8 Days Beijing & Guilin Romance Combo Tour

After you arrive in Beijing, our local guide will pick you up and then drive to hotel for a good rest.

Today you will start your Beijing sightseeing tour from Tiananmen Square, it is surrounded by many imposing buildings including the Heavenly Gate, Museums, government buildings and Chairman Mao's Mausoleum. Then proceed to the Forbidden City, the largest imperial palace complex in the world. 

After lunch, pay a visit to Treasure Houses, Temple of Heaven is a complex of Taoist buildings where emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties visited for annual ceremonies of pray for good harvests.

When tour is over, you will be transferred back to your hotel by tour guide and driver.

The Mutianyu Great Wall(with round way cable car), is a about 2.5 hours' drive from downtown Beijing. A cable car takes you to a good section (avoiding a very steep climb), where you can walk along the wall, through the watch towers and enjoy superb views as it snakes across the hills and mountains.  Exterior visit of Beijing Olympic Stadiums(Bird's Nest and Water Cube), it contains National museum, exhibition area, Olympic Village and Olympic competition avenues.

Hotel to airport Transfer (Beijing), Airport Transfer (Guilin), Today you will visit Reed Flute Cave gets the name from the reeds used for making flutes and pipes that grow at its entrance. The cave is regarded as the largest and most impressive cave in Guilin. Elephant Trunk Hill, it is the symbol of Guilin with 55 meters high and got its name because its shape resembles an elephant with its trunk drinking from the Li River. Fubo Hill, there are almost 350 steps to climb to reach top of hill and but then you can enjoy a birds eye view of Guilin city.

Today you will see Minority village and Longsheng Terraced Field. The Longji Terraces are built into the steep mountain range named "The Dragon's Backbone" about 2 hours from Guilin. The terraces look like ribbons as they wind from the foot to the top of the mountain. This ingenious construction makes best use of the scarce arable land and water resources in the mountainous area. There are about 66 square kilometers of terraced fields in the district. The Terraces were first built in the Yuan dynasty and completed in the Qing dynasty by the Zhuang people. Zhuang and Yao minority villages dot the area and feature traditional unique architecture where no nails are used in construction. The different minority customs and dressing styles are especially interesting. Sedan chairs are available from the parking lot to the top of the mountain for customers who would like to see the great views but fail to climb all the way up to the top, it takes about CNY350 per person for the round trip.

Li River Cruise (4 hours): A cruise along the Li River between Guilin and Yangshuo is an unforgettable experience. As you take in the stunning scenery there's something interesting to see at almost every bend in the river. Between spectacular limestone peaks you'll see graceful bamboo groves, farmers tending rice paddies, and lumbering water buffaloes pulling carts or cooling off in the river. You may see fishermen gliding along on their narrow bamboo rafts, and if you're very lucky you might see one of the famous fishing cormorants. Boats depart from various wharves, according to the height of the river at different times of the year.

Yangshuo Countryside Cycling, experience the hustle & bustle of the Yangshuo traffic for 10 minutes before you escape onto the country roads, lanes and tracks of the distinctive and beautiful Yangshuo countryside. Biking alongside the paddy field and orchards that surround the famous mountains will give a fascinating insight into life in rural China. You will have a family visit on the half way. It is an opportunity to see a real country life and talk to the local farmers. Back at a covered, rooftop patio-classroom, you have an opportunity to learn three dishes and enjoy the fruits of your labor in Yangshuo Chinese Cookery Class.

After breakfast, you will be transferred to Beijing Capital Airport by tour guide and driver, your Beijing local tour ends.