Hidden Treasure
11-Day Beijing – Xi'an – Guilin/Yangshuo – Xiamen – Shanghai
The same destinations but you can travel in different ways. The list shows differences of the three travel styles. Please find detailed itinerary after the list.
When people mention about China, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and the Terracotta Warriors will jump into your mind. But there are some other wonders in other places of China need to be unveiled. The Earth building in Xiamen is worthy to visit.
Suggested Itinerary
Hotel:Crowne Plaza Hotel Beijing Chaoyang U-Town (Superior Room)(TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2015)
Private Transfer to the Hotel
On arrival in Beijing, your guide, driver and private car will be ready and waiting to transfer you to the hotel, assisting you with your luggage and check-in. This team will ensure your room is in order and will take care of you during your time in Beijing.
Exploring Beijing
Today we've left this afternoon or evening free for you to recover, relax or explore by yourself. If you're not suffering from jet-lag feel free to seek ideas from our guide during your transfer. It's a good time to get some local tips or ideas for places nearby to see, dinner, or ask about tickets to see a show. In Beijing, watch a Kungfu show is recommended.
Good to Know
All our drivers have a minimum of four years driving experience. The vehicles are all clean, air-conditioned, and we ensure you have complimentary water, snacks and a map. Your guide will tell you his/her cell phone number and they are available 24 hours if you need any help.
Hotel: Crowne Plaza Hotel Beijing Chaoyang U-Town (Superior Room)
Breakfast & Lunch
The Hike of a Lifetime—Get Close to the World Wonder
Your professional guide will meet you at hotel lobby to start hike between Jinshanling and Simatai west. This section of the great wall covers some wilder parts, reinforced, partial restorations and full restorations, giving you the full flavor of the Great Wall.
The hiking route takes from 3 to 4 hours and offers you spectacular views. It's no wonder its a favorite of photographers.
Good to Know
We choose our hiking guide very carefully. They are energetic and hiking on the Wall over 200 days a year! If hiking is not your thing, or three hours of hiking sounds a little long, you are also able to enjoy a few hours strolling on one of these sections, which is unlikely to affect the price of this tour.

Hotel: Sofitel on Renmin Square Xian
Breakfast & Lunch
Your guide and driver are get ready to escort you visit highlights of Beijing. The Forbidden City is full of stories; you get to know Chinese royal family and experience life of the last emperor. The Tian'anmen Square is the heart of China, walk around and take a look at Chinese political center. Visiting to hutongs by taking on rickshaw is a pleasant experience. Your guide is very familiar with the host who has lived in the courtyard for generations. Have a cup of tea at the courtyard and have a nice chat with them. In the afternoon, not in hurry, your guide will confirm your flight to Xi'an and avoid traffic jam to see you off at airport. Your flight is not at late evening, your vacation, not tired.
Good to Know
To give authentic experience to customer, we choose local restaurant with good quality. You can order dishes with guide's recommendation no longer only sweet and sour pork, spicy diced chicken with peanuts at every meal.

Hotel: Sofitel on Renmin Square Xian
Breakfast & Lunch
The Terracotta Warriors with local expert guide
Enjoy breakfast and freshen up, take your time and when you're ready your guide and driver will be in the lobby ready to escort you to visit the iconic sight of Xi'an, the Terra-cotta Warriors. After lunch, we drive back to down town. Xi'an Ancient City Wall, one of the oldest and most complete city defenses. You can biking on the wall to enjoy sunset.

Hotel: Shangri La Hotel Guilin (Deluxe Room)
Breakfast & Lunch
It is your second day in Xi'an. The historic city becomes unveiled step by step. Shaanxi History Museum shows you the history of China. You will also know more about muslin religion by visiting to the Great Mosque. One of today's highlights is visiting to a local family and learning how to make dumplings. Friendly host is happy to communicate with guests and make dumpling banquet to show her hospitality. It is a wonderful personal touch. Then you will visit Xi'an's Big Wild Goose Pagoda, unusually this pagoda has survived since around 400 AD, as it is made of bricks.
Good to Know
The view over Xi'an from the pagodas is arguably the best in the city. The pagodas and gardens are lit up at night and offer a wonderful stroll.

