai / Suzhou / Shanghai / Huangshan (B,L)
Transfer via: Domestic flight arranged by China Odyssey Tours
Accommodations: Huangshan International Hotel
Sites visited: Lingering Garden, The No.1 Silk Factory, Pan Gate, Grand Canal
On this morning you will be driven to Suzhou (about 1.5 hours drive). You will arrive in Suzhou in the late morning with your local Shanghai guide and personal driver. Your tour in Suzhou includes: the quiet Lingering Garden and the Pan Gate. Enjoy the gentle breeze while cruise on the Grand Canal. Later visit the No.1 Silk Factory to learn how the pure silk products are made from a small cocoon. You will be driven back to Shanghai airport for your forward flight to Mt. Huangshan after your tour in Suzhou. Upon your arrival at city of Huangshan (Tunxi), our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel.
The Lingering Garden is a typical Qing style garden with elegant buildings.
The famous Pan Gate is renowned for its "land and water gate".
Day 3 Huangshan (B,L)
Accommodations: Beihai Hotel
Sites visited: Mt. Huangshan
After breakfast, drive 80 kilometers (1.5 hour-drive) to Huangshan Scenic Area and take cable car at Yungu Station to the top of the mountain. After check-in and lunch, you will view Brush Pen Peak, tour Lion Peak and Xihai Grand Canyon, enjoy the sunset glow at the Cloud Dispelling Pavilion, etc. Stay overnight at the summit.
Day 4 Huangshan / Jingdezhen (B,L)
Accommodations: Kaimenzi hotel
Sites visited: Xidi
Optional Add-on: Hongcun
Try to get up early in the morning to catch the magical sunrise, after breakfast, tour the Begin-to-Believe Peak to see the grotesque pinetrees, after all the exercise, take the cable car down to the foot of the Mt. Huangshan, drive back to the city of Huangshan to visit Tunxi Ancient Street and Ink Stone Factory before your transfer to Jingdezhen by car (It's about 200KM from Huangshan to Jingdezhen; normally it will take about 3 hours by car).
Abundant resources and various zoological species make Mt.Huangshan the World Natural and Cultural Heritage.
In Hongcun Village which is a world cultural heritage site, people get along harmoniously well with the nature.
Day 5 Jingdezhen / Shanghai (B,L)
Transfer via: Domestic flight arranged by China Odyssey Tours
Accommodations: Holiday Inn Shanghai -Downtown
Sites visited: Hutian Ancient Kiln Site
After breakfast, you will visit the Ancient Ceramic Factory, Ceramic Historical Exhibition Area, Hutian Ancient Kiln Site, and the porcelain market. Then you will be escorted to the airport to Shanghai.Upon your arrival at Shanghai, your personal guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel.
Day 6 Shanghai / Xian (B,L)
Transfer via: Domestic flight arranged by China Odyssey Tours
Accommodations: Grand New World Hotel
Sites visited: Jinmao Tower, Nanjing Road, The Bund
After breakfast, you will walk down the Bund along the Huangpu River and visit Nanjing Road, and then get a bird's eye view of Shanghai from the Jinmao Tower. After, you will be escorted to the airport for your flight to your next destination-Xian. Upon arriving, your local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to relax, or step out to discover what this amazing city has to offer.
Day 7 Xian (B,L)
Accommodations: Grand New World Hotel
Sites visited: Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Ancient City Walls, Terracotta Warriors and Horses
You will visit the incredible life-size Terracotta Warriors in the morning. After lunch, you will visit the Ancient City Walls and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
Day 8 Xian / Lijiang (B,L)
Transfer via: Domestic flight arranged by China Odyssey Tours
Accommodations: Wang fu Hotel
Sites visited: Great Mosque
After breakfast, you will tour The Great Mosque and visit the local Muslim community before being escorted to the airport for your flight to your next destination-Lijiang. Upon arriving at the Lijiang airport, your tour guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. For the rest of the day you will be free to step out in the fascinating city of Lijiang for a small adventure on your own.
The lifesized Terracotta Warriors and Horses are considered to guard the first emperor's tomb.
