2 Days Classic Ningbo Tour

Full Itinerary Day by day

Day 1 Ningbo Arrival & Ningbo (L)

Welcome to Ningbo! Your local travel guide and drive will meet you at Ningbo airport / train station or your hotel and escort you to start today’s Ningbo exploration!  (Note: the number and order of attractions can be adjusted based on your schedule and interests.)

First, go to explore Tianyi Pavilion (Tianyige Museum), the best highlight of Ningbo. This private library of more than 400 years old is the oldest library in Asia and also one of the three earliest great family libraries around the world (the other two: Malatesta Library and Medici Family Library in Italy). Till now, it preserves about 300 thousand ancient books of diverse fields collected by the Fan family. Walk around the ancient traditional Chinese museum to closely look at those rolls well kept in the closets with outstanding techniques to prevent fire and moist and stroll leisurely around the garden to feel the quiet and antique flavor with sculptures, tablets, paintings, calligraphy works, etc. in rich old Chinese charm.

Continue to the nearby Tianyi Square which is the popular and prosperous CBD in Ningbo. Enjoy a relaxing walk around to admire those high modern skyscrapers, some western styled buildings, Gothic church and ancient Chinese buildings and have a personal look at the real life pace of Ningbo people.

Next, go to Ningbo Museum, which is the proud work by Wang Shu winning The Pritzker Architecture Prize and was built with lots of tiles from the old buildings in Ningbo. Then, enter to know how Ningbo developed from the Hemudu era to the international port city nowadays step by step with over 60 thousand pieces of collections of ceramics, bronze, bamboo carvings, jades, paintings and calligraphy, etc. Also, you will experience traveling back to the 20th century of Ningbo with the simulating street scenes.

Then, enjoy a leisure historical stroll at The Old Bund in Ningbo. Opening to outside world in 1844 AD, it is the earliest Bund in China and more exquisite than The Bund in Shanghai. Walk to admire the plenty of beautiful old buildings of various international styles well kept from over a century ago, including banks, consulate, cathedral and church, post office, and some privater mansions and feel the contrast modern vitality of bars, pubs, cafe, etc. along the street.

After today’s visiting, your guide and driver will escort you to your hotel in Ningbo downtown and help you with the check-in procedure. Have a good sleep!

Day 2 Ningbo & Ningbo Departure (B, L)

After breakfast, your guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel and transfer to visit the Former Residence of Chiang Kai Shek to know more historical stories of that important influential political and military celebrity in modern Chinese history and know the life, work and entertainment of the elder and younger generations of Chiang. Step into Fenghao House that is the most important one and where Chiang married his first wife Mao. You will find the calligraphy by Chiang on his son’s 40-year-old birthday and great carvings, paintings, gardens, halls, etc. And go to Yutai Salt Shop where Chiang Kai Shek was born in 1,887. The shop was set up by Chiang’s grandfather and the present building was refurbished by Chiang in 1946 after fires and white ant erosion. Enjoy the layout with bedrooms, kitchen, etc. and the characters on the gate top. Continue to find the Little Western-style House that was constructed in 1930 with small and exquisite structure. Enter the house of 2 floors to see the displays and designs in the study, reception room, bedroom, etc. and learn the story of Chiang and his son. Continue your walk to find Wenchang Pavilion where Chiang and Song Meiling lived, Wuling School, Wulin Gate, etc. in the residence site.

Next, go to Xuedou Temple. This Buddhist temple from Jin Dynasty is more than 1,700 years old. As the ashram of Maitreya, it makes Xuedou Mountain where it situated one of the five great Buddhist mountains in China. Admire the shining copper statue of Maitreya of 56.74 meters high, which is the tallest outdoor one with sitting statue in the world. And also pay holy visits to the magnificent and grand halls, pavilions, towers, gate, ponds, etc. to appreciate the various sacred Buddha statues and temple designs. Do not miss the two 2,200-year old gingko trees in front of the Hall of Heavenly Kings and more sightseeing of Xuedou Mountain from the temple.

Then, discover Nantang Old Street, which is a traditional street block of about 300 meters long with large scaled of dwelling styled houses in east China from Ming and Qing dynasties. Take a relaxing walk there to admire those old buildings with dark bricks, flaying eaves, wooden doors and windows, etc., floating river, bustling stores and shops with local specialties and food.

After the visiting, your guide and driver will escort you to catch your flight or train to your next destination or home! Tour ends!

