11-Day Small-Group China Tour: Beijing, Xi'an, Yangtze Cruise and Shanghai

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival in Beijing & Pick-up
1 stop
1
Beijing
Your professional local guide will meet you at Beijing Airport after reclaiming your luggage and clearing customs. The driver will take you to the hotel in a comfortable vehicle and help you with the check-in procedure. The rest of the day is left for you to have a good rest or to become familiar with our capital city on your own.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Beijing City Highlights Tour
4 stops
2
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
Tiananmen Square is the biggest urban city square in the world.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
3
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
From the 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 (valued at CNY150.00 per person and included in our price) will be served at a superb local restaurant, where you can have a taste of authentic Chinese food and the most famous Peking Roast Duck.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
4
Temple of Heaven
In the afternoon, you will see the Temple of Heaven, with its unique architecture, where the emperors worshipped the heavens in hopes of good harvests.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
5
Tonight, we will arrange for you to enjoy the wonderful acrobatic show in the Red Theater.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 3
China Great Wall Tour
3 stops
6
Mutianyu Great Wall
This morning we will take you to Mutianyu section to experience at first hand the wonder of the Great Wall. The round-trip cable car will be arranged. Standing on the wall and looking at it stretching up and down into boundless distance is an exciting experience and will leave you a life-long memory. To celebrate and commemorate this moment, we specially provide red wine for a group-toasting on the Great Wall.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
7
Bird's Nest National Stadium
In the afternoon, on the way back you will have a photo stop at the Olympic National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest.
15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
8
Hutong Tour
Afterwards, you will take a rickshaw tour to explore the original Hutong alleys and have a chance to visit a local family.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Beijing - Xi'an by flight
2 stops
9
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
After seeing giant pandas in the morning, you will visit the Summer Palace - the largest existing imperial garden with a graceful landscape and magnificent constructions.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
10
Xi'an
After that, transfer you to the airport and you will fly to Xi'an. Upon your arrival, your local guide will meet you at the airport and escort you to the hotel downtown. Attention: For 2026 & 2027 tours, we will arrange the high-speed train from Beijing to Xian instead of flight. The duration is around 4.5 to 5.5 hours. It is a good opportunity to experience China's fast-growing high-speed rail.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Terracotta Army Tour
3 stops
11
The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
The visit to the Terracotta Army will begin your day's journey. In the museum, there are three excavated pits displaying amazing warrior figures and Chinese ancient weapons. Afterwards, take a family visit to the home of the first discoverer of the Terracotta Army. And then make a mini clay warrior by yourself with the help of a local artisan.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
12
Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta)
In the afternoon, you will visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which was built in the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD) to store the Buddhist scriptures brought from ancient India.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
13
Tang Dynasty Show
A splendid evening is in store when you will be entertained by the Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show while partaking in the famous Dumpling Dinner. Since the theater is not open in January, February, March, and December, the tour prices do not include the show and dumpling dinner for tours that start during those months.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Xi'an - Chongqing by flight
2 stops
14
Xi'an City Wall (Chengqiang)
The day begins with a leisure visit to the City Wall Park, where 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.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
15
Chongqing
Afterwards, fly to Chongqing. Your guide will pick you up and help you to check in at the luxury Century Cruise Ship. The buffet dinner will be served on board. Tonight, you will be invited to attend the Welcome Party hosted by the Captain.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Yangtze River Cruise
1 stop
16
After breakfast, disembark for an excursion to the Fengdu Ghost City. Afternoon is free time for you to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Yangtze River on deck. Attend some cultural programs onboard if you like.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 8
Yangtze River Cruise
1 stop
17
Shennv Stream
The most essential part of your Yangtze River cruise tour comes today as the ship sails through the Three Gorges: Qutang, Wu and Xiling gorges. Experience an exciting onshore excursion to Shennv Stream.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 9
Yichang - Shanghai by a bullet train
2 stops
18
Three Gorges Dam Project
After breakfast, you will disembark for an excursion to the Three Gorges Dam. Before that, you should pack your luggage and complete check-out procedures. After finishing the excursion, the cruise ship company will drive you to the Three Gorges Tourist Center in Yichang city. Our local guide will meet you there and then see you off at Yichang East Railway Station for a bullet train to Shanghai.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
19
Shanghai
After around 7.5 hours on the train, you will arrive in Shanghai. Your local guide will meet you at the railway station in Shanghai and take you to your hotel for check-in.
8 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 10
Shanghai City Trip
3 stops
20
Shanghai Museum (Shanghai Bowuguan)
This morning, you will visit one of the four largest museums in China, Shanghai Museum, which specializes in exhibiting art works from ancient times.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
21
Yu Garden (Yuyuan)
After that, explore Yu Garden and its nearby traditional bazaar. 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 (valued at CNY150.00 per person and included in our price) will be served to you at a very nice restaurant.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
22
Huangpu River
After that, stroll along the thriving Bund area and then take a one-hour cruise along the Huangpu River - the mother river of Shanghai. As the symbol and a microcosm of the city, the river has witnessed the glory, humiliation, despair, and prosperity of Shanghai.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 11
Leave Shanghai
1 stop
23
Shanghai
After breakfast at the hotel, please find your own way to the airport for your homeward flight. Due to different flight schedules, the hotel-airport transfer service is not included. However, we would be happy to assist you if needed.
1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• NO shopping detours, no factory stores, no tea ceremony, no shopping site restaurant. Avoid wasting time at any shopping motive stop.
• Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
• A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
• A minimum of 2 people per booking is required

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