Hotel: Green Lotus Hotel
Breakfast & Lunch
Li River Cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo
Today's activity is taking the Li River cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo. The boat can hold about 140 passengers with two stories. We choose the upper storey with better view and less people. Four hours on board, just relax on the soft chair or go to deck to enjoy breath-taking view. Your guide will show you the highlights on the Li River at the right time and right place.
Good to Know
Only several minutes walk from Sheraton Guilin to a lake and the Li River. If you energetic, you are suggested to have jogging in the morning along the Binjiang Road near the river.

Hotel: Green Lotus Hotel
Breakfast & Lunch
Cooking Class and Biking in Villages
Cooking class offers an opportunity to learn how to cook local dishes. Usually English-speaking teacher will introduce you three dishes such as beer fish, the most famous dish in Yangshuo, spicy diced chicken with peanuts. The teacher will give everyone a recipe in English after the class. Biking along the Yulong River and visiting local farmer's house that has over 100 years give you a better understanding on Chinese rural life.
Good to Know
Teacher will guide you to a local market to experience Chinese people's daily life before the class. Fresh food is what Chinese people prefer, so live frogs, chickens even snakes are available in the market.

Hotel: Pullman Xiamen Powerlong
Breakfast
Private Transfer to Guilin airport and to the hotel in Xiamen
Say goodbye to the lovely Yangshuo. Driver and guide will escort you to the Guilin airport. The next station is also beautiful but different. You will meet a smiling face at the airport in Xiamen.
Hotel: Pullman Xiamen Powerlong
Breakfast & Lunch
Wondering on the Island to Enjoy Different Architecture
On the island there are many colonial buildings built after the Opium War, including the Britain, the America, France, German, Spain, etc. Crag of Sunlight and Shuzhuang Garden are highlights. Shuzhuang Garden is connecting with the sea, you can enjoy the sea-view along the corridor above the sea. It is very relaxing to wander along the winding small paths and hunt for some interesting souvenirs at shops.

Hotel: Pullman Xiamen Powerlong
Breakfast & Lunch
Tulou in Nanjing and Yongding—you never see them at somewhere else
Today your guide and driver will escort you to Tulou in Nanjing and Yongding. Tulou means earth building that is Hakka people's traditional house. A four-store earth building can hold over 60 families with more than 400 rooms. The architecture reflects Chinese philosophy and culture.

Meal: Breakfast
Relax, our guide would have called to confirm your return flight. He'll assist with check-out and handle your luggage, transfer and accompany you to the correct check-in desk, saying goodbye at the security gate. We're confident you would have enjoyed your trip and look forward to serving you again.
Good to Know
It is easy for westerners to travel in Shanghai. You can spend some days to visit highlights of the city such as Yuyuan Garden, the Bund or catch your international flight by taking maglev train.
Our Service Includes:
- One-to-one consultancy with our travel expert
- Versatile and knowledgeable local guides
- Your own chauffeur and comfortable vehicle
- Hand-picked hotels to suit your preferences
- Hotel buffet breakfasts and local restaurant lunches
- Entry to all attractions on the itinerary
- The booking of internal transportation per your preferences
- A 24/7 helpline while you are traveling
China Highlights, Asia Highlights, and Global Highlights collaborate to provide families and couples with personalized and stress-free experiences in diverse destinations.