The quotation for this trip is from request Per Person

1. This price is for one person, based on a group of 2 adults sharing one standard double-bed room in a 4-star hotel and traveling with our private tour in low seasons.
2. This price is subject to change according to your traveling season, group size, hotel class, change of activities in your itinerary and possible fluctuation of currency exchange rate. If you want a lower price, you can get more people to join you, or use economy class hotels.
3. This price is only valid to March 31, 2025.
4. Reference exchange rate of USD 1=RMB 7.00. The final quote is based on current exchange rate. It may change according to the currency fluctuation, while the RMB quotation will be remained the same.

How Our Teams Serve you at China Discovery

"Highest Standards of Quality and Honesty" is the core value of each specialized team at China Discovery.

Eveyone in our company is working hard for only one goal, which is to ensure the highest level of service, luxury, and attention to detail from the minute you begin planning your trip, to the day you return home.

1-on-1 Travel Consultant

Our travel consultants are professional, experienced and responsible, helping you from the very beginning to the end of your China trip!

After sending us an inquiry, one of our travel consultants will get back to you within 0.5~23.5 hrs. In the next few days, he/she will be working closely with you to formulate a customized tour plan, as well as providing professional suggestions based on your travel interests, time, and budget.

Beside, he/she will keep in contact with you during your entire tour in China, continually checking if everything is going well as planned.

We're working at Chengdu Bamboo International Tours, local based in Chengdu.

Local Tour Guides

Our local guide in every destination is not only very friendly, enthusiastic but also very informative and knowledgeable.

Once you arrive in the destination, the patient and punctual guides will pick you up and take you to get under skin of the city at your own pace. By in-depth discovery and explanation, they’ll show you more about the history, culture, customs and authentic local life. Throughout the journey, they're not only expert guides who take care of all the details but also fellow travelers who are dedicated to help you explore in comfort and style.

Our guides are passionate about what they do, and it shows all the way!

Local Drivers & Vehicle

Using our private transfer service makes you comfortable, relaxed and worry free all the way!

Our private service includes licensed drivers with many years’ driving experience and air-conditioned, non-smoking, clean and well-maintained cars/vans. Drivers are local, polite, friendly and helpful, taking you to your tourist sites, hotels, airport/train stations in safety. All kinds of vehicle are offered, and yours depends on the size of your group. Usually, we offer sedan cars, SUVs, business vans (MPV) and different types of buses, all with extra space for your luggage.

Our private transfer service guarantees you the highest comfort!

Comfortable & Homelike Hotels

In each destination, you’ll enjoy a comfortable stay in a great location!

The hotels we choose are based on star rating, great locations, well-equipped facilities, cozy bed, high quality service and guests’ feedbacks. Choices are a lot ranging from luxury 5 star, comfortable 4 star to budget 3 star. You could decide where to stay to best suit for your budget and likes. Generally, the hotels have both Western and Chinese breakfast with a wide choices.

If you have already got an ideal hotel, please feel free to tell our travel consultants and they'll book the hotel for you.

Have good sleep in our well-selected hotels in all the destinations of China.

Meals & Dining

We can satisfy all the dietary requirements no matter you want Chinese local food, western food, vegetarian food or muslin food.

The restaurants we will take you for lunch or dinner are all designated tourist restaurants approved by local tourist administration bureau. They have very good sanitary conditions and the food is prepared fresh and clean.

There will be some meals excluded in your itinerary as you like, and your private guide will be delighted to give you some suggestions and take you to the local restaurants to taste like Beijing Roast Duck, Xian Dumpling Dinner, Sichuan Hotpot, etc., if you are interested in local food tasting.

All the dining options will satisfy your stomach!

Check What our delighted customers are saying about our services

Hi Rita,

The best experience ever!!!! I fell in love.

I received your lovely card and cute gifts, thank you so much.

Done it! As always it’s my pleasure to hire your company services, see you in the next adventure.

Emmy

Emmy‚ Mexico, December 15, 2024

Hi Rita,

Please kindly see the feedback below.

We are a family of 7. This private tour package definitely met our expectations! Both tour guides (Chengdu- MAY & Chongqing-DAVID) provided us a very good service, both friendly and very flexible despite the change in our tour schedules. They were also very responsible and ensured our safety, meals and transports were well taken care of, especially since we have elderly and kids in our group. Both tour guides are very fluent in English too so it is very convenient for some of the non-chinese speakers in our group.

We will look for the same tour agent again in our next trip to China!

