9-day Splendid China Tour
9-day Splendid China Tour

Tour Cities:Hong Kong →Guilin →Yangshuo →Xian →Harbin

This tour is carefully designed to show all aspects of history, modernity and landscape of China. Going through this country from south to north, China never fails to amaze you.


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Day 1Arrival/ Hong Kong

Upon arriving in Hong Kong, your local guide will meet you and you will be driven to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to relax, or explore Hong Kong on your own.

Day 1Arrival/ Hong Kong
Day 2Hong Kong

Meals: B

The hotel accommodation with breakfast is provided today. You are suggested to have a half-day Hong Kong Island Tour. Peak tram ride to mid-level of Central District then to the Victoria Peak, which will give you a fantastic bird’s eye view of Hong Kong, visit the Repulse Bay, Aberdeen and Stanley Market on your own.

Day 2Hong Kong
Day 3Hong Kong/ Guilin

Meals: Meals: B

On this day you will be free until your guide meets you and you are driven to the airport for your flight to Guilin. Upon your arrival in Guilin, your guide will meet you and you will be driven to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to relax.

Day 3Hong Kong/ Guilin
Day 4Guilin/ Yangshuo

Meals: Meals: B,L

Sites Visited: Sites Visited: Yangshuo West Street, Li River Cruise

In the morning after having breakfast in your hotel, your guide will meet you and you will be driven to the Zhujiang Pier (40 minutes), where you will begin your Li River Cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo. The scenery along the Li River is often referred to as the most beautiful under heaven. Upon docking in Yangshuo, your guide will escort you to your hotel. After checking in, you will be taken down Yangshuo’s famous West Street, known for its shops, bars, and eateries.

Day 4Guilin/ Yangshuo
Day 5Yangshuo/ Guilin/ Xi’an

Meals: Meals: B,L

Sites Visited: Sites Visited: Reed Flute Cave, Elephant Trunk Hill, Ancient City Wall

After having breakfast in your hotel, your guide will meet you and you will be driven back to Guilin. Upon arriving in Guilin, you will be driven to Reed Flute Cave. The cave’s many bizarre stalagmites and stalactites make visitors feel like they have stepped into another world. You will then be driven to Elephant Trunk Hill, the symbol of Guilin, which offers commanding views of Guilin City and the Li River. After visiting Guilin, you will then be driven to the airport for your flight to Xi’an. Upon your arrival in Xian, your local guide will meet you and take you for a bicycle ride along the top of Xian’s Ancient City Wall to get a bird’s eye view of this amazing ancient city.

Day 5Yangshuo/ Guilin/ Xi’an
Day 6Xian

Meals: Meals: B,L,D

Sites Visited: Sites Visited: Xi'an Tang Dynasty Show Paradise , Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses , Shaanxi Provincial Museum, Ancient Bell Tower

After having breakfast in your hotel, your guide will meet you and you will be driven to visit the incredible Terracotta Warriors. After lunch you will be driven to the Shaanxi Provincial Museum to see Xian’s amazing history. You will then be driven to visit Xian’s Ancient Bell Tower, which signaled the time in Xian for centuries. In the evening you will be taken to an amazing Jiaozi (Dumpling) Feast followed by the Tang Dynasty Show, which bring the pageantry and music of the ancient Tang Dynasty to life.

Day 6Xian
Day 7Xian/ Harbin

Meals: Meals: B,L

Sites Visited: Sites Visited: Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Saint Sophia Cathedral Church, Dragon Tower, Zhaolin Park, Harbin Ice Lantern Show

After having breakfast in your hotel, your guide will meet you and you will be driven to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Housed in a huge temple complex, the ancient pagoda was built to house Buddhist Sutras brought to China from India. After visiting the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, you will be driven to the airport for your flight to Harbin. Upon your arrival in Harbin, you will be driven to visit the St. Sofia Church. With Byzantine style and meaning of 'God's wisdom' for name, the church looks so beautiful as if it had been made by God's hands. It was first built in 1907 and rebuilt into brick and wood structure in 1912. It is the largest Orthodox Church in the Far East. After visiting the St. Sofia Church. After you will be driven to Zhaolin Park to view the Dragon Tower and Ice Lantern. The Dragon Tower is the 336-meter-high Heilongjiang broadcast and TV tower, combining traveling, entertainment and restaurant together. Ice Lantern Fair, also named the Ice Lantern Show, it is hold every year from 5th January to the end of February in Zhaolin Park. The park located in the downtown, it is a small and peaceful place. Still you can see pretty ice sculptures without many crowded. Especially at night when the ice sculptures are lit then which looks like a magical world.

