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12 Days Best of China Family Tour with Chinese Kungfu Learning

Beijing / Luoyang / Xian / Guilin / Shanghai

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12 days family tour with Kungfu map
Shaolinsi Kungfu
Guilin li river cruise
Summer palace

Tour Code:: CD-FT-12

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Private Tour

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Our private tour features:

Affordable & worry free;
Just you or your group;
1-to-1 travel consultant within 0.5~23.5 hrs;
Flexible departure & itinerary;
Private guide & vehicle;
Customizable to your needs & interests;
All inclusive service;

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Overview:: To be the next karate kid and fulfill the Kungfu dream! Our well-designed China tour is a once in a lifetime chance for you to experience the charm of Chinese Kungfu and China’s ancient history and culture.

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Highlights

Visit:: Forbidden City; Tiananmen Square; Temple of Heaven; Great Wall; Summer Palace; Terracotta Warriors; Ancient City Wall

: Longmen Grottoes; Shaolin Temple; Li River; Yangshuo; Yu Garden; The Bund; Jinmao Tower

Experience:: Sharing happiness of vocation with family;; Tracing back Chinese history in ancient Beijing and Xian;; Uncover the secret of Chinese Kungfu;; View China's new look in modern metroplis-Shanghai.

Sampling Itinerary Day by Day

Day 1 Beijing Arrival

Welcome to Beijing, the capital of China, rich in history and culture.

Your lifetime China tour begins with welcome from your local guide at the Beijing airport. Then be escorted to your hotel in a private vehicle. The rest of today is yours to acclimatize or explore the vast metropolis on your own.

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Day 2 Beijing ( B, L ): Today’s tour begins to visit the Tiananmen Square, the world’s largest plaza. Walking through Tiananmen Gate, you’ll enter the splendid Forbidden City, China’s No.1 palace complex adorned with imperial treasures.

In the afternoon, you’ll take a lifetime rickshaw tour the ancient alleyway of Hutongs that are still keeping the original layout in the Shichahai area. You’ll stop by a Siheyuan local family and experience what their life is like. Dinner will be arranged at a local family, and you can learn to cook some Chinese dumplings if you like.

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Day 3 Beijing ( B, L )

This morning tour will take you to size up the world-famous Great Wall (Mutianyu section), the key symbol of China. Flexible visiting time allows you to enjoy a lifetime trekking trip (1-2 hours' hiking), or witness the breathtaking views of this man-made wonder by taking a cable car.

After the Wall visit, you'll take a leisurely stroll along the tranquil Sacred Road to explore the Ding Tomb of Ming Imperial Tombs.

Feel tired after a whole day tour? You're offered with a free foot massage. In the evening, try the flavorful dish of Peking Roast Duck Dinner. (Optional)

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Day 4 Overnight Train from Beijing to Luoyang (B, L): In the morning, you’ll marvel at the Temple of Heaven where the emperors worshipped heaven and prayed for peace and harvest.

After lunch, head to visit the fabulous Summer Palace, the largest and best-preserved imperial garden in China, the next ‘must see’ site after the Great Wall and the Forbidden City.

Be transferred to the railway station and take an overnight train to Luoyang.

Day 5 Luoyang ( B, L ): Upon arrival in Luoyang, the cradle of Chinese civilization, be met and transferred to the hotel (30 minutes) to freshen up and have breakfast. Then be driven (40 mins) to and explore the Longmen Grottoes.

Learn about local cultural arts in the afternoon.

Day 6 Luoyang – Dengfeng ( B, L ): Today after breakfast, you’ll be driven (1 hr) to Dengfeng to a Shaolin kungfu martial arts school to take a morning class with local student monks; Then visit the Shaolin Temple to learn about the history of Shaolin Kungfu; contemporary Buddhist music and martial arts evening show;

After the tour, be driven (1 hr) back to hotel in Luoyang.

Day 7 Express Train from Luoyang to Xian ( B, L ): In the morning, be driven to Luoyang train station (30 mins); take the express train to Xi’an (2 hrs).