Best Regards,

Victoria

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Victoria‚ Singapore, December 14, 2024

Hi Shirley,

Thanks for the tour, and the itinerary that you planned for us was very comprehensive and detailed. We enjoyed it very much. The tour guide was also very friendly and experienced. He followed your itinerary closely and brought us to all the sites and explained in detail. He also recommended and brought us to enjoy some of the local cuisines during lunch.

Overall, we are impressed by the excellent service, reliability and quality that yourself, the tour guide and the driver has provided us. We would like to visit China again and we will not hesitate to engage your services again. Thank you!

Regards

Chun How

Chun How‚ Singapore, December 14, 2024

Hi Shirley,

I'm writing to provide some feedback on our recent Xian and Beijing trip that you put together for us.

We travel a lot, in the past year to Japan, New Zealand, China, Turkey, Africa, China, and finally this Xian/Beijing trip. I bring this up to highlight that we deal with a lot of travel professionals. You are easily the best travel professional we have dealt with through all of those trips. My wife, who happens to be Chinese asked me to make sure to keep your contact information for future China trips, with the intention of replacing the China based agent her brother usually uses for our trips.

Please let your manager know that we would probably not have used your company if not for you. Bamboo Travel is new to us and in a foreign country, so we had doubts as to what to expect. Your service was excellent from start to finish which really gave us confidence in your company. We had a little bit of an unusual itinerary and some constraints related to our other China travel prior to this tour. You were able to work through all of our issues with fast responses to our questions.

You also went what I would say was above and beyond expectations. The final example of that is a friend in the US was shipping some things to our hotel in Beijing for me to bring home to her. I contacted you to confirm the hotel name before they shipped the items, expecting I would then have to figure out the shipping details. Your reply not only confirmed the hotel, but you provided the shipping info in both English and Chinese, which saved me the hassle of trying to figure which address to use. Not a huge thing, but it's those small things that add up to a big difference in customer experience.

Thanks again for everything!

Xian:

Our guide was Waldner and we liked him from the start. We were just coming off another tour with another company which had maybe the best tour leader we've ever had. Even though we were always comparing Waldner measured up well. He was great at explaining the history of places we visited as well as answering our cultural questions. The restaurants/food were very good. He and the driver also modified the itinerary somewhat to optimize the driving based on our arrival and departure times and locations. We liked the hotel in Xian. The car (van) was very comfortable. Waldner also helped arrange tickets for a night show for us.

Beijing:

Pickup was great; even though we got in late the guide that picked us up was there and actually met us at the track. Cindy was our guide and we really liked her also. She is very knowledgeable and willing to answer (a lot of) questions. This was my 3rd time in Beijing and it was amazing what a difference having a good guide made. Cindy and the driver also modified the itinerary to optimize the driving. She also helped us book tickets to two shows, one of which was not on your list of optional items (Lao She tea house). Cindy was concerned about us ordering a cab so she stayed at the show to make sure we got back to our hotel ok. The restaurants/food were very good. The hotel was good but not great; for example we had hot water issues every day, and when I went to pick up a package that was shipped to me they just left me to dig through a pretty large pile of packages all addressed in Chinese.

To wrap up, I would rate the overall experience of looking for a trip, picking a company, and traveling 9.5 out of 10. Shirley, your service was 10 out of 10.

See you next trip!

Terry

Terry ‚ USA, December 11, 2024

Dear Rita,

Feedback.

The trip organised by Rita Jiang to Beijing and Xian was very well planned and enjoyable, showing the best of Chinese history, culture, heritage, and enormous progress.

Your 2 guides, Linda Chua and Beryl are very good. Linda went out of her way to take us to Peking Opera at night. The kids were tired, so we did not go to Summer palace and Heavenly temple, and did not go to Xian Pagoda. It was our choice, so its ok. (I have been to all)

The 2 bus drivers were excellent, very careful, disciplined and good temperament and helpful. I could not give a tip to Beryl at Xian station, as I had to rush into toilet inside, and did not know she could not enter the train Station.

The pace was good, but the last day of train from Xian, to hotel (plus late dinner scrabbling in Beijing), then early next morning to airport was too Hectic. However, it was because we had to return on 8.12.24. we wish we could stay longer in Xian, and elsewhere. We could probably have gone to Xian by train, then fly back to Beijing by plane, but one way tickets could cost much more.

Anyway, thank you very much for all your fine arrangements. We all enjoyed the short trip.

For the kids, the major highlights were the Great Wall, Terracotta warriors, Acrobatic show. They will treasure. I will plan more trips for them to China.

Best wishes and warm regards,

Richard

Richard‚ Singapore, December 11, 2024

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