Enjoy the onboard services and hospitality of the airline crew as you cross the international dateline towards the Asian continent.

Once arriving in Chengdu, we will take domestic flights from Chengdu to Beijing. Welcome to Beijing! Upon arrival at the airport, our tour guide will be waiting for you, you'll then be transported in a comfortable, non-smoking vehicle by an experienced driver directly to your hotel in Beijing. Your guide will assist you with the check-in process at the hotel.

Overnight: Beijing

At your leisure to accustom yourself to the new time zone, explore the capital city of China on your own, or join us for these optional tour programs:

Optional Tour 1: Tiananmen Square and The Forbidden City Tour with lunch at $70 per person – Get ready to be awed by the largest public square in the world and see the locals stroll and play in Tiananmen Square. Then walk to the legendary Forbidden City nearby – the palace complex of the Ming and Qing dynasties from 1420 to 1912 where Chinese emperors and their household once ruled as the power and political center. This huge palace covers over 180 acres in the center of Beijing city and has been touted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site with the largest collection of ancient wooden structures in the world. Feel free to roam from one end of the complex peeking into the once-home of the generations of emperors and concubines, and then exit on the other side of this vast magnificent compound. Lunch will be hosted at a local restaurant.

Optional Tour 2: Peking Duck Dinner Banquet with wine served at $40 per person – Enjoy this famous culinary dish that had been served on the imperial court menu and aptly named where it had originated – the Peking (Beijing) Duck meal is characterized by servings of deliciously roasted slices of duck skins that you will wrap with steamed rice flour pancakes together with your choice of spring onion stalks and cucumber strips dosed with sweet bean sauce. Serving with a glass of wine will make this unique culinary experience even more exquisite.

Overnight: Beijing
Meals:Breakfast  

See the spectacular man-made structure on Earth that has been recorded as a UNESCO World Heritage Site without contest – the Great Wall of China is the longest man-made structure on the planet-spanning over 13,171 miles. Built with the aim to be a physical barrier against the nomadic enemies from the north, the many Great Walls that have been constructed by successive emperors of different feudal empires were finally linked together to become what it stands today. Hike along the Great Wall at JuYongGuan Pass and after spending some free time on your own on the Wall, the tour will proceed with an educational experience at the Jade Museum and the Traditional Chinese Medicine 6Center to learn about the historical significance of Chinese jade and Chinese medicine to end the day.
Optional entertainment for the night for your purchase will be the Golden Mask Dynasty Show at $55 per person – an entertainment galore with over 200 performers of Chinese dances, acrobatics, costumes, and lighting, acoustics, and effects

Overnight: Beijing
Meals:Breakfast

After breakfast, free day until transfer to the Airport to take a domestic flight from Beijing to Chengdu.
Welcome to Chengdu, China, the panda's hometown! Upon your arrival, our tour representative will meet you outside the baggage claim exit and guide you to the comforts of our transfer vehicle that will bring you back to the hotel for check-in and rest.

Optional Tour: Temple of Heaven and Rickshaw Tour with Lunch at $85 per person – Visit the Temple of Heaven, a spectacular imperial complex of religious buildings located in the southeastern part of Beijing which is also a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. Used by emperors of the last two Chinese dynasties as a sacred temple to pray for a good harvest during annual ceremonies, it houses a magnificent wooden circular building built on three layers of marble stone base completely void of any nail. You can also be amazed by the Echo Wall there that can transmit sounds over large distances from one end of the perimeter to the other. Chinese rickshaws used to be a common mode of transportation in Beijing in the old days. You can still ride in these rickshaws during your tour through narrow alleyways that connect between the high walls of traditional courtyard residences that are still being preserved under the encroaching skyline of the modern skyscrapers.

Overnight: Chengdu
Meals:Breakfast

After breakfast, the tour guide will guide you to Kuanzhai Alley to explore  the most popular commercial streets on your own pace and experience the life of old Chengdu and enjoy the ancient style courtyards, where you can also enjoy the local traditional food and street snacks.Then visit the People' park to experience the local people' leisure life and also experience the local tea culture.

