China Dreams Tour Limited Offer

Your own personal guide will meet you right at the arrival hall of the airport. A comfortable vehicle and driver will be ready and waiting to take you to the hotel. Have free time for the rest of the day.

You will receive a Free CH cell phone package including free rental for the cell phone and SIM card and at least 30 free minutes, delivery and collection in China.

Meals: Breakfast

Hotels: Days Inn Forbidden City Free upgrade to Gongda Jianguo Grand Hotel

Walk through Tian'anmen Square, which is the world's largest city square. It is also a symbol of China. Then experience the ancient emperor's daily life at the Forbidden City, which is a home to 24 emperors between 1368 and 1911.

After lunch, take a walk to Summer Palace, which is the best preserved and the largest imperial gardens in China. Transfer to the hotel after the tour.

Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Ba guo bu yi Restaurant

Hotels: Gongda Jianguo Grand Hotel

Shops: Li Heng Tang pearl store

First visit Temple of Heaven and practice Tai Chi under the guidance of your teacher. Temple of Heaven is a complex of Taoist buildings where emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties visited for annual ceremonies of pray for good harvests.

After lunch, visit the Great Wall at Mutianyu, which is less crowed than other sections. A cable car takes you to a good section, where you can enjoy superb views as it snakes across the hills and mountains.

Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Xinshuangquan Restaurant

Hotels: Gongda Jianguo Grand Hotel

Shops: Cloisonne Factory

Take an exterior visit to the Olympic Park, inlcuding National Stadium, the Bird's Nest and National Aquatics Center.

After lunch, hop on a rickshaw in Hutong to ride through the narrow alleys as well as visit a local family, and then learn the basic skills of making a Chinese Paper Cut.

Transferred to the Beijing airport. Our guide will pick you up at Xi'an airport and transfer you to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Jing Mian Da Wang Restaurant

Hotels: Xi'an Skytel Hotel Free upgrade to Days Hotel and Suites Xinxing

First visit the 2000 year-old Terra cotta warriors. Appreciate the marvelous Terracotta warriors in full battle array of Emperor Qin's tomb.

After lunch, visit Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which is a major Buddhist site, the simple, elegant brick pagoda stands in the grounds of the attractive Da Ci'en Temple.

Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at A Wa Shan Zhai Restaurant

Hotels: Days Hotel and Suites Xinxing

Shops: Chongde Handmade Pottery Factory

Visit one of the best museums in China, Shaanxi Historical Museum. The history of Shaanxi is also said to be the history of China.

After lunch, drive to one of the oldest and most complete city defenses, the City Wall. We operate this with bicycle.

Transferred to the airport and take a flight to Guilin later. Our guide will pick you up at Guilin airport and transfer you to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Qianzhou Restaurant

Hotels: Guilin Osmanthus Hotel Free upgrade to Guilin Lijiang Waterfall Hotel

Transfer to Longsheng about 2 hours' drive in the morning. Walk on the spectacular Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces, which have been carved from the mountains over hundreds of years.

After lunch, experience a local life at minority area by visiting minority villages. Those Zhuang and Yao minority villages dot the area and feature traditional unique architecture where no nails are used in construction.

Go back to Guilin and Transfer to your hotel after the tour.

Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch at Longji Ping'an Restaurant

Hotels: Guilin Lijiang Waterfall Hotel

Relax on the famous Li River cruise to see the spectacular limestone peaks, graceful bamboo groves and farmers tending rice paddies.

In the afternoon, join a cookery class at the local market where ingredients for the dishes are chosen by students. Back at a covered, rooftop patio-classroom, you have an opportunity to learn three dishes and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch on the cruise.

Hotels: Yangshuo Aiyuan Hotel Free upgrade to Green Lotus Hotel

Experience a countryside cycling in Yangshuo. Biking alongside the paddy field and orchards that surround the famous mountains will give a fascinating insight into life in rural China.

You will have a family visit on the half way. It is an opportunity to see a real country life and talk to the local farmers.

After lunch, transferred to the Guilin airport and take a flight to Shanghai later. Our guide will pick you up at Shanghai airport and transfer you to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch at Café Del Moon

Hotels: Hengsheng Peninsula International Hotel Free upgrade toNew World Shanghai Hotel

Start the day by visiting Oriental Pearl TV Tower. See amazing Shanghai from the Oriental Pearl Tower, the highest TV Tower in Asia at 468 meters height. Then head to Shanghai Old Alleys to experience the real life of the Shanghainese.

After lunch, take a relaxing walk to the lovely old Yuyuan Garden and the Bund, which is a must-see in Shanghai.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch at Old Shanghai Restaurant

Hotels: New World Shanghai Hotel

Shops: Jiangnan Silk Shop and Workshop

Transfer to the airport ready for the departure. Wish you have a pleasant journey home and thank you for using China Highlights - Discovery your way.