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Mutianyu Great Wall
Summer Palace
Terrocotta warriors
Great Wall at Mutianyu
Muslim street

4-Day Private Heritage, History, Culture Tour of Beijing and Xi'an from Shanghai

By Unique Beijing Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$2,576 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 4d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Soak in the food, culture, history and heritage of Beijing, Xi'an on this 4 day private tour from Shanghai by plane. With a personal tour guide, visit the UNESCO World Heritage sites of the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Great Wall at Mutianyu and Terra-cotta Warriors. Explore Beijing local Hutong allays by rickshaw and explores the city’s most popular night life zone, traditional foods and cutting-edge cuisine. Enjoy delicious Peking Duck and dumpling; be amazed by the Tang Dynasty Music and Dancing show. In addition, your tour covers Shichahai Lake, Nanluoguxiang Hutong, Drum and Bell Tower in Beijing, Xi'an City Wall, Big Goose Pagoda and Muslim quarter. Tour including English speaking tour guide, travel by private vehicle, entrance fee, cable car ride at Great Wall, Rickshaw Ride, lunches, train/plane tickets. You can choose to end your tour in Xi'an/Beijing or return Shanghai.

Activity location

  • Mutianyu Great Wall
    • Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District,
    • Beijing, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Mutianyu Great Wall
    • Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District,
    • Beijing, China

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2nd Class-Ends in Beijing
  • Activity duration is 4 days4d4d
  • English

Tour including Shanghai-Xi'an one way plane ticket, Xi'an-Beijing one way 2nd class train ticket, tour ends in Beijing.
Ends in Beijing : Day 1: Shanghai-Xi'an, hotel in Xi'an. Day 2: Xi'an, hotel in Xi'an Day 3: Xi'an-Beijing, hotel in Beijing Day 4: Beijing
Pickup included

Price details
AU$2,575.90 x 1 AdultAU$2,575.90
Total
Price is AU$2,575.90
2nd Class-Ends in Xi'an
  • Activity duration is 4 days4d4d
  • English

Tour including Shanghai-Beijing one way plane ticket, Beijing-Xi'an one way 2nd class train ticket, tour ends in Xi'an.
Ends in Xi'an: Day 1: Shanghai-Beijing, hotel in Beijing Day 2: Beijing, hotel in Beijing Day 3: Beijing-Xi'an, hotel in Xi'an. Day 4:Xi'an
Pickup included

Price details
AU$2,575.90 x 1 AdultAU$2,575.90
Total
Price is AU$2,575.90
1st Class-Ends in Beijing
  • Activity duration is 4 days4d4d
  • English

Tour including Shanghai-Xi'an one way plane ticket, Xi'an-Beijing one way 1st class train ticket, tour ends in Beijing.
End in Beijing : Day 1: Shanghai-Xi'an, hotel in Xi'an. Day 2: Xi'an, hotel in Xi'an Day 3: Xi'an-Beijing, hotel in Beijing Day 4: Beijing
Pickup included

Price details
AU$2,656.49 x 1 AdultAU$2,656.49
Total
Price is AU$2,656.49
1st Class-Ends in Xi'an
  • Activity duration is 4 days4d4d
  • English

Ends in Xi'an: Day 1: Shanghai-Beijing, hotel in Beijing Day 2: Beijing, hotel in Beijing Day 3: Beijing-Xi'an, hotel in Xi'an. Day 4:Xi'an
1st Class -Ends in Xi'an : Tour including Shanghai-Beijing one way plane ticket, Beijing- Xi'an one way 1st class train ticket, tour ends in Xi'an.
Pickup included

Price details
AU$2,656.49 x 1 AdultAU$2,656.49
Total
Price is AU$2,656.49
Business Class-Ends Xi'an
  • Activity duration is 4 days4d4d
  • English

Tour including Shanghai-Beijing one way plane ticket, Beijing- Xi'an one way business class train ticket, tour ends in Xi'an.
Ends in Xi'an: Day 1: Shanghai-Beijing, hotel in Beijing Day 2: Beijing, hotel in Beijing Day 3: Beijing-Xi'an, hotel in Xi'an. Day 4:Xi'an
Pickup included

Price details
AU$2,849.93 x 1 AdultAU$2,849.93
Total
Price is AU$2,849.93
Business Class-Ends in Beijing
  • Activity duration is 4 days4d4d
  • English

Tour including Shanghai-Xi'an one way plane ticket, Xi'an-Beijing one way businessclass train ticket, tour ends in Beijing.

