6-Day Beijing & Shanghai Private Tour

Meals: No meal
Recommended Hotel: Sunworld Hotel Beijing Wangfujing ★★★★

Arrive in Beijing, meet your YUNSKY guide at the airport and transfer to the hotel. After check-in, the remainder of the day is free to rest.

Beijing City View – Forbidden City

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Sunworld Hotel Beijing Wangfujing ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and set out to explore historic Beijing.

[09:30-12:30] Begin at Tiananmen Square and cross the square to the Forbidden City, the former imperial palace at the heart of Beijing.

[12:30-14:00] Stop for lunch at a local Chinese restaurant en route.

[14:00-16:30] Visit the Temple of Heaven, the ceremonial complex where emperors prayed for good harvests. Continue with shopping time at Panjiayuan Antique Market.

[16:30-17:30] Return to the hotel. Ask your guide for suggestions if you would like to arrange an evening show or a Peking duck dinner.

Temple of Heaven

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: Sunworld Hotel Beijing Wangfujing ★★★★

[08:00-08:30] Meet your guide at the hotel and leave for the Great Wall.

[08:30-12:30] Drive to Mutianyu Great Wall. Choose to hike after arrival or take the cable car up and walk along the restored wall.

[12:30-13:30] Have lunch at a local Chinese restaurant near the Great Wall.

[13:30-16:30] Drive back toward Beijing, with a stop at the jade store. Continue to the exteriors of the Bird Nest and Water Cube, two signature venues from the Beijing Olympic Games.

[16:00-17:30] Return to the hotel. Optional evening ideas include a foot massage, Houhai bars or Sanlitun Bar Street.

Mutianyu Great Wall Beijing China

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: SSAW Boutique Hotel Shanghai Bund ★★★★

[09:30-10:00] Pack, check out and meet your guide in the lobby for the final half-day in Beijing.

[10:00-11:30] Head to the Drum Tower area for a Hutong Tour by rickshaw and a closer look at local lanes and neighborhood life.

[11:30-14:30] Continue to the Summer Palace, Beijing's largest surviving imperial garden. A boat ride on Kunming Lake is included, followed by lunch at a nearby restaurant.

After lunch, transfer to the railway station for the five-hour high-speed train to Shanghai. Your Shanghai guide will meet you at the station and accompany you to the hotel.

Summer Palace

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Recommended Hotel: SSAW Boutique Hotel Shanghai Bund ★★★★

[09:00-09:30] Meet your guide in the hotel lobby and begin the Shanghai sightseeing program.

[09:30-12:30] Visit Yuyuan Garden, then browse Shanghai Old Street and Nanjing Road for souvenirs and silk products. Continue with a walk along the Bund, whose waterfront buildings reflect Shanghai's international trading history.

[12:30-13:30] Have lunch at a local Chinese restaurant en route.

[13:30-16:30] Visit Jade Buddha Temple and its seated, jewel-covered Buddha, described as weighing 1,000 kg. Stop at the silk museum, then continue to the exterior of Oriental Pearl TV Tower and the Riverside Promenade for photographs.

[16:30-17:30] Return to the hotel. Your guide can help arrange the optional Acrobatic Show, including the well-known ERA production.

the Bund

Meals: Breakfast

Keep the day free until your airport transfer. A Maglev ride to Pudong Airport can be arranged if requested; otherwise, transfer directly by road.

Service Ends