8 Days Beijing Shanghai Hong Kong Group Tour

Meals: No Meals
Accommodation: Citadines Ritan Service Apartment ★★★★

Arrive in Beijing, the capital city of China, you will be greeted by our local guide at the airport with TCT signboard. Then our guide will transfer you to check in hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day for you to get over the jet lag.

Beijing City View

Meals: Hotel Breakfast, A la carte Chinese lunch
Accommodation: Citadines Ritan Service Apartment ★★★★

TCT local guide will meet you at your hotel lobby at the appointed time. It will be an exciting day as we will explore the world well-known wonders today. The 1st stop is Temple of Heaven, the existing largest structure for sacrifice to heaven and a place where the emperors prayed for a year of abundance. In the visit of Temple of Heaven, you will be astonished by the exquisite ancient Chinese architectures. Besides, you will see local seniors doing morning exercises in the square and full of vigor. You will have chance to watch Chinese Kongfu, Taichi, square dancing, playing cards, playing chess etc.

Then our group will move to a less commercial Hutong nearby. A short walking along the authentic Beijing Hutong will give you a deep impression of the local residents’ live. A la carte lunch is served at a local restaurant to have a taste of the authentic Chinese food at noon time and have a break at the restaurant.

Then continue this Beijing city treasure tour by a visit to Tian'anmen Square, the world's largest city center square, the locality of numerous major political and historical events. It is the witness of Chinese development. It is only a walking distance from Tian'anmen Square to Forbidden City, the world's existing largest and most complete ancient wooden structure buildings. You will explore the glorious palace halls and gardens for more than 2 hours in Forbidden City, learning the legendary story of the emperors and how the royal family lived there. You will be stunned by the numerous old art treasures exhibited in halls. Drive back to hotel, we will have a stop at tea store en route. Please feel free to consult with your local guide about the evening activities in Beijing, such as the night shows of Beijing.

Forbidden City

Meals: Hotel Breakfast, A la Carte Lunch
Accommodation: Citadines Ritan Service Apartment ★★★★

It will be an exciting day today. In the early morning, guide will pick you up from your hotel lobby. Today we will visit the must-visit spot in Beijing--- Mutianyu Great Wall, one of the famous sections of China Great Wall. It takes about 2 hours driving from the downtown of Beijing to Mutianyu Great Wall. Mutianyu Great Wall was first built in the mid-6th century during the Northern Qi, making it older than the Badaling section. (***Cable car and slideway are available at Mutianyu Great Wall. It is optional and excluded from our price***)

A la carte lunch is arranged at a good restaurant at the foot of Mutianyu. Drive back to downtown of Beijing. We will have a stop at a jade carving factory en route. When we reach Beijing, we will have a photo stop outside the Bird Nest and Water Cube, which were the famous sites constructed for 2008 Beijing Olympic. The tour finishes by dropping off at your hotel. If you would like to try local specialty tonight, you could ask for some suggestion about Peking Roast Duck Restaurant.

Mutianyu Great Wall

Meals: Hotel breakfast, A La Carte Lunch
Accommodation: Sunrise On The Bund Hotels & Resorts Shanghai ★★★★
                             or Greenland Jiulong Hotel ★★★★

In the morning, check out from hotel and start to visit the last spots in Beijing --- Summer Palace, the existing largest, best-preserved imperial garden in China. The Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake are regarded as the representative of Summer Palace. In the park, you could choose to take a boating trip on the lake, enjoying the beautiful royal garden view. Walk along the Long Corridor--- the longest corridor in the world, admiring the extremely rich and prestigious paintings on the beams of the corridor.

A la carte lunch will be arranged at a local restaurant on the way to Beijing Nan Railway Station to take high speed train (2nd class seat, duration: about5.5-6 hours) from Beijing to Shanghai. TCT guide will wait at the exit of Shanghai Hongqiao train station with our signboard and transfer you to check in hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the time.

Beijing Hutong

Meals: Hotel breakfast, A La Carte Lunch
Accommodation: Sunrise On The Bund Hotels & Resorts Shanghai ★★★★
                            or Greenland Jiulong Hotel ★★★★

At noon time, our local guide will pick you up from your hotel in the center of Shanghai, and the tour starts when all the clients are picked up. The group will firstly drive to Zhujiajiao Water Town for a visit, which takes about 1-1.5 hours for driving.  In the water town, you will enjoy the unique old bridges across bubbling streams, small rivers shaded by willow trees, and houses with courtyards attached all transport people who have been living amidst the bustle and hustle of the modern big city to a brand-new world full of antiquity, leisure and tranquility.  You will also have chance to take a short boating trip along the waterway. Lunch will be arranged at local Chinese restaurant. In the afternoon, drive back to Shanghai downtown and take a visit to Shanghai World Financial Center, where you will have a panoramic view of Shanghai. Then we will have a stop at Silk Museum before move to the Bund, along the Huangpu River which is located in the Huangpu District, the center of Shanghai. It is the scenery line of Shanghai. It has the Shanghai landmarks Oriental Pearl TV Tower and Jinmao Tower in the opposite across the Huangpu River. You will be dropped off at your hotel in the center of Shanghai after tour.

Zhujiajiao Water Town

Meals: Hotel breakfast
Accommodation: Metropark Hotel Kowloon★★★★

Have a leisure time in the morning and you can have much free time to explore Shanghai and shop around by yourself. Check out from hotel before 12:00p.m. Our guide meets you at the hotel lobby and transfer to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to catch a flight for Hong Kong. Hong Kong welcomes you with an iconic skyline, a legendary kitchen, and lush, protected nature where rare birds and colorful traditions thrive. It is also regarded as the heaven of shopping. Take the airport Vigor shuttle bus (booked by TCT in advance) to your hotel. Have a good time by yourself for the rest of the day.

Optional morning tour in Shanghai on group basis (tour cost: USD58/P.P):
Boarding >>Yu Garden>> Confucius Temple>> The Bund >>Pearl Center >>Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street>>Own transfer back to hotel

Hong Kong City View

Meals: Hotel breakfast
Accommodation: Metropark Hotel Kowloon★★★★

We suggest you a free day in Hong Kong to explore this magic city by yourselves. If you are interested in shopping, just do some shopping before departure. You can also have chance to try local Hong Kong food, like snacks and Dimsum, etc. Besides, we also have some group optional tours below for your reference,

Half day optional tour to visit Hong Kong Island (4.5 hours inclusive of transfers）USD39/P.P:
Boarding >>Victoria Peak (excluding peak tram riding)>> Aberdeen (excluding sampan)>> Jewelry Factory >>Stanley Market >> transfer back to hotel

Victoria Peak

Meals: Hotel breakfast

Free at leisure. Check out from hotel before 12:00p.m. Take Vigor airport shuttle bus to airport, which is booked by TCT in advance.

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