Muslim Quarter

Day 1: The Forbidden City and the Imperial Palace, Beijing

Morning: Pick up at your hotel located in the downtown Beijing (between 8:30am to 9:00am)

Visit the Tian’anmen Square, the world’s largest public square. Explore the sites around the square with opportunities to take some amazing pictures.

Next, the magnificent Forbidden City, the largest Imperial Palace in the world. You’ll spend a couple of hours wandering around this amazing example of Imperial architecture and learning about the history of the palace.

Then you will visit Jingshan Park. You will climb to the top pavilion to get a fabulous panoramic view of city Beijing.

Suggested accommodation area: Beijing city center (hotel booking by yourselves)

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Day 2: The Great Wall of China

Morning pick up at your hotel (between 8:30am to 9:00am)

Then going to Mutianyu Great Wall. It's the best section of the great wall in China. (1.5 to 2 hours drive).

This is a one of the most famous and ideal sections of the Great Wall. You will have your choice of taking the cable car or chair lift up the breathtaking wall and spend a leisurely 1 to 2 hours hiking up and down the various sections exploring the Watch Towers and marveling at the construction and beauty of the renown and legendary Wall. You then have the option of an exhilarating toboggan ride back down or simply return the way you came.

After you finished Mutianyu, you will visit 798 Art Zone.

Accommodation area: Beijing city center (hotel booking by yourselves)

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Day 3: The Summer Palace -- Lama Temple

Morning you will go to visit Summer Palace, a summer resort for Imperial Family Members~considered the best preserved Imperial Park.

Summer Palace has been listed in the World Heritage Sites, originally named Qingyi Yuan or the Garden of Clear Ripples, was the first constructed in 1750. It was razed to the group by the Anglo-French Allied Forces in 1860. The Government of Qing Dynasty rebuilt it in 1886 with funds that it had misappropriated from the Imperial Navy and other sources then 2 years later, renamed as Yihe Yuan or the Garden of Health and Harmony, it was ravaged by the Allied Forces of the Eight Powers that invaded China in 1900.

You can visit the court area, lake area, long corridor etc.

In the afternoon you will visit Lama Temple, also known as Yonghe Temple, Harmony and Peace Palace Lamasery, Yonghe Lamasery is located at the northeast corner of Beijing City, considered as the largest and most perfectly preserved lamasery in present day China.

Accommodation area: Beijing city center (hotel booking by yourselves)

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Day 4: Temple of Heaven and High-speed Train to Xi'an

Drive to Temple of Heaven. It's the largest Imperial place of worship from ancient times. This special place becomes a park where the local community utilizes this beautiful and enormous space for social activities such as singing, dancing, and Taiji practice.

Then visit Back Lakes and take a high-speed train for Xi'an.

Accommodation area: Xi'an city center (hotel booking by yourselves)

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Day 5: The Terracotta Army -- Xi'an City Wall

It was while digging wells on the outskirts of Xi'an in the 1970s that farmers stumbled across what was to be China's most important archeological find: the Terracotta Army. Distributed over three large underground pits and built to guard the First Emperor's tomb were more than 8,000 life-size warriors, some 520 horses, and more than 100 chariots, along with numerous other non-military characters dating from around 280 BC.

Afternoon return to the city center and visit the Xi'an City Wall, which has been guarding the inner city for 600 years.

Accommodation area: Xi'an city center

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Day 6: Shaanxi History Museum -- Muslim Quarter

Today you will visit Shaanxi History Museum, Tomb of Emperor Jingdi (Hangyangling) and the food street of Muslim Quarter, the Chinese hamburger is a must-eat food.

Accommodation area: Xi'an city center

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Day 7: Xi'an City Highlights and Flight to Shanghai

Today you will visit the other highlight attractions of Xi'an. Including Tang Bo Art Museum, Dayan Pagoda Northern Square.

In the afternoon take a flight to Shanghai and transfer to your hotel.

Accommodation area: Shanghai city center (hotel booking by yourselves)

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Day 8: Yu Garden -- Shanghai's Promenade: The Bund -- Shanghai Tower

Yu Garden presents exquisite examples of traditional landscaping.