The majestic Great Mosque is one of the oldest and most renowned mosque in China.
Day 9 Lijiang (B,L)
Accommodations: Wang fu Hotel
Sites visited: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Baisha Mural Paintings, Black Dragon Pool Park, Museum of Naxi Dongba Culture
On this day you will be driven to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. After, you will visit the ancient Baisha Mural Paintings. Later you will visit the Black Dragon Pool Park and the Museum of Naxi Dongba Culture located inside the park.
Day 10 Lijiang / Kunming (B,L)
Transfer via: Domestic flight arranged by China Odyssey Tours
Accommodations: Kunming Hotel
Sites visited: Lion Hill, Lijiang Ancient Town
This morning, you will be taken to the Lijiang Ancient Town and visit the Lion Hill inside the town. In the afternoon your tour guide will escort you to the Lijiang airport for your flight to your next destination-Kunming. Upon arriving in Kunming, your tour guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to relax, or step out onto the city for a little adventure of your own.
Day 11 Kunming (B,L)
Accommodations: Kunming Hotel
Sites visited: Stone Forest
On this day you will visit Kunming's famous Stone Forest, a bizarre rock formation created over millennia of rain and weather. A must-see! In the afternoon you will be free to check out all that Kunming has to offer.
Walking on the ancient street in Lijiang and seeing the minorities make people feel in another world.
The Stone Forest - the stone masterpieces and intricate formations must please visitors' eyes.
Day 12 Kunming / Guilin (B,L)
Transfer via: Domestic flight arranged by China Odyssey Tours
Accommodations: Guilin Park Hotel
Sites visited: The flower market, West Hill and Dragon Gate
This morning you will visit Kunming's Flower market followed by a visit to the beautiful West Hill and The Dragon Gate. In the afternoon, you will be escorted to the Kunming airport for your flight to your next destination-Guilin. Upon your arrival in Guilin, the most scenic city in China, your personal guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to relax, or step out into this dynamic city for a little adventure on your own.
Day 13 Guilin / Yangshuo (B,L)
Accommodations: New Century Hotel
Sites visited: Li River Cruise, West Street(Yangshuo), Yangshuo County
After 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 a traditional Chinese painting. After checking into your hotel, you will be free to explore Yangshuo and its famous West Street.
Cycling in the beautiful Yangshuo county is an indispensable experience.
In Yangshuo, tourists may completely feel the amazing mountains, rivers, flowers and trees.
Day 14 Yangshuo / Guilin / Beijing (B,L)
Transfer via: Domestic flight arranged by China Odyssey Tours
Accommodations: Jianguo Garden Hotel
Sites visited: Elephant Trunk Hill, Reed Flute Cave
Today, you will be driven back to Guilin (1.5-hour drive), where you will tour Elephant Trunk Hill and the Reed Flute Cave before your guide escorts you to the airport for your flight to your next destination-Beijing. Upon your arrival at the Beijing airport, your local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel.
Day 15 Beijing (B,L)
Accommodations: Jianguo Garden Hotel
Sites visited: Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City
On this day you will first visit Tiananmen Square followed by the magnificent Forbidden City. In the afternoon you will marvel at the incredible Temple of Heaven.
Day 16 Beijing (B,L)
Accommodations: Jianguo Garden Hotel
Sites visited: Great Wall, Sacred Road
You will visit to the magnificent Great Wall (Mutianyu section) and Sacred Road.
Day 17 Beijing / Final departure (B)
Transfer via: International Flight on your own arrangement
On this day you will be free until your local guide escorts you to the airport for your flight to your next destination.
As the World Cultural Heritage, the Great Wall is the eighth wonder in the world.
The Chinese Imperial Palace - the Summer Palace is more amazing at sunset.
Price & Included Features
- China domestic flights as specified in the itinerary
- Accommodations: for 1 night at three star hotels, 15 nights at four star hotels in comfortable twin-bedded rooms with a private bath, air-conditioning, television, telephone and minibar.
