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3-Day Private Beijing Highlights Tour from Shanghai by Bullet Train
3-Day Private Beijing Highlights Tour from Shanghai by Bullet Train
3-Day Private Beijing Highlights Tour from Shanghai by Bullet Train
3-Day Private Beijing Highlights Tour from Shanghai by Bullet Train
3-Day Private Beijing Highlights Tour from Shanghai by Bullet Train

3-Day Private Beijing Highlights Tour from Shanghai by Bullet Train

By Beijing Tour Guide
Free cancellation available
Price is €1,073 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 3d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

This magnificent private 3-day tour in Beijing from Shanghai offers two different tour ending options. You can choose to be done in Beijing or back to Shanghai based on your own situation. During these 3-day guided tour, you will visit the World Cultural Heritage sites: the Great Wall of China, Tiananmen Square,Forbidden City and Summer Palace, explore Temple of Heaven, Lama Temple, Bell and Drum Towers, discover the old Beijing Hutongs.
Local lunch, entrance fees, first-class bullet train ticket, private guide and transfer service are all-inclusive.

Activity location

  • Shanghai Railway Station
    • Shanghai, Shanghai Region, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Shanghai Railway Station
    • Shanghai, Shanghai Region, China

Check availability

Tour ends Beijing
  • Activity duration is 3 days3d3d
  • English

First-class train ticket: 1-way first class bullet train ticket included
Pickup included

Starting time: 06:45
Price details
€1,072.95 x 1 Adult€1,072.95
Total
Price is €1,072.95
Tour ends Shanghai
  • Activity duration is 3 days3d3d
  • English

First-class train ticket : Return first class bullet train tickets included.
Pickup included

Starting time: 06:45
Price details
€1,324.86 x 1 Adult€1,324.86
Total
Price is €1,324.86

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPrivate transport
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional guide in Beijing
  • What's includedWhat's includedRound-way cable car tickets or chairlift with toboggan tickets
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance tickets
  • What's includedWhat's includedFirst-class bullet train ticket
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel accommodation
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The train tickets sold 30 days before. If the first-class tickets not available, the second-class tickets might be alternative and you will get certain refund.
  • The Forbidden City is close every Monday
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station-Tiananmen Square-Forbidden City
  • 4 stops
  • Meals: lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included
Shanghai Railway Station
  • 20m
Your friendly driver will pick you up from your hotel in Shanghai in early morning and transfer to Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to catch your departure train around 8:00.a.m to Beijing. Upon arrival, your driver will assist with obtain the train tickets for you.
Beijing South Railway Station
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
When you arrive at Beijing South Railway Station, your private guide and driver will hold a sign with your full name on it and meet you there, please look for your name at the Exit. Then transfer to a nice local restaurant and enjoy a tasty local lunch first.
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
  • 40m
After lunch, head to your first stop: Tiananmen Square, which is located in the centre of Beijing. It encompassed 108.7 acres,880 metres from north to south and 500 metres from east to west, big enough to hold a half million people. Accompanied by your guide, wonder around and you will see the Mao Zedong's Mausoleum where his body is preserved, the Monument to the People's Heroes and the Great Hall of People, etc.
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Then follow your guide 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. You will visit the buildings opened to public, learn the history and listen interesting stories from your guide, admire the amazing architectures. After the tour, you will be transferred to your Beijing city centre hotel.
Day 2: Mutianyu Great Wall-Summer Palace
  • 2 stops
  • Meals: lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included
Mutianyu Great Wall
  • 2h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Meet your guide and driver at your hotel lobby in the morning, and drive about 1.5 hours to Mutianyu Great Wall, the best welcomed by travellers 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 spend 2-3 hours hiking on the Wall, then take a toboggan down.Taking a toboggan ride back down is exciting and a lot of fun.
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
After finish the Great Wall hiking, stop to enjoy a nice lunch at a local restaurant and sample some typical Chinese cuisine, then return to Beijing to visit 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. Your tour concludes with your Beijing hotel drop-off.
Day 3: Temple of Heaven-Drum and Bell Tower-Hutong-Lama Temple
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included
Temple of Heaven
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
After morning pickup at your hotel, head to the 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. You are always welcomed to join them.
Bell and Drum Towers
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Afterwards, continue to Bell and Drum Towers, lying on the north-south axis line of Beijing City, the represent the symbol of this old city.They were built in 1272 and rebuilt twice after two fires. During the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, they were the time-telling centre of the capital city. Climb up to the top of Drum Tower, listen the history from your tour guide and enjoy a drum show. After that, follow your guide and wander around the Old Beijing hutongs nearby, taste the culture of Beijing and experience the life of the locals.
Lama Temple (Yonghegong)
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
After enjoy a nice local lunch, continue to Lama Temple, the largest and best-preserved lamasery in Beijing. It was built in 1694 during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) as the residence of the Emperor Yongzheng before he ascended the throne. In the year 1744, the residence was completely converted into a lamasery. Then you will be transferred back to your Beijing city centre hotel. If you choose tour ends in Shanghai, you will be transferred to Beijing South Railway Station and take the bullet train back to Shanghai. The driver will wait for you at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station and transfer to your Shanghai hotel.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESShanghai Railway Station
    • Shanghai, Shanghai Region, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEShanghai Railway Station
    • Shanghai, Shanghai Region, China

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