Day 1 

Transfer via:  own arrangement 

Upon arrival at Guangzhou, you will be met by our English speaking tour guide and transferred to hotel. Leisure on your own for the rest of the day.

 

Accommodations:  Guangwu Hotel, Guangzhou (3 star)

Add: 103 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, China

Tel: 86 20 61213888

http://www.guangzhouhotel.com/guangwu.htm

 

Day 2    (B,  L,    )

Transfer via:  By overnight train T92 ( 23:24/06:57, soft sleeper )  

Visit the Sun-yat Sen Memorial Hall,Yuexiu Park and the Chen Family Temple. Catch overnight train by soft sleeper to Changsha.

 

Accommodations:  on train

 

Day 3     (B,  L  )

Upon your arrival at Changsha in the early morning, you will be met and transferred to your hotel for breakfast. Start your sightseeong to the Yuelu Academy of Classical Learning, and the Hunan Provincial Museum which presenting 3,000 cultural relics and a well-known female corpse. Your visit also extends to Shaoshan to visit the Former Resident of Chairman Mao and the Dripping Water Cave..

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Accommodations:  Wan Dai Hotel, Changsha ( surpass 3 star )

 

Day 4    (B,  L  )

A whole day, bus round trip to Taohuayuan to visit the Taohuayuan National Park.

 

Accommodations:  Wan Dai Hotel, Changsha ( surpass 3 star )

 

Day 5    (B,    D  )

Transfer via:  By train T102 ( 11:24/14:50, soft seat )  

Visit the Hunan Number One Normal University where Chairman Mao once studied. Catch a noon train to Wuhan by soft seat.

Upon your arrival at Wuhan in the afternoon, start your visit to the Yellow Crane Pavillion.

 

Accommodations:  Lijiang Hotel, Wuhan ( 3 star )

 

Day 6    (B,  L,    )

Transfer via:  By overnight train K382 ( 18:48/06:57, soft sleeper )  

Continue your sightseeing to the Hubei Provincial Museum, the East Lake,and the Heptachord Terrace and the Guiyuan Buddhist Temple. Catch overnight train by soft sleeper to Nanjing.

 

Accommodations:  on train

 

Day 7    (B,  L  )

Upon your arrival at Nanjing in the early morning, you will be met and transferred to your hotel for breakfast. Start your sightseeong to the Sun-yat Sen Mausoleum, Xuanwu Lake and Zhonghua Gate and the Memorial Hall of Nanjing Bloodbath In 1937.

 

Accommodations:  Qin Du Hotel, Nanjing

Add: No.23, Shengzhou Road, Nanjing

Tel: 025-52202099; Fax: 025-5209938

 

Day 8    (B,  L,    )

Transfer via:  By train K382 ( 07:05/08:31, soft seat )  

Catch morning train to Yangzhou. Upon your arrival, visit the Slender Weat Lake, the Salt Trader's Residence and the Han Tomb.

 

Accommodations:  Huayuan International, Yangzhou ( 4 star )

 

Day 9    (B,  L  )

Transfer via:  By train T738 ( 08:38/12:41, soft seat )  

Catch morning train to Suzhou. Upon your arrival, visit the Tiger Hill, Humble Administrator's Garden and The Lingering Garden.

 

Visit the Humble Administrator's Garden and Lingering Garden. Located in the northeast of Shuzhou city, the Humble Administrator's Garden is the largest classical garden in Suzhou and one of the four most famous classical gardens in China. It was originally built in 1513 A.D by Wang Xianchen, an imperial censor who had just been demoted and sent back to his hometown. The garden consists of three parts with different types buildings around streams and ponds..

 

The Lingering Garden was first built in 1522, one of the four most famous classical gardens in China. The garden is separated into the middle, eastern, northern and western parts connecting with beautiful corridors of 700 meters long. The whole garden features with artificial mountains, unique limestone, beautiful pavilions and a number of attractive buildings.

 

After lunch at local restaurant, visit Panmen City Gate. It is the oldest city gate in existence in Suzhou city. It used to be one of the eight city gates during the Spring & Autumn Annals (770-476 BC) when Suzhou was the capital of the Wu Kindom. The current gate was reconstructed in 1351. It consists of Water and Land Gates, city gate tower and city walls at both sides.

