Tour Code: IFH-NJ-01
Tour days: 1 Days
Get to know Nanjing in one day on this sight-packed, full-day tour with a guide. Traveling by private car, see Nanjing top attractions such as Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum, Nanjing Museum, Xuanwu Lake, Confucius Temple and Yangtze River Bridge.
Transfer via: flight - your arrangement, private vehicle - our arrangement
Activities for today: airport transfer, Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum, Nanjing Museum, Xuanwu Lake, Confucius Temple Area, Yangtze River Bridge
Your guide will meet you at the airport (We recommend that you select flights which arrive in Nanjing before 9:30 a.m.), railway station or your hotel.
You'll then head for a city tour.
10:30 a.m. Take the private bus to the Purple Mountain Area. Visit Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum. It is situated at the foot of the second peak of Mount Zijin. Construction of the tomb started in 1926, taking three years. On first July 1929, Dr. Sun was buried there. Sun has been respected as Father of Modern China since he fought unyieldingly against the corrupt Qing government and led the 1911 revolution to end feudal system and found Republic of China, leading Chinese people into a new era.
12:00 a.m. Visit Nanjing Museum (closed on Monday) or Xuanwu Lake
-Nanjing Museum
Nanjing Museum was served as the Kuomintang's Preparatory Office of National Central Museum. It is now a large comprehensive history and art museum. It has a collection of 420,000 pieces of relics of many kinds, more than 2,000 pieces of which are of national treasures, especially the relics of archaeological excavations, ethnic minorities foreign countries,royal court, Qing Dynasty literature.
-Xuanwu Lake
The lake lies northeast of the city near the railway station, out of the city wall. It used to be the drilling camp of the imperial navy and recreation center of aristocrats. At the end of the Qing dynasty, it was turned into a park.
13:30 p.m Free time at Confucius Temple Area. You may find good local restaurants and snack shops to enjoy your lunch.
15:30 p.m Move on to the Yangtze River Bridge
The bridge flies over Yangtze River, northwest of the city. It was the first double deck and double track highway and railway bridge designed and constructed by Chinese themselves. As a milestone, it was Chinese people's pride.
17:00 p.m. Return to your hotel.