Beijing Xian Shanghai 8 Day Coach Tour

Day By Day Itinerary    ( B - Breakfast, L - Lunch, D - Dinner )

Arrival in Beijing, met and transferred to your hotel ( booked by us ) in Beijing. Free for the rest of the day.

Starting the day with a visit the imperial palace, also known as the "Forbidden City" that symbolizes the imperial and traditional China. After lunch go on with the visit to Temple of Heaven, the place where the emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties worshipped heaven and prayed for peace and harvest. Then move on to Summer Palace, originally a royal garden and a temporary dwelling palace for emperors of Qing Dynasty. Back to your hotel. ( B L )

After breakfat, have an excursion to Badaling Great Wall, symbol of Chinese civilization. After lunch,go on with the visit to Dingling, one of the Ming Tombs, where 13 emperors were buried in Ming Dynasty. Return to your hotel. ( B L )

After breakfast, take morning flight for Xian. Met and transferred to your hotel in Xian ( booked by us ). After lunch, your city tour begins with a visit to Shaanxi Provincial History Museum, a large modern museum of the national level. Then visit Big Goose Pagoda consisted of a brick structure of five storeys and was about 60 meters high. Originally built in 589A.D- 6000 years ago. Lastly come to the downtown Xian to visit the bazaar in the Great Mosque behind ( north of ) the Drum Tower. the Muslim area is most attractive with a wide area of stalls selling everything. The streets and walkways are full of life. The shopping is great, very cheap and some unusual items we will seldom see anywhere else in China. Return to your hotel downtown. ( B L )

After breakfast at hotel, have full excursion to the the Terra-cotta Army - a lifetime viewing of the extraordinary 2200-year-old terra-cotta Army of China's First Emperor-Qin Shihuang. After lunch, visit Qin Shi Huang Tomb. The Qin Shi Huang Tomb isthe Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221BC-207BC) and also of China. Then visit Banpo Museum - a village set up by a late Neolithic people. Transferred back to your hotel in Xian. ( B L )

Take a morning flight to Shanghai. Met and transferred to your hotel in Shanghai ( booked by us ). Free for rest of the day. ( B )

Pick up from your hotel in Shanghai. First visit Yu yuan Garden. Yuyuan is the famous gardens in Shanghai, Located in the center of Shanghai's Old City, one of the few remaining old tourist sites in Shanghai. Close to the gardens is Shanghai's bazaar, a great number of small streets and lanes where vendors sell their products and food stuffs to the tourists and local people.

Then move on to the Bund, the most famous waterfront and architectural symbols of Shanghai. Head to "Xintiandi" - something like Lan Kwai Fong in Hong Kong and Clarke Quay in Singapore. The brick buildings on these tow-square blocks have been preserved and tranformed into trendy clubs, restaurants and boutiques. Continue to visit the former French Concession, characterized by beautiful, tree-lined streets and weathered European architecture.


Before having lunch, you have have 45 minutes for a short visit to the fresh water pearl gallery. Here you will see the process of pearl cultivation. Or visit Silk Factory, which is not only an interesting site to see how Chinese silk has been produces since 14th century, but also a nice place to buy a souvenir.

After lunch, visit Jade Buddha Temple - the most famous Buddhist temple in Shanghai. It was built during the Guangxu Period of the Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1875-1909 ) and boasts of priceless collection of jade statutes from Burma.

Then move on to People's Square - the unique and impressive outlook of the city and circled on all sides by huge and overpowering buildings. Then continue to visit Shanghai City Planning Exhibition Hall. The Exhibition Hall is a six-story building, displaying Shanghai's urban planning and development. The centerpiece of the exhibition is a huge scale model of the city of Shanghai, showing all existing and approved buildings in Shanghai.

Transfer to Shanghai airport for departure or free on your own. ( B )

Price List for this tour   ( US$ Per Person )

Inclusions: 1.Two sharing stay 7 nights hotel with breakfast daily at the hotels listed 2.Sightseeing with lunch as listed in the itinerary above 3.English speaking local tour guide service in each city 4.Airport-hotel transfers in each city 5.Beijing - Xian - Shanghai Flights

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