Upon arrival in the ancient heart, be met and transferred to your hotel. Fresh up with a early lunch and a little rest, head to visit the Great Mosque, a tranquil and historic mosque that has served Xian’s Muslim community for more than a millennium. By the way, you’ll stop by the Muslim Community.

Then head to the age-old Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the symbol of the old-line Xian, a well-preserved ancient building and a holy place for Buddhists.

Day 8 Xian & Flight to Guilin ( B, L ): Today your first stop is to join the ranks of the incredible Terracotta Warriors, the forbidding sentinels of a death defying emperor, starting out through the silent millennia of history.

In the afternoon, visit the Ancient City Walls, the largest and best-kept city walls on earth. Strolling and cycling on the Walls is quite an enjoyable experience. Today’s tour ends to visit the Bell Tower, a famous landmark of Xian ancient city.

After the tour, take a flight to Guilin, the most scenic city of China. After arrival, be transferred to your hotel in Guilin. The rest of day is free at your own pace.

Day 9 Guilin Li River Cruise ( B, L )

After breakfast, you'll be driven to Zhujiang Pier to cruise the Li River, a must-do for any Guilin tourists and a mile-long natural gallery.

This was what Bill Clinton said: 'I heard of the name of Li River long ago. Today I visit Li River. It is more vivid and genuine than what I thought before. Nowhere is like Guilin. It makes me think of the traditional Chinese paintings.'

After about 4 hours cruise, disembark at Yangshuo, the paradise of Guilin. Check in your hotel, the rest of today is free to explore Yangshuo and find out why West Street is so popular among tourists.

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Day 10 Guilin & Flight to Shanghai ( B, L )

Being driven back to Guilin after breakfast (1.5~2 hrs), and have an essential Guilin city tour. The first stop surely is the Elephant Trunk Hill, the city symbol. Then head to visit the fabulous Reed Flute Cave to see the beautiful stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, and stone flowers with various shapes.

After the tour, be escorted to the airport for your flight to Shanghai, the most cosmopolitan city of China. Upon your arrival, transferred to your hotel in Shanghai in private vehicle.

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Day 11 Shanghai ( B, L )

After breakfast, you'll visit the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center, a must-see for all true Shanghainophiles to witness how Shanghai became a cosmopolitan city from a shabby fishing village.

Then walk leisurely around the beautiful Yu Garden, a pleasant enough, well-contained classical Chinese garden, and savor some local flavor snacks at the Yu Garden Bazaar.

Later to visit the French Concession to appreciate its old French-style villas and special colonial culture. In the evening, enjoy the breathtaking Acrobatic Show. (Optional)

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Day 12 Shanghai Departure ( B, L )

After breakfast, head to the famous Bund to witness Shanghai’s skyline, and stroll along China's No.1 shopping street, Nanjing Road.

Then ascend the Jinmao Tower to get an amazing bird’s eye view of this metropolis. Then continue to Jade Buddha Temple to admire the largest jade Buddha in the world and exquisite religious artifacts.

After the tour, be transferred to the airport for your flight to next destination or back to home.

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: I am really interested in Chinese Kungfu, so i joined this tour to Shaolin Temple to watch the Kungfu exhibition. It was really unbelievable!

Vicki B‚ Canada, April 2, 2011

: I had a absolutely wonderful time. I traveled alone and felt comfortable with the guide and driver. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and provided even more than what was offered on the tour.

Cristina L‚ Australia, February 23, 2011

: Shaolin Temple, Longmen Grottoes, Han Tombs, and much more place to go...

Helen D‚ Australia, April 7, 2011

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The Locals' Leisure Time in Hutong

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The Magnificent Mutianyu Great Wall in Beijing

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Beautiful Kunming Lake in Summer Palace

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Longmen: A Treasure House of Ancient Buddhist Cave Art

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Shaolinsi Kungfu Show

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Big Wild Goose Pagoda: One of the Famous Landmarks of Xian

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Amazing Terracotta Warriors with 2000 Years History

A Lifetime Li River Cruise in Guilin

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Reed Flute Cave:The Marvelous Natural Beauty

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Yu Garden: The Classical Garden Build in 16th Century

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