Tour Code: IFH-CW-10
Tour days: 10 Days
This China Winter Photography tour will give you the opportunity to enjoy an amazing hiking and to discover the breathtaking world heritage sites, such as Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Zhangjiajie National Forset Park, Yellow Mountain, and Hongcun Village...
Transfer via: flight - your arrangement
Activities for today: Airport to hotel transfer
Tour Guide & Driver Service:
Upon your arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport, you will be met by your local guide at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Transfer via: private vehicle
Activities for today: Mutianyu Great Wall, Ming Tomb (Changling)
Tour Guide & Driver Service:
After breakfast at your hotel, meet the guide and drive to visit the Great Wall of Mutianyu Section, which is one of the great wonders in the world and the symbol of China (cable car and toboggan are optional). You can take a short hiking on the wall. In the afternoon, process to visit Changling Tomb (one of the Ming Tombs).
Transfer via: flight - our arrangement
Activities for today: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven.
Tour Guide & Driver Service:
After breakfast at your hotel, meet the guide and start today's city tour from the Tiananmen Square, the largest city square in the world, followed by the Forbidden City. It is the largest imperial palace in China for 24 emperors' reign during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years.
In the afternoon, transfer to visit the Temple of Heaven Park, which is a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's bless of the whole nation. After the tour, be transferred to the airport for the evening flight to Zhangjiajie.
Upon arrival, you will be met by the local guide and transferred to your hotel.
Transfer via: private vehicle
Activities for today: Bailong Elevator, Yuanjiajie Mountain, Tianzi Mountain, 10-mile Natural Gallery
Tour Guide & Driver Service:
After breakfast at the hotel, you will be met and drive to take the Bailong Elevator to Yuanjiajie Mountain – a glass Elevator built into the side of the mountain. On the summit, you will be taken on a 2.5 hours hiking to discover the Pillar of the Southern Sky. This mountain was used as inspiration for the Halelujah Mountains seen in the blockbuster movie, Avatar.
Proceed to the Platform or Forgetfulness to enjoy the nearby peak views. Climb up to King of peaks – Tianzi Mountain. Take a cable car down the Tianzi Mountain and go on sightseeing along the Dreamlike Fairyland –10-mile Natural Gallery.
Transfer via: flight - our arrangement
Activities for today: Golden Whip Stream, Baofeng Lake
Tour Guide & Driver Service:
After breakfast at the hotel, you will be met and drive to the Golden Whip Stream. You will have a leisure hiking about 2.5 hours.
In the afternoon, hiking through a grand Valley and reach the sleepy Baofeng Lake. Around the lake area the beautiful cataracts are found in the film Avatar. After the tour, transfer to the airport for the evening flight to Shanghai.
Upon arrival at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel.
Transfer via: private vehicle
Activities for today: Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Yu Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, the Bund, Nanjing Road
Tour Guide & Driver Service:
After breakfast at the hotel, meet the guide and full day guide tour to visit Oriental Pearl TV Tower where has best viewing spot of Shanghai located by the Huangpu River with 468 meters high. Followed by a visit to the Yu Garden. The garden used to be a private garden with 400 years' history; it features traditional architectural style of Yangtze Delta.
After that, have a free walk on the nearby Old Street and transfer to visit the Jade Buddha Temple. Free at leisure on the Bund and Nanjing Road.
Transfer via: flight - our arrangement
Activities for today: Tunxi Old Street
Shanghai Driver Service: 09:00, our driver will escort you to the airport for the flight to Huangshan.
Huangshan Tour Guide & Driver Service: You are picked up to check in your hotel. Then take a leisure stroll along the old Tunxi Street, which is regarded as a span of the old-time memory of the area.
Transfer via: private vehicle
Activities for today: Mt. Huangshan (Yellow Mountain)
Tour Guide & Driver Service:
In the morning, meet the guide and drive to the foot of Mt. Huangshan (Yellow Mountain). You will take a cable car up to the top of the mountain, and have a short hiking to Xihai valley and other peaks.
Mt. Huangshan is regarded as one of the most beautiful mountain in China, featured with oddly-shaped pines, grotesque rock formation, cloud sea and hot springs. Stay overnight at a hotel on top of the mountain.
Transfer via: flight - our arrangement
Activities for today: Hongcun Village
Huangshan Tour Guide & Driver Service:
In the morning, a short hiking and see the sunrise if weather permits. After that, take a cable car down the mountain. And drive to visit Hong Cun Village. It is an ancient village of over 800 years and wins the reputation of "The Chinese town in the pictures". The famous movie "Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon" was partly filmed here. Drop off at Tunxi International Airport.
Shanghai Driver Service: Upon arrival, our driver will pick you up to your hotel check in.
Transfer via: flight - your arrangement
Activities for today: Hotel to airport transfer
Driver Service: Free at leisure until you are escorted to the airport for your homebound flight.