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Magical Adventure
Wow this tour was honestly the best tourI have ever taken! Our guide Simon Yao was simply superb! His English was excellent and he was very easy to talk to. He was personable and friendly but not overpowering or overbearing. Very knowledgeable about history. Thankfully the weather was good so we were not super hot !Finally at the wall we were amazed by it's beauty and grandeur. It really is something and pictures don't do it justice. more
Nov 2023,
Annika M
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Excellent two day visit to Great Wall
Our guide ‘Mark’ was incredible. So friendly, knowledgable and funny. The itinerary was perfect, we got to see two different parts of the Great Wall (one of which at night which was magical) and our hotel stay in Gubei was wonderful. Highly recommend to anybody visiting Beijing more
Nov 2023,
James_Wolstenholme
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Great day out with Mark, thanks China Highlights!
We did a 1 day private tour with China Highlights to see Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, and the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall. Communication was great throughout - from trip planning/booking with Roger and from our guide Mark who contacted us the day before to confirm meet up time/location. Avoided a lot of the queues and definitely learned quite a bit of history from our guide Mark…thanks again! No language barriers/issues…highly recommended. more
Nov 2023,
ykeezy
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China Three (3) Cities Tours
To the tour guides, Ethan, Jason and Tony, you guys have made my visit an awesome and memorable experience. All the tour guides spoke english and communicated very effectively. They are knowledgeable about all the sites visited including, Great Wall of China, The Forbidden City, Panda Breeding and Research Center, Leshan Giant Buddha, Hallelujah Mountains, Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon and Glass Bridge, and Tianmen Mountain. The tour guides ensured I got the most out of my time I stayed in the various cities Beijing, Chengdu and Zhangjiajie. more
Nov 2023,
Kadar
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13 days in China
We booked a 13 day’s tour of China with China Highlights. Our travel advisor, Ms Leah Zhou organised an itinerary that suited what we wanted. She was really helpful and patient will all our needs. Leah helped us organised our 30th Wedding Anniversary Dinner and my 60th Birthday celebration?? in Beijing. For this to be possible, she had to liaise with our guide in Beijing. The flowers and cake were a real surprise. My husband and I, were really touched at the good service provided by China Highlights and Ms Leah Zhou. Thank you China Highlights and Ms Leah Zhou for your constant care of your customers. I will certainly recommend China Highlights to my friends. more
Nov 2023,
Eda Adams
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Perfect Beijing experience
Covering all major sights our exploration of Beijing and surroundings was flawless guided by Lily, along with her knowledgeable and balanced information on Chinas culture and history. In particular, Lily was able to adjust the tour according to personal preferences, e.g. focus on photography, as well as suggesting additional activities like an impressive authentic artistic show. I highly recommend China Highlights as China tour operator and Lily Liu as excellent guide regarding the Beijing area. more
Nov 2023,
Perfect Beijing experience
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Anne and Bob’s tour of Beijing
We did the China Highlights tour of Beijing with our excellent guide Mark and his driver. We thoroughly enjoyed seeing the Beijing highlights including the Lama Temple, the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Lama Temple. The Summer Palace with the boat ride and the Garden of Virtue and Harmony were memorable also and the Mutianyu Great Wall was a highlight. We were impressed with Mark as a guide. He knew his history and he was kind and thoughtful. He took us to some excellent restaurants and we were introduced to some beautiful food. We enjoyed his company and will always remember him. more
Nov 2023,
BendigoBob
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Amazing Beijing Tour with Risa!
Risa gave us a wonderful tour of the city! She thoroughly explained the cultuaral importance of each exhibit while also educating us on the Chinese culture. Appreciated having this wonderful Beijing trip with Risa:) more
Nov 2023,
Angelica M.
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Amazing Beijing Tour With Risa!
We were very kindly received in Beijing by our tour guide Risa. She gave us a very thorough tour of the city and showed us wonderful places, while also explaining the important history/culture of China! Very beautiful city filled with many things to do and full of culture! This was very well planned and made it very easy for us to visit the city and foreigners:) Thank you Risa! more
Nov 2023,
Angelica M
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Do Beijing like a local
