Highlights

  • Cycle and trek among one of the world most beautiful scenes--the mountains and rivers in Yangshuo, Guilin to encounter the beayty of nature.

  • Try Bambo rafting in Yulong River to have the closet contact with the beauty if Yangshuo.

  • Stroll around the Bund in Shanghai to feel the cosmopolitan atmosphere and the modern China.

  • Appreciate the stunning scenery in Longji Rice Terraces to witness how the local people integrate the beauty of civilization with nature.

ITINERARY Close All

Day 1Beijing-Guilin-Yangshuo

Today your travel stars with a welcome meeting at the airport. You will then be transferred to Yangshuo to have overnight stay. Have a nice dream in the wonderful land! 

Traffic: Flight + Car
Hotel: Overnight in Yangshuo

Day 2Yangshuo

Today we will take the bike tour to spend the whole day at Yulong River Valley to enjoy the the most peaceful and bucolic countryside scenery in Yangshuo and it also offers you a chance to get a deeper insight into the farming life in rural China. To explore the Yulong River, we will take the bamboo boat on Yulong River. You can even try to pole it by yourself. After that, we will go to the Moon Hill, hiking to the top of moon hill, and then cycle back to Yangshuo.


In the evening, if you have interest, you can enjoy a fabulous light show (optional).

Traffic: Car
Hotel: Overnight in Yangshuo
Meals: Breakfast
  • Yulong River

  • Moon Hill

Day 3Yangshuo

After breakfast in the hotel, you will be picked up and drive about 40 minutes to visit Xianggong Hill, “Xianggong” is an ancient term for a wife to her husband. It takes about 15 minutes to the top of the hill where you will be amazed by the breathtaking view of Li River and the surrounded Karst mountain peaks.


Afterwards getting down and drive to the river bank to cross the Li River by ferry, continue the trip with about 1.5 hours hiking along the Li River to Xingping town, enjoy the 20RMB bill background and the best views of Li River and the mountains. Have lunch at Xingping and explore this ancient town.


Then head to Longji Rice Terraces for the splendid rice terraces and local ethnic minority villages and the drive takes roughly 3 hours. On the way you can enjoy the nice mountain range views, and in the minority villages explore more about the unique ethnic culture and customs.

Traffic: Car
Hotel: Overnight in Yangshuo
Meals: Breakfast
  • Xingping Town

  • Longji Rice Terraces

Day 4Yangshuo-Guilin

You will spend half of the day to hike around at the Ping'an village to enjoy the rice terraces views and visit local minority villages. There are several hiking trails that you can choose depending on your physical condition, we recommend you to hike 2 hours so that not too tired and also have a good experience.


Thereafter, we will back to Guilin and visit the Elephant trunk hill and Reed Flute Cave, located at the intersection of Guilin’s Taohua River and Li River. In 1995, it was named the city symbol of Guilin. The main attractions of the scenic area include Elephant Trunk Hill, Shuiyue Cave, Elephant Eye Rock, Puxian Tower, Sanhua Wine Kiln, Love Island, Yunfeng Temple Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Revolutionary Site Exhibition Hall, etc. Elephant Trunk Hill is not only a representative of Guilin's landscape, but also it has become a symbol of harmony between man and nature in Chinese landscapes.


In the evening will walking around the Twin Pagodas, the landmark buildings of Guilin. One pagoda tower is made of copper and the other is made of glass. Every night, the towers are illuminated and reflect beautiful auras of gold and silver light. The shores of Sanhu Lake offer a beautiful view of the twin towers.

Traffic: Car
Hotel: Overnight in Guilin
Meals: Breakfast
  • Twin Pagodas

  • Reed Flute Cave

Day 5Guilin-Shanghai

Enjoy your leisure time in the morning, and then you will be transferred to the airport and catch the flight to our next stop Shanghai. Upon arrival, check in at the hotel and stroll around to explore Shanghai city.

