Wef Sep 2017

8D Picturesque Zhangjiajie/Fenghuang (Phoenix) Ancient City / Scenic Guilin (ZJGL8)

ASA Exclusive: OnBoard Boeing 737 Flight Directly To Guilin (3hrs 55min) Return Trip By High-Speed Train: Guilin-

Tour Highlight: ☆ Source of Poetry and Painting – Zhangjiajie ☆ Facilities Of Uncanny Workmanship - Yuanjiajie ☆ Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon – The New Attraction with Its pristine water, its verdant mountains, its steep cliffs and its serene valley mark the place as a wonderland ☆ Dreaming Hometown – Fenghuang Ancient City (Phoenix Ancient City) ☆ Cruising along the enchanting scenic Li River ☆ 180°C view Zizhou Elephant Trunk Hill view ☆ Authentic, original, is rich in Guangxi minority costumes--"Liu Sanjie Landscape Garden "

Special arrangement : Throughout 4 Star Hotel, Upgrade 2N to Guilin Sheraton Hotel , super enjoy the Guilin's most beautiful karst landscapes

Local Flavor: Xiang Cuisine; Miao Tribe Flavour; Mushrooms Feast; Tujia Flavor; Guilin Vermicelli; Palace Banquet; Beer Fish Cuisine

Day 1 Singapore Q Guilin - Changsha (Meal on board/D) Assemble at Changi Airport and fly to Guilin , then transfer to Changsha by High-speed Train, the capital city of Hunan province.

Day 2 Changsha/Fenghuang (Phoenix) Ancient City (B/ D) After breakfast, travel to the Fenghuang (Phoenix) Ancient City , ranking as the top ancient town in China, Fenghuang Ancient Town is a guidebook for people to know the past life in the pre-modernization period. Fenghuang ancient town was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in the Cultural category. This ancient town was regarded as the most beautiful town in China by New Zealand writer Rewi Alley.

Day 3 Fenghuang (Phoenix) Ancient City/Zhangjiajie National Forest Park/Grand Canyon (B/L/D) Located besides the Tuojiang Riverside, the most beautiful ancient city in China - Fenghuang (Phoenix) Ancient City, is hemmed in by rolling mountains and watered by a smoothly flowing river with rows of traditional wooden houses built on stilts. Towers and bridges abound everywhere and the river teems with life. Thereafter, depart for Zhangjiajie. Take discovery trip to the newly discovered Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon outside Zhangjiajie National Park. It is situated in Sanguansi, and is 10 km east to world natural heritage site. Close to the entrance, an expanse of bamboo disappears and visitors may find a deep lower Valley with cutting-edge cliffs. There is a hill path cutting though a narrow crevice which leads vertically to the bottom of the valley. Its pristine water, its verdant mountains, its steep cliffs and its serene valley mark the place as a wonderland. It attracts tourists with magnificence rareness, and beauty. Note: If Grand Canyon Glass Bridge due to unforeseen circumstances closure, may be reolave or change attraction without prior notice based on local agent

Day 4 Zhangjiajie National Forest Park/Grand Canyon (B/L/D) Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is acclaimed for its fantastic formations of peaks, crystal clear water, spectacular karsts caves and the unrivalled high percentage of forest cover. Ascend by the Hundred Dragon Elevator which lays claim to be the highest and heaviest outdoor elevator in the world. Thereafter, journey to Yuanjiajie Scenic Area. Located at the north of the park, Yuanjiajie is a mesa that overlooks a deep valley and a chain of mountain peaks. Its main scenic spots include "World's No.1 Bridge", "Back Garden", and "Stage for Departed Souls". Afterward, continue to Helong Western Sea (Xihai) Scenic Area, which is famous for its thousands of seemingly sprouting peaks. Thereafter, descend by cable car. Note: Itinerary may be changed in winter due to closure of roads for safety reasons, it will be adjusted, certain sightseeing spots may be closed as well

Day 5 Zhangjiajie/Changsha - Guilin/Yangshuo (B/L/D) This morning, proceed to Junsheng Sandstone Painting Museum . Appreciate sanstome paintings merged with chinese and western art. Next, transfer to Guilin by train and coach to Yangshuo . Continue to Xijie (Foreigners Street) in Yangshou has more foreigners than local Chinese. In the slab stone Pedestrian Street, there is an exotic atmosphere – a mixture of oriental culture with western culture.

Day 6 Yangshuo/Guilin (B/L/D) This morning , a boat cruising on the beautiful Li River is the highlight of your travel to Guilin. You will be driven to Pier for the start of your boat cruise down the Li River. Cruise along the river, enjoying breathtaking views of mountain peaks and pinnacles, crystal-clear water and picturesque pastoral rice paddies. Feel as if you have stepped into a traditional Chinese painting as you spot water buffalo coming down to the river to graze. Your boat goes past the many featuring mountains whose unique shapes have inspired and fired the imagination of each visitor coming to Guilin. Next, move to Shi Wai Tao Yuan (at own cost), a poetic imagery depicted in Peach Blossom Scenery by the famous poet Tao Yuanming in the Jin Dynasty. Visit situated on the west bank of the Li River, in the south-west of the city, Elephant Trunk Hill is the symbol of Guilin.

Day 7 Guilin (B/L/D) Visit Chuanshan Cave showcases the fabulous karst landscapes in the southern suburbs of Guilin. Next,visit Liu Sanjie Cultural Garden , is a memorial park named after the singing goddess of Zhuang nationality-the Third Sister Liu, and exemplifies the culture of the Guangxi Minorities. At nightfall, at your own expense , catch the colorful performance of the famous musical of “Dream Like Lijiang (Li River) show”, is a nightly theatrical spectacle that celebrates the rich natural and cultural heritage of Guilin.

Day 8 Guilin Q Singapore (B/L) After breakfast, visit the Banyan Lake (Rong Shan) scenic spot, a new landmark of Guilin. It features the traditional Chinese Landscape with terraces, towers, pavilions, ancient city gate, historical ruins, ten- thousand-year old banyan tree, zigzag bridge and etc. After lunch, transfer to airport for the flight back to Singapore.

Shopping Stops: Zhangjiajie 2 stops: Foot reflexology, Tea; Guilin 3 stops: Baoshutang, Latex, Gem

Additional Tours (to be paid in China): Zhangjiajie (RMB500) : Hunan Charming Xiangxi Show + Baofeng Lake Guilin (RMB300) : Dreamlike Lijiang Show + Shi Wai Tao Yuan

1) The above flights are subject to the final approval from Singapore and China Government Authority 2) Service fee for local guide and driver: Zhangjiajie RMB100; Guilin RMB100 3) For paxs who wish to leave the group by their own during traveling, NO REFUND value for unused service and need to pay the land operator RMB200/pax/day 4. Tour is conducted in Mandarin . 5) Participation of optional tours will be at passengers’ own choice and expenses. 6). ASA Holidays recommends you to buy travel insurance for your travel to ensure coverage. 7) The sequence of the itinerary is subject to arrangement made by the local tour operations in China where and when deemed necessary. 8) If there is any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of the itinerary, the latter will be taken as the correct version. (25/5)