8 Days Beijing Xian Shanghai Join-in Tour by Train

8 Days Beijing Xian Shanghai Join-in Tour by Train

Appreciating the Great Wall, Forbidden City, Summer Palace in Shanghai, Terracotta Warriors and Horses, City Wall and Muslim Quarter in Xian, Yuyuan Garden in Shanghai and Zhouzhuang Water town nearby Shanghai. Taking overnight train as inter-city transportation to save cost for accommodation and to experience Chinese train.

Itinerary

Day 1: Beijing Arrival (No Meal)

Stop At: Beijing, Beijing
Pickup by local driver and transfer to hotel.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: King Parkview Hotel (3 star)

Day 2: Beijing (Breakfast + Lunch)

Stop At: Dingling Underground Palace, Ming Tombs, Changling Town, Changping District, Beijing 102213 China
Pick up from hotel lobby and start the tour with Dingling Mausoleum.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Beijing, Beijing
Next, pay a 45 minutes’ visit to Jade Carving Factory and have lunch in a local restaurant.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Mutianyu Great Wall, Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District, Beijing China
Then continue to visit Mutianyu Great Wall. Mutianyu Great Wall is the most scenic part of Chinese Great Wall. It was built in the early Ming Dynasty at 1368 and stretches 5400 meters. 90% of the Mutianyu Great Wall is covered by vegetation. So in each season this part of the Great Wall will treat visitors with its unique scenery. The visiting time on Great Wall would be about 2 hours. If hiking is too much for you, cable car is available and optional.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Beijing, Beijing
On the way back to hotel you will visit a Silk Market.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: King Parkview Hotel (3 star)

Day 3: Beijing -Xian by Overnight Train (Breakfast + Lunch)

Stop At: Beijing, Beijing
Today’s first stop is Tian’anmen Square, the heart and symbol of Beijing and the largest city square in the world.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Then you will pay a visit the Forbidden City, one of the largest and most completely preserved palace complexly built with wood. There were 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1912) lived in the Forbidden City.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Temple of Heaven, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050 China
Then after short visit to Silk Market you will head to Temple of Heaven.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Beijing, Beijing
Then you will enjoy lunch and pay a short visit to a Pearl Market.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China
After that, continue the tour to Summer Palace, the largest and most completely preserved imperial garden in China.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Beijing, Beijing
Ending the tour and drive to catch the overnight train (Z19 20:40-08:31) to Xian.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight Soft sleeper train

Day 4: Xian (Lunch)

Stop At: The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, Qinling North Road, Lintong District, Xi'an 710600 China
Meet the guide at confirmed time and start to Terracotta Warriors Factory and Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, the eighth world wonder.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Xi'an Banpo Museum, North of Banpo Village, Baqiao District, Xi'an 710038 China
After lunch, you will head to the Banpo Museum. After that back to hotel.
Duration: 2 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Ibis Xian Heping Hotel

Day 5: Xian -Shanghai by Overnight Train (Breakfast + Lunch)

Stop At: Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta), Enci Temple The southern part of Yata Road, Yanta District, Xi'an 710061 China
Today’s first stop is Small Wild Goose Pagoda Scenic Area.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: North Square of Big Wild Goose Pagoda Station, Furong E Rd, Qu Jiang Shang Quan, Yanta Qu, Xian Shi, Shaanxi Sheng, China
hen we will drive to visit North Square of Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Xi'an City Wall (Chengqiang), Zhongxin District, Xi'an 710001 China
After lunch, we head to 600 years old City Wall.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Bell and Drum Tower Square, Zhong Gu Lou Guang Chang, Zhong Lou Shang Quan, Lianhu Qu, Xian Shi, Shaanxi Sheng, China
The last stop is Bell Tower and Drum Tower Square & Muslim Street.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Xi'an, Xi'an, Shaanxi
Finally drive to North Xian Station to catch overnight fast train to Shanghai.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight Fast Train

Day 6: Shanghai (Lunch)

Stop At: Yuyuan Old Street, Houjia Road, Fangbang Middle Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200001 China
Meet the guide at meeting place nearby train station and drive to visit Old Street.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Yu Garden (Yuyuan), No.218 Anren Street, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200010 China
Then come to Yuyuan Garden.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: The Bund, The Bund, Shanghai
Next you will be escorted to the Bund.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Tianzifang, 210弄 Taikang Rd, Da Pu Qiao, Huangpu Qu, China
After lunch got to visit Tianzifang.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Former French Concession, Puxi Central, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200000 China
The last stop will be Old French Concession. Finally back to hotel.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Holiday Inn Express Zhabei Shanghai (3 star)

Day 7: Shanghai (Breakfast + Lunch)

Stop At: Master-of-Nets Garden, No.11 Kuojiatou Alley, Daichengqiao Road, Canglang District, Suzhou 215006 China
Pick up from hotel and drive to Suzhou to visit Net Master Garden.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Suzhou, Suzhou, Jiangsu
Then you will visit the City Wall.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Zhouzhuang Water Town, Qing Ping Shanghai Highway, Kunshan 215300 China
After lunch visit Zhouzhuang Ancient Town where a short gondola boating is included. At last back to hotel.
Duration: 3 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Holiday Inn Express Zhabei Shanghai (3 star)

Day 8: Shanghai Departure (Breakfast)

Stop At: Shanghai, Shanghai
Please arrange your own way to airport for flight departing.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.