★ Meal Plan Code: B = Breakfast  L = Lunch  D = Dinner

Day 01 Arrival in Beijing
Arrive Beijing, arrival transfer to the hotel for four nights.

Day 02 Beijing
Full day city tour including Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and the Hongqiao Market. Beijing Duck Dinner. Attend an evening performance of Peking Opera. (B/L/D)

Day 03 Great Wall Excursion
Full day excursion to the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall, and the Summer Palace with a boat ride on the Kunming Lake. (B/L)

Day 04 Beijing
Full day city tour including the Lama Temple, the 'hutongs' of Beijing and the Liu Li Chang shopping district. (B/L)

Day 05 Beijing - Xian by air
Departure transfer to the airport for your morning flight from Beijing to Xian. Arrival transfer to the hotel for two nights. Afternoon tour including the Shaanxi History Museum, Muslim Quarters and the Great Mosque, the Old City Wall. (B/L)

Day 06 Xian
Full day tour including the Army of Terracotta Warriors, Huaqing Pool, Big Goose Pagoda.  Evening 'Dumpling Banquet' dinner. Attend an evening performance of Tang Dynasty Show. (B/L/D)

Day 07 Xian- Jinan by air
Departure transfer to the airport for the morning flight from Xian to Jinan. Arrival transfer to the hotel for two nights. (B/L)

Day 08 Jinan
Full day tour including Daming Lake, Baotu Spring and Thousand--Buddha Hill. (B/L)

Day 09 Jinan - Tai’an
Travel by road to Tai’an and go up Mt. Taishan by cable car in both directions. Transferred to the hotel for an overnight stay. (B/L/D)

Day 10 Tai’an - Qufu
You will be taken to Qufu, the hometown of Confucius. Full day tour including Confucius Mansion, Confucius Temple and Confucius Forest. Overnight at the hotel. (B/L)

Day 11 Qufu - Suzhou by train
You will be taken to Jinan railway station for the train from Jinan to Suzhou (soft seat). Arrival met and transferred to the hotel for one night stay. Full day tour of Suzhou including the Administrator's Garden, the Lingering Garden, Lion Forest Garden and the Master of Nets Garden. (B/L)

Day 12 Suzhou - Shanghai by train
Departure transfer to the railway station from Suzhou to Shanghai. Arrival transfer to the hotel for three nights. Full day city tour including the People's Square, Yu Yuan Garden, the Shanghai Museum, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, and the Former French Concession district. Attend an evening performance by the Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe. (B/L/D)

Day 13 Depart Shanghai
Departure transfer to the airport for your flight back home. (B)