Itinerary
Day 1: Take an overnight train from Shanghai to Beijing
Stop At: Shanghai Railway Station, Shanghai Railway Station, Shanghai
Your friendly driver will pick you up at 4:45.p.m from Shanghai downtown hotel and head to Shanghai Railway Station to catch your overnight train to Beijing. Your driver will assist with obtain the pre-purchased train tickets for you and take you to the waiting room.
Duration: 20 minutes
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight on the train in a deluxe soft sleeper room (2 passengers in one train cabin with private restroom)
Day 2: Tiananmen Square and Forbidden City, Hutong and Temple of Heaven (L)
Stop At: Temple of Heaven, Tiantan Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100050 China
Upon arrival, your friendly local guide and driver will pick you up at Beijing Railway Station, then head to your first stop-Temple of Heaven, the largest religious building in China. It was originally used by the Ming and Qing emperors to pay homage to heaven and to pray for a year of rich harvest, and locals now come to the temple to practice Tai Chi, sing, and dance.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang), West Changan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China
After enjoy a tasty local lunch, continue to visit the Tiananmen Square, located in the centre of Beijing. It encompassed 108.7 acres,880 meters from north to south and 500 meters from east to west, big enough to hold a half million people.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Forbidden City-The Palace Museum, No.4 Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100009 China
Followed by a visit to the Forbidden City, which is the best preserved imperial palace in China and the largest palace with 9,999.5 rooms. The splendid architecture of the Forbidden City represents the essence and culmination of traditional Chinese architectural accomplishment.
After the tour, you will be transferred back to your Beijing hotel (at your own arrangement).
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: A local lunch is included
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: Mutianyu Great Wall and Summer Palace (L)
Stop At: Mutianyu Great Wall, Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District, Beijing China
Meet your guide and driver at your hotel lobby in the morning, and drive about 1.5 hours to the Mutianyu Great Wall, the best welcomed by travelers for its picturesque scenery, fewer tourist, and beautifully-restored architecture. You can either choose taking a cable car up and cable car down or chair lift up to the Wall and toboggan down. Spend 2-3 hours hiking on the Wall.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Summer Palace (Yiheyuan), No.19 Xinjian Gongmen Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100080 China
After a local dumpling lunch, continue to the Summer Palace. Spend the rest of the afternoon at the Summer Palace, a well-preserved royal garden. It has been listed in the World Heritage Sites and considered as one of the most classical gardens of the world.
Finish the day with return transfer to your Beijing downtown hotel (at your own arrangement).
If you choose tour ends Shanghai, you will be transferred to Beijing Railway station to catch your departure overnight train around 8:00.p.m back to Shanghai.Your driver will hold a sign with your full name on it and meet you at Shanghai Railway Station, then transfer back to your Shanghai hotel.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch: Dumpling for lunch
No accommodation included on this day.