11 Days Chinese Kungfu Experience Tour
Tour Overview
Shaolin Kung Fu, one of the oldest, largest, and most famous styles of wushu, originated and was developed in the Shaolin temple in Henan province. During this tour, we...
Code of Tour: CDT0000001108
Length of Travel: 11 Day
Destinations of Tour: Beijing-Xian-Luoyang-Zhengzhou-Shanghai
Departure City: Beijing
Price of Tour: Request
Type of Tour: Private
Features of Tour: Kungfu
Shaolin Kung Fu, one of the oldest, largest, and most famous styles of wushu, originated and was developed in the Shaolin temple in Henan province. During this tour, we will head to Shaolin Temple to explore the authentic Shaolin Kung Fu and enjoy the Kung Fu Show.
Highlights:
- Visit the popular Golden Triangle cities in China – Beijing, Xian and Shanghai.
- Explore the authentic Shaolin Kung Fu and enjoy the Kung Fu Show.
- Visit the highlights in Luoyang, including Longmen Grottoes and White Horse Temple.
Brief Itinerary
- Day 1: Beijing Arrival
- Day 2: Beijing
- Day 3: Beijing
- Day 4: Beijing – Xian
- Day 5: Xian
- Day 6: Xian – Luoyang
- Day 7: Luoyang
- Day 8: Luoyang – Zhengzhou
- Day 9: Zhengzhou – Shanghai
- Day 10: Shanghai
- Day 11: Shanghai Departure
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Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 Beijing Arrival
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Accommodation: Beijing
Meals:
Welcome to the capital of China – Beijing! Upon arrival, met by tour guide and transferred to you hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Day 2 Beijing
Sightseeing and Activities: Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City
Accommodation: Beijing
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast at hotel, start today’s tour with Tiananmen Square. Go north through the square and you will reach the Forbidden City. As the largest and best-preserved ancient wooden structure in the world, it has more than 8,000 pavilions and thousands of historic treasures. Then enjoy the lunch.
In the afternoon, head to visit the royal altar of the Ming and Qing dynasties – the Temple of Heaven.
Day 3 Beijing
Sightseeing and Activities: Mutianyu Great Wall, Sacred Way, Bird’s Nest and Water Cube
Accommodation: Beijing
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Transfer to Mutianyu Great Wall. Great Wall is one of the greatest architecture projects in human history.
Later, we will transfer to the Sacred Way, the first attraction of Ming Tombs. And then go to Changling, one of the 13 Ming Tombs, which is the Mausoleum of Emperor Zhu Di, the third Emperor of Ming Dynasty. It is the largest, original and the best preserved among the 13 Ming Tombs.
At last, drive back to downtown Beijing and drop at the Olympic Park to take some picture from outside of the Bird’s Nest and Water Cube.
Day 4 Beijing – Xian
Sightseeing and Activities: Summer Palace, Beijing Hutong
Accommodation: Xian
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Visit the Summer Palace in the morning, which used to be the summer resort for royal families and emperors. Then experience old Beijing culture in Beijing Hutong alleys.
After that, take the flight to Xian. And the local guide will wait you at the airport. Then transfer you to the hotel and help you check-in.
Day 5 Xian
Sightseeing and Activities: Terracotta Warriors, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Bell Tower
Accommodation: Xian
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast, we will first visit the world famous Terracotta Warriors. The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China.
After that, visit the Small Wild Goose Pagoda. The last stop is Bell Tower. Bell Tower of Xi’an is a symbol of the Xi’an city and one of the grandest of its kind in China which was built during the early Ming Dynasty.
Day 6 Xian – Luoyang
Sightseeing and Activities: Ancient City Wall, Shaanxi History Museum
Accommodation: Luoyang
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today visit the City Wall. Visitors can rent a bicycle and take a ride on the wall. Then move on to one of the best museums in China, the Shaanxi Historical Museum. It is a large modern museum at the national level.
After that, transferred to the airport to take the flight to Luoyang. And the local guide will wait you at the airport. Then transfer you to the hotel and help you check-in.
Day 7 Luoyang
Sightseeing and Activities: Longmen Grottoes, White Horse Temple
Accommodation: Luoyang
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
In the morning, drive to visit the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site – Longmen Grottoes. Located on bothsides of the Yi River to the south of the ancient capital of Luoyang, it comprises more than 2,300 caves and niches carved into the steep limestone cliffs over 1km long stretch.
Continue the tour to White Horse Temple, the first Buddhist temple in China and renowned as the cradle of Chinese Buddhism. It was established in 68 AD under the patronage of Emperor Ming in the capital Luoyang of Eastern Han dynasty.
Day 8 Luoyang – Zhengzhou
Sightseeing and Activities: Shaolin Temple
Accommodation: Zhengzhou
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today drive to visit the famous Shaolin Temple. With a history of more than 1500 years, it is reputed as the Head Temple of all Zen Buddhist temples in China. And in the year of 2010, it was listed as the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site.
Shaolin Kung Fu performance is another highlight of this tour, which is performed by the professional performance team from Shaolin Tagou Wushu School.
Then drive to Zhengzhou.
Day 9 Zhengzhou – Shanghai
Sightseeing and Activities: the Bund, Nanjing Road
Accommodation: Shanghai
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today we will fly to Shanghai. Upon arrival, the tour guide will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel. After a little bit of rest, we will visit the bund and Nanjing Road. Located along the Huangpu River, the bund is a famous waterfront and regarded as the symbol of Shanghai and Nanjing Road is the first choice for many fashion-seeking shoppers.
Day 10 Shanghai
Sightseeing and Activities: Shanghai Museum, Jade Buddha Temple, Longhua Temple, Yuyuan Garden
Accommodation:
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Today’s tour will start with Shanghai Museum. It is the Museum of Ancient Chinese Art with more than 120,000 precious and rare works of art. Then move on to Jade Buddha Temple, which is a venerable and famous Buddhist temple built in 1928.
After that, continue the tour to Longhua Temple, the oldest and biggest temple in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River Delta. The last stop is Yuyuan Garden, a famous classical garden located in Anren Jie, Shanghai.
Day 11 Shanghai Departure
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Accommodation:
Meals: Breakfast
Explore this city at leisure until being transferred to airport for flight to your next destination. Service ends.
Service Included:
- Admission fees for all of the sightseeing spots listed in the itinerary;
- Meals as listed in the itinerary;
- Hotels as listed in the itinerary;
- Private English-speaking tour guide;
- Private vehicle for transfers & sightseeing with skilled driver;
- Service charge & government taxes;
- Luggage transfers between airports and hotels;
- Domestic train tickets of soft sleeper.
Service Excluded:
- Any arrival and departure international airfares or train tickets;
- Chinese visa fees;
- Excess baggage charged by Airlines;
- Single room supplement;
- Tips to guides and drivers;
- Personal expenses and gratuities to service staff;
- Personal travel accident insurance;
- All optional programs.
