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9-Day Best China Family Tour

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9-Day Best China Family Tour

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Dec 18
Fri
Dec 19
Sat
Dec 20
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Heritage Discoveries

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Highlights

Explore the top attractions in Beijing, Xi'an and Shanghai in this 9-day family tour, including China Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Army, Shanghai Bund, etc. Enjoy the most professional guide service and travel in a comfortable vehicle.

Itinerary

Airport Pickup in Beijing
  • Beijing

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Your local tour guide will meet you at Beijing Airport after reclaiming your luggage and clearing customs. The driver will transport you in a comfortable vehicle to the hotel and help you with the check-in procedure. The rest of the day is left for you to have a good rest or to become familiar with our capital city on your own.
  • Accommodations
    Double Happiness Beijing Courtyard Hotel (4 stars)
Beijing
  • Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)

    30 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Your tour guide and the driver will pick up you at your hotel lobby and take you to tour Beijing city. Firstly, you will have a stroll on the world's largest square in the city center - Tiananmen Square.
  • Forbidden City-The Palace Museum

    3 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    From the Tiananmen Square, you will enter the Imperial Palace, also known as the Forbidden City to explore its fascinating halls and pavilions. Here, you will not only learn how the emperor handled political affairs and lived their lives, but appreciate numerous ancient art treasures. At noon, you will be provided a la carte welcome lunch at a nice restaurant.
  • Hutong Tour

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    In the afternoon, enjoy a 1-hour walking tour in Hutongs and pay a visit to a local family there. You can also experience facial painting in Peking Opera. Facial Painting is a kind of exaggerated make-up with various colors and patterns to show the personalities of different figures.
  • Red Theatre Beijing Acrobatic Show

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    Enjoy an acrobatic show in the evening before going back to the hotel.
  • Accommodations
    Double Happiness Beijing Courtyard Hotel (4 stars)
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast - Western buffet breakfast at hotel
    Lunch - A la carte welcome lunch
Travel in Mutianyu Great Wall
  • Temple of Heaven

    1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket Included
    After breakfast, you will visit the Temple of Heaven, the world's largest existing ancient sacrificial architectural complex.
  • Mutianyu Great Wall

    3 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    Then visit the Great Wall at Mutianyu. After reaching there by 1.5 hours' drive, you will go uphill by the cable car. Then enjoy a 2-hour hiking tour on the Great Wall. Finally, slide down through a toboggan run. Of course, if you don't like toboggan, you can also take a cable car ride down.
  • Accommodations
    Double Happiness Beijing Courtyard Hotel (4 stars)
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast - Western buffet breakfast at hotel
Free Day in Beijing
  • Beijing

    8 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    To make the most of your stay in Beijing, a free day is arranged for you to explore Beijing on your own. You can ask your guide for recommendations or simply have fun at Universal Studios theme park, which might be your kids' favorite.
  • Accommodations
    Double Happiness Beijing Courtyard Hotel (4 stars)
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast - Western buffet breakfast at hotel
Beijing to Xi’an by High Speed Train
  • Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)

    3 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    After seeing giant pandas in the morning, you will visit the Summer Palace - the largest existing imperial garden with a graceful landscape and magnificent constructions.
  • Xi'an

    7 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Afterwards, you will be sent to the high speed train station and head to Xi'an. The trip takes about 4.5 - 6 hours. After arrival, your guide in Xi'an will pick you up and take you to the hotel.
  • Accommodations
    Holiday Inn Xian Big Goose Pagoda (4 stars)
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast - Western buffet breakfast at hotel
Xi'an
  • The Museum of Qin Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses

    3 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Xian and take you to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. You will see the three excavated pits, the Bronze Chariots and Horses Exhibition Hall. Follow your guide to know more about its history and culture. You will have at least two and a half hours to explore this significant site. And then make a mini clay warrior by yourself with the help of a local artisan.
  • Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta)

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    In the afternoon, you will visit the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which was built in the Tang Dynasty (618–907 AD) to store the Buddhist scriptures brought from ancient India.
  • Grand Tang Dynasty Ever Bright City

    40 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Next, have some free time at the nearby Grand Tang Dynasty Ever-Bright City, a cult pedestrian street for locals and tourists alike to encounter cultural phenomena, like the spectacle of passers-by dressed in traditional Chinese clothes.
  • Accommodations
    Holiday Inn Xian Big Goose Pagoda (4 stars)
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast - Western buffet breakfast at hotel
Xi’an to Shanghai by Flight
  • Xi'an City Wall (Chengqiang)

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    The day begins with a leisure visit to the City Wall Park, where you can observe the day-to-day life of the locals. You may also practice Tai Chi with the master. Tai Chi, a soft form of Chinese martial arts, is considered the quintessential Chinese culture. After that, you will pay a visit to the City Wall. It is the most complete existing urban fortification in China. Cycling on the ancient wall is an exciting experience that many people like to try. If you don't feel like cycling, you can also choose a battery car.
  • Muslim Quarter

    1 hours 30 minsAdmission Ticket Included
    After that, explore the Muslim street where you will find various local snacks. Watch a show of shadow puppetry at the Gao’s Grand Courtyard.
  • Shanghai

    3 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Then, your guide will transfer you to the airport for the flight to Shanghai. After arrival, you will be met and led to the hotel by the local guide.
  • Accommodations
    Hengshan Moller Villa Hotel (4 stars) - An enchanting fairytale hotel
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast - Western buffet breakfast at hotel
Shanghai
  • Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    This morning, Your local tour guide will pick you up at your hotel. You will visit the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall where you will know more about the past, present and future plan of the city.
  • Yu Garden (Yuyuan)

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    Then, come to the Yu Garden - one of the attractions that you cannot miss in Shanghai. The symbol of the Garden is the Nine Zigzag Bridge built of granite and grass-white jade and the quaint, elegant mid-lake pavilion. There is a bustling bazaar where you are able to find various storefronts selling different kinds of local snacks and souvenirs.
  • Shanghai Tower

    2 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    Enjoy a la carte lunch at noon at a local restaurant. After that, enjoy a panorama of the city at Duo Yun Bookstore on the 52nd floor of Shanghai Tower.
  • Huangpu River

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included
    Take a one-hour cruise along the Huangpu River - the mother river of Shanghai. As the symbol and a microcosm of the city, the river has witnessed the glory, humiliation, despair, and prosperity of Shanghai.
  • The Bund

    40 minsAdmission Ticket Free
    Then leave you some free time to explore the Bund area on your own. At the end of the trip, drive you back to your hotel.
  • Accommodations
    Hengshan Moller Villa Hotel (4 stars) - An enchanting fairytale hotel
    Food And Drinks
    Breakfast - Western buffet breakfast at hotel
    Lunch
Leave Shanghai
  • Shanghai

    1 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
    Your guide will escort you on a maglev train to the airport. And your driver will take your luggage to meet you at the airport. See off by your flight. Bon Voyage!
  • Food And Drinks
    Breakfast - Western buffet breakfast at hotel

What's included

INCLUDED

One way economy class airfare of Xi'an/Shanghai.
Hotel accommodation based on two-sharing room
Air-conditioned vehicles
Professional guides & experienced drivers
Lunch (2)
One way high-speed train from Beijing to Xi'an.
Breakfast (8)
Entrance fees to tourist sites
Two bottled water per person per day

NOT INCLUDED

China visa fees
International airfare
Gratuities to guides and drivers (recommended)
Not suitable for people over 80 years old

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Additional information

Must Know
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Good To Know
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
Tour price for the child under 12 is upon request.

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