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Day by Day Itinerary |
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D1 |
arrival at Beijing Airport,meet your guide and transfer to your central accommodation,orientation walk before dinner |
D2 |
full day excursion to the less visited section of the Great Wall Jinshanling with a decent trekking,Beijing Duck dinner as a treat for a long exciting day |
D3 |
full day visit to the Tiananmen Square,the Heavenly Peace Gate, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven where the emperors prayed to the heaven gods for good fortune |
D4 |
full day visit to the Summer Palace,a marvellous example of Chinese gardening,then visit the Lama Temple,a Tibetan monastery in the capital,visit the Hutongs with rickshaw ride to see/feel the back streets life of the locals,take the overnight sleeper train to Xian |
D5 |
arrival at Xian,meet your guide and transfer to your central accommodation,excursion to the Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses Museum and the Museum of Emperor Qinshihuangs Tomb,dumpling dinner |
D6 |
full day visit to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda within the Grace Temple,walk the square to meet the locals,visit to the well preserved City Wall on which cycling is an option,walk the Muslim quarter before taking the overnight sleeper train to Chengdu |
D7 |
arrival at Chengdu,meet your guide and transfer to your central accommodation,visit to the Jin Sha (Golden Sand) Ruins to see what Chengdu was 3000 years ago,back to the city to walk the Jinli Street to see the local life of today,evening optional Face-changing Show |
D8 |
drive to the Panda Conservation 160km away to the southwest of Chengdu,stay in the Panda Conservation Guesthouse,get equipped on how to do the volunteer work in the conservation for the following three days |
D9 |
assist the staff with their regular works. These may involve cutting bamboo,feeding pandas,clearing pandas house,translating documents or whatever they are youll be playing a role in the conservation of these adorable animals |
D10 |
volunteer work in the conservation |
D11 |
volunteer work in the conservation |
D12 |
say goodbye to the Pandas and the staff after breakfast,drive to Chengdu Airport,flight to Shanghai,meet your guide and transfer to your central accommodation,visit the City Planning Museum to see how this huge city is developing,walk the Peoples Square to meet the locals,and,walk the Bund the water front to see the colors of the city |
D13 |
full day sightseeing including the old town area,the Yu Garden,walk the Pudong Financial area,get on the Oriental TV Tower to get a birds eye view of this metropolis,opportunity to see the famed Acrobats Show in the evening |
D14 |
flight to Guilin,meet your guide and transfer to your central accommodation,visit the Reed Flute Cave,a nature miracle of the limestone formation,then visit the Elephant Hill and Fupo Hill,ending the day by walking the colorful Southgate Market |
D15 |
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D16 |
guided cycling around Yangshuo to meet the villagers,to see the rice fields,buffalo, and, if lucky, fishing cormorants |
D17 |
transfer to the station for second class bullet fast train Guilin to Shenzhen,the border city to HK. Arrival at Shenzhen, meet your transfer driver and cross the border to your central accommodation in HK,rest of the day free to explore this very glamorous city. |
D18 |
full free day for more exploring |
D19 |
service ends after breakfast |