China Encompassed
Trip Details
- Duration: 25 day(s) days
- Visited Areas: Asia
This comprehensive 25 day China Tour takes us to grottoes, gardens, temples, and tombs, with a trek in Tiger Leaping Gorge and a cruise along the Yangtze River. We start in Beijing with a walk along the Great Wall of China at Mutianyu, then explore Tiananmen Square and the centuries old buildings of the Forbidden City. We visit the Iron Pagoda and Dragon Pavilion in Kaifeng, the Shaolin Temple and Pagoda Forest, before marvelling at the caves and shrines of the Longmen Grottoes at Luoyang. In Xi'an we visit the awesome Terracotta Army, and in Shanghai take a city tour that visits the Jade Buddha Temple and Yu Gardens. We fly to Kunming to visit the eerie Stone Forest, and then trek the Tiger Leaping Gorge, an essential experience in northern Yunnan province, rewarding you with stunning scenery. In Lijiang and Tibetan influenced Zhongdian we learn more about the cultures and customs, with time to wander the streets, explore the markets and monasteries, and spend time with a local Tibetan family.
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Itinerary
Day 1
Join Beijing
Day 2
Beijing - Great Wall of China Mutianyu Section. Photo Stop at Olympic Stadium Area
Day 3
Beijing - Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace. Overnight Train to Zhengzhou
Day 4
Zhengzhou - Provincial Museum. Drive Kaifeng - Iron Pagoda, Dragon Pavilion
Day 5
Shaolin Monastery, Pagoda Forest. Drive Luoyang - Longmen Grottoes
Day 6
Train to Xi'an
Day 7
Xi'an - Wild Goose Pagoda, City Wall, Provincial Museum
Day 8
Xi'an Tour - Terracotta Warriors, Banpo Museum
Day 9
Fly Xi'an to Chongqing, Pre-embark on River Cruise Boat
Day 10
Yangtze River Cruise, Shore Excursion to Ghost City Fengdu or Shibaozhai Pagoda
Day 11
Cruise through 3 Gorges, Tour Shennong Lesser Gorges
Day 12
Disembark Cruise - Excursion to 3 Gorges Dam Project. Fly to Shanghai
Day 13
Shanghai City Tour - Bund, Yu Gardens, Jade Buddha Temple
Day 14
Shanghai ? Free day
Day 15
Fly to Kunming
Day 16
Kunming - Stone Forest. Overnight Train Dali
Day 17
Dali - Optional visits to Three Pagodas, Dali Ancient City and Erhai Lake
Day 18
Drive Qiaotou, Trekking Tiger Leaping Gorge
Day 19
Trekking Tiger Leaping Gorge, Views of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Yangtze River
Day 20
Trek to Daju, Tour Yulong Snow Mountain. Drive Lijiang
Day 21
Lijiang World Heritage Site - Free Day
Day 22
Drive Zhongdian - Ancient Town
Day 23
Zhongdian ? Song Zan Lin Monastery, Visit Local Tibetan Family
Day 24
Fly Kunming
Day 25
Kunming - Tour Ends After Breakfast