Upon arrival, greeted by our local tour guide at the airport and transfer to your hotel. Time to rest, relax and acclimate to your new time zone.

Overnight: Taipei

After breakfast, visit the famous The Historical Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall ,The architecture of the memorial hall and the changing of the guard ceremony are both impressive. You can also learn the history of Taiwan and of Chiang Kai-Shek’s life at the museum or admire the beautiful Chinese-style garden outside. The Tallest Skyscraper in Taiwan-Taipei 101, is the iconic building of Taipei. The highlight is its observation deck where you’ll see the damper: the key elements of earthquake resistance systems . And the view of city’s skyline from the top is amazing. The Great Eastern Philosophy - Confucius Temple,It is a combination of a temple and a museum where honors Confucius - an outstanding teacher in Chinese culture. Learning more about the philosophy through the exhibition and watching an interactive movie at the 4D theatre. Encountering a Healing Deity - Bao-an Temple,The only UNESCO listed for cultural heritage conservation in Taipei and has been maintained and repaired with traditional techniques. Don't miss the beautiful sculptures all across the roofs.

Overnight: Taipei
Meals: Breakfast

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 ground 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

Today is free day to explore Taipei at your own pace or join our optional tour to visit Jiufen Gold Rush Town.

Optional Tour :Explore Jiufen Gold Rush Town
Jiufen, perfectly situated up in the hills and straddles the Pacific Ocean, was once a prosperous gold rush town before the 1970s. Today, with its picturesque stone walls, narrow cobblestone streets, and tea houses, the ancient city has become an inspirational mecca for artists, writers, and movie directors like Hou Hsiao-hsien (A City of Sadness) and Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away).
Jiufen & Its Nostalgic Old Street
Jiufen is the mining living area during the gold rush era, rich with authentic Taiwanese food, sloping steps, traditional Chinese architecture. In the end of the old street, you can see the boundless sea and sky.
A Local Vintage Theater House
Sheng Ping Theater House is the first movie theater in Northern Taiwan. It was the most luxury movie theater in the gold minning era. The building was build on the rock and save a lot of material. You can say it is a green building.
Back to the Old Times - Shifen Old street
We can release the sky lantern on the railway in Shifen Old street. You can also experience interesting “train passing by doorways” and the fun of shopping besides the railway tracks.
Let's Make a wish - Sky Lantern
Make a wish, write it on the lantern and let it fly. Releasing sky lantern has long been used for people to pray for their wishes.

Overnight: Taipei
Meals: Breakfast

Today is free day to explore Taipei at your own pace or join our optional tour to visit Jiufen Gold Rush Town.

Optional Tour :Explore Jiufen Gold Rush Town
Jiufen, perfectly situated up in the hills and straddles the Pacific Ocean, was once a prosperous gold rush town before the 1970s. Today, with its picturesque stone walls, narrow cobblestone streets, and tea houses, the ancient city has become an inspirational mecca for artists, writers, and movie directors like Hou Hsiao-hsien (A City of Sadness) and Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away).
Jiufen & Its Nostalgic Old Street
Jiufen is the mining living area during the gold rush era, rich with authentic Taiwanese food, sloping steps, traditional Chinese architecture. In the end of the old street, you can see the boundless sea and sky.
A Local Vintage Theater House
Sheng Ping Theater House is the first movie theater in Northern Taiwan. It was the most luxury movie theater in the gold mining era. The building was build on the rock and save a lot of material. You can say it is a green building.
Back to the Old Times - Shifen Old street
We can release the sky lantern on the railway in Shifen Old street. You can also experience interesting “train passing by doorways” and the fun of shopping besides the railway tracks.
Let's Make a wish - Sky Lantern
Make a wish, write it on the lantern and let it fly. Releasing sky lantern has long been used for people to pray for their wishes.

Overnight: Taipei
Meals: Breakfast

You can continue to rest and enjoy the comforts of the hotel facilities and venture on your own to explore the surroundings at leisure, or you can 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 ground 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 Center 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, Lunch

Check out of the hotel in the morning and be at your own roaming leisure or join the morning optional tour.

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.

