6-Day Beijing & Shanghai Private Tour

Meals: No meal
Recommended Hotel: Sunworld Hotel Beijing Wangfujing ★★★★

Arrive in Beijing, China's capital. Meet your YUNSKY guide at the airport at your scheduled arrival time and transfer to the hotel. After check-in, the remainder of the day is free to rest.

Beijing City View – Forbidden City

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Sunworld Hotel Beijing Wangfujing ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and begin exploring historic Beijing.

[09:30-12:30] Start at Tiananmen Square, then walk across the square to Forbidden City, the extensive imperial palace complex at the center of Beijing.

[12:30-14:00] Have lunch at a local Chinese restaurant en route.

[14:00-16:30] Visit Temple of Heaven, where emperors held ceremonies to pray for good harvests. Continue with shopping time at Panjiayuan Antique Market.

[16:30-17:30] Return to the hotel. Ask your guide for advice if you would like to arrange an evening show or a Peking duck dinner.

Temple of Heaven

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Sunworld Hotel Beijing Wangfujing ★★★★

[08:00-08:30] Meet your guide at the hotel and leave for the Great Wall.

[08:30-12:30] Drive to Mutianyu Great Wall, a section popular with international visitors. On arrival, choose to hike or take the cable car upward before walking along the restored wall.

[12:30-13:30] Have lunch at a local Chinese restaurant near the Great Wall.

[13:30-16:30] Drive back toward central Beijing, with time to rest in the vehicle and a stop at the jade store. Continue to the exteriors of the Bird Nest and Water Cube, two signature venues built for the Beijing Olympic Games.

[16:00-17:30] Return to the hotel. Optional evening ideas include a foot massage, Houhai bars or Sanlitun Bar Street.

Mutianyu Great Wall Beijing China

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: SSAW Boutique Hotel Shanghai Bund ★★★★

[09:30-10:00] Pack, check out and meet your guide in the hotel lobby for a final half-day in Beijing.

[10:00-11:30] Travel to the Drum Tower area for a relaxed Hutong Tour by rickshaw and a closer look at Beijing's neighborhood lanes.

[11:30-14:30] Continue to Summer Palace, Beijing's largest surviving imperial garden. A boat ride on Kunming Lake is included, followed by lunch at a nearby restaurant.

After lunch, transfer to the railway station for the 5-hour high-speed train to Shanghai. Your Shanghai guide will meet you at the station and accompany you to the hotel.

Summer Palace

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: SSAW Boutique Hotel Shanghai Bund ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and begin exploring modern Shanghai.

[09:30-12:30] Visit Yuyuan Garden, a classical Chinese garden in central Shanghai. Browse Shanghai Old Street and Nanjing Road for local souvenirs and silk products, then walk along the Bund, whose waterfront buildings reflect the city's international trading history.

[12:30-13:30] Have lunch at a local Chinese restaurant en route.

[13:30-16:30] Visit Jade Buddha Temple and its seated, jewel-covered Buddha, described as weighing 1,000 kg. Stop at the silk museum, then continue to the exterior of Oriental Pearl TV Tower and the Riverside Promenade for photographs.

[16:30-17:30] Return to the hotel. Your guide can help arrange the optional Acrobatic Show, including the well-known ERA production.

the Bund

Meals: Breakfast

Keep the day free until your airport transfer. A Maglev ride to Pudong Airport can be arranged if requested; otherwise, transfer directly by road.

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