12D11N Beijing/Xi’an/Shanghai/Guilin/Guangzhou Muslim Tour (Tour Code: BG12)

Fly to Beijing, Cross the International Date Line.

Arrive in Beijing, airport pickup to Hotel. Free airport pick up service is available at Beijing Capital International Airport, from 6:00 AM-12:00 AM

Ramada (4-Star) or similar.

After breakfast, we will visit the Tian An Men Square which is the largest city square in the world, bordered by the Great Hall of the People ,then tour the Forbidden City, the complex of imperial palace, which was home to the Emperors for over 500 years. Grand halls and courts gradually give way to more intimate domestic quarters, giving an insight into the pampered isolation of the emperors. After that we will be going to the Temple of Heaven, a place where the emperor pray for harvest and safety, and also a symbol of Beijing even China. After the temple, we will visit the Niujie Mosque & pray at there. Our last activity today will be visiting the Summer Palace. Being the largest imperial garden in China, the Summer Palace was first built in the Qing emperor Qianlong’s time in 1751 and burned down in 1860 by the French and British army and restored by the Dowager empress Cixi for her own enjoyment. It became a favorite haunt of Cixi, who preferred it to the Forbidden City, and named it Yi He Yuan meaning the garden of health and harmony.

Today is the highlight of our China tour, we will visit the Sacred Way of Ming Tombs in the morning, and the Ming Tombs are a collection of mausoleums built by the emperors of the Ming dynasty of China. The first Ming emperor’s tomb is located near his capital Nanjing. However, the majority of the Ming tombs are located in a cluster near Beijing and collectively known as the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty, after the Sacred Way of Ming Tombs. We will then climb the Great Wall of China, which was first built in the Warring States period (475-221BC) as a series of earthworks erected by individual kingdoms as a defense against each other as well as from invasions from the north. The present-day wall was left from the Ming dynasty. Shop in Silk Store.

After breakfast, we will be taking the Bullet train, the world famous and the fastest train in China to Xi’an, which is one of the oldest cities in China, Xi’an is the oldest of the Four Great Ancient Capitals, having held the position under several of the most important dynasties in Chinese history and Xi’an is also the starting point of the Silk Road. Upon arrival, we will visit the Ancient City Wall, and then we will be going to Giant Wild Goose Pagoda Square.

Golden Flower (5-Star) or similar.

After breakfast, Visit Xi’an Museum and then we will be going to Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses Factory and the Museum, after all, we will visit the Grand Mosque and Muslim Street where full of traditional local Muslim halal food.

After breakfast, fly to Shanghai, Visit the Orient Pearl Tower (outside).  Cruise in Huangpu River in the night after dinner.

Ramada (4-Star) or similar.

Visit Bund of Shanghai Pray at Xiaotaoyuan Mosque.  Shopping in Nanjing Road. Visit the Pu’er Tea Shop.  Acrobatic Show in the evening.

After breakfast, fly to Guilin, a cultural city with a history of over 2,000 years, is world famous for its serene landscapes and mysterious limestone formations mist covered hills and bamboo groves. The region boasts some of the most beautiful scenery in the world, and is one of the most photographed areas of China. we will visit the Reed Flute Cave and the Fubo Hill. The Reed Flute Cave got its name from the verdant reeds growing outside it, with which people make flutes. Inside this water-eroded cave is a spectacular world of various stalactites, stone pillars and rock formations formed by carbonate deposition. Illuminated by colored lighting, the fantastic spectacle is found in many variations along this 240-meter-long cave.

Lijiang Waterfall Hotel Guilin (5- Star or similar)

After breakfast, we will take a Cruise to Yangshuo. Following an 83 km long belt of strange landforms, is like traveling along a traditional Chinese Painting. You may be also in luck and seeing the ospreys catching fish on the river. Upon arrival at Yangshuo we will walk along the famous West Street.

Green Lotus Hotel River View Yangshuo (5-Star or similar)

After breakfast, Return to Guilin by coach. Bullet train to Guangzhou. Upon arrival, we will be going to Huaisheng Mosque (Guangta Mosque), and then we will be going to the Saad Abi Waqas grave and the mosque.It is the largest mosque Guangzhou. It was originally built in 629 during the Tang Dynasty, which is also called the Hui-hui cemetery as it was a cemetery honoring 40 famous Arabic Muslim dawah who were buried there. In the evening, we will have a night tour (cruise) on Pearl River.

Canvan Hotel (5-Star or similar)

After breakfast, the tour will transfer you to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, tour ends at the airport.