8-Day Beijing, Xi'an & Shanghai Group Tour

Meals: No Meals
Accommodation: 4 Star /4+Star Hotel in Beijing ★★★★
 

Arrive in Beijing, meet the YUNSKY driver at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Keep the rest of the day free to recover from the journey.

Please note:
1. We generally arrange the airport pick up from Beijing Capital International Airport(PEK). If your flight arrive at Beijing Daxing International Airport(PKX), it will cause an transfer supplement: US$90 per 5-seat car per way.
2. Our airport transfer from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) is generally arranged on sharing basis according to the arrival timing of each client's flight. If any tourists request a separate private transfer service from Beijing Capital International Airport, it will cause a transfer supplement: US$50 per 5-seat car per way.

Beijing City View

Meals: Hotel Breakfast, A la carte Chinese lunch
Accommodation: 4 Star /4+Star Hotel in Beijing ★★★★
 

Meet the local guide at your hotel and start at the Temple of Heaven, Beijing's imperial complex for ceremonies and prayers for good harvests. The park also provides a window into morning routines such as tai chi, dancing, chess and cards.

Ride a rickshaw through the Beijing Hutong and visit a local family to learn more about life in the city's traditional neighborhoods.

Enjoy an à la carte Chinese lunch at a local restaurant before continuing the sightseeing program.

Walk across Tian'anmen Square to the adjacent Forbidden City. Allow more than two hours for the palace halls, courtyards and art collections while your guide explains the history of the imperial household. Return to the hotel afterwards.

Notes:  At night, a lively and dramatic Chinese Kung Fu Show at the Red Theater or the Acrobatic Show can be your optional night entertainment.  

Tian'anmen Square

Meals: Hotel Breakfast, A la Carte Lunch
Accommodation: 4 Star /4+Star Hotel in Beijing ★★★★
 

Depart early for the approximately two-hour drive to Mutianyu Great Wall. Walk along this historic section of the Great Wall, with round-trip cable-car tickets included.

After lunch near the wall, return to Beijing and stop outside the Bird Nest and Water Cube, built for the 2008 Olympic Games. Your guide can suggest a Peking roast duck restaurant for an independent dinner.

Mutianyu Great Wall

Meals: Hotel breakfast, A La Carte Lunch
Accommodation: 4 Star /4+Star Hotel in Xi'an ★★★★
 

Check out and visit the Summer Palace, the city's largest surviving imperial garden. Explore the setting around Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake and follow the painted Long Corridor.

Have lunch en route to Beijing West Railway Station, then board a second-class high-speed train to Xi'an (about 5–5.5 hours). Meet the Xi'an guide on arrival and transfer to the hotel.

Summer Palace

Meals: Hotel breakfast, A La Carte Lunch
Accommodation: 4 Star /4+Star Hotel in Xi'an ★★★★
 

Begin in central Xi'an at the Xi'an City Wall. Walk along the fortifications or rent a bicycle at your own expense.

Drive toward the Terracotta Warriors, stopping first at a cave-dwelling pottery workshop to see how miniature figures are made. After lunch nearby, spend time with the excavated army of soldiers, horses and chariots.

Return downtown and walk around Bell Tower Square,  before the hotel transfer.

Notes: You could ask your local guide for some information about evening entertainment or night show, such as Tang Dynasty Show.

Terracotta Warriors

Meals: Hotel Breakfast, A La Carte Lunch
Accommodation: 4 Star /4+Star Hotel in Shanghai ★★★★
 

After a free morning and check-out, browse the Muslim Quarter and visit Gao's Courtyard for traditional residential architecture and shadow puppetry. Continue toBig Wild Goose Pagoda North Plaza for a landmark photo stop and the scheduled 12:00 fountain display, subject to operation.

Take a short flight from Xi'an to Shanghai, China's major east-coast gateway.

Big Wild Goose Pagoda

Meals: Hotel Breakfast, A La Carte Lunch
Accommodation: 4 Star /4+Star Hotel in Shanghai ★★★★
 

Walk first through the residential lanes of Shikumen for a closer look at local architecture and everyday life.

Continue to Yuyuan Garden, a classical garden in central Shanghai, then browse the nearby Yuyuan Bazaar.

After lunch, visit the City History Museum below The Oriental Pearl TV Tower and ride to its second sphere for a city view. Continue through Lujiazui to see the modern Pudong skyline.

Finish at the Bund, where historic waterfront buildings face Shanghai's towers across the Huangpu River.

The Bund

Meals: Breakfast
 

After breakfast, transfer to Shanghai Pudong International Airport for your homebound or onward flight.

Service Ends
 

Please note: We generally arrange the free hotel-airport transfer on sharing basis according to all the travelers' departure flights. If a separate private transfer is required, it will cause transfer supplement: US$75 per 5-seat car per way. Independent private transfer service will be required in advance.