Day 1
Arrive in Beijing, be met & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day.
Day 2 (B, L, D)
Full day trip to Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, silk store and the Temple of Heaven.
In the evening (7:15~8:30PM), enjoy the Peking Opera Show(or Chinese Acrobat, or Chinese Kongfu show, choose one show from these three options, depending on your interest)
- Tian'anmen Square: The largest city square in the world.
- Forbidden City: The largest imperial palace in China during the Ming and Qing dynasties with a history of around 600 years.
Visit scenic spots: 1. The hall and the courtyard of supreme harmony, 2. The meridian gate, 3. the hall of supreme harmony, 4. the hall of complete harmony, 5. the hall of preserving harmony, 6. the huge of stone carving, 7. the hall of union, 8. the palace of earthly tranquility, 9. the imperial garden, etc.
- Temple of Heaven: The place where the ancient emperors used to pray for the God's blessings on the whole nation.
Visit scenic spots: 1. the hall of prayer for good harvest, 2. red stairway bridge, 3. the imperial vault of heaven, 4. echo wall, 5. triple sound stone, 6. the circular mound altar, etc.
Day 3 (B, L, D)
Full day trip to the Great Wall, jade market and Ming Tomb. Enjoy a famous Peking Duck Banquet for dinner in the most famous Quanjude Restaurant..
- Great Wall: One of the seven wonders in the world and the symbol of China. (about 60 miles away from downtown, one and half hour's drive)
Visit scenic spots: Badaling Geat Wall, Badaling fortress, beacon-towers, "looking-toward beijing stone", etc.
- Ming Tomb: The only underground tomb of the thirteen tombs of the emperors in the Ming Dynasty.
Visit scenic spots: 1.ling en gate, 2.ling en palace, 3.soul tower, 4.the great red gate, 5.the stele pavilion, etc.
Day 4 (B, L) Beijing to Shanghai by overnight train
We will drive to visit Hutong, the old Beijing lanes, nearby Rear Lake area (Shi Cha Lake) and the typical Chinese quadrangles by rickshaws bicycle ride, where you can experience the real life of ordinary people in Beijing while across many narrow streets, which lasts for about 2 hours, led by local guide and pass many famous old building, like the drum tower, silver bridge, etc.
Have lunch in local family, home cooked Chinese dumpling, everyone loves it. After that, there will be a tea ceremony in local tea house to show you.
Then visit Summer Palace in the afternoon.
- Summer Palace: The largest and best-preserved royal garden in China with a history of over 800 years.
Visit scenic spots: 1. East palace gate, 2. the hall of benevolence and longevity, 3. hall of jade billows, 4. the hall of joyful longevity, 5. the covered walkway, 6. the marble boat, etc.
After the day tour, you will take D307/D305 21:30-7:30, and there is no guide on the train.
Day 5 (L) arrive in Shanghai
The Shanghai guide will pick you up from railway station, and you can leave your luggage on the car or bus, and then enjoy the one day tour as below.
visit Yuyuan Garden, Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai Pearl Tower, Pudong New Area and Nanjing Road Pedestrain Street with lunch included. And be get back to your hotel or Railway station after tour finished in the late afternoon. Finished.
- Yu Garden: classical Chinese garden in Shanghai, around which a nice shopping mall for all kinds of light products, specialties and local snacks.
- Shanghai Bund: the former foreign settlement, ranged along with imposing buildings of the colonial period.
- Shanghai Pearl Tower: Standing by the Huangpu River with 468 meters high, Oriental Pearl TV Tower is the highest TV Tower in Asia.
After the one day Shanghai tour, you can depart flight by your own flihgt around 19:00, and we will see you off to the airport.
Hotel Options:
Five Star Hotel: Beijing International Hotel or Beijing Capital Hotel ★★★★★
Four Star Hotel: Howard Johnson Paragon Hotel ★★★★
Three Star Hotel: Beijing Xuanwemen Hotel or Shatan Hotel ★★★
Economy Hotel: GreenTree Inn Beijing or New Dragon Hotel ★★
Single Room Supplement:
5-star: 1500RMB;
4-star: 1000RMB;
3-star: 720RMB;
Economy Hotel: 450RMB
You can choose any hotel you like with our discount rate and inform us, we will customize the package price according to different hotels.
Our price includes:
A. Pick up and drop-off from your hotel and Railway Station; Entrance fees;
B. Meals as listed in the itinerary, B=breakfast; L=lunch; D=Dinner.
C. Personal English speaing Guide & Driver + Private car / van for Private Transfers.
D. Twin share bases for hotel accommodation as listed in the itinerary.
E. All Service Charge and Taxes;
F. Soft train sleeper from Beijing to Shanghai;
Excludes:
A. Entry or Exit China International Airfare or train tickets.
B. Visa Fees.
C. Personal Expenses.
D. tips tour guide and driver;
E. cable car for Badaling Great Wall;
Please Note:
1. No guide on the train.
2. There will be different private guide in 3 cities.
3. Price may vary according to different seasons.
4. You can extend your stay in Shanghai after this package finished, we will keep the discount hotel rate for you for the extended days.
How to Book?
1. You can book online or by email, tell us which airport to pick you up and your arrival flight numbers and time, then receive our confirmation email.
2. When you arrive in Beijing/Shanghai , our tour guide will meet you at arrival terminal airport by holding a sign with your name on it and then transfer you to the confirmed hotel there.