Destinations: Arrive in Beijing

Activities: You'll be met on arrival at Beijing airport. Free time rest of the day exploring the nearby streets, or resting and catching up on your jetlag. Beijing is a city of amazing contrasts – an ancient capital with incredible historical sites, and a bustling modern metropolis hosted the 2008 Olympics.

Destinations: Beijing

Activities: After breakfast head out for Tian'anmen Square, the world's largest public square, which is closely linked to The Forbidden City, from which the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties governed for over 500 years. Later you'll visit the Temple of Heaven, where the Emperors prayed for good harvests and rain, or gave thanks for the harvest.

Meals: Lunch

Destinations: Beijing

Activities: Leave town in the morning for the drive (a bit under two hours) to the Badaling Section of The Great Wall, which stretches for over 6000 km, and was originally built to protect China from the barbarians. You can walk and climb at your own pace, or enjoy spectacular views from the cable car. Before returning to the city you'll enjoy visiting the Changling (one of the Ming Tombs), and the attractive tree-lined Sacred Way , bordered by stone statues, along which the Emperors once trod to conduct their sacred ceremonies. Dinner tonight is at Quanjude Restaurant, where you'll eat some of the best 'Peking Duck' in Beijing.

Meals: Lunch+Dinner

Destinations: Beijing to Xi'an

Activities: Your last stop in Beijing is a trip through the Hutong by rickshaw. This maze of narrow alleyways winding around the Forbidden City is fast disappearing, and you'll get a precious glimpse into their distinctive culture as you zigzag through them, drop into a primary school and a flea market, and have lunch with a local family featuring delicious Chinese dumplings. Those who are interested can learn how to make this traditional Chinese food. Later you will be transferred to the airport in time for your flight to Xi'an, then a half-hour's hike along the Ancient City Wall. (Bikes can be rented for around 20 yuan/hour).

Meals: Lunch

Destinations: Xian to Zhangjiajie

Activities: Terracotta Warriors and Horses: This incredible 2000 year-old army of life-sized warriors, each one unique, is part of the underground tomb of the Emperor Qin. Many of the figures, including soldiers, archers, horses and chariots, have been restored, and the repairs and excavations continue at the site where you can see both repaired and broken warriors in a truly impressive display. Big Wild Goose Pagoda: The pagoda (7 floors,64.5meters high) where widely renowned Master Xuanzang (Monk Tripitaka) stored his classics brought from India. It is the landmark of the ancient capital city - Xian. Bell Tower: This is the largest and best-preserved of its kind in China, you can have a bird's view of the city.

Meals: Lunch+Dinner

Destinations: Zhangjiajie to Fenghuang

Activities: Drive about 4 hours to Fenghuang.Fenghuang County Town is located on the western edge of Hunan Province and next to Guizhou. Fenghuang Ancient City, claimed to be one of the two most beautiful towns in China, it sets an example of what villages were like before the start of modernization. In the town dozens of lanes are paved with stones that run between the wooden houses built on stilts. Generations of local people have stepped on the lanes and worn them down bit by bit. Mist envelopes the town in the early morning or after a rain, creating a charming picturesque scene of Southwest China.

Meals: Lunch

Destinations: Fenghuang to Zhangjiajie

Activities: Drive back to Zhangjiajie and take a half day tour to the marvelous Huanglong (Yellow Dragon) Cave.

Meals: Lunch

Destinations: Zhangjiajie

Activities: A mountain peak in China's Hunan province, which inspired Golden Globes Best Director winner James Cameron for his latest blockbuster, Avatar, was renamed Avatar's "Hallelujah Mountain". The management committee of the Yuanjiajie part of Wulingyuan Scenic Area in Zhangjiajie changed the name of the "South Pillar of the Heaven" (also called the "Pillar between Heaven and Earth") to "Hallelujah Mountain", a namesake floating island in the movie that circulates in the magnetic currents of the make-believe planet of Pandora. Zhangjiajie is a rising tourist city famous for its unique natural scenery and abundant tourism resources. It is located in the northwest of Hunan province. Zhangjiajie was listed into the World Natural Heritage Catalogue by the UNESCO in 1992. What’s more, Zhangjiajie was awarded the title of “World Geological Park” in 2004.

Meals: Lunch

Destinations: Zhangjiajie to Shanghai

Activities: Full day to Yellow Stone Village and Jinbian River. Take the evening flight to Shanghai.

Meals: Lunch

Destinations: Shanghai

Activities: Today you visit the Jade Buddha Temple, the lovely old Yuyuan Garden, and the famous Oriental Pearl TV Tower (also known as the Pearl Tower, for its distinctive shape). The second-highest platform provides wonderful views over Shanghai and the Huang Pu River, and those with a good head for heights can choose to buy a ticket to continue on to the very top.Then we will go into the Shanghai Museum to see its history, the museum is the biggest museum in China, with a collection of over 120,000 pieces of Chinese art & cultural relics. The museum is especially famous for its treasures of bronzes, ceramics, paintings, and calligraphy. Then in the afternoon, we will continue our visit to Yuyuan Garden, the most classic private garden in China, which is a traditional Chinese park decorated by beautiful pavilions, miniature lakes, bridges and rock formations.

Meals: Lunch

Destinations: Shanghai

Activities: Today we will drive out Shanghai to see a beautiful water town, Zhujiajiao. The picturesque water town is a classic water village, over 400 years old with a signature five-arch bridge spanning the Cao Gang River. Zhu Jia Jiao was an important town for local trade, shipping goods in and out of its manmade canals to the river.

Meals: Lunch

Destinations: Depart from Shanghai

Activities: Free in the day until our local guide escorts you to the airport for your onward flight to your next destination.