Visit China:  Chinese Civilization

9 Days/8 Nights

DAY 1: FLY TO CHINA

Board your flight and fly through the night to China.

DAY 2: BEIJING

Huānyíng lái dào zhōngguó! Meet your Chinese Prométour Tour Director upon arrival.

Transfer to your hotel for check-in, rest and freshen up.

Enjoy an authentic Chinese dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight accommodation in Beijing.

DAY 3: BEIJING

Breakfast at the hotel.

Enter Tiananmen Square – great cultural significance and the largest city square in the world.

Visit the Forbidden City – also known as the Imperial Palace, it was the Emperors residence and is considered the largest palace in the world.

Lunch in a local restaurant.

Visit an Opera Vocational School – learn all about the Chinese Opera.

Then master the art of Opera Mask Painting – every color has a different meaning.

Feast your eyes on a demonstration of Chinese cooking – tasting included.

Enjoy an authentic Chinese dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight accommodation in Beijing.

DAY 4: BEIJING

Breakfast at the hotel.

Board your bus and depart for China’s best-known attraction – the Great Wall of China.

Have time to walk along the Ju Rong Guan Section and really absorb the amazing history!

Lunch in a local restaurant.

Discover the sites of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games – See the Beijing National Stadium and the National Aquatics Center.

Enjoy an authentic Chinese dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight accommodation in Beijing.

DAY 5: LUOYANG

Breakfast at the hotel and Prométour Tour Director.

Transfer by motor coach from your hotel to the train Station.

Board the bullet train to Luoyang – one of the cradles of Chinese Civilisation.

Lunch in a local restaurant.

Visit the Longmen Grottoes – This UNESCO World Heritage Site is housing ten of thousands of statues of Buddha and his disciples located in more than 2, 300 caves built from 493 to 1127 AD.

While on site, explore the Xiangshan Temple.

Enjoy an authentic Chinese in a local restaurant.

Overnight accommodation in Luoyang.

DAY 6: LUOYANG

Breakfast at the hotel.

Visit the Shaolin Monastery and its Pagoda Forest – It has been recognized as the point of origin of Chan Buddhism and the cradle of Kung Fu.

Lunch in a local restaurant.

Visit a Kung Fu School to see over 2,000 local students perform in front of you.

Then, you’ll get to learn this Chinese Martial Art from the students.

Enjoy an authentic Chinese dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight accommodation in Luoyang.

DAY 7: SHANGHAI

Breakfast at the hotel.

Transfer by motor coach from your hotel to the airport.

Board your flight to Shanghai.

Transfer to your hotel for check-in.

Lunch with your group in a local restaurant.

Follow a local guide on a tour of Shanghai – Discover the French Concession area, the Bund, with views on the Financial District called the Pudong.

Finish by the Xintiandi, a car-free zone filled with boutiques, restaurants, and shops!

Enjoy an authentic Chinese in a local restaurant.

Overnight accommodation in Shanghai.

DAY 8: SHANGHAI

Breakfast at the hotel.

Visit a local school to see what it’s like to be a student in China; interact with the students of the school and participate in a cultural class like calligraphy or paper cutting.

Lunch in a local restaurant.

Visit the Yuyuan Gardens, a classical garden in downtown Shanghai.

Then explore the Bazaar!

See the complete silk-making process at a silk weaving demonstration.

Enjoy an authentic Chinese dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight accommodation in Shanghai.

DAY 9: FLY BACK HOME

Breakfast at the hotel.

Transfer to the airport.

Board your flight from Hong Kong and fly back home.