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Temple of Heaven
Mutianyu Great Wall
Mutianyu Great Wall
Forbidden City
Summer Palace

2-Day Beijing Private Tour from Shanghai by Bullet Train(with no hotel)

By China Travel Service
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$1,354 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2d
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Visit five of the most highlight historical sites in Beijing during a fascinating 2 days tour from Shanghai. Accompanied by a knowledgeable guide, trek on the ancient Great Wall and find basic facts of the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, and Summer Palace. The only thing you need to do is to book a hotel in Beijing city centre area and then get ready to enjoy the tour.

Activity location

  • Shanghai
    • Shanghai, Shanghai Region, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • People's Square
    • 200003, Huangpu, Shanghai, China

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End in BJ (2nd Class Train T)
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • English

Tour end in Beijing: Includes 2nd class train ticket to Beijing. After the tour finished, you guide will accompany you back to hotel.
Pickup included

Starting time: 5:00 am
Price details
NZ$1,354.37 x 1 AdultNZ$1,354.37
Total
Price is NZ$1,354.37
End in BJ (1st Class Train T)
  • Activity duration is 2 days2d2d
  • English

End in BJ (1st Class Train): Inludes 1st class bullet train ticket to Beijing. After the tour finished, you guide will escort you back to hotel.
Pickup included

Starting time: 5:00 am
Price details
NZ$1,467.91 x 1 AdultNZ$1,467.91
Total
Price is NZ$1,467.91

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance fees
  • What's includedWhat's includedEnglish speaking tour guide service in Beijing
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll private transfer in air-conditioned car with driver including Shanghai train station transfer
  • What's includedWhat's includedHigh speed train tickets as list in the itinerary
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAccommodation in Beijing
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGuide service on the train
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Due to uneven surfaces, this tour is not recommended for those using a wheelchair
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
  • Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
  • Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
  • You will be contacted at least one day ahead of the travel day via email to advise the pickup info. The tour guide will also call you or leave you a message through your hotel room the night before tour about pickup time.
  • Offered pickup/drop-off service is available for hotels within inner ring road of Shanghai city. If your hotel beyond the range, please expect it might occur additional transfer fee accordingly.
  • You are suggested to wear comfortable shoes on tour day.

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Shanghai-Beijing by High Speed Train (Lunch)
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included
Shanghai
  • 5h
In the morning, our Shanghai driver will meet you from your hotel at 5am and transfer to Shanghai HongqiaoTrain Station for the train G6 (07:00-11:34) or similar to Beijing.
Beijing
  • 20m
Upon your arrival in Beijing, our guide will meet you at train station exit by holding the board with your name and then board the private car to start the tour.
Mutianyu Great Wall
  • 2h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
After lunch, you will come to visit the Mutianyu Great Wall, the most scenic part of Chinese Great Wall. It was built in the early Ming Dynasty at 1368 and stretches 5400 metres. 90% of the Mutianyu Great Wall is covered by vegetation. So in each season this part of the Great Wall will treat visitors with its unique scenery. If hiking is too much for you, cable car is available and optional (CNY120p.p, cost on your own). On the way back to city area, we will make a stop at Bird’s Nest and Water Cube to pay an outer visit and take some pictures. Back to hotel at around 17:30.
Day 2: Beijing-Shanghai by High Speed Train
  • 5 stops
  • Meals: lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included
Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang)
  • 20m
At 08:00 our guide and driver will greet you at your hotel in Beijing city area. First we will take a walk on the Tiananmen Square, the heart and symbol of Beijing and  the largest city square in the world. The spacious square has been used for many public celebrations, ceremonies, and demonstrations for over a hundred years.
Forbidden City-The Palace Museum
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Then you will pay a visit the Forbidden City (closed on each Monday), one of the largest and most completely preserved palace complex built with wood. It functioned as the imperial palace in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1912). There were 24 emperors of the two dynasties lived in the Forbidden City. Notice: As Forbidden city is closed on Mondays, the visiting order would be adjusted if your Forbidden City tour just happens on Monday.
Temple of Heaven
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
After lunch, we will pay a visit to Temple of Heaven. Located in southern part of Beijing, it serviced as a complex of sacrificial building where Emperors of Ming and Qing Dynasties prayed for peace and harvest.
Summer Palace (Yiheyuan)
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Today’s last stop will be Summer Palace. It locates at the west skirt of Beijing and covers an area of 290 hectare. In the Qing Dynasty during the Qianlong Era, the Summer Palace was built by copying the layout of the West Lake in Hangzhou. Now it is the largest and most completely preserved imperial garden in China. After the tour finished, you will be escorted back to your hotel in Beijing, or transfer to the train station for train G7 (19:00-23:24) or similar back to Shanghai.
Shanghai
  • 1h
Met by Shanghai driver and transfer back to your hotel in Shanghai city centre area.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESShanghai
    • Shanghai, Shanghai Region, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPeople's Square
    • 200003, Huangpu, Shanghai, China

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