Shanghai Beijing 7 Day Highspeed Train Tour
Overview:
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Day By Day Itinerary
Day 01
Arrival in Shanghai
Arrival in Shanghai, picked up and taken to your hotel in Shanghai. You are free for the rest of the day.
Meals: No
Day 02
Shanghai
First visit Shanghai Museum, the selection of over 112,000 Chinese cultural relics from the Old Stone Age to modern times. Then proceed to visit the "Pedestrians only" Nanjing Pedestrian Road, a walking bustling street that is always packed with people waching other people. Then move on to The Bund, one of the most noted waterfront and architectural symbols of Shanghai. Today you have a la carte lunch with an a la carte menu at a nice local restaurant, where you could enjoy the authentic Chinese food. After lunch, go to Shanghai's new zone - Pudong ( east of Huangpu River) and ascend Jinmao Tower to have an eye-bird's view of Shanghai city. Finally take one hour cruising on Huang Pu River. Back to your hotel.
Meals: Hotel Western breakfast and A la carte Chinese lunch
Day 03
Shanghai 
Beijing
Beijing
After breakfast, visit Yu yuan Garden. Yuyuan is the famous gardens in Shanghai where you will see how a large beautiful garden was made by a rich rice merchant 400 years ago. Adjoining these gardens is an old shopping area with narrow streets and buildings that were of a typically old Chinese style. There are many small streets and lanes where vendors sell their products and food stuffs to the tourists and local people. Shopping at a local silk store. After lunch, take the highspeed train G4 (14:00 - 18:48) from Shanghai to Beijing. Upon arrival, you are collected by our tour guide and transferred to your hotel in Beijing.
Meals: Hotel Western breakfast and Chinese lunch
Day 04
Beijing
Starting the day with a visit to Tiananmen Square, the world largest
square of this kind. You will be given the details of all the buildings in and around the square including Mao's mausaleum, the National Museum, the Parliament Building. Then go through an underground tunnel to the imperial palace, also known as the "Forbidden City", the complex of imperial palace, which was home to the Emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties for over 500 years.Today you have a la carte lunch with an a la carte menu at a nice local Cantonese restaurant, where you could enjoy the authentic Chinese food. After lunch, continue to visit Summer Palace, the largest and most beautiful Chinese imperial garden. It is regarded as a museum of gardens in China. Then visit a Tea market where you can taste the famous Chinese tea and see Chinese tea ceremony in a big Chinese tea market and buy the local Chinese teas.
Tonight you are arranged to see the Kung Fu Show at Red Theatre (middle Seating Area). This is a great show. It tells a story of Chin Yu entering the monastery and making his way through life to finally becoming the Abbott. There are many demonstrations of Kungfu and strength throughout the show. The costumes and the choreography are great. Unfortunately people are not allowed to take photos nor video it. You can however purchase a DVD of the show. The show lasts about one hour and 15 minutes. After the show, transferred back to your hotel.
Meals: Hotel Western breakfast and a la carte lunch
Day 05
Beijing
After breakfast, you are picked up at your hotel around 8:00am. Drive to the Ming Tombs ( Dingling, one of the 13 Ming Dynasty Tombs complex ). From the Yongle Emperor onwards, 13 Ming Dynasty Emperors were buried in this area. You will visit Dingling, the tomb of the Wanli Emperor, which is the only one of the Ming Dynasty Tombs to have been excavated. Visited the Jade Factory where they explained the difference types of jade and how jade can be carved in a great variety of shapes. After Chinese lunch, head to Mutainyu Great Wall to start your highlight of your Beijing tour, hiking the Great Wall of China, a massive military defense works which was left from the Ming dynasty. It is a very spectacular view. You will take lots of pictures. Back to your hotel.
Meals: Hotel Western breakfast and Chinese lunch
Day 06
Beijing
Start your trip with Beijing Panda House, where you can see the lovely Giant Pandas. Then head to Lama Temple ( Yonghe Temple ). It is a temple and monastery of the Geluk School of Tibetan Buddhism. After Chinese lunch, head to to Shichahai area behind Beihai Park for Hutong tour by taking 20-minute rickshaw. Then ascend the Drum Tower and have a bird's eye view of the old Beijing - Shichahai area. Back to your hotel. Meals: Hotel Western breakfast and Chinese lunch
Day 07
Leave Beijing
After breakfast, visit Temple of Heaven, the place where the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties worshipped heaven and prayed for peace and harvest. Then you are transferred to Beijing airport for your next destination and end your pleasant China trip.Meals: Hotel Western breakfast
Hotels in Use for this tour :
| City | Luxury Deluxe Hotel | Standard Hotel | Comfortable Hotel |
| Beijing | Crowne Plaza Beijing or same class | Sunworld Hotel Beijing or same class | King Parkview Hotel Beijing or same class |
| Shanghai | Radisson Blu Hotel Shanghai New World or same class | Crowne Plaza Hotel Shanghai or same class | Holiday Inn Express Zhabei Shanghai or same class |
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| Price inclusion: 1. All transfers and city transportation for your own use 2. Entrance fees and meals as mentioned 3. Private car or van with English speaking guide 4. The prices above are based two persons sharing one standard room with daily breakfast 5. Shanghai Huangshan Shanghai train tickets (4-bed cabin) 6. The above private escorted tour is customized for you, your family or your friends exclusively. No other travelers will join in your group. |
Price exclusion: 1. Tips to your tour guide and driver 2. A La Carte Lunch |
Reservation Notes
| ● | Personal online booking information below must be provided or book by email  ：Full Name, Nationality, Gender, Names of Travelers, Flight No., Arriving Time and Start Date. You are also welcome to call us at (+86)18611964400 ( 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Monday through Saturday). Tour Beijing will not refund any losses due to missing or incorrect information. |
| ● | All rates on Tour-Beijing.com are subject to reconfirmation from our trip advisors when an actual booking is being made. |
| ● | Child definition: from Age 3 to 11 Years. Contact our trip advisors to check if discount rate is available for your kids. Basically, children under 1.2m in height will get child discount rate, except bus tours. |
| ● | All tours & transfers are all based in English Speaking local guides. For other languages, please contact our trip advisors for new quotations |
| ● | Cash or Prepayment ( Paypal, credit card payment or wire transfer ). Both RMB and US$ or other hard currencies are acceptable. Your actual mode of payment will be confirmed by your trip advisor. |
| ● | When your booking is confirmed, you will get a confirmation email or call from us, which includes the confirmed detailed itinerary with prices. |
| ● | The cancellation fee is 10% of the total price if your cancellation is made more than 2 working days prior to the scheduled start of the tour. If cancelled less than 2 days, you will pay 100% of total package price. |
| ● | The schedule can be adjusted by your tour guide due to the actual traffic condition. |
| ● | You are strongly recommended to to book this tour at least 35 days in advance to secure the land arrangement involved and avoid the risk of being canceled. |
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