Traffic: flight
Hotel: Overnight in Shanghai
Meals: Breakfast
  • The Oriental Pearl Tower

  • Night Sight Of Shanghai

Day 6Shanghai

We will have a day tour start with exploring Shanghai Museum. It is one of the Best Four Museums, with thousands of world-standard precious historic relics in exhibition, dating from over 5,000 years ago to now.

 

The next stop Yuyuan Garden is not far from the museum, which is a typical Chinese garden with Jiangnan style. It is hidden among high buildings, just like a oasis in the desert. This design highly meets the idea of Confucians, who believe that, the “lesser hermit” lives in seclusion in the country, while the “greater hermit” does so in the city. Outside the garden is the Yuyuan Bazaar, where is full of wonderful food stalls and traditional Chinese handicrafts’ shops.

 

Let’s then go back from the man-made garden to the man-made building -- Shanghai World Financial Center with a more interesting nick name -- “the Eye of Shanghai”. Here you will easily get a super-excellent panoramic view of the whole face of Shanghai. Then walk into the modern Shanghai, we will visit another very popular landmark of Shanghai -- Nanjing Road. It is a shopping paradise where you can buy almost any latest product of any international brand.

 

Later in the day, end up your tour today with strolling along the Bund, which originally is a towpath for transporting goods. Nowadays, it has become a busy trading district and you will see and feel the unique scenery of fusion of Chinese and Western cultures in this place.

Traffic: Car
Hotel: Overnight in Shanghai
Meals: Breakfast
  • Yuyuan Garden

  • Shanghai World Financial Center

Day 7Shanghai-Beijing

Today is your last day for this trip! Let’s have some relaxing activities. After enjoying your breakfast at hotel, we will leave for the Jade Buddha Temple where houses the largest jade Buddha in the world. You will also see numerous ancient statues, Buddhist artifacts and scriptures.  

 

No far from the Jade Buddha Temple is our last stop -- Tianzifang, where gathered plenty of “hidden” surprises. In the renovated traditional residential area, you will feel the dense SOHO style life flavor with ubiquitous cafe, salon, workshop and bar. Stroll along the old alleys, appreciate the Shikumen architecture, and enjoy your last relaxing hours in this tour in an open-air cafe like the local Shanghai people.

 

In the afternoon, our unforgettable tour comes to the end. You will be transferred to the airport for your flight. Hope to see you again soon in China!

Traffic: Car + Flight
Meals: Breakfast
  • Jade Buddha Temple

  • Tianzifang

INCLUDES

  • Private transportation through out the itinerary. SRT will arrange for all travelers to be met on arrival and seen off on departure based on your flight info.

  • Shared accommodations in well located, tourist to superior class hotels include breakfast, service charge and government tax.

  • All entrance fees(shuttle bus) sightseeing; excursions and activities as per the itinerary

  • Domestic flights and 2nd class express train listed in the itinerary

  • Private friendly and professional English-Speaking guides (French, Italy, Russian, German can be arranged per your request)

  • Visa support letter for you to apply Chinese visa easily.

  • Travel and health insurance when travel with us.

  • 8, A 24/7 helpline while you are traveling.

EXCLUDES

  • International and domestic flights not indicated.

  • Food, Lunch or dinner not specified

  • Tips or gratuities for guides and drivers

  • Personal expenses and the other tours or activities not mentioned

TRIP NOTES

  • We will upgrade trains to 1st class where available if book the tour 5 months in advance of departure.

  • There is no problem to travel Silk Road during Ramadan.

  • Complimentary 2 bottles of water each person on daily use.

Transportation

We will use business MPV to luxurious coaches and trains.

Accommodation

All the hotels we selected are 4-5star well-located in the city center with good and proper breakfast for our clients.

Guides

Our guides are very friendly, knowledgeable, helpful. And our group tours will be escorted from SRT.

Climate and Altitude

Generally speaking Mid March—End Oct are the best time to visit Silk Road. And we strongly suggest you come in May, June, October to avoid the heat and crowd. No need to worry about high altitude along the Silk Road. We will prepare Oxygen bags if the package includes Xiahe, Qinghai Lake and Taxkorgan County.

We offer beneficial Cancellation Policy to our customers.