Overview:
Have time to explore Shanghai and Suzhou on a 9-day tour with a knowledgeable guide. Sightsee in Shanghai, travel the Nanjing Road, and discover Tianzifang and Suzhou. Visit two famous sites such as the Forbidden City, Terracotta Army, Tongli Water Tower, Shanghai Bund, and the Great Wall of China. Group size limited to 18 travelers ensures a more personalized experience.
Attractions: No
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Beijing
Beijing Airport Parking Lot
Upon your arrival in Beijing, your guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. Relax in the hotel during the remainder of the day, or you can have a self-exploration with suggestions from your guide.
Attractions: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, Hutong Tour, Nanluoguxiang
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Over night in Beijing
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
This morning, your tour guide will pick up you at the hotel and take you to visit Tiananmen Square. You will see what the biggest urban city square in the world looks like.
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
From Tiananmen Square, you will enter the Imperial Palace, also known as the Forbidden City to explore its fascinating halls and pavilions. Here, you will not only learn how the emperor handled political affairs and lived their lives, but appreciate numerous ancient art treasures. At noon, an a la carte welcome lunch will be served at a superb local restaurant, where you can have a taste of authentic Chinese food.
Hutong Tour
In the afternoon, you will take the rickshaw to go sightseeing in the hutongs. Also, visit a Beijing courtyard there and experience paper cutting, a traditional Chinese folk art. It is a kind of auspicious patterns used widely as decoration in Chinese people’s daily life.
Nanluoguxiang
Afterwards, proceed to the well-known snack street Nanluoguxiang. You can taste some unique local snacks under the recommendation of your guide. The cost will be paid by yourself. After the tour, you will be transferred back to the hotel.
Attractions: Mutianyu Great Wall, Temple of Heaven
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Over night in Bejing
Mutianyu Great Wall
This morning you will be taken to Mutianyu Great Wall to experience at first hand the wonder of the Great Wall. The round-trip cable car will be arranged. Standing on the wall and looking at it stretching up and down into boundless distance is an exciting experience and will leave you a life-long memory. Lunch is on your own and your guide will gladly assist.
Temple of Heaven
In the afternoon, you will see the Temple of Heaven with its unique architectures, where the emperors worshiped the heavens in hopes of good harvests.
Attractions: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Xi’an
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
Visit the Summer Palace – the largest existing imperial garden with a graceful landscape and magnificent constructions.
Xi’an
In the afternoon, you will experience a 5-hour high speed train to Xi’an. Your local guide and driver will meet you at Xi’an North Railway Station and drive you to check in at the hotel.
Attractions: The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta)
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Xi’an
The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
The visit to the magnificent Terracotta Army will start your day’s trip. In the museum, there are altogether three excavated pits exhibiting amazing warrior figures and Chinese ancient weapons. Lunch is on your own, but your guide will recommend restaurants around the site according to your preference.
Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta)
Followed by is Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, a square brick pagoda built to store Buddhism scripts brought from ancient India. Here, you will have an experience to wear the traditional clothes of Han Nationality to stroll around.
Attractions: Xi’an City Wall (Chengqiang), Muslim Quarter
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Guilin
Xi’an City Wall (Chengqiang)
The day begins with a leisure visit to the City Wall Park, where you can observe the day-to-day life of the locals. After that, you will pay a visit to the City Wall. It is the most complete existing urban fortification in China. Cycling on the ancient wall is an exciting experience that many people like to try (bike rental fee is not included).
Muslim Quarter
Around the mosque is a lively Muslim bazaar, where you could explore for local snacks and handicrafts.
Shanghai
Then, your guide will transfer you to the airport for the flight to Shanghai. After arrival, you will be met and led to the hotel by the local guide.
Attractions: Shanghai Tower, Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, Yu Garden (Yuyuan), The Bund (Wai Tan)
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Shanghai
Shanghai Tower
Today you will first go to the city landmark Shanghai Tower. It is the highest building in China with 132 floors in total. Standing on the Top of Shanghai Observatory, you can overlook the city.
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall
The next stop is Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall. With the theme of City, People, Environment and Development, it shows that how did the city develop into a modern metropolis from a small fishing village. The lunch is a la carte, so you can taste the dishes according to your interest.
Yu Garden (Yuyuan)
In the afternoon, follow the guide to Yu Garden. In this classic Chinese garden, you will see about 40 ancient architectures.
The Bund (Wai Tan)
Finally, we are going to the Bund to see the architecture complex in completely different western styles and take a walk along Huangpu River.
Attractions: Shanghai
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Shanghai
Shanghai
The whole day will be left for your own arrangement. You can wander around in the commercial street and go shopping. If you need the guide and car service, make a reservation with your travel consultant in advance.
Attractions: Not Included
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Not Included
Shanghai
After breakfast at the hotel, your private guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel and transfer you to the airport on time. We wish you have a pleasant journey home.
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