Ends in Beijing: Day 1: Shanghai-Xi'an, hotel in Xi'an. Day 2: Xi'an, hotel in Xi'an Day 3: Xi'an-Beijing, hotel in Beijing Day 4: Beijing
Pickup included

Price details
AU$2,849.93 x 1 AdultAU$2,849.93
Total
Price is AU$2,849.93
2nd Class -Ends Shanghai
  • Activity duration is 4 days4d4d
  • English

Ends in Shanghai: Day 1: Shanghai-Beijing, hotel in Beijing
2: Beijing, hotel in Beijing
3: Beijing-Xi'an, hotel in Xi'an.
4:Xi'an-Shangha
2nd Class-Ends Shanghai: Tour including Shanghai-Beijing, Xi'an-Shanghai plane tickets, Beijing-Xi'an one way 2nd class train ticket, ends in Shanghai
Pickup included

Price details
AU$2,898.29 x 1 AdultAU$2,898.29
Total
Price is AU$2,898.29
1st Class-Ends Shanghai
  • Activity duration is 4 days4d4d
  • English

Tour including Shanghai-Beijing, Xi'an-Shanghai plane tickets, Beijing-Xi'an one way 1st class train ticket, ends in Shanghai
Ends in Shanghai: Day 1: Shanghai-Beijing, hotel in Beijing
2: Beijing, hotel in Beijing
3: Beijing-Xi'an, hotel in Xi'an
4:Xi'an-Shanghai
Pickup included

Price details
AU$2,978.88 x 1 AdultAU$2,978.88
Total
Price is AU$2,978.88
Business Class-Ends Shanghai
  • Activity duration is 4 days4d4d
  • English

Tour including Shanghai-Beijing, Xi'an-Shanghai plane tickets, Beijing-Xi'an one way business class ticket, ends in Shanghai
Ends Shanghai: Day 1: Shanghai-Beijing, hotel in Beijing
2: Beijing, hotel in Beijing
3: Beijing-Xi'an, hotel in Xi'an
4:Xi'an-Shanghai
Pickup included

Price details
AU$3,172.31 x 1 AdultAU$3,172.31
Total
Price is AU$3,172.31

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPlane Tickets (economy class)
  • What's includedWhat's includedTrain Tickets
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate tour
  • What's includedWhat's includedCable car or ski lift up and toboggan at the Great Wall
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance Fee
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAlcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAccommodation
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

