Day 1
Place & Transport: Arrive in Shanghai, Flight not included.
Today's Activities: Airport to Hotel Transfer (Shanghai)
Detailed Itinerary: The rest of the day is free for you to recover from the jetlag.
Day 2
Place & Transport: Shanghai
Today's Activities: Oriental Pearl TV Tower plus History museum, Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, Xintiandi.
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch.
Detailed Itinerary: - Oriental Pearl TV Tower plus History museum: Standing by the Huangpu River with 468 meters high, Oriental Pearl TV Tower is the highest TV Tower in Asia (up to the last floor to see Shanghai scenery).It is a new landmark of Shanghai in 21st century.
Beijing part of the Tower, the History Museum is a window of Shanghai open to all the guests at home and abroad. By means of more than 1,300 pieces of cultural relics, literature and pictures, it presents vividly a holistic picture of the long history of Shanghai from the remote antiquity to the liberation of the city in 1949.
- Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall: A short walk across Renmin Square from the Shanghai Museum, this is a fascinating insight into Shanghai’s future. The 2nd floor has a giant walkaround model of the city, and other floors have great displays, interactive exhibitions and walkthroughs of aspects such as the ports, greening, leisure etc.
- Xintiandi: Rejuvenated old quarter, with lots of cafes, quirky and upmarket shops, western food and close to the major hotels
Day 3
Place & Transport: Shanghai to Suzhou to Shanghai
Today's Activities: The Grand Canal, Humble Administrator's Garden, Rickshaw ride.
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: - The Grand Canal: The Grand Canal ranks alongside the Great Wall of China as the country's greatest engineering achievement and it is the longest man-made waterway in world. Cruising on the Canal, you can see the local peoples' life.
- Humble Administrator's Garden: The garden is the best representative of Chinese classical gardens, constructed in the Ming dynasty. Focused on a central pond with pavilions, terraces, chambers, and towers located nearby, the garden is divided into three parts: the eastern, middle and western parts.
- Rickshaw ride: Through the old streets & Hutongs in Suzhou, you will see local people's life.
Day 4
Place & Transport: Shanghai to Yellow Mountain, Flight No. TBA
Today's Activities: Hotel to airport Transfer (Shanghai), Airport to Hotel Transfer (Yellow Mountain), Yuyuan Garden, Jade Buddha Temple
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: - Yuyuan Garden: In the centre of Shanghai next to the Yuyuan Bazaar, this exquisite old 5-acre garden is famous for its design. The paths wander across bridges, past rockeries and miniature lakes, and through pretty halls and pavilions. The trees and shrubs are planted with an eye to providing charming views, and a sense of peace and harmony.
- Jade Buddha Temple: An active Buddhist temple, and one of the richest in Shanghai. The main treasures are two statues of Buddha, carved from rare single blocks of white jade adorned with precious stones. The temple is a hive of activity with monks, worshippers and visitors, and photos of the Buddhas are forbidden.
Day 5
Place & Transport: Yellow Mountain
Today's Activities: Huangshan Scenic area
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: - Huangshan Scenic area: Located in the south of Anhui Province, with an area of about 1,200 square kilometers, known as "the loveliest mountain in China", famous for its magnificent scenery made up of many granite peaks and rocks emerging out of clouds.
Day 6
Place & Transport: Yellow Mountain
Today's Activities: Hongcun Village.
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: - Hongcun Village: It's located in the place which is about 10 kilometers off the northeast part of Yixian County. An ancient town over 800 years old leaning against Mt. Huangshan, it is folded in the fog of the Mt. which makes it look like a river and mountain picture. It enjoys the reputation of "The Chinese town in the pictures". Especially, the whole town distributes like a "cow", which made it one of the wonders in the world culture heritage. The famous film "Crouching Tiger" was made here.
Day 7
Place & Transport: Yellow Mountain to Hangzhou
Today's Activities: Hotel to bus station Transfer (Yellow Mountain), Express bus station to Hotel Transfer (Hangzhou), Qinghefang Pedestrian Street, Meijiawu Tea Plantation.
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: - Qinghefang Pedestrian Street: Qinghefang Pedestrian Street illustrates the long history of Hangzhou in a nutshell. The 460m long, slab-stone street is filled with well preserved ancient two story buildings with traditional red lantern decoration the fronts. Traditional businesses like Chinese Medicine Pharmacies and tea houses operate in the same way as they have done for centuries and museums of many kinds – coin, china and antiques illustrate life in times past. It's a wonderful place for a stroll.
- Meijiawu Tea Plantation: Tea village is seated at the hinterland of West Lake Park and it boasts the most important tea production basis. Here you are in an original natural environment, just relax your feelings and enjoy the special tea culture, taste the fragrant tea while appreciating the beautiful village scenery.
Day 8
Place & Transport: Hangzhou
Today's Activities: Lingyin Temple/ Monastery of the Hidden Souls, Cruise on the West Lake
Meals: Breakfast, Chinese Lunch
Detailed Itinerary: - Lingyin Temple/ Monastery of the Hidden Souls : Lingyin Temple is one of the ten most famous ancient Buddhist temples in China. It also houses various Buddhist literature and treasures situated in front of Lingyin Temple, is famous for its more than 470 stone carvings of Buddhist figures, which dated from the 10th to 14th centuries.
- Cruise on the West Lake: Lying on the west edge of Hangzhou city, West Lake is the symbol of Hangzhou as well as one of the most beautiful sights in China.
Day 9
Place & Transport: Hangzhou to Shanghai, Train No. D658 Dep 9:53AM - Arr 11:17AM
Today's Activities: Hotel to Train station Transfer (Hangzhou)
Meals: Breakfast.
Note: If you choose to stay on in Shanghai for a few extra days, or arrive a few days early in Shanghai, please let us know, and we'd be happy to extend your hotel bookings, or arrange additional tours for you.
* Prices are in US dollars, for one person. Prices are for references only, may vary according to different travel seasons.
* Better discounts are valible when travel in low season from Nov to March.
