This 9-day China top cities tour covers the most popular 3 destinations and 5 World Heritage sites. It makes an ideal tour for first-time visitors.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔  Private transportation
✔  Train tickets from Beijing to Xian and from Xian to Shanghai
✔  local licenced English speaking guides
✔  Admission fees
✔  Lunch
✔  Dinner
✔  Breakfast
✔  Bottled Water Daily
✔  Hotels with Breakfast
✖  International airfares
✖  Personal expenses
✖  Tips or gratuities for guides and drivers
Pickup Locations
1.  Youbo Member Selected Hotel
2.  Yuanchang Hotel
3.  Yuhui Hotel
4.  Wancheng Huafu International Hotel
5.  Xiudong Hostel
6.  Yijia Hotel Apartment
7.  Wuyulong Hotel (Beijing Tiantan South Gate)
8.  Wowo Ju Family Apartment
9.  Xiyanhe Sixth Hotel
10.  Xin An International Hotel
11.  Yuanpeng Yijia Guest House
12.  Tianyou Hotel
13.  Yahua Hotel
14.  Yitel Hotel Beijing Caiman Street
15.  Yuanbei Hotel (Beijing First)
16.  Tian Rong Hotel
17.  Wenhua Plaza
18.  Taihang Star Business Hotel
19.  Yujiayuan Guesthouse
20.  Yueyang Hotel
Additional Info: It's a private tour. The tour will begin at Beijing Capital Airport or Daxing International airport, or hotels in Beijing area. and finish at Shanghai Pudong Airport or Hongqiao Airport or Hotels in Shanghai area.
Itinerary

Pick up from Beijing Airport and transfer to hotel

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Say hello to Beijing! This Golden China tour starts when you meet our professional local guide at Beijing Airport and transferred to the hotel. The rest of the day will be free at your leisure.

Duration:  3 hours

Mutianyu Great Wall with the round-trip cable car – the old Hutongs - Peking Duck Banquet

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Mutianyu Great Wall After breakfast, The morning itinerary will take you to Mutianyu Great Wall, you will take cable car to see this vital section of the world famous China Great Wall, Mutianyu has a history of over 1400 years, can trace back to Northern Qi Dynasty (550-570). Standing on the wall and looking at it stretching up and down into boundless distance is an exciting experience.

Duration:  2 hours

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Hutong Tour In the afternoon, an interesting trip to the old Hutongs will let you feel Old Beijing’s culture. Taking the local rickshaw and traveling along the narrow lanes, you will get a close touch with the original Beijing lifestyle. In the evening, you will enjoy an authentic and delicious Peking Duck Banquet.

Duration:  60 minutes

Coal Hill Park - Forbidden City – Tiananmen Square - Temple of Heaven- Acrobatic Show

1
Jingshan Park (Jingshan Gongyuan) After Breakfast, Visit the Coal Hill Park, wherever you can have a bird view of the Forbidden City.

Duration:  45 minutes

2
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum Then we will go to the Forbidden City to explore its fascinating halls and palaces. Here, you will not only learn how the emperor handled political affairs and lived their lives, but appreciate numerous ancient art treasures.

Duration:  2 hours

3
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang) visit the Tiananmen Square

Duration:  45 minutes

4
Temple of Heaven In the afternoon you will visit the Temple of Heaven which is the place where the emperors worshiped the heavens in hopes of good harvests.

Duration:  60 minutes

5
Red Theatre Beijing Acrobatic Show After dinner An Acrobatic Show will give you a wonderful impression tonight

Duration:  60 minutes

Summer Palace – High-speed Train to Xian

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Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) After breakfast, the first stop of today’s itinerary is the Summer Palace. The Summer Palace in northwest suburban Beijing is the largest and most complete imperial garden existing in China. It was first built in the 12th century as an imperial palace. Occupy a total area of 304 hectares, the Summer Palace features hilly and water scenery. The Kunming Lake makes up four-fifths of this royal park. The Long Corridor running east-west along the lake as well as the Pavilion of the Fragrance of Buddha, the Sea of Wisdom, and the Hall of Dispelling the Clouds and Suzhou Street standing south to north on the Longevity Hill are the major scenic spots. The Summer Palace was added to the world cultural heritage list in 1998. After lunch, you will be sent to Beijing West train station to take high speed train G87 (14:00-16:20) to Xian. Meet your Xian local guide at train station and transfer to hotel.

