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Never miss it if you are a history buff. This 14-day tour invites you to visit China’s Four Great Ancient Capitals - Beijing, Xi’an, Luoyang and Nanjing, where various dynasties rose and declined. Take in the broad and profound historical and cultural heritages from the Great Wall to Terracotta Warriors, from carving collections in Buddhist cave to Shaolin Kongfu, and you will be amazed by those historical and cultural relics.
Upon arriving at Beijing’s airport, your local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to rest or explore this ancient and vibrant city on your own.
This morning you will first visit the historic Tiananmen Square, and then explore the mysteries of the magnificent Forbidden City, home to China’s emperors for over 500 years. In the afternoon, you will visit Beijing’s ancient Hutongs by rickshaw and see how people have lived in this wonderful city for centuries and then Pearl Store. In the evening, you will be taken to witness the excitement of traditional Kungfu show. Read more
On this day you will visit the inspiring Great Wall (Badaling section) and the Sacred Road of the Ming Dynasty’s Imperial Tombs. On the way back to the city, you will have a chance to take a picture at the National Stadium and Aquatics Center from the outside.
After breakfast, your local guide will escort you to the airport for your flight to Xi’an, capital of 14 ancient dynasties. Upon your arrival, your local guide will meet you and then visit the Hanyang Tombs. After having a rest in your hotel, you will visit the the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
You will visit the incredible life-size Terracotta Warriors in the morning. After lunch, you will visit the Ancient City Walls and Jade Gallery. Enjoy the Dumpling Dinner and then the fabulous Tang Dynasty show tonight.
Today, you will first visit Huxian County. You will then be escorted to the railway station for your Express train to Luoyang. Upon your arrival at Luoyang, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is free at your own leisure.
The excursion in Luoyang will bring you to Longmen Grottoes and White Horse Temple, and then head for Dengfeng, where you are going to visit Songyang Academy and the Star Watching Observatory.
In the morning, enjoy the tour with the visits to Shaolin Temple, especially its Forest of Dagobas and the stunning Shaolin Kungfu Performance. After arriving in Zhengzhou, you will visit the Yellow River Scenic Area.
You will visit the Henan Provincial Museum before your personal guide escorts you to the airport for your flight to Nanjing. After you arrive in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel.
Today you will visit Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Yangtze River Bridge and Nanjing Museum.
Today you will visit Nanjing City Wall, Zhonghua Gate, Confucius Temple, Qinhuai River and its adjacent free market.
Free in the day until your transfer to the railway station for your train to Shanghai. After your arrival at Shanghai, China's most cosmopolitan city, your personal guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. In the afternoon you will take a stroll on the Bund, and the famous Nanjing Road. Later you will visit a silk factory to see how silk is produced and get a bird's eye view of Shanghai from the Jinmao Tower. Read more
On this day, you will visit the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center, which chronicles Shanghai’s past, present and future. Later you will be taken to visit Yu Garden, the Yuyuan Market, French section and Xin Tian Di.
Free at leisure until your personal guide and private transfer escorts you to the airport for your departure flight. It's time to say goodbye, we thank you for travelling with us and warmly welcome you to join us again.
I was going to China for two weeks, and as my journey was partly business, partly leisure, I was looking for a company flexible enough to put together a really tailor-made tour. From the start, Odyssey proved to be just what I needed. I filled out the personalized form on the website, and Maggie Yang contacted me less than a day after. She suggested useful tweaks to my planned itinerary. From that moment on, communication was always positive, smooth and efficient.In total, I went from Chongqing to Chengdu and back; from Chongqing to Xi'an; from Xi'an to Shaolin; and from there to Beijing. All of these trips were by train. Now, I had never taken the train in China before, and I had heard some scare stories about how difficult it can be... But Maggie made it a breeze, booking and sending the tickets to me, and explaining in detail how to read them and how Chinese railway stations work. My first guide in Chengdu, Jim Xu, was wonderful! He was very knowledgeable and particularly welcoming. While he was only to take me to see the famous Sichuan opera, he went "the extra mile", as he also advised me on out-of-town visits (Qingchengshan, Dujiangyan, etc.) and actively helped me to book tickets at the best rate. Thanks to him, I made the most out of my time in Chengdu.A friend joined me in Xi'an, and we opted for seeing the city by ourselves, without a guide. (Another sign of our tour's flexibility here.) Conversely, we chose to visit the Shaolin Temple with a guide chosen by Odyssey Tours, Jerry Ma. He picked us up at the station, greeting us with good humor, much-needed cold bottles of water, and a wealth of information about Luoyang, Dengfeng and the Shaolin Temple. He made sure that we took the most out of our brief visit there. By the way, Dengfeng was the only city where we stayed at a hotel booked by Odyssey and not on our own; and I must say that it was a very good choice. The hotel was well-situated between kung fu schools, and minutes away by car from the dazzling Shaolin Zen Music Ritual show recommended by our guide.Let me add that when I had a problem with a hotel I had booked on my own (i.e. not through Odyssey) in Beijing, I contacted Maggie, who was able to sort it out. I much appreciated the personal attention I received throughout the trip as needed, and the swift response whenever I had a question or issue (24/7 service)!In sum, Odyssey Tours provides highly personal and flexible service, very useful pre-travel advice on practical matters such as local transportation, tip rates, etc., and has extremely clear, professional and friendly communication – by email, by phone, by mobile chat. After this excellent experience, I'll definitely go back to Odyssey for more Asian journeys! :) Read more
Thanks to our amazing tour planner Alex Quan of China Odyssey Tours we had an amazing tour of 7 cities in China over 16 days. The guides have perfect English and were attentive to everything we needed, ensuring we were happy with our hotel rooms and that we made it onto the trains and planes, and they explained so much about how China operates and what it is like to live in this hugely populated country. I learned so much, and enjoyed every single tour. They gave us choices along the way, and would make extra stops for specific requests. I did not think we needed this much assistance, as I have traveled several times to Asia, but because so few Chinese people speak English, we appreciated dining suggestions and assistance with finding authentic souvenirs. We chose 5 star hotels, even requested a view of the Bund in Shanghai, and we loved every place we stayed. It was a great 4 person tour. Alex was very quick to respond to each and every email. I would recommend Odyssey Tours to anyone. I have never seen such first class service from start to finish. No surprise there are all these amazing reviews. Thank You. Read more
I had never heard of China Odyssey Tours until I googled them on the internet and with some nervousness made an initial enquiry with them. Reinself Wei replied to my email and from that moment on I knew this was the agency I wanted to deal with. Thank you Reinself Wei for being our agent. We cannot fault your service. You have given us great service which has been professional, efficient, knowledgeable, prompt and without problems. You have answered all of our questions promptly and given us advice regarding our trip to China. We would definitely book through you and your company again. Thank you very much. Christine and Suzanne Read more
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