7 Days China Tour to Beijing, Guilin and Shanghai

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! 

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!