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Best China Vacation Package: 8-Day Beijing Xian Guilin Tour Package

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Best China Vacation Package: 8-Day Beijing Xian Guilin Tour Package
  • Best China Vacation Package: 8-Day Beijing Xian Guilin Tour Package
  • Best China Vacation Package: 8-Day Beijing Xian Guilin Tour Package
  • Best China Vacation Package: 8-Day Beijing Xian Guilin Tour Package
  • Best China Vacation Package: 8-Day Beijing Xian Guilin Tour Package
  • Best China Vacation Package: 8-Day Beijing Xian Guilin Tour Package
  • Best China Vacation Package: 8-Day Beijing Xian Guilin Tour Package

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Make full use of time and catch the best China vacation package from Beijing to enjoy your once-in-a-lifetime tour package to Beijing, Xian & Guilin, which are top China holiday destinations. This tour package starts in Beijing and ends in Guilin, covers the major highlights of Beijing, Xian and Guilin, with your knowledgeable guide, you'll get an insight into brilliant history and culture of ancient China, and admire the stunning nature landscape in Guilin.

Duration: 8 Days, 7 Nights

Attractions(Cities):
Beijing, Xian, Guilin

Pick-up point:
Beijing international airport (based on your requirement)

Finishing point:
Guilin international airport (based on your requirement)

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Summary

DAY 1 Beijing Arrival
DAY 2 Beijing: Tian'an Men Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Nanluoguxiang (Beijing Hutongs)
DAY 3 Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall, Ming Tomb
DAY 4 Beijing--Xian by Bullet Train: Xian Ancient City Wall, Muslim Quarter
DAY 5 Xian: Terracotta Warriors, Big Wild Goose Pagoda
DAY 6 Xian--Guilin by Flight: Fly to Guilin, Elephant Trunk Hill, Reed Flute Cave
DAY 7 Guilin: Li River Cruise to Yangshuo, West Street
DAY 8 Guilin Departure

Day 1 Arrive in Beijing

  • Place&Transport: Arrive in Beijing, the international flight is not included
  • Today's Activities: Transfer to the hotel
  • Accommodation: Four Stars Hotel in Beijing (Can be customized)
  • Meal: N/A

Welcome to China! Upon arrive in Beijing, our Beijing tour guide will pick you up at the exit of the airport, you will find a welcome signage “Beijing Private Tour”. And escorted you to your hotel in Beijing directly. And the rest of the day is for you to recover your jatlag.

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Our Beijing Pick Up Sign "Beijing Private Tour"

Day 2 Beijing

  • Place&Transport: Beijing
  • Today's Activities: Tian'an Men Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Nanluoguxiang (Beijing Hutongs)
  • Accommodation: Four Stars Hotel (Can be customized) in Beijing
  • Meal: B, L

Today: If you get up very early in the morning and arrive at the Tian'an men Square before sunrise, you can go to see the dawn flag raising ceremony in the Square. And you can have a relaxing time in Tiananmen Square and take some photos. 

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Next you will visit the Forbidden City, you will notice the dominant color in the Forbidden City is yellow, as yellow is the symbol of the royal family. Roofs are built with yellow glazed tiles; decorations in the palace are painted yellow; even the bricks on the ground are made yellow in special process. However, there is one exception. Wenyuange, the royal library, has a black roof. Because it was believed black represented water in the ancient China which could extinguish fire.

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Then you have the chance to visit the Temple of Heaven, you are recommended to visit the Three Echo Stones, which is outside of the gate of the Imperial Vault of Heaven. If you speak facing the Vault while standing on the first stone, you will hear one echo. Standing on the second and then the third stone, you will hear two and three echoes respectively. Another interesting and famous place for you to visit is called Echo Wall owning special feature. The wall encloses the Imperial Vault of Heaven and its perimeter is 193 meters long. If you and your friend stand at the east and the west roots of the wall respectively and you whisper a word, then your friend will hear clearly what you say. 

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At last, take you to Nanluoguxiang and you can explore the traditiona lBeijing Hutong, which tells the story of growth and change and daily local life from ancient to present in old Beijing. Or you can talk with the local people and know more about their local conditions and customs.

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Drive you back to your hotel after the tour ends.