Depart for Xi'an by taking a high speed bullet train, the capital of northwestern Shaanxi Province in the afternoon, and upon arrival at the the airport in the ancient city, our local guide will meet and greet you to escort you to the hospitality of your next hotel accommodation to rest for the day.

Overnight: Xi'an
Meals: Breakfast

Take an orientation ride around the city and visit the impressive city monument, the Xi'an City Wall which is also one of the largest and oldest conserved Chinese fortifications in the country. The rectangular-shaped Xi'an Wall was rebuilt in the 14th century over the previous palace wall of the Tang Dynasty (618 to 907 A.D.) is now 39 feet high, between 39 and 46 feet wide at the top, and encloses an area of 5.4 square miles. Described by Michelle Obama as "a wall that has withstood war and famine and the rise and fall of dynasties" during the Obamas' visit in 2014, City Wall now give visitors a majestic view of the ancient city caught in between the old and the seemingly new forever expanding city with a changing skyline in its perimeter. You can stroll atop the spacious wall and peek into the uniquely-styled watchtowers and imposing gates underneath. The rest of the day will be at your leisure or you can participate in the wonderful optional excursion to visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum in the day, and the optional Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show in the evening.

Optional Tour 1: Visit the Terracotta Warrior and Horses Museum with lunch at $89 per person.
Come marvel at the undisputed Eighth Wonder of the World – the live archeological site at the Terracotta Warrior and Horses Museum in Xi'an.  The exposed Terracotta Army and Horses are touted to be only a small contingent in the necropolis that was accidentally discovered by farmers in 1974 while digging for well water. Since then, the site has been converted into a working museum for archaeologists consisting of several buildings protecting the live-size terracotta human and horse figurines that were supposed to safeguard the First Emperor of a unified China in his afterlife more than 2,500 years ago. Seize the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit the three excavation pits and see the breathtaking scale of an ancient empire. After spending your time exploring the museum, you will be routed to visit a terracotta replication factory to look at the modern production process of these terracotta soldiers.

Optional Tour 2: Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show at $50 per person.
You can now enjoy the sights, sounds, music, and dance of imperial court entertainment during the heights of Chinese civilization in the Tang Dynasty (618 to 907 A.D.) at this stage performance. The multi-talented professional performers and dancers will amaze the audience with a great series of repertoire that includes performances with ancient musical instruments, Chinese dances, songs, grandeur costumes and pageantry rarely seen today.

Overnight: Xi'an
Meals: Breakfast

In the morning,  we will take a flight or high speed bullet train to Chongqing, known as the "Mountain City",  In the afternoon, we will visit Chongqing Zoo (Panda). In the evening,  we will board the Yangtze River Cruise. The cruise will set sail around 9 pm.

Overnight: Yangtze River Cruise
Meals: Breakfast

Starting the morning with a cup of coffee and morning  Tai-chi exercise while traveling the most scenic stretch of the Yangtze as it forces its way through a spectacular series of limestone ridges known as the Three Gorges. Firstly Cruise through Qutang Gorge, the shortest, narrowest and most spectacular of the three large gorges. Then excursion to Lesser Three Gorges. Along the way, you can see fascinating sites including the hanging coffins of the Ba people and the ancient plank road carved into the cliff side. Sailing through Wu Gorge, renowned for its magnificent scenery.

Optional Program: Excursion to White Emperor City

Overnight: Yangtze River Cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight: Ho Chi Minh
Meals: Breakfast, lunch,

Cruise continue on the Yangtze River today. Visit the Three Gorges Dam.The world’s largest hydroelectric power project took almost 20 years to build. You will see the inner workings of this massive structure up close. Learn how the dam controls flooding and how it led to the relocation of 1.25 million people. The rest day will be at your own to explore the city.

Overnight: Yichang
Meals: Breakfast

After Breakfast, take a domestic flight to Shanghai.  Upon arrival in Shanghai, stop by The Bund, a five-block riverfront promenade walkway at the edge of the Huang Pu River that divides the city into east and west. The glaring contrast of modern skyscrapers on the eastern side of the river cast towering modernity against the lower profiles of traditional European architectural buildings now primarily housing banks and trading houses on the west. Make the best use of your time by joining the optional Shanghai Lujiazui FTZ and Huangpu River Cruise.