A remarkable act of smart city planning and preservation can be seen in Shanghai's splendid riverside promenade, the Zhongshan Lu, perhaps better known as the Bund (Wàitan). As you stroll this wide pedestrian zone along the Huangpu Jiang River, you'll almost forget you're bang-smack in the middle of China's largest city (Shanghai's population exceeds 24 million people).

Shanghai Tower is the world's second-tallest building by height to architectural top. The first is Burj Khalifa. Get the the top of Shanghai Tower and get a panorama view of Shanghai city.

Accommodation area: Shanghai city center

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Day 9: Shanghai City Highlights

Today you will visit the other highlight attractions of Shanghai. Including Former French Concession, Shang Museum, etc.

Get ready around 5-6:00pm then taking Tuktuk texi going through small lanes and streets to see how locals life and stoped for five times to eat around 5 spots. After the food tour, we take a while walking in the main street in muslim quarter then Bell tower and Drum Tower square.

For what kind of food that is secret for surprise.

You can pack it for just nightlife. I have all fiver stars feedback on my food tour. 

For your day time, you can still choose any other of my day or days tour !

You are welcome to contact me for more details and also feel free to give me your time of arrival and deparure with what I can Tailor-made you a perfect itinerary.

Look forward to hearing from you

Hotel meeting around 9:00am

Then walk or take public transportation to Xi'an City Wall where you can ride bike around the whole wall.

In the afternoon, you will be taken to a nice place for lunch at your request. Then there are severl options for the rest of our day tour what you can choose one or two of them

Options:

Shaanxi History Museum

Big Wild Goose Pagoda

Small Wild Goose Pagoda

Great Mosque

Drum Tower

Bell Tower

You are welcome to contact me for more details for a completely Tailor-Made Tour for your Trip In China.

For those who have very limited time in Xi'an but hope to see as more as possible, I picked this package:

Sights to see for one day,

Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum

Huaqing Hot Spring Palace & Lishan Mt.

Banpo Neolithic Age Museum

Muslim Quarter

Bell Tower and Drum Tower Square

Description，

Hotel pickup at 8:30, then heading to Banpo Neolithic Age museum and Terra Cotta warriors in the morning, after that having a simple lunch at a nice local restaurant at your requests, visiting Huaqing Hot Spring Palace & Lishan Mt., and for last you will be taken to visit the interesting street Muslim Market and Bell tower and Drum Tower square, final hotel dropoff at the end of our tour.

The itinerary is absolutly flexible, so that we are able tailor make any changing requested.

Includes,

A government certified English-speaking tour guide

A private van and a skillful driver

offing of two bottles of water per person per day

Fee of gas, tolls, parkings

Besides, I organize some other classic tours such as:

Huashan Mt. Hinking Tour

Famen Temple Pilgramage Tour

Shaolin Temple Kungfu Training Tour

Hukou Fall on Yellow River Tour

When ang of them meets your interest, please feel free to contact me for details. It is me giving you 100% guarantee that the queto id the most resonable one.

Thanks for your attentions

Sincerely

Victoria

This full-day Xi’an highlights tour starts at 9am in the morning with pick-up service from your hotel lobby. Your will firstly visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the must see in Xi’an and most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. Follow your tour guide and spend enough time to explore all three sections No. 1 Pit, No. 2 Pit, and No. 3 Pit tagged in the order of their discoveries. No. 1 Pit is the largest, first opened to the public, there are columns of soldiers at the front, followed by war chariots at the back. 

Lunch will be at your own expense, please ask the tour guide to get some advice and enjoy the local authentic food. In the afternoon, you can choose your preferred two more sites in the downtown area to continue the sightseeing, like City Wall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Shaanxi History Museum, Square of Bell & Drum Tower, Muslim Quarter, Great Mosque, Gao's Grand Courtyard, or Forest of Stone Steles Museum. You tour guide will give you suggestion based on the traffic condition and time. Later, enjoy private transfer back to your hotel to conclude the full-day Xi’an tour.