Day 3 Beijing

  • Place&Transport: Beijing
  • Today's Activities: Mutianyu Great Wall, Ming Tomb
  • Accommodation: Four Stars Hotel in Beijing (Can be customized)
  • Meal: B, L

After breakfast, our tour guide will meet you at your hotel lobby. And you will be transferred to Mutianyu Great Wall directly. (Around 1.5 hours)

Mutianyu Great Wall is one of the most important activities for the entire Beijing trip is the brief hiking at the Great Wall. No words can tell its amazement to the world. It is the must place you should visit in China. Its tremendous influence is well-known around the world. The Mutianyu stretch of the Great Wall is 22 kilometers long and has 22 watchtowers - the highest of which reaches an altitude of 540 meters above sea level, thanks to the mountain peak on which it is erected - making it the most densely packed section of the Great Wall as far as watchtowers go.

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In the afternoon, you will continue the visit to the Sacred Way and the Ming Tomb. The Ming Tomb was originally built only as Changling, the tomb of Emperor Zhuli and his empresses. This is the most magnificent of the tombs. The succeeding twelve emperors built their tombs around Changling. We feel that it is necessary to remind visitors with heart problems to consider carefully whether they should enter the underground chambers. The atmosphere and dull lighting can be a problem. As always, do not hesitate to consult your guide, who will be able to offer advice. 

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Drive you back to your hotel.

Day 4 Beijing to Xi'an by Bullet Train

  • Place&Transport: Beijing to Xi'an by Train
  • Today's Activities: Xi'an Ancient City Wall, Muslim Quarter
  • Accommodation: Four Stars Hotel in Xian (Can be customized)
  • Meal: B, L

In the morning, our Beijing local driver will take you to Beijing train station for your bullet train to Xian. It takes around 5 hours for Beijing to Xian. You will be greeted by our Xian local tour guide with a welcome signage “Xian Private Tour”. And start your tour directly.

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Our Xian Pick Up Sign "Xian Private Tour"

Your first destination is Xi'an Ancient City Wall. This wall represents one of the oldest and best preserved Chinese city walls, as well being one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. Now it is 12 meters tall, 12-14 meters wide, 14 kilometers in length with a deep moat surrounding it. You can walk, or even cycle on the wall. Its south gate is the largest with a suspension bridge. Most of the tourists choose the south gate for sight- seeing.

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Continue your tour to Muslim Quarter which offers a wide range of bargains. The Muslim Quarter is the main gathering place of the local Muslim community and offers a great deal of exotic shops and savory restaurants. Xi'an is a city with a tolerant mind in religious culture and here you will find the harmonious getting-along of Buddhist culture and Muslim culture. Besides, you can taste various authentic local snacks here. The most sacred part in this community is without doubt the Great Mosque, featuring a great mixed architecture of Chinese and Arabic styles. You may happen to meet with some Muslim followers coming for worship.

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Drive you to your hotel and our tour guide will help you check in.

Day 5 Xi'an

  • Place&Transport: Xi'an
  • Today's Activities: Terracotta Army Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda
  • Accommodation: Four Stars Hotel in Xian (Can be customized)
  • Meal: B, L

Your trip in Xi'an begin with Terracotta Warriors. Built on the site of the terra-cotta warriors and horsepits in the Emperor Qin's Mausoleum, the museum is located at the northern piedmont of Lishan Mountain 7.5 kilometers east of Lingtong County in Shaanxi Province and 37.5 kilometers west of Xi'an City. Excavation of the vault revealed thousands of terra-cotta warriors and their horses, an entire army designed to follow its emperor into eternity. The emperor's terra cotta army was found in three underground timber lined vaults. The life-sized terracotta figures vary in height, uniform, and hairstyle in accordance with rank, which will surely leave you deep impression.

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Drive you back to Xi'an downtown. And you will head to Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Walk up the Big Wild Goose Pagoda's spiral staircase for an excellent view of Xi'an and countryside. Do this early or late in the day during the tourist season to avoid long waits. In ancient times,successful candidates in the highest imperial examinations always left their signature in the tower which was called Superscription of the Wild Goose Tower. In addition, many celebrities left poems or some other literature works.

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Drive you back to your hotel.

Day 6 Xi'an to Guilin by flight

  • Place&Transport: Guilin
  • Today's Activities: Elephant Trunk Hill, Reed Flute Cave
  • Accommodation: Four Stars Hotel in Guilin (Can be customized)
  • Meal: B, L

After breakfast, our driver will transfer you to Xi'an Xianyang airport and you fly to Guilin. Upon your arrival, our Guilin local tour guide will pick you up at the exit of the airport, you will find a welcome signage "Guilin Private Tour". And you'll start your tour directly.