- 31 meals: 16 full breakfasts, 15 lunches and 0 dinners
- Round-trip transfers between airports, hotels, and scenic spots in each city by private air-conditioned vehicles with experienced licensed drivers
- A local English-speaking guide in each city
- Entrance fees to all scenic spots listed in the itinerary
- Luggage transfers between airports and hotels
- China Life Tourist Accident/Casualty Insurance
- Government taxes and service charges except tips for tour guides and drivers
Accommodation
Shanghai - Holiday Inn Shanghai -Downtown
The Four-star Holiday Inn Shanghai is strategically located with easy accessibility to shopping and tourist attractions. Combining a central location with excellent service and facilities, the Holiday Inn Downtown Shanghai is an ideal choice for visitors to Shanghai. Detail
Mt. Huangshan - Huangshan International Hotel
A Three-Star Hotel, the Huangshan International Hotel is located in the heart of Tunxi City. It is located near the Tunxi airport and Huangshan Mountain. It is extremely convenient for visitors to Huangshan Mountain and surrounding areas. Detail
A Four-Star Hotel, the Beihai Hotel, is located on the summit of the picturesque Huangshan Mountain. Located at an altitude of 1,630 meters, the views from the hotel's terrace are nothing short of spectacular. It is the primary hotel on Huangshan Mountain. Detail
It is a standard 4 star hotel in Jingdezhen which is a small town.
The Grand New World Hotel in Xian is rated as one of the outstanding 4 Star Hotels in Xian in China. The hotel offers a host of amenities and facilities. It stands out among the other 4 star hotels due to its superior deliverance in customer satisfaction. Detail
Lijiang Wangfu Hotel is a charming and unique four star hotel in Lijiang.The hotel has 2 floors and 92 guest rooms. Complete with small courtyards, gates, and waterside pavilions, the peaceful surroundings resemble a traditional Chinese landscape painting.
Founded in May 1956, Kunming Hotel started business in October 1958. The European style architecture of the Hotel looked so serene that it was a very eye-catching building in Kunming in the mid-twentieth century.In 1982, the main building was constructed. The futuristic design of the towering building is still attractive. It was redecorated in 1992. With its well-appointed equipment and first-rate service, Kunming Hotel became the first four-star hotel in Yunnan. Detail
Guilin Park Hotel is a four-star international hotel. Conveniently situated between Lake Guihu and Mount Laoren in the city center. The hotel commands some of the most picturesque views in Guilin and contrasts finely with the famous Duxiu peak, Diecai Hill and Fubo Hill. Lying on the slight mountain slope, surrounded by green trees and fresh flowers, the building combines modern arts with a rich national flavour. Detail
Hotel in Yangshuo just nearby the west street. You could walk to the west street in 10 minutes and wander along the east-western style street. For entertainment, there is a bar, coffee shop, gymnasium, beauty salon and so on. Detail
Beijing - Jianguo Garden Hotel
A Four-Star International Hotel, Jianguo Garden Hotel is located in the heart of Beijing. It is located on bustling Chang'an Street, located near the well-known Shopping street of Wangfujing and just a few minute's drive to historical Tourist attractions such as Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Detail
Meals
Most meals are included as specified in the itinerary. Meal codes are: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner.
Breakfast - Each breakfast will be served in your hotel. Breakfast selections include both Chinese and Western dishes to meet every diner's taste.
Lunch - Lunches are normally arranged at the Chinese restaurants near the scenic spots. Your tour guides will order food according to your appetite. Most are Chinese dishes, and some are modified to fit westerners' tastes. A complimentary glass of beer or soft drink is served with lunch.
Dinner - Same as lunch. If you prefer to not eat Chinese food, China Odyssey Tours suggests you have dinner on your own. Your local tour guide can recommend some good western restaurants in the area.
Transfer and Transport Service
China Odyssey Tours has received wide recognition for its transfer service. With our on-time service, you will never feel alone while traveling through China. We work hard to live up to the slogan's promise "You are not alone in China".
With our private small group tours, you can feel safe in the knowledge that you will enjoy flexible tour arrangements and you will have your own tour guide, car and driver in each destination, exclusive to your own group of friends or family.