 

Then visit Tiger Hill, Tiger Hill (Huqiu) is the most famous sight in Suzhou city, enjoying the reputation of "The first scenic spot in Wu area" by its imposing beauty, including Leisure Spring, Testing Sword Rock, Third Spring, Broken-Pillar-Hall and Mountain Villa Wrapped in Emerald Green etc. With only 36 meters high and an area of 20hectares, you might think it is an an artificial hill, but its history can be traced back to 2500 years ago. The Tiger Hill Pagoda in the park is the landmark of Suzhou city.

 

Accommodations:  Gentleman Hotel, Suzhou ( 3 star )

 

Day 10    (B,    D  )

Transfer via:  By train N547 ( 11:43/15:33, soft seat )  

Catch late morning train to Hangzhou. Upon your arrival, visit the West Lake.

 

Marco Polo called Hangzhou the most enchanting city in all the world. This is most evident in the West Lake area--the effective, if not geographic, center of Hangzhou. Hills embrace the lake on three sides; the city proper lies to the east. Ancient Chinese people praised the West Lake area as a land of intoxicating beauty.

 

Accommodations:  Lily Hotel, Hangzhou (3 star)

Add: No. 156, Shuguang Road, Hangzhou

Tel: 0571-87991188, Fax: 0571-87991166

 

Day 11    (B,  L,    )

Continue your visit in Hangzhou to the Lingyin Temple, the Six Harmonies Pagoda, the Silk Museum and the Chinese Tea Museum.

 

Lingyin temple, commonly translated as "Temple of the Soul's Retreat" is one of the largest and wealthiest temples in China. It was originally founded in 326 AD, but has been rebuilt no less than sixteen times since then.

 

Accommodations:  Lily Hotel, Hangzhou (3 star)

 

Day 12    (B,      )

Transfer via:  By train N504 ( 09:00/11:33, soft seat )  

Catch morning train to Shanghai. Upon your arrival, met and transferred to your hotel. Free at your leisure for the rest of the day.

 

Accommodations:  Zhao An Hotel, Shanghai (3 star)

Add: 195 Heng Tong Road, Shanghai

Tel:86-21-63172221

http://www.za-hotel.com/en/

 

Day 13    (B,      )

A whole day free for your own exploration.

 

Accommodations:  Zhao An Hotel, Shanghai (3 star)

 

Day 14    (B,      )

Transfer via:  own arrangement 

Pick-up and transferred to the airport for departure home.

 

 

Optional add-on activities:  
Compare with airfares to get to China, the cost for the following local add-on programs is really worth to try.   Highly recommend you to select one of the Optional Add-ons to supplement the itinerary.

City	Optional add-on activities
From Shanghai	3-hour Cruise on Huangpu River $40 USD p.p
	One Day City Tour to see the Locals $56 USD p.p
	One Day Tour to Zhujiajiao Water Village $98 USD p.p
	One Day Trip to Zhouzhuang Water Town $98 USD p.p
	3-hour night entertainment of Acrobat Show $40 USD p.p
	One Day trip to Suzhou to See Gardens $98 USD p.p
	One Day Trip to Hangzhou $125 USD p.p
From Suzhou	One Day Trip to Tongli $ 98 USD p.p
	One Day Trip to Luzi $ 98 USD p.p
	One Day Trip to Wuxi $ 98 USD p.p
From Hangzhou	One Day Trip to Wuzhen Ancient Town $98 USD p.p
	One Day Trip to Shaoxing Ancient Town $98 USD p.p
	One Day Trip to Xitang Ancient Village $98 USD p.p

 Add-on activities include studying fees/entrance fees, personal tour guide & driver, round trip transfers by public bus, lunch if tour lasts one day.

 Add-on activities are based on a traveling group of 2-5 persons. A group of more than 5 people will get a larger discount, Please ask our travel advisor about prices for larger group.

 Add-on activities are valid only when used in conjunction with a tour package. Please ask our travel advisor for a price under other circumstances.