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Our Guilin Pick Up Sign "Guilin Private Tour"

Elephant Trunk Hill is a landmark in Guilin. It got its name because it looks like an elephant drinking water. The round opening that would be under the elephant's trunk is known as Water-Moon Cave because at night the reflection of the moon can be seen through the arch and it looks as if it is under the water and floating on the surface of the water at the same time. Elephant Trunk Hill and Water-Moon Cave are located at the confluence of the Taohua River and the Lijiang River.

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Enjoy your lunch at a local Chinese restaurant, feel free to let our tour guide know your requirement, our guide is willing to help you on spot.

In the afternoon, continue your tour to Reed Flute Cave. It also known as "the Palace of Natural Arts" and another landmark and popular attraction in Guilin. Reed Flute Cave is a natural limestone cave with multicolored lighting and has been one of Guilin's most interesting attractions for over 1200 years. It is over 180 million years old. Reed Flute Cave is filled with a large number of stalactites, stalagmites and other rock formations. Inside, there are more than 70 inscriptions written in ink, which can be dated back as far as 792 AD in the Tang Dynasty. These aged inscriptions tell us that it has been an attraction in Guilin since ancient times.

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After finished the Reed Flute Cave, drive you to your hotel, our tour guide will help you check in.

Day 7 Guilin

  • Place&Transport: Guilin
  • Today's Activities: Li River Cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo, West Street
  • Accommodation: Four Stars Hotel (Can be customized) in Guilin
  • Meal: B, L

Firstly, you will take the Li River Cruise from Li River to Yangshuo. The 83-km-long waterway from Guilin to Yangshuo is like a masterpiece. The landscape is decorated with rolling hills, steep cliffs, fantastic caves, leisurely boats and is lined with bamboo. A poem says: "The river is a green silk ribbon, and the hills are jade hair-pins".

Li River, one of China's most famous scenic areas, was listed as one of the world's top ten watery wonders by America National Geographic Magazine.  It boasts the largest and most beautiful scenic area in China and attracts thousands of visitors each year.

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Yangshuo is popular among tourists for its karst peaks, rivers, caves, and temples, as well as its laid back cafes and bars. As such, the city is visited by a large number of Chinese tourists and foreigners alike, and has a relatively big ex-pats community.

Free for a while for you explore the Yangshuo village. The special geography gives it amazing beauty while over 1,400 years of history and diverse ethnic minority groups bless it with deep traditional and splendid cultures. Keeping their original character, streets there present the simple and primitive atmosphere of the ancient town.

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The West Street in Yangshuo is the most popular site, gathering and dispatching a great number of tourists.

After finished the Yangshuo village, then drive you back to your hotel in Guilin downtown.

Day 8 Guilin Departure

  • Place&Transport: Guilin Departure
  • Today's Activities: N/A
  • Accommodation: N/A
  • Meal: N/A

Today is free on your own until our driver transfer you to the airport and you fly back home. And your 8 days Beijing Xian Guilin tour come to the ends.

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Price Per Person in US Dollars

Price Includes

1. All transfer and city transportation
2. Air-conditioned car or van
3. Hotels specified in the itinerary, all based
    on two persons sharingone standard room;
4. Meals specified in the itinerary: Western
    breakfast in hotels Chinese lunch and
    dinner in local restaurants
5. Sightseeing: All arrangements mentioned
    in the itinerary will be covered All first
    admission/entrance fees in the itinerary
6. Tour guide: Conducted by a professional
    tour guide


Price Excludes

1. International air-tickets
2. Airport departure tax.
3. International or domestic air tickets which
    are not listed in the itinerary.
4. Insurance coverage of personal loss, illness
    or damages incurred during your trip
5. Tips to the tour guide and driver
6. Meals not specified in the itinerary.
7. Personal expenses: phone bills, laundry,
    optional tours, postage, excess baggage
    charge, entertainment fees out of the
    itinerary.
8. Single Room Supplement.

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Scott
Reviewed on 07 July 2018

Hi

We are thinking of visiting Beijing and Xian and Guilin in late April next year.
Will the weather be good then or should we go in mid October time?

Please kindly give me the private tours iternaries and their prices and any advice or suggestions as to whether we should use Beijing as our base?
Are there any other places near Beijing that you would recommend too?

I remembered that with your help we managed to plan our Shanghai trip well visiting Hangzhou and Suzhou.

Many many thanks.

Replied:18 June 2020

Dear Scott,

Glad to hear from you agian. The weather is nice in Oct and will miss our national holiday. You can choose Beijing as the first destination and take train to Xian, then fly to Guilin. By the way, could you plz let us know how many days you will stay in China? Then we will give details soonest. Feel free to let us know if you have any questions or need any help. Thanks!

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