Optional Tour: Shanghai Lujiazui FTZ and Huangpu River Cruise at $50 per person-Check out the financial and trade zone of Shanghai on the eastern bank of the Huangpu River commonly known as Pudong. This is where gleaming skyscrapers give Shanghai its imposing skyline and metropolis feel – all surrounded by the iconic Oriental Pearl Tower, stately Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai Tower, and the Shanghai World Financial Center. Then board a riverboat along the Huangpu River the cruise between the modern skyscrapers on the East and the neo-classical building of European designs on the western shore, the Bund. Dodge under the two spectacular suspension bridges, the Yangpu and Nanpu bridges and be amazed by the amazing feats of modern engineering connecting the old and new Shanghai.

Overnight: Shanghai
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Spend a full day at leisure to explore the city on your own or join the following optional tours: 

Optional Tour 1: Shanghai Day Tour with Maglev Train Experience at$65 per person-Check out many of Shanghai's must-see highlights, mingle among the crowd to find great bargains in souvenirs and gifts at local bazaars, and continue to the modern shopping district, Xintiandi for your last-minute shopping needs. Then take the breath-taking ride on the Maglev Train that can speed past 242 miles per hour.

Optional Tour 2: Shanghai ERA Acrobats at $55 per person-This permanent show presents the most death-defying and most spectacular combination of stunts, dance, and color that should not be missed. A very highly rated show that is considered as the best in the world that is far more superior in scale, content, and quality than even the Cirque du Soleil shows presented anywhere.

Overnight: Shanghai
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, we will transfer by flight to Guilin. Its name means "Forest of Sweet Osmanthus”, owing to the large number of fragrant sweet Osmanthus trees located in the region. The city has long been renowned for its scenery of karst topography. Guilin is one of China's most popular tourist destinations, and the epithet "By water, by mountains, most lovely. Then transfer to Yangshuo.

Overnight: Guilin
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast at the hotel, we will transfer to Village Yangshuo where we will take a bamboo raft ride on the Li River. Both sides of the river are beautiful. The Li River looks like a green belt that meanders among the hills. The clear waters reflect the green hills and make them more attractive. In the afternoon, we will visit the old quarter and minority village.

Overnight: Yangshuo
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, we will visit the symbol of Guilin - the Elephant Trunk Hill. In the afternoon, we will take a high speed bullet train to Hong Kong. Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel. The rest of time will be free to explore Hong Kong at your own pace. Recommend to enjoy some delicious Hong Kong street food.

Overnight: Hong Kong
Meals: Breakfast

The highlights of today’s sightseeing tour include a visit to Stanley Market, Aberdeen Fishing Village, the Repulse Bay and Victoria Peak (include 1 way peak tram ride up). At the Stanley Market, you can stroll around Stanley’s famous seaside village bazaar. Aberdeen Fishing Village is known as home of the “Boat People”, where people’s lifestyle has not changed much since the early days of their settlement in Hong Kong. After touring Repulse Bay Beach, you’ll finish your tour of Hong Kong Island with a scenic ride that brings you up to Victoria Peak, where the harbor and the city sprawl out in front of you. The afternoon is free to spend at your leisure.

Overnight: Hong Kong
Meals: Breakfast

Enjoy your free day in Hong Kong to refresh yourself or to explore the city on your own. Also, you can join our optional program: Macau day trip from Hong Kong – $159 per person (Must be pre-booked before departing)

Optional Program: Day trip to Macau from Hong Kong by catamaran or jet foil-$159 per person
Explore evocative UNESCO World Heritage Sites like the Ruins of St Paul and the A-Ma Temple; Drive along the Guia Circuit where the Macau Grand Prix is held;  See modern developments like the Macau Tower, the 11th highest tower in the world;
Visit Macau Casino and try your hand at a card table; Enjoy an international buffet lunch in a local Macau restaurant.

Check out of the hotel after breakfast today to get ready for your return journey at the end of your tour. Catch the pre-scheduled airport transfer time that will best suit you before your flight departure.