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This private tour brings you around China's two greatest cities, Beijing and Shanghai. In Beijing, enjoy the classic tourist hotspots like the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. In Shanghai, you will get a brief introduction to the city through major tourist sites and enjoy its many shopping opportunities.
Tour Code: CCT-CHT03S
Destinations: Beijing, Shanghai
| Day 1 | Beijing arrival |
| Day 2 | Beijing Meal: Breakfast Highlights: Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City |
| Day 3 | Beijing Meal: Breakfast Highlights: Badaling Great Wall, Summer Palace |
| Day 4 | Beijing Train Shanghai Meal: Breakfast |
| Day 5 | Shanghai Meal: Breakfast Highlights: Yu Garden, the Bund, Nanjing Road |
| Day 6 | Shanghai Meal: Breakfast |
| Day 7 | Shanghai departure Meal: Breakfast |
Day 01 Beijing
Arrive in Beijing, the capital of China. You are greeted by your guide at the airport outside the luggage claim area with your name displayed and then transferred to the hotel.
Day 02 Beijing (B)
Get up early today and meet our guide at your hotel lobby. Your first visit is the Temple of Heaven Park, which is the largest ancient imperial worship architecture group in the world where most Emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties prayed for peace and harvest.Then stroll the Tian'anmen Square, the largest public square in the world, and then enter the Forbidden City, which is the residence of Chinese emperors for more than 500 years.
Day 03 Beijing (B)
Meet your guide at your hotel and then take private tour to Badaling Section of the Great Wall. Upon arriving at the Badaling Great Wall, you can either take cable car (optional cost) uphill or hike along the stairs on the wall. You may spend 2-3 hours on the symbol of the Chinese ancient civilization. Then you will visit the Summer Palace, one of the China's largest and best-preserved imperial gardens. It is a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design, integrating the natural landscape of hills and open water with man-made features into a harmonious and aesthetically exceptional whole.
Day 04 Beijing / Shanghai (B)
Free day in Beijing to explore the city on your own. In the late afternoon, transfer to the train station and take overnight soft-sleeper train to Shanghai.
Day 05 Shanghai (B)
Meet the local guide and take private transfer to your hotel for breakfast. Start the city tour to Yu Garden, the best preserved ancient Chinese garden. There are many small-commodities like handicrafts and clothes, and you can explore the sale market around all by yourself and enjoy the fun of shopping. Then travel to the Bund, appreciating the splendid Bund western buildings and the Lujiazui skylines on the other side of the Huangpu River. At the end of the tour, spend some time on the No. 1 shopping street in the country-East Nanjing Road. Transfer back to your hotel for rest.
Day 06 Shanghai (B)
Free day at your own arrangement. You may spend the day shopping or just walking around to get a better understanding of Shanghai and its people.
Day 07 Shanghai (B)
Transfer to the airport and board on your departure flight. Service ends.
Just completed a 36 day private tour superbly organised by Jason Liu. Jason was super prompt in replying to our planning emails and took exceptional care in choosing accommodation and a varied range of experiences for us. We are active 70 plus year olds and Jason took that into account in planning.... More
This is my second time using this agency and both times i have had good experience working with Jason, our assigned agent. He is bilingual in english and mandarin so that makes it a breeze to communicate with him. He is friendly, competent, knowledgeable, patient and accommodating. He planned our trip well and was able to provide sound advices and suggestions as needed. ... More
We have just returned from a great trip to Chengdu. Thank you, Candy, for making this wonderful trip and to the super friendly and professional guides and driver. We totally loved it!... More
