6 days Shanghai-Guilin Tour (Route A)
- Trip Highlights: Our 6-day Shanghai and Guilin Tour is a great recommendation for visitors who have been to Beijing before. This tour will lead you to the Shanghai and Guilin with a stop in Suzhou. On this tour, you can learn more about China's amazing culture and experience the beautiful landscape. Cycling along the picturesque Yulong River in Yangshuo will be the highlights of this fantastic tour.
- Tour Route: Shanghai (Cosmopolitan Metropolis)
Suzhou (Classical Gardens)Guilin (Li River & Yangshuo)
- Tour Code: COT-S-008B
- Dates: No fixed departure dates. You may go whenever you wish.
- Starts/Ends: Shanghai/Guilin
- Trip Type: Culture and History Journey, Two Destination Tours
- Activity Level: Regular itinerary, Moderate walking
- Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)
- Special Experiences:
- Stroll the Bund along the Huangpu River, to be amazed by the contrast of Shanghai's colonial past and flourishing economy today
- Unwind at Suzhou's picturesque traditional gardens and submerge yourself in the perfect blending of artistic design and natural beauty
- Visit a silk factory to see how the gorgeous embroideries are magically transformed from silkworm cocoons
- Cruise down the extremely scenic Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo and cycle around the picturesque mountains and rice paddy fields
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1 Arrival / Shanghai
Transfer via: International flight arranged by you
Accommodations: Holiday Inn Shanghai -Downtown 
Upon your arrival at Shanghai, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free at your own leisure.
Day 2 Shanghai (B)
Accommodations: Holiday Inn Shanghai -Downtown
Sites visited: Yu Garden, Yuyuan Market, Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
On this day you will visit the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center, which chronicles Shanghai’s past, present and future, then take a stroll through the Yu Garden. After, you can observe local people’s life at the Yuyuan Market and immerse yourself in the peaceful atmosphere of the Jade Buddha Temple.
Yu Garden is a typical southern Chinese garden with a lot of cute potted plants in it.
The Jade Buddha Temple is famous for the holy jade Buddhas, which attracts people to visit.
Day 3 Shanghai / Suzhou / Shanghai (B)
Transfer via: By private car arranged by China Odyssey Tours
Accommodations: Holiday Inn Shanghai -Downtown
Sites visited: Lingering Garden, The No.1 Silk Factory, Grand Canal, Pan Gate
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 after your tour of Suzhou.
Day 4 Shanghai / Guilin (B)
Transfer via: Domestic flight arranged by China Odyssey Tours
Accommodations: Guilin Park Hotel
Sites visited: Nanjing Road, The Bund, Jinmao Tower
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 Guilin.Upon your arrival at Guilin, the most scenic city in China, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel.The rest of the day is free at your own leisure.
In the Lingering Garden, seeing from different adjacents of window, you may get different sights.
One of the famous attractions in Suzhou is the Tiger Hill Park with the grand Tiger Hill Pagoda in it.
Day 5 Guilin / Yanghuo (B,L)
Accommodations: New Century Hotel
Sites visited: Li River Cruise, 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 take a bike tour along Jima Road.
Day 6 Yangshuo / Guilin / Departure (B)
Transfer via: International flight arranged by you
Sites visited: Elephant Trunk Hill, Fubo Hill, Reed Flute Cave, Guilin South China Sea Water Pearl Museum
Today, drive back to Guilin (1.5-hour drive) and have a city tour of the Elephant Trunk Hill, the Fubo Hill, Pearl Museum and the Reed Flute Cave before your transfer to the airport for your flight to your next destination.
In Yangshuo county, visitors may fully enjoy the charming pastoral scene.
Visitors are bound to be attracted by the beauty of the Reed Flute Cave.
Price & Included Features
- China domestic flights as specified in the itinerary
- A. Entrance fees of the scenic spots as listed in the itinerary.
- B.6 meals: 5 full breakfasts, 1 lunches and 0 dinnersExceptions: If the western breakfast is not available in some of the hotels, breakfast would be either Chinese breakfast or Chinese and western breakfast.
- C. Hotel: for 1 night at three star hotels, 4 nights at four star hotels in comfortable twin-bedded rooms with a private bath, air-conditioning, television, telephone and minibar. Hotel Based on two persons sharing one room with twin beds or a king size bed; all hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast; please note double bed room is on request basis which is subject to Hotel's availability and re-confirmation upon check-in.*Service, room facilities and breakfast might be not up to standard in some remote areas.
- D.Transportation:Flights as listed in the itinerary (airport tax and fuel fee included), economy class. Train as listed in the itinerary.
- E. Sightseeing: As outlined in the Itinerary will be escorted with English-speaking guide; Service of local guide and van is for a maximum of 8 hours during the full day individual tour packages.*Please note that our English-speaking guide and driver provided for you in each city or area will not fly with you from one city to another.
- F. Private Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in each city or area by private air-conditioned vehicle with driver and English-speaking guide as listed in the itinerary.
- G. Service Charge (the planning, handling, operational and communication charges) & Government Taxes.
- H. Luggage Transfers between airports, trains and hotels.
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.
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.
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.
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.
