( Luoyang : Shaolin Temple )

Day 1/Arrive in Beijing                                                
Arrive in Beijing, meet your guide upon arrival and transfer to the hotel. (D)

Day 2/Beijing                                                               
Visit Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, National Center of Performing Arts (No entry). In the afternoon, take sightseeing of Summer Palace, one royal garden. (B,L,D)

Day 3/Beijing                                                              
Visit Great Wall, Ming Tombs (Spirit Road, Changling Tomb). On the way back to the hotel, stop at the Olympic Park for the outside view of Bird's Nest and Water Cube. (B,L,D)

Day 4/Beijing-Luoyang                                              
Visit Temple of Heaven, Yonghe Lama Temple. Then, take a rickshaw through some old Hutongs, and walk around Nanluogu Lane. In the evening, transfer to Beijing West Railway Station, and take overnight train to Luoyang with soft sleeper (the first class in China, 4 persons sharing one cabin). (B,L,D)

Day 5/Luoyang                                                           
Arrive in Luoyang in the morning, pick up from the railway station and transfer to the hotel for breakfast. Visit Shaolin Temple. (B,L,D)

Day 6/Luoyang-Xi'an                                                 
In the morning, pay a visit to Longmen Grottoes. Then, take a train to Xi'an. Transfer to the hotel on arrival. (B,D)

Day 7/Xi'an                                                                 
Visit the extraordinary Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Big Wild Goose Pagoda. (B,L,D)

Day 8/Xi'an                                                                        
Visit Shaanxi History Museum, Forest of Steles Museum, Great Mosque. Enjoy Dumpling Dinner. (B,L,D)

Day 9/Xi'an-Shanghai                                              
Take a morning flight to Shanghai, known as "Paris in the East". Visit the Bund, Yuyuan Garden, Chenghuangmiao (Yuyuan Garden Market). Enjoy Acrobatic Show in the evening. (B,L,D)

Day10/Shanghai                                                       
Visit Shanghai Museum, Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai Xin Tian Di and Tianzifang. (B,L,D)

Day11/Leave from Shanghai                                  
Transfer to the airport and prepare for boarding on your homebound flight. TOUR ENDS! (B)

Note: B-Breakfast  L-Lunch  D-Dinner

Hotel List (or the same standard) & Price:                                                                                        

Following price is based on private China tour, why to choose our private tour:
√ Travel with private van and guide
√ Flexible to customize your China Tour
√ Flexible departure date, whenever you want

 4-star hotel:

Price in standard room, with 2 person in 1 double room: USD--pp

 3-star hotel:

Price in standard room, with 2 person in 1 double room: USD--pp

Included:
- Twin sharing accommodation with buffet breakfast
- Domestic fights in economic class with airport tax: Xi'an-Shanghai
- Train tickets (overnight train with soft sleeper, daytime train with soft seat):Beijing-Luoyang, Luoyang-Xi'an
- Lunch and Dinner as mentioned in the itinerary in local good restaurant
- (first) Entrance fee mentioned in the itinerary
- Individual English speaking guide (No private guide on the Yangtze Cruise)
- All Transfers specified in the itinerary by air-conditioned van

Excluded:
- International flight and airport tax
- China Entry Visa
- Tips, personal expenses
- Single room supplement
- Transfer, guide service for "day at leisure"
- Guide service during the plane, train or cruise

*  High season: May, Sep & Oct 2009 (Nov in Shanghai) 
* Shoulder season: Mar, Apr, Jun 01 - Aug 31 & Nov 2009
*  Low season: Dec 2009, Jan, Feb 2010