CHINA

Beijing - Suzhou - Hangzhou - Shanghai

Duration: 10 days/ 9 nights

ITINERARY

Day 1.  Arrive  in Beijing, transfer to the Red Wall Hotel ****. Time to have a rest. Light lunch in Chinese restaurant. Excursion to the Tian'anmen Square, visit Forbidden City (Gugun Palace). Back to the hotel. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 2.  After breakfast excursion to the Ming Tombs (1368 - 644). Lunch. Visit the Great Wall. Back to the hotel. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3. After breakfast you'll go to the Temple of Heaven. Peking Duck lunch. Visit Yonghegong Lamasery, the largest functional lamasery in Beijing. Back to the hotel. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4. After breakfast check-out. Excursion to Yiheyuan Park (Summer Palace). Light lunch in Chinese restaurant. Free time before departure transfer to the train station. Departure to Suzhou by train.

Day 5. Arrive in Suzhou, Chinese Venice. Arrival transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at the Castle Hotel****. Breakfast. Visit the Tiger Hill where the Pagoda of the Yunyan Temple stands. As the oldest pagoda in the vicinity of Suzhou it has come to be a symbol of the city and has the distinction of being China's Leaning Tower. Built during the Northern Song Dynasty (959-961) it is a seven-storey octahedron after the style of the timber pagodas built during the early Tang period. It is 48 metres high (158 feet) and for the past four hundred years has leant 359' to the northwest.. Excursion to the Cold Mountain Temple (Hanshan Temple) built in 520. Light lunch. Excursion to the Humble Administrator's Garden, one of four the most famous gardens of China. Visit Silk Fabric. Dinner. Back to the hotel. 

Day 6. After breakfast check-out. Visit town gate. Light lunch. Departure transfer to the train station. Departure to Hangzhou. Arrive in Hangzhou, with its famous natural beauty and cultural heritages, Hangzhou is one of China's most important tourist venues. Arrival transfer. Dinner. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at the Five Fams Hotel ****. 

Day 7. After breakfast excursion to the Sihu Lake surrounded by mountains from 3 sides of it. Visit "Flowers and Fishes" Park.  Tea museum. Tea ceremony. Lunch. Visit the Six Harmonies Pagoda. Dinner. Back to the hotel. Overnight. 

Day 8. After breakfast check-out. Departure transfer to the train station. Departure to Shanghai. Arrive in Shanghai. Arrival transfer. Accommodation at the Holiday Inn (down town) Hotel ****. Lunch. Visit People Square. Excursion to the Yuyuan Garden. Dinner. River cruise. Back to the hotel. Overnight.

Day 9. After breakfast excursion to the Jade Buddha Temple. Oriental Perl TV Tower. Walking along the trade pedestrian street. Free time.  Dinner. Back to the hotel.

Day 10. After breakfast check-out and  departure transfer to the airport for the flight home.  

Included: accommodation acc the programme (twin std at 4-star hotels),  meals acc the programme, guide and transportation for the excursions and transfers as per itinerary, entrance fees to the museums and sights of interest; visa support, train tickets inside the China.

Not included: tips to the drivers, guides and luggage supporters;  taxes at the airport.

Prices are in EUR per person.

Please check the price of a tour during booking because it can be changed without notice. Exact price is confirmed at the time of booking.

You are welcome to Beijing, China!