8-Day Beijing Xian Shanghai Group Tour

In the morning, our guide will meet you at the lobby of your hotel from 07:30 to 08:00, transfer you for the adventurous hiking at Mutianyu Great Wall. 

- HOUR BY HOUR SCHEDULE -

07:00 - 07:30  hotel pickup
07:30 - 09:00  drive to Mutianyu
09:30 - 12:00  visiting time on Great Wall
12:00 - 13:30  drive to restaurant and lunch time
13:30 - 15:00  back to downtown Beijing
16:00                back to your hotel

- HIGHTLIGHTS -

The Mutianyu Great Wall is located in Huairou District of Beijing and is 73 kilometers from Beijing downtown. It was originally built in Northern Qi Dynasty (550 - 557) and reconstructed in Ming Dynasty to strength its construction. 

Mutianyu Great Wall is outstandingly featured with dense distribution of watchtowers, with 22 watchtowers at 100 meter intervals. Also these watchtowers have different forms and structures. Mutianyu Great Wall fully displays the essence of the Great Wall of China. Built in soaring mountain ridges, Mutianyu has magnificent construction and compact layout. Its breathtaking views with the surrounded mountains and elegant green forests and vegetation are also attractive features to tourists.

Mutianyu is 22 kilometers in length, obviously we will not visit all 22 watchtowers.  Though you can walk as long as you can on the Great Wall, because the Wall was built on high mountains, people usually visit 5 watch towers only.
 

Our guide will pick you up at 07:30 to 08:00 from your hotel lobby. 
 

- HOUR BY HOUR SCHEDULE -

07:30 - 08:00  hotel pickup
08:30 - 11:00  Forbidden City
12:00 - 1300  Temple of Heaven
13:00 - 14:00  Lunch time
14:30 - 16:00  Summer Palace
17:00                back to your hotel

- HIGHLIGHTS -

FORBIDDEN CITY
Forbidden City is also called Imperial Museum. It was the imperial palace for emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Now the Forbidden City is the best-preserved imperial palace in China and the largest ancient palatial structure in the world. With its magnificence of royal architectures and imperial treasures, Forbidden City is a must-visit attraction in Beijing.

TEMPLE OF HEAVEN
It was firstly built in the year of 1420 and has a long history now. Temple of Heaven is a complex of religious buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing, which was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. Its grand size of architectures and profound cultural connotation make Temple of Heaven a must-see attraction in Beijing.

SUMMER PALACE
The Summer Palace is the largest and the most well-preserved royal park in China. It is famed as “The Museum of Royal Gardens”. You will be captivated by its natural beauty and cultural interests.

As this tour ends, our guide will take you back to your hotel. 
 

In the morning, our guide will pick you up at your hotel lobby. 

- HOUR BY HOUR SCHEDULE -

08:00 - 08:30  hotel pickup
08:30 - 09:30  coach transfer on Xian-Lintong Highway
09:30 - 10:30  Baopo Neolithic Village
10:30 - 12:30  Museum of Terra-Cotta Warriors and Horses
12:30 - 13:30  Lunch in local Chinese restaurant 
14:00 - 14:40  Emperor Qinshihuang Mausoleum
15:00 - 16:00  Visit the Terra-Cotta Replication Factory
17:30                back to your hotel

- HIGHLIGHTS -

Banpo Neolithic Village. 

Banpo Museum is located in Banpo Village, about three miles east of Xian City. Built on the archaeological site of Banpo, the Banpo Museum houses a collection of artifacts and relics of the Neolithic settlement. You will see exhibitions of ancient utensil and production tools unearthed.

Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum

It is famed as “World’s Eighth Great Wonder” and the largest excavation of the 20th century. You will see artifacts of numerous life size terracotta figures of warriors and horses in different features, facial expressions, clothing and hairstyles arranged in battle formations. This will be a great chance to get a fresh idea about Chinese ancient history and culture.
 

Fly to Shanghai.  Hotel to airport and airport to hotel transfer will be arranged by yourself.     Please display our confirmation voucher to hotel staff when you check in.  Our guide will meet you at the lobby of your hotel from 12:30.   Your tour in Shanghai starts.
 

- HOUR BY HOUR SCHEDULE -

12:00 - 12:30  hotel pickup
12:30 - 13:30  Drive to Zhujiajiao Water Town
13:30 - 16:00  Zhujiajiao Water Town 
17:00 - 17:30  Silk Museum
18:30 - 20:00  Dinner Cruise on Huangpu River
21:00                back to your hotel


- HIGHLIGHTS -

ZHUJIAJIAO WATER TWON
A traditional water town near Shanghai. In fact, it was what this area exactly like before 1840.  Unique old bridges across bubbling streams, small rivers shaded by willow trees, and houses with courtyards attached all transport people who have been living amidst the bustle and hustle of the modern big city to a brand-new world full of antiquity.

HUANGPU RIVER DINNER CRUISE
Cruising on the Huangpu River is the best way to appreciate shanghai dramatic and splendid night view.

THE BUND
It refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road, as well as those located in the areas nearby.  It is home to some of the most historical buildings, it was once the location for many banks and trading houses from all over the world.  Our cruise will let you have chance to enjoy night view of both banks on Huangpu River.
 

In the morning, our guide will meet you at the lobby of your hotel.

- HOUR BY HOUR SCHEDULE -

07:30 - 08:00  hotel pickup
08:30 - 09:00  Shanghai Old Street
09:00 - 09:30  Yuyuan Garden
09:30 - 10:00  Yu Garden Typical Shanghai Tea House
10:30 - 11:10  The Bund
12:00 - 13:00  Lunch in local Chinese restaurant
13:30 - 15:00  Shanghai Old Wax Figure Museum
15:30 - 16:00  Featured Shopping at Pearl City
16:30 - 17:00  Shanghai typical alley at Tianzifang
17:30 - 18:00  Old French Concession 
18:00                back to your hotel


- HIGHLIGHTS -

SHANGHIA OLD STREET
Adjacent to the Garden, Fangbin Road is known as the Old Street in Shanghai.  It is decorated by archways at both ends. The east section is the residential area with Ming and Qing style architecture with West showcasing antique and curio shops, restaurants and tea house.

YUYUAN GARDEN
A typical Chinse garden built in Ming Dynasty, made up of ponds, bridges, trees, shrubs and rockscapes. 

THE BUND
It refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road, as well as those located in the areas nearby.  It is home to some of the most historical buildings, it was once the location for many banks and trading houses from all over the world. 

SHANGHAI OLD WAX FIGURE MUSEUM
A museum dedicated to the history of the city of Shanghai.  It is located in the basement of Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower. The museum's collections focuses on the approximately a hundred years in the history of Shanghai from the opening of the port in 1843.

TIANZIFANG
It is an arts and crafts enclave that has developed from a renovated residential area in the French Concession area of Shanghai, China.[1] It is now home to boutique shops, bars and restaurants.

OLD FRENCH CONCESSION
It was a foreign concession in from 1849 until 1943. For much of the 20th century, the area covered by the former French Concession remained the premier residential and retail district of Shanghai, and was also one of the centres of Catholicism in China. Despite re-development over the last few decades, the area retains a distinct character, and is a popular tourist destination.
 

Transfer to airport by yourself.