Tiananmen Square + Forbidden City + Temple of Heaven + Acrobatic Show

Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) - Visit the largest city center square, Tiananmen Square, located in the heart of Beijing. Admire Tiananmen Gate with Chairman Mao’s portrait, the National Flag, the National Museum of China, the Great Hall of the People, and the Monument to the People’s Heroes. Listen to your guide share stories of the past and present.

Forbidden City - The Palace Museum - Discover the UNESCO-listed Forbidden City, a 600-year-old royal palace. Explore the rooms where 24 emperors lived, guided by a professional. Learn about the lives of ancient emperors and the secret tales of the concubines. Explore lesser-known areas, such as the missing half room from the 9,999.5 rooms of the Forbidden City. Enjoy a special visit to the Treasure Hall, often missed by regular tours.

Temple of Heaven - In the afternoon, visit the iconic Temple of Heaven, the largest worship structure in the world, built by the Ming and Qing emperors. Stroll through the park and observe local retirees playing poker and chess, enjoying a peaceful moment.

Mutianyu Great Wall (Round Trip Cable Car) + Hutong Rickshaw Tour

Mutianyu Great Wall - Skip the line to see the UNESCO-listed World Cultural Heritage Site, the Mutianyu Great Wall. This section is less crowded and offers stunning views. Take a chairlift or cable car to the top, then enjoy a toboggan slide down. Your guide will share detailed historical stories and accompany you on the climb.

Hutong Tour - Visit the best Hutong Alley area, an old city with authentic vibes. Enjoy a rickshaw ride through the HouHai Lake area, see the old Beijing area, and stop to visit a local square courtyard family. Learn about local life, birdcages, pomegranate trees, fish ponds, and tea tables, all rich in Chinese culture. Pass by Houhai Lake, visit Yinding Bridge, and enjoy a pleasant walk. It will be a fantastic experience!

Back Lakes (Hou Hai) - Your rickshaw driver will take you past the beautiful Hou Hai Lake, surrounded by charming bars, willow trees, and local square courtyards. It’s a peaceful and tranquil spot, perfect for great photos.

Yinding Bridge - Stop at the famous Yinding Bridge, where you can see the West Mountains from the bridge. Enjoy a pleasant walk in the Yan Dai Xie Jie area and explore numerous corner shops. Have a great time here.

Summer Palace + National Arts and Crafts Museum + Railway Station Drop-off

Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) - Visit the best-preserved imperial garden, the Summer Palace, in the afternoon. Listen to insider knowledge from your expert guide about the famous Empress Dowager Cixi, learn about her extravagant life and the secret stories behind it. Admire her opera house, birthday celebration rooms, the longest painted corridor, and the beautiful Kunming Lake.

National Arts and Crafts Museum (Zhongguo Gongyi Meishuguan) - Enter the Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum to experience the charm of Chinese culture and art. See exquisite art and crafts, including the four national treasures, the most beautiful jadeite carvings created between 1982 and 1989, organized by Premier Zhou Enlai. The museum also displays exquisite wood carvings, ivory carvings, silk road murals, and Chinese operas, totaling 1,298 pieces.

Beijing West Railway Station - Transfer to Beijing West Railway Station and take the bullet train G89 (15:00-19:13) to Xi’an. Upon arrival, your Xi’an guide will meet you at South Square Meeting Point 1 and transfer you to your Xi’an hotel in the evening.

Terra-cotta Warriors Full Day Tour + Big Wild Goose Pagoda

The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses - After breakfast, visit China’s ancient splendid civilization, the Terra-cotta Warriors, known as one of the world’s top ten rare treasures of ancient tombs. Accompanied by your guide, discover the secret stories of how farmer Yang discovered the first warriors. Are they made by real men? Why do all the warriors have single eyelids? The amazing 8,000 pieces will immerse you in 2,000 years of Chinese history.

Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta) - Visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the earliest and largest surviving brick pagoda from the Tang Dynasty, with a 1,300-year-old history. It is a landmark building of Xi’an and an architectural form of ancient Indian Buddhist temples. Listen to the story of why Xuanzang built the construction and why the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was initially two floors, later expanded to seven.

Small Goose Pagoda - Alongside the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the Small Wild Goose Pagoda is another important symbol of Tang Xi’an City that has been preserved to this day. With your friendly guide, learn more about the Little Wild Goose Pagoda’s story and appreciate the beautiful cultural heritage of Buddhist architecture from the Tang Dynasty. Discover the landmark building where Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains and integrated into Han culture.

Xi’an City Wall + Muslim Street + Small Goose Pagoda + Shaanxi History Museum

Xi’an City Wall (Chengqiang) - Visit the largest and most well-preserved ancient city wall in China, the Xi’an City Wall. Enjoy a fun bicycle ride along the 13-kilometer-long wall.

Muslim Quarter - After the city wall, continue to the Muslim Street, a hub for snacks in Xi’an. As a Muslim area with hundreds of years of history, you can feel a strong Muslim atmosphere here. In addition to delicious food, this is also a Hui Muslim neighborhood with a rich cultural atmosphere. Visit the famous Huajue Mosque. Walking through the neighborhood, you’ll see commercial outlets with a blend of traditional Chinese and Muslim architectural styles, ethnic clothing, handicrafts, halal snacks, and restaurants. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon.

