China and Southeast Asia Discovery Tour
25-Day of Shanghai - Huangshan - Suzhou - Zhouzhuang - Suzhou - Hangzhou - Beijing - Kuala Lumpur - Malacca - Kuala Lumpur - Hanoi - Halong Bay - Hoi An - Da Nang - Ho Chi Minh City
- Code: CT-L/S106
- Category: Luxury & Standard
- Departure: Daily
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- Code: CT-L/S106
- Category: Luxury & Standard
- Departure: Daily
Shanghai Garden Bridge |
According to your flight information, our tour guide will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to the hotel to help you with the check-in procedure. The rest of the day is free for you to arrange. If you arrive early in the day, you may explore the city by yourself, or have a good rest after the long international flight journey.
Accommodation: Ya Fan Long Men Hotel (4 stars)In the morning, visit the Shanghai Museum and the Yuyuan Garden. Shanghai Museum is very famous because of its large amount and high qualified collections. It is divided into many small display halls distributing in 4 floors and each one is with different subject. The museum opens different display halls every day and you may choose your interested ones to have a visit. Then take car to visit the Yuyuan Garden. It was first built in Ming Dynasty by a local people for his father and now it is an ideal place to appreciate the garden art of southern China. Pass through the flourishing old Shanghai area; you may reach this tranquil but lively garden. After an a la carte lunch, our tour guide will transfer you to the Bund where you may visit many old buildings with different styles and we would like to arrange a short cruise trip on the Huangpu River for you. Some time will be also left for you to wonder on the Bund and visit an old cultural street in Shanghai. (B+L)
Accommodation: Ya Fan Long Men Hotel (4 stars)
Mt. Huangshan |
We prefer to leave a free morning for you to explore this great metropolis by yourself. You may choose your preferred destinations since the transportation is really convenient. You can also ask some advice from your tour guide beforehand about how to arrange this precious half day. In the late afternoon, our tour guide will pick you up at your appointed place and transfer you to the airport to catch your flight to Huangshan. Upon arrival in Huangshan, the local guide will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel. (B)
Accommodation: Huangshan International Hotel (4 stars)In the morning, take car to Yixian County to visit the fantastic Hongcun Village in ox shape. Here, the lake and mountain scenery complements and coexists each other harmoniously with the local resident buildings, the natural landscape and the historical sites enhances one another's beauty, this is Hongcun, a great village with its unique characteristic which distinguishes with other common residence architectural composition and becomes a big miracle of world history cultural heritage. Then visit the Nanping Village. After lunch at a local Chinese restaurant, you will be transferred to Shexian County to visit the Tangyue Archways. Each archway expresses its own moving story and you may feel the abundant and rich culture of Huizhou by visiting them. Stay overnight at the hotel in Huangshan City. (B+L)
Accommodation: Huangshan International Hotel (4 stars)
Check out from the hotel in the early morning and prepare for the trip to Mt. Huangshan. We suggest you only take daily necessity with you and store your luggage at the hotel, since there are many steps on the mountain and it will be very difficult to take it to the hotel in the mountain and also it may influence your travel emotion. The transfer may need one hour to get to the place to take cable car. Once you are in Mt. Huangshan, you will feel its extremely magnificent beauty. After check in at the hotel on the mountain, our tour guide will show you the scenic spot one by one, the Beginning-to-Believe Peak, the Peach Blossom Valley, the Lion Peak, the Flying-over Rock and the Bright Summit. You may have dinner at your hotel and pay by yourself. (B+L)
Accommodation: Beihai Hotel (4 stars)
Garden of the Master of the Nets, Suzhou |
In the morning, continue your exploration to the Cloud-dispelling Pavilion, the scenery of the cloud sea may attract your sight. You may also feel surprised by visiting the scenery of the Xihai Grand Canyon. Large amount of travelers are no longer existed in the canyon, and you may feel the spectacularity and majesty in silence. On the way along the narrow mountain path, graceful mountain peaks and strange stones with different shapes will come to your eyes one by one. Lunch will be served on the mountain. In the afternoon, take the cable car down to the mountain and the driver will be waiting for you at the foot of the mountain to transfer you to the Huangsha City. If time permits, visit the Tuixi Old Street. Then our tour guide will transfer you to the railway station for your overnight soft sleeper train to Suzhou. We kindly suggest you prepare something as the next day's breakfast. (B+L)
