10-Day China Classic Tour of Hong Kong, Beijing, Xi’an and Shanghai

Attractions: No

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Hong kong

When you arrive at Hong Kong, you can take your own taxi or airport shuttle to the hotel we have booked for you. During the rest of the day, you can explore the city on your own. Hong Kong is an international city with easy access to all destinations.

Attractions: No

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Hong Kong

We will leave you a full day for you to explore Hongkong on your own. We suggest you to visit Victoria Peak, Repulse Bay, Aberdeen and Stanley Market.

Attractions: No

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

Today you will make your own way to Beijing. Your guide and driver will wait you on agreed time. The rest of the day is free for you to make your own travel arrangements.

Attractions: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, The Red Theatre

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

This morning visit the world famous Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Tiananmen Square is the centre of Beijing and the symbol of China. It is the largest city square in the world, covering an area of 440,000 square metres and can accommodate 1 million people.

At noon, you are free to enjoy your hungry lunch at a local restaurant of your choice. In the afternoon, visit the Temple of Heaven, formerly known as the Temple of Heaven and Earth, is located on the east side of Yongdingmen Street in Dongcheng District, Beijing. It was the place for the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties to worship heaven, pray for grain and rain. It is the largest remaining ancient sacrificial complex in China.

In the evening, watch a lively Chinese Kung Fu show at The Red Theatre.

Attractions: Great Wall at Mutianyu, Bird's Nest

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Beijing

The highlight of the day is to visit the Great Wall at Mutianyu. The Mutianyu Great Wall is connected to the Juyongguan Great Wall in the west and the Gubeikou Great Wall in the east, which has been the military stronghold guarding Beijing since ancient times, and is known as the "Dangerous Ridge Pass".

Mutianyu Great Wall architectural construction style is unique, dense enemy buildings, especially three enemy buildings and stands one of the main customs platform. China and foreign countries enjoy the reputation of "the Great Wall of China, Mutianyu alone". The mountains in the scenic area are stacked, and the vegetation coverage rate reaches more than 90%. Late autumn is the best time to visit the Mutianyu Great Wall.

Our guide will show you some restaurants. You can choose some nearby restaurants for lunch. In the afternoon, on the way back to the city, we drive past the Bird's Nest (National Olympic Stadium) and stop for photos at a close distance. Afterwards, you will enjoy some free time at the famous Xiushui Market.

Attractions: The Summer Palace, hutongs

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Xi’an

On this day, after breakfast, our guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel lobby at the agreed time, after which we will visit The Summer Palace, a royal garden in China during the Qing Dynasty, formerly known as the Garden of Clear Ripples, is situated in the western suburbs of Beijing, 15 kilometres from the city, with the entire garden covering an area of 3.009 square kilometres (of which the Summer Palace World Cultural Heritage Area covers an area of 2.97 square kilometres), with the water surface accounting for about three-quarters of the area.

Then follow your guide to explore the original hutongs by rickshaw. You will have the opportunity to try your hand at Chinese paper cutting. Afterwards, you will take the high speed train to Xi’an and check in at your hotel.

Attractions: The Terracotta Army, Xi’an Museum, The Small Wild Goose Pagoda

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Xi’an

The highlight of the day will be a visit to the Terracotta Army. Generally speaking, all of the terracotta warriors have the unique majesty and calmness of the Qin people in their faces, with distinctive personalities and strong characteristics of the times. The terracotta sculptures are painted and sculpted in a combination of ways, although the age is far away, but in the freshly excavated can still be vaguely seen on the face of the characters and clothes painted in the colours.

At noon you are free to enjoy lunch at a local restaurant of your choice. In the afternoon, visit The Small Wild Goose Pagoda and Xi’an Museum. This night you will enjoy a delicious dumpling dinner while enjoy the wonderful music.

Attractions: Walled City Park

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: Overnight in Xi’an

After breakfast, our guide and driver will pick you up from the hotel lobby at the agreed upon time. The day starts with a leisurely visit to the Walled City Park and then continues with a wonderful experience of visiting the ancient city walls, the largest and best-preserved ancient city wall in China, is one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units and a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction.

At noon, you are free to enjoy lunch at a restaurant of your choice. you can observe the day-to-day life of the locals and learn to practice Tai Chi with the master. Then continue to visit the ancient City Wall for an exciting experience.

Afterwards, take a flight to Shanghai where you will be met at the airport by our local English-speaking guide who will escort you to your hotel for check-in.

Attractions: Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden, The former French Concession, The Bund 

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: No

This morning, visit the Shanghai Museum. The exhibition area is 12000 square meters, the first floor is the ancient Chinese bronze Hall, the ancient Chinese sculpture hall and the exhibition hall; The second floor is the ancient Chinese ceramics Hall, the temporary ceramic hall and the exhibition hall; The third floor is the Chinese calligraphy Museum, the Chinese Painting Museum and the Seal Museum of the Chinese dynasties; The fourth floor is a comprehensive museum with the jade Museum of ancient China, the Coin Museum of ancient China, the Furniture museum of Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Arts and Crafts Museum of Chinese minorities and the exhibition hall.

Next head to Yu Garden and explore its nearby traditional bazaar.

At noon, you are free to enjoy lunch at a local restaurant of your choice. Afterwards, we will lead you to explore The former French Concession. The former French Concession is the geographical area of Sycamore-lined streets and alleys that make up what used to be the French-administered part of town (late 19th century to mid-twentieth). And by the way, all those trees (called platane in French), were imported from France. Walking through it make you have a first impression of Shanghai’s History.

In the evening, head to the thriving Bund area where you will take a one-hour cruise on the Huangpu River. Enjoy some free time on the Bund. Upon return to the hotel, our guide will escort you to the lobby.

Attractions: No

Meal: Not Included

Hotel: No

Today you will make your own way to the airport for your departing flight. We wish you a pleasant trip home and memories that will last a lifetime.