Hong Kong Cultural Tour

Depart from the UK

Hong Kong: Arrive in Hong Kong where you will be met by one of our experienced representatives and transferred to your hotel. (3 nights accommodation in HKG

Standard 4 star Hotel - InterContinental Grand Stanford or 5 star Hotel - Marco Polo Hong Kong Hotel)

Hong Kong - Hong Kong Island: After breakfast we will depart on a half-day Hong Kong Island Orientation Tour

Hong Kong - New Lantau Island: After breakfast depart on a full day New Lantau Island Tour.

Hong Kong - Guilin: Transfer to the airport for your flight to Guilin where you will be met and transferred to your hotel.

2 nights accommodation in Guilin. (Standard 4 star hotel - Guilin Park Hotel **** or the same class or Deluxe 4 star hotel - Guilin Bravo Hotel **** or the same class)

Guilin - Li River - Yangshuo: Join the Li River Cruise to Yangshuo. Lunch will be provided on board. The 83-km-long waterway from Guilin to Yangshuo boasts the largest and most beautiful scenic area in China. The landscape is decorated with rolling hills, steep cliffs, fantastic caves, and lined with bamboo.

Yangshuo - Xian: Transfer to airport for flight to to Xian where you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Lunch will be held in a local restaurant. Afternoon tour of City Wall and Big Wild Goose Pagoda. The City Wall of Xian is the most complete one that has survived in China, as well being one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. Big Wild Goose Pagoda, situated in the Da Ci'en Temple, is one of the most famous Buddhist pagodas in China, about 4 kilometers from the urban center.

2 nights accommodation in Xian. (Standard 4 stars hotel - Mandarin Hotel**** or the same class or Deluxe 4 stars hotel - Mercure on Renmin Square **** or the same class)

Xian: Full day tour of the Terracotta Warriors Museum and Shannxi Historical Musuem. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses are the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century, see the marvelous figures up close and in their own unique landscape. The Shaanxi History Museum is a museum located in Xian , housing over 300,000 items (murals, paintings, pottery, coins; bronze, gold, and silver objects).

Xian - Shanghai: Transfer to the airport for a fight to Shanghai where you will be met and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to do as you please. 3 nights accommodation in Shanghai. (Standard 4 star hotel - Best Western New Century Hotel **** or the same class or Deluxe 4 star hotel - Hotel Equatorial Shanghai or the same class.)

Shanghai: Full day tour taking in the Yu Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, Nanjing Road and the Bund. The Jade Buddha Temple in west Shanghai was built to house two jade Buddha statues, brought all the way from Burma by a monk. Yu Garden, a classical garden in downtown Shanghai, boasts a history of over 400 years. Each pavilion, hall, stone and stream in the garden is expressing the quintessence of South China landscape design from Ming and Qing Dynasty. Located along the Huangpu River, the Bund shows off Shanghai's outstanding foreign buildings, most of which were erected before 1937. Nanjing Road is the main shopping street of Shanghai and one of the world's busiest shopping streets.

Shanghai - Suzhou: Private car excursion to Suzhou. Visit the Lingering Garden, Tiger Hill, Grand Canal Cruise and Silk Factory. Lingering Garden is one of the four most famous gardens in China. The garden was first built in the 21st year of the reign of Wanli (1593) by Xu Taishi as his private residence. Tiger Hill, known also as Surging Sea Hill, is a large hillock covering some 14,100 square metres (over three acres) and is 36 metres (118 feet) in height. Climbing the hill, you will find a number of historical sites some of which can be traced back over 2500 years to the founding of Suzhou. The Grand Canal, or the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal, was a giant irrigation project of ancient China. With a history of over 1,400 years and a length of 1,794 kilometers, it is one of the world's oldest canals and is the longest man-made river in the world.

Suzhou - Beijing: Transfer to airport for flight to Beijing where you will be met and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to explore the city at your leisure.

3 nights accommodation in Beijing. (Standard 4 star hotel - Holiday Inn Temple of Heaven or the same class or Deluxe 4 star hotel - Wangfujing Grand Hotel **** or the same class)

Beijing: Full day visit to the Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Summer Palace. The Tiananmen Square in the center of Beijing, is said to be the biggest square in the world. It is 880 meters from north to south, and 500 meters from east lying at the center of Beijing. The Forbidden City, called Gu Gong in Chinese, was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Now known as the Palace Museum. The Summer Palace in northwest suburban Beijing is the largest and most complete imperial garden existing in China. It was first built in the 12th century as an imperial palace.

Beijing: After breakfast depart on tour to the Great Wall and Ding Mauseleum. Mutianyu Great Wall winds 1.4 miles through lofty mountains and high ridges, many sections of which are made of granite. The unique structure makes the wall almost indestructible. Here in Dingling (Ding Mausoleum) lie buried Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and his two empresses. The mausoleum was first built in 1584 and completed in 1590.

Beijing - Return to U.K.: Departure transfer to airport for flight back to the U.K.

Arrive U.K.