Day 7Xian/ Harbin
Day 8Harbin

Meals: Meals: B,L

Sites Visited: Sites Visited: Central Pedestrian Street, Sun Island Park, Harbin Ice & Snow Amusement World, Siberian Tiger Park, Harbin Ice & Snow Sculpture Festival

In the morning after having breakfast in your hotel, you will visit Central Street. The Central Street, also known as Zhongyang Street, which was originally built in 1898 when there were abundant of Russian business man in Harbin, China. The Central Street is considered as the architectural art galley: Baroque and byzantine lining both sides, including Russian bakeries, French fashion houses and Japanese restaurants and so on. It's a good place to see architectural styles as well as for shopping and tasty cuisine. After visiting Central Street, you will be driven to Sun Island Scenic Area (Tai Yang Dao). It's a great place for escaping the hot summer with cool weather and nice scenery, flowers, lakes and cute animals in the forest. When it comes to winter the island will be covered by thick snow and there will be a world-famous snow sculpture show: International Snow Sculpture Art Expo. There are various of massive, huge snow sculptures which is so impressive and amazing. Then you will make an safari-style adventure in the Siberian Tiger Park. Siberian Tiger Park located on the north bank of the Songhua River. It is the largest natural park for wild Siberian tigers of China, even in the world. There are over 500 Siberian tigers this park. Here you can see wild tigers closely and take some fantastic photos. In the evening you will go to visit the Ice and Snow World. Located on the north bank of the Songhua River, the Ice and Snow Amusement World is a major attraction of Harbin Interactional Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival dunging the winter. There are full of awesome ice and snow sculptures created by artists from all around world. Kind note that please wear enough layers of proper clothes and warm shoes to keep you away form the freeze especially when you want to stay there longer to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Day 8Harbin
Day 9Harbin

Meals: Meals: B

Sites Visited: Sites Visited: Stalin Park

After having breakfast in your hotel, you will be driven to visit Stalin Park, which is a lovely park to enjoy leisure for local people. Afterwards, you will be taken to the airport for your flight home.

Day 9Harbin
Price Includes

Transportation & Private Transfers:

Transportation cost covers all the domestic airfare of economy class with airport tax, train tickets between the cities as the itinerary specified.

Transfer between airports, railway station, hotels and scenic spots for sightseeing around the cities that are specified by the itinerary with private air conditioned vehicle with driver and English-speaking guide. Separate arrivals and departures will incur extra charges.

 

Entrance Fees:

All entrance fees to the scenic spots listed in the itinerary. The final arrangement will be determined by private tour guides depends on the real-time local circumstances wheather are beyond the control of Access China Travel. We will adhere to the original itinerary as accurately as possible. 

 

Normal Meals:

All normal meals as the itinerary specified: B = breakfast, L = Lunch, D = dinner in local  restaurant. Breakfasts are served in hotel, breakfasts have Chinese or Western style for your option; Lunches are served in carefully selected quality local Chinese restaurants with best service, your lunches will be ordered by your guide catering to your preferences within normal standard. Dinners as the itinerary specified will be also served in local Chinese restaurants. The meal quotation is normalized. If you have any special request about meals, like vegetarian, famous rare dishes, Indian food or more, please inform us in advance. For the unspecified dinners, you will have dinner on your own. Feel free to ask your local guide for suggestions or recommendation.

 

Private Sightseeing Escort:

Normal sightseeing activities as the itinerary listed will be escorted with English-speaking guide. The English-speaking guide and driver in each city are with you throughout the entire itinerary around that city. They do not fly with you from one city to another.

 

Hotel Accommodation:

Hotel service criterion: two adults share on one standard twin/double-bed room; solo traveler who want to occupy one twin/double-bed room assigned is required for extra single supplement rate. A single room is available on prior request at an additional cost; if a recommended hotel unavailable, it will be replaced by one of the same class. All hotels as the itinerary listed serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.

 

Tour Arrangements:

The tour cost includes the planning, handling, booking, operation and communication charges.

 

Service Charge & Government Taxes

 

 


Price Excludes

International airfare or train tickets for entry or exit China, unless that is noted or required otherwise.
Visa Fees, passport application or renewal fee.
Excess Baggage Charges.

 

Personal Expenses:

Expenses of a purely personal nature such as excess luggage fees, laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call, optional activities (shows) and meals, beverages...

 

Meals:

Any meal are not specified in the itinerary with "B", "L" or "D".

 

Any extra cost caused by the changes of natural disasters, fires, weather, government and local authority orders, politics, strikes, war, riots, quarantine, custom regulations; as well as tourist law violation, accident damages or injury incurred out of Access China Travel control.

 

Gratuities:

Tips to guides, escort, drivers bellman, etc.

 

 


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