Your local friendly guide and the driver will pick up at your Nanjing hotel or railway station if you travel by train. Upon meeting spend few mins to discuss and plan your tour. As private tour you will enjoy 100% customized itinerary around you. Following are the sample itinerary be sure to let your guide know if you make any changes. First visit the city’s top site at The Mausoleum of Dr.Sun-Yat Sen, explore the Purple Mountain neighborhood surrounded by lush greens, admire the elegant design and historic relics of the mausoleum and learn the fascinating history of 20 century under the leadership of Dr. Sun Yat-sen and enjoy the nice view of the whole area while make your way up.

Next, visit largest ancient city wall -Ming City Wall built more than 600 years old and Zhonghua Gate, enjoy the nice walk along the wall, admire the genius design and take in the beautiful view from the top overlook the city lake, step back to learn the spectacular history of Nanjing once as the former Capital in the ancient times.

In the afternoon, continue the tour to the city’s top visited museums at The Memorial of Nanjing Massacre, check out different exhibitions that showcase high solemn and moving sprits, learn Nanjing’s never-forgotten history when the Japanese occupied in early 20’s.

Then proceed to Confucius Temple area. Visit the famous temple that worship great saints -Confucius experience the authentical local markets, see the interesting street vendors and the mother river Qinghuai River. Have fun learning about the local life. After the great day tour you will get dropped off at your Nanjing hotel.

Meet your guide at your Nanjing hotel, first pay the visit at Xiaoling Tomb from Ming Dynasty. Inscribed as the USECO site, it is one of the largest Imperial tombs for the Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma. Follow your guide and take a walk along the peaceful path guarded by the mythical “animals”, appreciate the charming garden from peach blossom, lush green summer, charming foliage in different seasons, admire the impressive ancient architecture surrounded by the mountain while listening to the fascinating history commentary from your guide.

Next visit the Presidential Palace, once the royal home to the princes, now is the China’s largest Modern history museum, explore the artifacts on display admire the Art Deco buildings surrounded by the tranquil garden and ponds. Get great learning about its rich history and republic era of China while your guide leads you through.

Continue the tour to Jimin temple, one of the oldest temples in Nanjing, here explore different sections of the temple, see the lovely Buddha statues and others from the Buddhist pantheon and learn the locals go about their religious custom and culture. If you visit at Spring you will be rewarded the wonderful cherry blossom here.

After that, enjoy a nice and leisure walk along Xuanwu Lake, the most beautiful and scenic lake in the city. Enjoy the peaceful moments while you stroll along bodies of water, see the lotus islet, bonsai garden and take in the great view of the old and new city. As flexible tour, you could also make other alternatives except the above-mentioned sites, such as Nanjing Museum, Chaotian Gong, Purple Mountain etc. After the great tour you will get dropped off at your Nanjing hotel or other downtown area as per your request.