CMB Bandaranayaka International Airport (Google Map)
3 Hours Before Flight Time
On arrival, you will be met and transferred to hotel by the Local guide. After a good rest in a comfortable hotel TVH recommended, you will take dinner at Indian Restaurant .Overnight at the hotel.
Depart from hotel in the morning to visit the biggest public square in the world, Tian’anmen Square conquers you with its grandeur at the first sight. Then you are leaded to Forbidden City. It is the imperial palace for 24 emperors during Ming and Qing Dynasties and the biggest ancient architecture complex in the world. You walk in the museum to see with your eyes, to touch with your hands and fell with your hearts. In the afternoon, you continue your trip to the Temple of heaven. It used to be the place where Chinese emperors worship the Heaven and pray for good harvest. There you will feel the perfect harmony between the architecture and nature, and a circle and peace spirit of the Chinese people. You even could imagine the vivid pictures of a great sacrifice to the Heaven for good harvest through the description of local guide. Dinner at Indian restaurant. Over night at hotel.
In the morning drive 75km to visit the Great Wall at Juyong pass which is the symbol of China and the wisdom of Chinese people. It is very unbelievable that Chinese succeeded in building such a great architecture with simple tools in ancient time. Then visit Jade Factory and Dinner at Indian Restaurant. If time enough, you will have a short stop and take photos in Beijing Olympic Park, where you can see the outside view of the National Stadium– Bird’s Nest and National Aquatics Center –Water Cube .
In the morning, you will be transferred to train station and take the bullet train to Luoyang. On arrival, met by our guide then we will visit White Horse Temple, one of oldest Buddhist Temples in China. From the outside, the Temple looks as if it houses the common collection of ornaments, decorated with cartoon style colors and images that are so prevalent in many of mina’s cities. In fact, this is one of the most impressive and truly holy temples in the entire province. Stay overnight in Luoyang.
After an early breakfast,we will drive 1.5 hours to dengfeng, we proceed to the Shaolin Temple (without Battery Car), built in 495 AD on the Shaoshi Peak from where it took its name. The monastery still boasts a sizable collection of cultural relics, including over 400 pieces of stone carvings, more than 250 dagobas and 500 murals painted in the Ming Dynasty. To the west of the Shaolin Monastery lies the Forest of Dagobas an open space mushroomed with over 200 stone memorials. Visit the Temple and Tower Forest and enjoy a real Chinese Kung Fu Show. Next we visit Longmen Cave (without Battery Car). The Longmen Grottoes are located 12 km south of modern Luoyang along two mountains and boasts of 1352 caves, more than 100,000 statues, 40 pagodas and 3600 tablets with Buddhist inscriptions. Then you will take the bullet train to Xian. On arrival, meet our guide and transferred to hotel to check in.
Breakfast at the hotel. This Morning depart for a Full day tour with a visit to the China’s Richest historic area, which is recognized by the UNESCO as the eighth wonder of the world, amazing Museum of the Terra Cotta Warriors which is very famous for the great underground army of the First Emperor of China, buried together with him 2200 years ago and discovered only in 1974. It is the most significant archeological excavations of the 20th century. Then you will visit Special art lacquar work shop. Free time you will shopping at Ancient Style street, Dinner at Indian Restaurant .Overnight at the hotel.
Morning you will visit the City Walls , It is the most complete city wall that has survived in China as well as one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. Bid Wild Goose Pagoda which is a well-preserved ancient Building and a holy place for Buddhists. Afternoon take the bullet train to Shanghai. Stay overnight in Shanghai.
Today you’ll find a Buddhism shrine – Jade Buddha Temple, located in a crowd of Shanghai City. It is named for its two bejeweled white jade Buddha. Carved from a whole piece of white jade, the sitting jade Buddha statue is translucent with a solemn expression, displaying the excellent skill and extraordinary art of Chinese people. Yuyuan Garden has many scenic courtyards decorated with baroque rockery, pools, and flora that are all connected by corridors and passageways. Then you will visit Silk Factory .the shopping trip will begin in Nanjing Road which is starts at the Bund and runs westward, with People’s Square in the middle. Renown for its bustling and modernization, Nanjing Road earns its reputation as the ‘First Commercial Road in China’, which is the good shopping heaven for your trip as the same as the Fifth Avenue in New York and Avenue des Champs-Elysées in Paris. Some of the traditional food and handicrafts of Shanghai can be found here. Then we come to the Bund, The renowned waterfront district is the city’s most famous landmark. The word BUND is of Anglo-India origin meaning embankment on the waterfront. It is also the popular site to enjoy the night view of the city. Standing at Pudong New Area at the east side of Huangpu River, Oriental TV Tower (outside visit)was completed on October 1, 1994. The tower has a height of 468 meters. With multi-functions of sightseeing, catering, shopping, amusement and accommodations, this tower has become the symbol of the city and a popular tourist attraction in Shanghai.
Breakfast at the hotel. Get transferred to the airport for Final Departure