Optional Program: Spicy Hotpot experience at local restaurant at $45 per person.
Sichuan hotpot dates back to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) when it was created in a small town on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Local boatmen cooked a kind of spicy soup with vegetables, meat and hot peppers to help them in the humid, cold weather. Over hundreds of years, hotpot evolved to become a major Sichuan cuisine.The dipping sauces are usually made of sesame oil with garlic and green onion. People can put any meat and vegetables including potato, lotus root and tofu into the pot.

Overnight: Chengdu
Meals:Breakfast

Today, we are planning to visit the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for an up-close observation of these fascinating animals! Sichuan is renowned worldwide as the habitat of giant pandas, and the Chengdu Research Base plays a crucial role in their research and conservation efforts. Unlike traditional zoo settings, this facility offers a more natural environment for the pandas, allowing visitors to enjoy watching them in spacious, open-air enclosures. It promises to be a delightful and memorable experience interacting with these adorable pandas.

Optional Program: Sichuan Opera cultural show at $59 per person.
Sichuan Opera has a history spanning 300 years and your evening's entertainment celebrates the music, voice, dance and humor of the region.
The show begins with the classic 'Nightmare of Shi Huaiyu,' which is part ghost story and part love song, featuring famous characters from Chinese fiction. Next the performance features two soloists on traditional Chinese instruments. First is the Ehru, the Chinese violin with a haunting sound that you'll never forget. Later on in the opera, a solo will be performed on the Guqin, the Chinese zither. The Guqin is associated with wisdom and nobleness and is used for only the most traditional and sentimental music. Between the two soloists will be the 'Singing of Cuckoo,' performed in classic Sichuan surd singing style. Surd singing is one of the most difficult techniques in all Chinese music, and the Cuckoo is one of the best-known folk songs among Sichuan people. The show's finale will be the joyous 'Wild Dance of Golden Snake.' This traditional folk music is full of humor, merriment, and the personality of the West Shu country people who perform the dance.

Overnight: Chengdu
Meals:Breakfast

Enjoy your day at leisure to explore the exciting capital city of Sichuang-Chengdu on your own, or you may take our optional program to deeply explore the historical city.

Optional Tour:Visting Leshan Giant Buddha with Cruise Ride at $69 per person.
Leshan Giant Buddha, the largest sitting Buddha in the world, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. Leshan Giant Buddha is 71 meters high, 18 meters higher than the second largest stone Buddha of Bamyan in Afghanistan.With wonderful scene of the Leshan Giant Buddha, numerous interest places and contiguous scenic spots, it is just like a picture scroll with too many beautiful things. No matter whether you climb up the mountain for sightseeing or look around by water, it is sure that you must feast your eyes on the beauty, relaxed and happy and reluctant to leave. Take a cruise for an alternative perspective of the grand Buddha(For dry season, alternatively, cruise trip will be switched to hiking). 

Overnight:Chengdu
Meals:Breakfast

Today, we will take high speed bullet train from Chengdu to Chongqing,  the sprawling municipality at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers in southwestern China. The rest day will be on your own to explore the city by yourself or rest in the hotel. In the evening, we will stop by the Hongyadong which is one of the best tourist sites in Chongqing! You will experience the Anime "Spirited away "  scene in real life! You may take a cruise trip on the river to admire the night view of this mountain city.

Overnight: Chongqing
Meals:Breakfast    

In the morning, visit the Liziba station to view how the light rail goes through a residential building. Subsequently, stroll around Ciqikou Old Town and the Great Hall of People. Ciqikou old town is where you can see the old wooden houses, narrow streets, and tea house. The Great Hall of the People, also translated as the Chongqing People's Auditorium, located in central Chongqing. The rest day will be leisure time to enjoy Chongqing at your own.

Overnight: Chongqing
Meals:Breakfast  

Today we will take a bullet train back to Chengdu and transfer to the airport to catch the flight back to the sweet home. End of  this wonderful journey.