Accommodation: Overnight Sleeper TrainArrive in Suzhou in the morning and our tour guide in Suzhou will pick you up from the railway station. After a short break at the hotel, visit the Tiger Hill, the Humble Administrator's Garden and the Garden of the Master of the Nets. Suzhou is famous for its garden art and we arrange the most famous ones for you. You may follow the instruction of our guide and he/she will give you excellent explanation of the difference of each one. Among those, the Yunyansi Pagoda in the Tiger Hill is the second leaning Tower in the world and it is now the symbol of old Suzhou. The Tiger Hill is also famous for its rich collection of miniascapes. (L)
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Jasmine Suzhou (4 stars)Take car to the No. 1 water town in China, Zhouzhuang, where you may appreciate the elegant small bridges over the flowing stream and each family still uses the water for transportation and daily cleaning. You may also visit the old dwelling houses and many old persons still live here. Walk along the stream and our tour guide will also show you some sightseeing spots for you, as Hall of Shen's residence, Milou Tower and the Chengxu Daoist Temple. Transfer you back to Suzhou. (B+L)
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Jasmine Suzhou (4 stars)
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We prefer to leave the morning free for you, and you may walk around the old city area or other your interested sightseeing spots at your own pace and find what you preferred dishes for lunch. Take an afternoon soft seat to Hangzhou and stay overnight at the hotel in Hangzhou and have a good rest for next day's full day's tour. (B)
Accommodation: Ramada Plaza Hangzhou Haihua (4 stars)In the morning, visit the Six Harmonies Pagoda, this scenic sport collects more than 100 mini-pagodas from each dynasty and each place in China. When you climb to the top of the pagoda, you may find yourself locate at the best point to overlook the Qiantang River and you can take the chance to take some photos of it. Then visit the Lingyin Temple (Temple of Soul's Retreat) by passing the Fly-over Rock firstly. The last stop in Hangzhou will be the famous West Lake. You will take the cruise to appreciate its beauty and the cruise will stop at the Red Carp Pond. Take a flight to Beijing. The transfer both in Hangzhou and Beijing will be offered properly. (B+L)
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Central Plaza (4 stars)Start your Great Wall exploration tour from the early morning. Our tour guide will transfer you to the Badaling section, which is the most famous and safest part. On the way to the Great Wall, our tour guide will offer some information about it, and once you are there, our tour guide will leave you some free time for you to climb the Wall by yourself. You may appreciate its serpentine majesty from the bottom of your heart. To help you recover your energy, we will arrange a big lunch at a local reputable restaurant. In the afternoon, you will pass the Sacred Way to visit the Ming Tomb, the only one with the open underground palace of Qing Tombs. Drive back to your hotel and visit the appearance of the Olympic National Stadium, the Bird's Nest from a distance. (B+L)
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Central Plaza (4 stars)
Great Wall, Beijing |
As the capital of China, no Beijing's scenic spot does not tell a moving story or phases of histories. In the morning, visit the Tiananmen Square, which is the biggest square within downtown area in the world. Then walk for about five minutes to reach the Forbidden City. It is one of the five largest and the most illustrious royal palaces in the world, 24 emperors lived here from Ming and Qing Dynasties in ancient China. The most famous palaces here are Taihe Palace, Zhonghe Palace and Baohe Palace. Our tour guide will give you detailed explanation during your visit. A la carte lunch will be served at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, visit another World Heritage Site, the Temple of Heaven, a royal palace for emperors to worship the god for future flourish and good harvest. Tonight, we would like to arrange a lively Chinese Kung Fu Show at the Red Theatre for you. (B+L)
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Central Plaza (4 stars)Upon arrival, our guide and driver will meet you at Kuala Lumpur airport and then take a comfortable ride to the hotel. After checking in at the hotel, you can either take a leisurely walk around the city or have a good rest so as to start the best Malaysia tours energetically tomorrow. (B)
Accommodation: Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel (4 stars)
Accommodation: Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel (4 stars)
Accommodation: Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel (4 stars)
Check out the hotel and then we will drive to the Halong Wharf. Board the Signature Cruise ship there and start to cruise down the Halong Bay. During the journey, you will see countless limestone hills and islands continuously stretching out from the vast sea. The picturesque landscape would definitely delight you.
After passing through the Bai Tu Long Bay, go ashore to visit a karst cave and then take a boat to sight-see Vung Vieng Fishing Village. After getting back, you are free for the rest of the day. (B+L+D)