Duration:  2 hours

Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum - Great Mosque - Folk House - Shadow Play Opera - Tang Dynasty Dinner

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The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses Breakfast in hotel. Then, you will visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the most significant archeological excavations of the20th century. It has been regarded as THE 8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD!

Duration:  2 hours

2
Xi'an Mosque After lunch we will visit the Great Mosque, is one of the oldest, largest and best-preserved Islamic mosques in China, the Muslim Street is the hub of the Moslem community in Xian City.

Duration:  60 minutes

3
Gao Grand Courtyard you will visit GaoYue Song’s ancient style Folk House, formerly high rank official during the Ming Dynasty some 300 years ago. This house won UNESCO Prize for Cultural Heritage Protection in Asian-Pacific Area in 2002 and you will be delighted to see a dying art: Shadow Play Opera which played by farmers.

Duration:  60 minutes

4
Tang Dynasty Show Dinner enjoy famous Tang Dynasty Dancing Show and Dumpling banquet.

Duration:  1.5 hours

Big Wild Goose Pagoda - City Wall - Shaanxi Provincial Museum- high-speed train to Shanghai

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Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta) After breakfast at hotel, you will visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which situated at south of the Xian city, as one of the main constructions in the famous Buddhist temple-Da-Ci-En Temple, the pagoda is one of the most distinctive and outstanding landmarks for Xian City

Duration:  60 minutes

2
Xi'an City Wall (Chengqiang) the City Wall, It is the most complete city wall survived in China as well as one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world,

Duration:  60 minutes

3
Shaanxi History Museum Shaanxi Provincial Museum, which is the largest comprehensive museum in the province.

Duration:  2 hours

Jade Buddha Temple – Nanjing Road – the Bund – Yu Garden

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Jade Buddha Temple Jade Buddha Temple, named for its two jade statues of Sakyamuni. One was carved out of a single piece of white jade weighing one ton.

Duration:  60 minutes

2
Nanjing Lu (Nanjing Road) Nanjing Road, the busiest commercial center in Shanghai.

Duration:  60 minutes

3
The Bund (Wai Tan) the Bund, a five-block riverfront lined with many of Shanghai’s banks and trading houses.

Duration:  60 minutes

4
after dinner, you will enjoy Huangpu River Night Cruise Trip.

Duration:  1.5 hours

5
Yu Garden (Yuyuan) Yu Yuan Garden and Old Bazaar. This classical Qing Dynasty garden has over 30 pavilions linked by a maze of corridors and bridges over ponds. You will be arranged to have lunch in Yu Yuan Garden area.

Duration:  60 minutes

Shanghai Tower – Tianzifang alley - Shanghai Museum - Huangpu river cruise in the night

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Shanghai Tower You will come to Shanghai Tower to experience the fastest elevator in the world and visit the world's highest cultural space, Duo Yun Bookstore, on the 52nd floor of this China’s tallest building.

Duration:  60 minutes

2
Xingmu Handicraft Tianzifang Tianzifang has transformed itself from legacy residential architectures and factories into an artsy area, housing bars, cafes, crafts shops, design studios, galleries and boutiques. It is ardently supported by crowds of yuppies, trend setters, designers and expatriates, who fall for temptation of old Shikumen houses (stone-framed-door houses) and lanes with infinite novelties.

Duration:  2 hours

3
Shanghai Museum (Shanghai Bowuguan) the Shanghai Museum which houses 110,000 historical objects and 430,000 reference pieces, followed by a walk on People’s Square

Duration:  60 minutes

4
after dinner, you will enjoy Huangpu River Night Cruise Trip.

Duration:  60 minutes

Hotel to Airport Transfer

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Our English Speaking Assistant and driver will meet you at hotel lobby with your name and send you to airport.

Duration:  60 minutes

Cancellation Policy
If you cancel at least 7 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
Additional info
•  Wheelchair accessible
•  Public transportation options are available nearby
•  Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
•  Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
•  All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
•  Suitable for all physical fitness levels