8-Day Essence Of China Tour by Train

Destinations & activities: Hotel - Airport Transfer

Welcome to China! As you arrive in Beijing, you will feel warm welcome by your Beijing tour guide and driver. You will be escorted to hotel for check-in. Free time afterwards.

Destinations & activities: Tian'anmen Square, Forbidden City, Hutong, a local pearl store

A fresh breakfast kicks start your morning. This morning we will visit the largest public square, Tian'anmen Square. Afterwards, we will enter the Forbidden City to track down history's imprints. Stop by a local pearl store. Have lunch in a traditional courtyard house restaurant: Courtyard 7 Restaurant.

Afternoon is spent visiting the maze-like Hutong. A visit to a local family is essential!

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Destinations & activities: Temple of Heaven, Mutianyu Section of the Great Wall, a cloisonné factory, hotel - train station transfer

In morning, we will drive up to the Great Wall at Mutianyu Section, where you will take a cable car ride up the peak and walk downhill with your tour guide. Visit a local cloisonné store before lunch.

In the afternoon, you will visit the Temple of Heaven, where Chinese emperors used to worship God with their sacrifices. At night, an overnight train will take you to Xi'an.

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Destinations & activities: Train station - hotel transfer, Ancient City Wall, Muslim Quarter, Great Mosque

In morning, you will arrive in Xi'an. Your guide will take you to breakfast and check in hotel. After a short break, you will be walking on the Ancient City Wall. Have lunch in a local resraurant.

In the afternoon, you will get in touch with one of the biggest Muslim communities in China at the Muslim Quarter. A visit to the Great Mosque is in order.

Destinations & activities: Train Station - Hotel Transfer, Terracotta Warriors and Horses, Fountain Square, a handicraft center

After breakfast, you will visit the wonder of ancient China: Terracotta Warriors and Horses. Have lunch in a Sichuan restaurant nearby before a walk at a handicraft center.

In the afternoon, you will be back to Xi'an downtown, waiting is the Fountain Square, where you can get a full and nice view of the famous Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Later, you will board on an overnight train to Shanghai.

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Destinations & activities: Train station - hotel transfer, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Shanghai History Museum, Yuyuan Garden, Nanjing Road, a silk factory

Arrive in Shanghai in the morning. Check in hotel and have breakfast. Have some time to rest before today's tour: Overlooking the Huangpu River and the Bund, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower is absolutely Shanghai's pride and icon. Today you will be on the top of it, taking in a panoramic. Visit Shanghai History Museum, which is located inside the tower, with a great collection of waxwork detailing the history of Shanghai. Have lunch at a Cantonese restaurant.

After a stop at a local silk factory, you will get to the famous Yuyuan Garden. Later, a free walk in Nanjing Road, chance to shop something chic.

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Destinations & activities: Free time in Shanghai

Shanghai never disappoints its visitors. Today you will have a free day hunting for hidden treasure in Shanghai. Below is our suggested list.

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Cherish every moment in China, and today we are to say goodbye. Your Shanghai tour guide will escort you to the airport. Thanks for traveling with China Travel. Hope to see you again soon!