8 days golden route of China

Visiting: Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai

Highlights:

Get in touch with three most popular and important cities to see real China Visit the legendary, historical and cultural sites to get close to Chinese civilization Walk on Xintiandi Bar Area and enjoy modern communications between east and west

Itinerary:

Day 1

Destinations: Arrive in Beijing

Today's Activities:Airport station pick-up can be arranged at extra expense. After check-in, you have free time to relax.

Day 2

Destinations: Beijing

Today's Activities:

After breakfast visit the massive Tian'anmen Square, then see the Forbidden City with its elegant palaces, pavilions and landscaped gardens, once open only to nobility. This afternoon tour the Temple of Heaven where the Oriental emperors worship the heaven. An optional excursion takes you by rickshaw around Hutongs – narrow alleyways.

Our local guide can help you plan your evening activities. You can watch some Kungfu or Peking Opera shows, or feast a roast duck dinner at famed Quanjude Restaurant, or enjoy nightlife at pubs and bars at Houhai or Gongti area.

Day 3

Destinations: Beijing

Today's Activities:

Today, ride to the legendary Great Wall of China and stand on its famous ramparts. A local lunch is included, along with a visit to a jade factory. Then tour the valley of the Ming Tombs and Chang Tomb which was the first of the tombs. Drop off at Beijing Olympic Park on the way back to downtown. If time permits you can buy entrance tickets on-spot to go inside the stadiums of Bird's Nest and Water Cube.