Scenic China: Rice Terraces and Mt. Huangshan

Itinerary

• Day 1: Arrival, Shanghai

  Welcome to Shanghai! After landing, you will meet your private tour guide outside the arrival hall, holding a welcoming board with your name and Odynovo logo. On the way from the airport to the hotel, the guide will take the time to give you an overview of this gigantic metropolis.

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• Day 2: Shanghai

  The city tour starts with an in-depth exploration along the Bund, which will show you a great epitome of old Shanghai in the 1920s to 1930s. While in it, you will be also treated with a heritage tour inside the historic Peace Hotel. Later on, continue to the Shanghai Museum to learn more about the city and China's past.

  After that, head to Yu Garden to enjoy the delicate traditional Chinese garden, followed by a silk workshop. Finish the day tour with a panorama of this modern metropolis from the glorious Shanghai Tower.

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  • Shanghai

• Day 3: Shanghai - Huangshan

  After breakfast, ride a high-speed train from Shanghai to Huangshan (about 3 hours). On arrival, your local tour guide will pick you up and escort you to visit Hongcun, a picturesque and undisturbed village that perfectly embodies local people's daily life and their traditional dwelling architectures. After the tour, return to the city for hotel check-in.

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  • Huangshan

• Day 4: Huangshan - Mt. Huangshan

  Today, you'll visit the Mt. Huangshan (the Yellow Mountain). Take the Yungu cable car up to the mountain firstly, and then walk along the stone steps to check in at your summit hotel. After a short break, you could follow your tour guide to enjoy the fabulous scenery of Beihai area.

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  • Mt. Huangshan

• Day 5: Huangshan - Hangzhou

  Get up early in the morning to catch the magical sunrise and then back to the hotel to have breakfast. After that, proceed to discover the incredible beauty of the West Sea Area through a walking tour. The walking tour in the scenic area will be subject to your physical strength.

  After the tour, take the cable car down the mountain and then head to the railway station for the high-speed train to Hangzhou. On arrival, be met and transferred to your hotel.

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  • Hangzhou

• Day 6: Hangzhou

  The Highlight of today is to visit the poetic and romantic West Lake. Your tour guide will accompany you to enjoy its relaxing charm by walking and boating. Tree-lined walkways, impeccably placed bench, parks and gardens, temples and pagodas, all of these provide the visitors a great view of the classical beauty of China.

  The next stop is the Lingyin Temple - an old functional temple where you can see lots of followers and monks in it. Besides, you will also visit the Dragon Well Tea Plantation and a traditional Chinese Medicine Drugstore.

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  • Hangzhou

• Day 7: Hangzhou - Guilin - Longsheng

  Free morning to refresh yourself in this beautiful city. In the afternoon, you will be transferred to the airport for the flight to Guilin. On arrival, your local tour guide will meet and escort you to Longsheng and stay overnight there.

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  • Longsheng Town

• Day 8: Longsheng - Guilin

  Today's excursion is to Longji Ping'an Village where you can not only enjoy the stunning view of the terraced rice paddies but also marvel at the ethnic minorities' cultures in this area. As the vehicles can only reach the foot of the mountain, you should walk 30 - 40 minutes to the village.

  Sedan chair (made of bamboo) is available with extra charges if you need it. There are some decent restaurants available in the village, where you can have a short break either before or after hiking up again until the observation platform. In the afternoon, drive back to Guilin and visit Reed Flute Cave, as well as a pearl store nearby.

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  • Guilin

• Day 9: Guilin - Yangshuo

  After breakfast, you should check out of the hotel and then drive about 50 minutes to Zhujiang Wharf to take the Li River cruise. During the 4 hours' cruise, you will utterly immerse in the picturesque pastoral views along the river. Lunch will be served on the boat.

  Upon arrival, get through the West Street and then be transferred to your hotel for check-in.

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  • Yangshuo

• Day 10: Yangshuo - Guilin - Xi'an

  Enjoy a countryside tour by either bicycle or car in the morning. The beautiful and peaceful countryside with rice paddies and hills around Yangshuo will amaze you. After the tour, be transferred to the airport and take your flight to Xi'an.

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  • Xi'an

• Day 11: Xi'an

  Today is for you to remove the mysterious veil of Emperor Qinshihuang's underground army - the Terracotta Warriors. You will be surprised by the thousands of vivid clay statues in life size and astounded by the stories of this emperor. After that, make a stopover at the Xi'an Art Ceramics Factory. Later, drive about 1 hour back to the city to visit the Ancient City Wall and Muslim Street.

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  • Xi'an

• Day 12: Xi'an - Beijing

  Fly to Beijing today, and have a detour to Hanyang Tomb on the way to the Xi'an airport. Distinguishing with the Terracotta Warriors, it will present you the court life and production of ordinary people in Han Dynasty about 2,000 years ago. When you arrive in Beijing, your personal tour guide will meet you and escort you to the hotel.

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  • Beijing

• Day 13: Beijing

  The exploration of Beijing will start from Tiananmen Square to the imposing Forbidden City, the power center of old China since 600 years ago. While in the Forbidden City, an in-depth heritage walk will be arranged for you instead of the classic tour that only focuses on the three main halls on the axial line.

  After that, continue to visit the Temple of Heaven, where the emperor visited every year to beg for a heavy crop of next year in ancient time.

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  • Beijing

• Day 14: Beijing

  It is great to finish your China trip with a memorable tour to the less crowded but the grandiose Mutianyu Great Wall. Usually, you will take about 2 hours on road, 2 to 2.5 hours on the touring with cable car up and down.

  After that, continue to visit the Sacred Road. As a part of the Ming Tombs complex, it will provide you with some interesting historical sites as well evoking you a sense of the past. Finally, have a quick stop at a jade gallery on the way back to the city.

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  • Beijing

• Day 15: Beijing, Departure

  Time to back home! Today, you will be free before the tour guide picks you up and transfers you to the airport for your flight departing from Beijing.

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