Shanghai Trip Overview
Experience the history and culture of China’s Capital City-Beijing from Shanghai by bullet train. Your friendly and knowledgeable private guide will give you a comprehensive overview of this fascinating city, its local community and cuisine during a 2-day private tour. The sites you will visit including the UNESCO Sites: Great Wall of China, Forbidden City and Summer Palace. Admire the Tian’anmen Square, stroll along the local Hutong allays and enjoy authentic Chinese Lunch. Flexible itinerary of this private tour will let you travel and explore at your own pace and style. Tour including train tickets, entrance fee, lunch, English speaking tour guide and private vehicle, you can choose to end your tour in Beijing or return Shanghai.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Shanghai, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Shanghai, Shanghai Region, China
Experience the history and culture of China’s Capital City-Beijing from Shanghai by bullet train. Your friendly and knowledgeable private guide will give you a comprehensive overview of this fascinating city, its local community and cuisine during a 2-day private tour. The sites you will visit including the UNESCO Sites: Great Wall of China, Forbidden City and Summer Palace. Admire the Tian’anmen Square, stroll along the local Hutong allays and enjoy authentic Chinese Lunch. Flexible itinerary of this private tour will let you travel and explore at your own pace and style. Tour including train tickets, entrance fee, lunch, English speaking tour guide and private vehicle, you can choose to end your tour in Beijing or return Shanghai.
Itinerary
Day 1: Shanghai-Beijing. (L)
Pass By: Beijing South Railway Station, Yongdingmen Wai Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100069 China
Your driver will pick you up from your hotel in Shanghai ,you will be transferred to Shanghai Railway Station, relax on the 4.5 hours bullet train ride to Beijing
Upon arrival, your tour guide will pick you up from the exit of the arrival hall by holding your name sign.
Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
Enjoy lunch in the local restaurant, then your tour begins at one of the world’s largest public areas—Tiananmen Square, home to the National Museum of China, the mausoleum of Mao Zedong and the great Monument to the Peoples’ Heroes.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
From there you will pass through the South gate to the magnificent Forbidden City – a 250-acre complex of courtyards, palaces, pavilions and gardens, which served as the imperial palace for emperors and their households for more than 500 years. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Bell and Drum Towers, Di’anmen Wai Main Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
Next, you will stroll along the Hutong allay to discover the life style of the locals. Afterwards, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Beijing. (Please book your own hotel in advance )
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Great Wall at Mutianyu Section- Summer Palace(L)
Stop At: Mutianyu Great Wall, Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District, Beijing China
You driver and tour guide will meet you at the hotel lobby at 8am and take you to the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall. It’s is a bit more rugged and slightly less crowded than more famous Badaling section of the Wall. Over 96% of Mutianyu is covered with trees and orchards.
Follow your tour guide to hike up and down different towers, and enjoy the convenient way of cable car round trip ,or toboggan ride at the wall.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China
You will continue to the well-preserved royal garden, the Summer Palace. World-renowned for its beautiful landscape and spectacular architecture the Summer Palace is listed as the World Heritage Site and considered as one of the most classical gardens in the world.
After the Summer Palace you can choose to be dropped off in your Beijing hotel’s lobby to end your tour in Beijing ,or return Shanghai.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