They organised my trip very quickly and efficiently. On the day, Anna was very friendly to me, my mum and my baby. Very accommodating to our needs. The car was immaculately clean and very comfortable. We visited everything we initially wanted and more. Also, Anna took us to the best meal we had in China. It makes a difference to have a local choosing the dishes! more
Nov 2023,
Natali A
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Must-see Beijing sights in two days
Going on the guided tour gave me the opportunity to visit the main 'must-see' Beijing attractions in two days' time. Although I prefer to travel on my own, it simply would not have been possible for me to arrange tickets and figure out logistics to the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace and Great Wall with such a compressed schedule and short notice. My guide, Lucy, was very knowledgeable about Chinese history and cheerfully accompanied me through two grueling days. Traffic in and around Beijing is bad, and the sights are notnin walking distance from one another. Our driver, Li Li Mon, patiently fought the traffic allowing me to snooze in between the long more
Nov 2023,
Marcis J
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China Highlights - Great Wall Mutianyu
I arranged a private tour with China Highlights to see the Great Wall, as I had a few hours to spare near Beijing. I was promptly collected, taken to the wall via comfortable car and escorted all the way by my allocated tour guide Jack. The day was highly memorable and thoroughly enjoyable, we walked 20 watchtowers across the Wall and then took the luge back down. The knowledge and history of the Great Wall was shared and Jack’s English was great. Fantastic day, thanks for your great hospitality, Jack! more
Nov 2023,
Daniel White
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Great Day in China!
The experience was great! Amazing learning about history and culture.Thanks for everything Lucy! more
Nov 2023,
Evandro S
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Unforgetable experience
It was the best experience foi my whole life. Thanks a thousand to Lucy for all her assistente and knowledge regarding China. If you are planing to know China as native perspective do not think twice Luci is the best. more
Nov 2023,
Evandro F
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Amazing experience in Beijing
Spent 3 days in Beijing under China Highlights! Our tour guide Jennifer spoke excellent English and was very knowledgeable in Chinese history. Not only was she friendly, she was always on hand to help me with my heavy luggage. She also recommended us very good chinese restaurants for lunch and dinner. She went beyond her call of duties to make sure we had a enjoyable time in Beijing. China highlights also surprised me with a birthday cake on my birthday. Kimi Huang who was my consultant was ever ready to answer all my queries promptly. Thank you for making our trip a memorable one. more
Nov 2023,
Delltravellor
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Great Experience on Beijing Day Visit with tour guide Lucy Yubo
She took me on a side excursion to see the next door park where locals exercise and she took me yo some shops also to get hat and gloves for the cold. Our last stop was 978 Art Center which was super interesting. My day was relaxing, fun, and very special as I feel I learned something much about both China’s past and present. I highly recommend booking a tour to see Beijing in this way. more
Nov 2023,
Nancy H
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Memorable Beijing & Gubei with China Highlights
Jack as the tour guide is a good story teller. He is inquisitive. He knows when to leave us alone exploring the sights and pick out interest again with the historical facts and stories.Then, we explored Jinshanling that provides a balanced view between reconstructed and ruined walls. Finally, we explored the Forbidden City and The Summer Palace. In between, we enjoyed authentic Chinese cuisines which were delicious. more
Nov 2023,
Dian W
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Beijing 2 day tour
Spent 2 days in Beijing with Ethan as my guide and had a fantastic experience. Ethan is very knowledgeable, easy company and takes excellent photographs. The organisation was excellent as well including the driver for the tour as well the airport pick up. more
Nov 2023,
Tam
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My very first trip to Beijing
My guide Jack was excellent- very knowledgeable, organised, kind, helpful, and great English speaker. So I learned a lot about the fascinating history of China while enjoying breathtaking sceneries and monuments. more
Nov 2023,
Amanda Barbosa
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Thank you Mark and China Highlights for an amazing trip!!
Mark was the first sight that we had after getting off the plane and what a beautiful site he was! We felt very safe having him as our first tour guide! We sure appreciate having him guide us through Beijing wouldn’t replace him with anyone!! Thanks Mark for all of your hard work and preparation! more
Nov 2023,
adyn h
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