Know before you book

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Shanghai- Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall-Olympic Park-Temple of Heaven-Hutong Food Tour( L, D)
  • 7 stops
  • Meals: lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Not included
Mutianyu Great Wall
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Your driver will hold your name sign waiting in the lobby of your Shanghai hotel, you will be transferred to airport for 2 hour flight to Beijing. Upon arrival, your tour guide will hold your name sign waiting at the exit of the arrival hall. Hop on your private vehicle, heading directly to Mutianyu Great Wall, the trip takes 1.5 hours, your tour guide will explain the related histories and stories along the way, feel free to ask questions if you have. Upon arrival, follow your tour guide to take the cable car or ski lift up to the Great Wall, marvel at the surrounding area, hike up and down at different towers. You can decide how long you want to stay at the Great Wall.
Niaochao National Stadium
Enjoy a delicious lunch in the local village restaurant. Here, you will sit with the village people, and enjoy the cuisine from Northeast of China. On the way back to city, you will drive pass by the Olympic park to get a glimpse of amazing modern stadiums built for 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
Water Cube
You will also pass by Water Cube.
Temple of Heaven
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Then move on to Temple of Heaven. Temple of Heaven, one of the holiest Imperial temples in Beijing. Follow your tour guide to stroll around the courtyards and halls, learn history and culture from your tour guide. Check out how the emperors in the Ming and Qing Dynasties to worship the god. In the temple, you will explore major buildings including Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest, Hall of Imperial Zenith, walking along the Danbi Bridge.Explore Echo Wall and Circular Mount Alter, then exit the temple from South Gate.
Shichahai Scenic Resort
  • 1h
Next, start your 2 hours food walking tour(this also can be changed to Peking duck dinner instead) , your walking tour start from Shichahai area to Yandai xie Street, Gulou East Street, and Nanluoguxiang Allay.
Yandai Xie Street
  • 30m
During the food tour, you will get rich commentary from your expert guide which includes the history and stories about the area, an overview of Chinese culinary habits, a description of different regions cuisine and an introduction to selected specialities in the shops. You are encouraged to interact with your guide and ask as many questions as you like. For adventure foodies we do have food surprise for you, just tell our guide "You are real foodies"
Nanluoguxiang
  • 1h
You will visit different souvenir and food stops. Your food tour included 20+ different food tastings at various diverse locations, such as markets, shops, bakeries and restaurants. You will visit local haunts, get a chance to meet the owners and explore historical sites that few tourists have an opportunity to experience. Some food tastings you will experience on this tour: Jianbing-Thin Millet flour pancake Beijing Suan Nai–Beijing Yoghurt Guantang Baozi--Stemmed soup dumplings round in shape Spicy Hotpot--with either meat or vegetable on sticks Muslim Kebabs -including lamp kebabs, leek ,aubergine etc Guokui -- Crispy Pancake. Sticky Tofu Tanghulu -- Crab apple with sugar Baijiu-Chinese liqueur And More... After the tour finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Beijing.
Day 2: Tian'anmen Square-Forbidden City- Peking Duck Lunch-Summer Palace (L)
  • 9 stops
  • Meals: lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Meet a guide from your hotel in Beijing, then start by exploring one of the world’s largest public areas, Tian'anmen Square.
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Pass through the south gate to the magnificent Forbidden City, a 250-acre (101-ha.) complex of courtyards, palaces, pavilions, and gardens that served as the imperial palace for emperors and their households for more than 500 years.
Hall of Great Harmony (Taihe Dian)
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Stroll around the courtyards and halls of the Forbidden city with your tour guide, and learn the histories and stories about this massive palace. You will visit these buildings inside the Forbidden City. Hall of Great Harmony where the emperor handle states affairs. Hall of Central Harmony and Hall of Compete Harmony.
Palace of Heavenly Purity
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
Then continue to check out the living quarters in the palace: Hall of Union, Hall Heavenly Purity, and Hall of Earthly Tranquillity.
The Imperial Garden of The Palace Museum
Your tour of the Forbidden city will end at the Imperial Garden, then you will exit the Forbidden city from the north Gate.
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Have a delicious Peking duck lunch at a local restaurant. Your tour guide will explain the history of the Peking duck and teach you how to eat it properly. Continue to the Summer Palace, a well-preserved royal garden that's renowned for its beautiful landscape and spectacular architecture, and is considered one of the most classical gardens in the world.
Hall of Benevolence and Longevity
  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
Learn the stories about Empress Cixi with your tour guide here and check out her living quarters.
Long Corridor at the Summer Palace
Walk along the longest corridor in the world which listed on the Guinness book of world record;
Qingyan Stone Boat
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
Then continue to the Marble Boat--a foreign style superstructure which was supposed to be a symbol of stability of the Qing Dynasty. After the tour finished, you will be transferred to your hotel in Beijing
Day 3: Beijing - Xi'an-Big Goose Pagoda-Xi’an Dumplings Banquet Dinner (L, D)
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Not included
Beijing West Railway Station
Your driver will pick you up from the lobby of your Beijing hotel, take you to Beijing West Railway Station, relax on the 5 Hour bullet train ride to Xi'an. Upon arrival, your local guide will hold your name sign waiting at the exit of the Arrival hall. Then heading to Big Goose Pagoda.
Big Wild Goose Pagoda (Dayanta)
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Enjoy Lunch in the local restaurant before explore the site. Big Wild Goose Pagoda was built to hold sutras and figurines of the Buddha that were brought to China from India by the Buddhist translator and travellers Monk Xuanzang. Follow your tour guide to explore the area, get to know the history behind.
Tang Dynasty Show
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Afterwards, enjoy the amazing Dang Dynasty Show and Dumpling Banquet before end the day.
Day 4: Terracotta Warriors Museum- City Wall- Muslim Street (L)
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included
Terracotta Warriors Museum
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Your tour guide will pick you up in the lobby of your Xi'an hotel, then Heading directly to Terracotta warriors museum. Your tour guide will explain the related histories and stories along the way, feel free to ask questions if you have. Start with a visit to the world-famous Terracotta warriors museum which known as “the Eighth Wonders of the World”. The museum divided into three sections: No.1 Pit, No.2 Pit, and No. 3 Pit. The original site was found by four local farmers while drilling a well in 1974 and now it has turned into the most important attraction in Xi'an. Stroll around the museum and get rich information from your tour guide.
Xi'an City Wall (Chengqiang)
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
After lunch, perhaps head to the 600 years old Xi’an City Wall. Reach the top of the centuries-old city wall, admire views of the city below.
Muslim Quarter
  • 1h
Afterwards, heading to Muslim Quarter, It is the hub of the Muslim community in Xi'an City, Follow your tour guide to stroll around the Muslim food and souvenir market. Try delicious local snacks if you want at your own cost. After the tour finished, you will be transferred to your hotel in Xi'an to end your tour with us! Or return Shanghai

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMutianyu Great Wall
    • Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District,
    • Beijing, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEMutianyu Great Wall
    • Mutianyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District,
    • Beijing, China

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