Small Goose Pagoda - Alongside the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the Small Wild Goose Pagoda is another important symbol of Tang Xi’an City that has been preserved to this day. With your friendly guide, learn more about the Little Wild Goose Pagoda’s story and appreciate the beautiful cultural heritage of Buddhist architecture from the Tang Dynasty. Discover the landmark building where Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains and integrated into Han culture.

Xi’an Museum - The Shaanxi History Museum is China’s first large-scale modern national-level museum and one of the first “AAAA” level tourist attractions. Known as the “Pearl of the Ancient Capital, Treasure of China,” it houses over 1.7 million collections, including 762 first-class cultural relics (groups) and 18 national treasure-level cultural relics (groups). Two of these are the first batch of prohibited cultural relics for overseas exhibitions, ranking among the top Chinese museums. Recognized by UNESCO as a world-class museum, the cultural relics range from simple stone tools used by ancient humans to various artifacts in social life before 1840, spanning over a million years. The museum boasts numerous and diverse cultural relics of high value.

Airport Drop-off to Shanghai + Shanghai Pickup + Yu Yuan Garden + Xin Tian Di

Chenghuang Miao (Yuyuan Garden) - Visit one of China’s top ten gardens, Yu Yuan Garden, built during the Ming Dynasty. It is a private garden with a history of over 400 years.

Shanghai XinTianDi NanLi - Explore one of Shanghai’s historical and cultural features, where China and the West integrate. Xintiandi is based on the old Shikumen building area, a symbol of modern Shanghai architecture. It reflects Shanghai’s history and culture, transforming into a fashionable, leisure, cultural, and entertainment center with dining, shopping, and performing arts. Walking around Xintiandi feels like stepping back into Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930s, yet each building is modern and stylish, offering a unique Shanghai experience. This organic combination forms a Shanghai symphony.

Shanghai Museum + Shanghai Tower 118F + Nanjing Road + Tianzifang + Pudong River Cruise

Shanghai Museum (Shanghai Bowuguan) - After breakfast, visit the Shanghai Museum, which houses 31 categories of cultural relics, including bronze, ceramics, calligraphy, painting, sculptures, oracle bones, talismans, currency, jade, furniture, weaving and embroidery, lacquerware, bamboo and wood corners, and ethnic minority cultural relics. Bronze, ceramics, and calligraphy and painting are the most prominent. By the end of 2019, the museum’s collection reached 1,020,220 pieces/sets, including 144,142 precious cultural relics/sets. Immerse yourself in the regional and international characteristics of the Shanghai Museum.

Shanghai Tower - Visit the Shanghai Center Tower, a massive high-rise landmark skyscraper in Shanghai. See the tallest building in China and the third tallest in the world. Experience the fast elevator, traveling at 18 meters per minute, up to the 118th floor for amazing views. Learn from your guide about the tower’s spiral shape, symbolizing “breaking through from the ground, like a giant dragon soaring into the sky,” representing modern China’s rise and combining modern design with traditional Chinese culture.

Tianzifang - Enjoy a pleasant walk to discover more of the original Shanghai area. Tianzifang is one of the most distinctive neighborhoods in Shanghai’s historical districts, with a style formed in the 1930s. It comprises the French Concession Administrative District, Shikumen Lane District, and Lane Factory District. The neighborhood reflects the development trajectory from modern rural areas in Jiangnan to mixed Chinese communities and Lane Factory Communities.

Huangpu River - Take a night boat cruise to fully enjoy Shanghai’s charming night scenery. Experience one of China’s most international and bustling cities, where the night in Shanghai has a unique charm. The Bund is brightly lit at night, with Western and Eastern architectural styles complementing each other, offering spectacular views.

Zhu Jia Jiao Water Town Full Day Tour

Zhujiajiao Ancient Town - Spend a full day immersed in one of China’s ancient water towns, Zhujiajiao, listed as one of Shanghai’s four major historical and cultural towns. Rated as one of the first batch of “Chinese Historical and Cultural Famous Towns,” take a wooden boat cruise on the river and feel the ancient charm of this historic spot. On October 14, 2016, Zhujiajiao Town in Qingpu District, Shanghai, was rated as one of the first batch of Chinese characteristic towns by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. On May 24, 2018, Zhujiajiao Town was selected as one of the top 50 most beautiful and distinctive small towns.

• Seamless Beijing to Xi’an, Xi’an to Shanghai, railway station / airport pickup and drop-off
• Air-conditioned car with driver at three cities
• Professional English speaking guide at Beijing, Xi’an, Shanghai
• Flights tickets from Xi’an to Shanghai (economic seats)
• Lunch
• All sights entrance tickets at three cities (includes round trip cable car at wall/Shanghai cruise)
• Single way Bullet train tickets from Beijing to Xi’an (second class)
• Mineral water each day

• Beijing 2-3 nights / Xi’an 3 nights / Shanghai 2-3 nights accommodations
• International flights between china to your own countries
• Gratuities ( Recommeded )

Spend 8 days exploring three of China’s most famous cities. Visit the Great Wall of China and the Terra Cotta Warriors, savor roast duck, and experience a vertical elevator ride at over 18 meters per second in the magical city of Shanghai. Highlights of the trip include a night cruise tour in Pudong and a renowned acrobatic show. Travel between cities on a high-speed bullet train, enjoying different urban landscapes with stress-free, seamlessly arranged transfers. Benefit from personalized attention from your tour operator, with all admission tickets and meals included and pre-booked for a delightful journey.

• Need your passport with you on the day of travel.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.