Overview:
For any tourists who travel to China for culture & history exploration, the golden triangle tourist city – Beijing, Xian, and Shanghai are the most recommended destinations. On the 7 days private tour, you will visit the most essence and most highlight relics and things in the three cities. The bullet trains and hotels in each city are also included in the tour.
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: Ming Tombs (Ming Shishan Ling), The Great Wall at Badaling
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Over night in Beijing
Ming Tombs (Ming Shishan Ling)
Ming Tomb(Dingling) is one of the most visited Ming Tombs in Beijing. It is the only officially excavated one among the 13 Ming Tombs.
The Great Wall at Badaling
Badaling Great Wall is the most famous and the best-preserved section of the Chinese Ming Dynasty Great Wall. The mountain slope is very steep and the roads are tortuous, which makes it an important military stronghold in ancient time. The wall is like a strong dragon winding its way along the mountain ranges. The hiking time on the Great Wall is about 2 hours. If hiking is too much for you, cable car is available and optional (cost on your own)
Attractions: Mutianyu Great Wall, Temple of Heaven
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Over night in Bejing
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.
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.
Hutong Tour
Then a trip to the old Hutongs will conclude your day. Taking the local rickshaw and traveling along the narrow lanes, you will get a close touch with the original Beijing lifestyle and culture.
Attractions: Xi’an City Wall (Chengqiang), Drum Tower Square, Muslim Quarter
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Xi’an
Beijing West Railway Station
Pickup by driver in your hotel at about 05:30 and then take the bullet train G89 (06:53-11:24) or similar train to Xian. Met by Xian guide and driver at Railway Station.
Xi’an City Wall (Chengqiang)
Xian Ancient City Wall is the most completely preserved and largest city wall in China. It was built for military defense in the Ming Dynasty, about 650 years ago. You can optionally ride a bike on the city wall.
Drum Tower Square
Come to Bell Tower & Drum Tower Square to have an outer look of the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower. At last, go to visit Muslim Quarter, the most famous food street in Xian.
Muslim Quarter
Muslim Quarter located at the center of Xi’an city. It is a place combining shopping malls, typical local food restaurants, and entertainment places and a must-see spot for tourists with unique historical atmosphere and diver culture. You can optionally try some snacks here.
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: Huangpu River, The Bund (Wai Tan)
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Overnight in Shanghai
Xi’an
The driver will meet you in hotel lobby at about 07:20 and escort you to train station to take the bullet train G362(08:49-14:45) or similar train to Shanghai.
Shanghai South Railway Station
Upon your arrive at Shanghai South Train Station, our local tour guide will pick you up on time, then start the tour in Shanghai.
The Bund
The Bund is one of the most famous landmarks in Shanghai. Standing on the bank of Huangpu River, the 26 various buildings of different architectural styles including Gothic, Baroque, Romanesque, Classicism and the Renaissance are a symbol of Shanghai’s past.
Huangpu River
In the evening, take a relaxing Huangpu River night cruise to enjoy the spectacular scenery on the bank. Huangpu River separates Shanghai into two parts, Pudong and Puxi. Cruising on the river will give you an unparalleled view of the city’s skyline and an unforgettable traveling experience. After the cruise, you will be escorted back to hotel.
Attractions:Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai Museum (Shanghai Bowuguan), Yuyuan Garden
Meal: Not Included
Hotel: Not Included
Jade Buddha Temple
Our local tour guide will pick you up from the hotel lobby and then start the one day tour with the hundreds-year-old Jade Buddha Temple. The temple was built to keep two jade Buddha statues which had been brought from Burma by a monk named Huigen.
Shanghai Museum (Shanghai Bowuguan)
Then move on to visit Shanghai Museum at People’s Square. Established in 1952, the Shanghai Museum has a collection of more than 120,00 rare cultural pieces from the Old Stone Age to modern times. Shanghai Museum closed on each Monday.
Yu Garden (Yuyuan)
After that, explore Yu Garden. The symbol of the Garden is the Nine Zigzag Bridge built of granite and grass-white jade and the quaint, elegant mid-lake pavilion. Around noon, an a la carte farewell lunch will be served to you at a very nice restaurant.
Shanghai
After the tour finished, our guide and driver will escort you to the airport or train station for departure.
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