7-Day Beijing-Huangshan-Shanghai Private Tour

Your enjoyable escorted China tour starts with our helpful pick-up service. Upon your landing at Beijing airport, your guide will greet you outside the customs area, and then your driver will transfer you to the hotel in a clean and comfortable vehicle. The remainder of the day is free for you to refresh from fatigue after a long journey. Accommodation: Hotel New Otani Chang Fu Gong

After breakfast, you will meet with your fellow group members in the hotel lobby and then set off for today's visit. The first destination will be Tiananmen Square, the largest city square in the world. Then follow your guide to enter the Forbidden City. The halls with flying golden roofs and red walls, carved dragons, and lion statues in the palace reveal the past glory of the fallen imperial family. To avoid the cheap and low quality tourist restaurant, we specially serve you an a la carte welcome lunch (valued at CNY150.00 per person and included in our price) at a famous restaurant to taste authentic Chinese cuisine. Don't forget to order the yummy roasted duck. In the afternoon, continue your visit to the Yonghe Temple. And then come to the Temple of Heaven, the imperial altar for the emperors of the Ming (1368 - 1644) and Qing (1644 - 1911) dynasties to worship the God of Heaven. This evening, enjoy a sensational Peking Opera Show. Have a special chance to see how actors put on makeup on their face. Meals: Western buffet breakfast, A la carte welcome lunch

The morning's excursion takes you to Mutianyu Great Wall, one of the world's wonders. Constructed in the Ming Dynasty, Mutianyu is one of the best preserved sections, with spectacular surrounding natural scenery. The wall, dotted with beacon towers, stretches along mountain ridges for miles, resembling a huge flying dragon. We arrange for you to take the roundtrip cable car to reach and descend the wall. Free time will be left for you to climb the Great Wall. Restaurants nearby are of low quality, so we do not arrange lunch. We suggest that you have a big breakfast and have some fast food for lunch by yourself. Your guide will also be glad to provide you with advice. We will then drive you back to the city. Have a stopover for nice photo shots at the Olympic National Stadium (Bird's Nest). The Olympics in 2008 was held here. Then you will have a Hutong tour by taking a ride on a rickshaw. Hutong means narrow alleys in Beijing's old blocks. The traditional courtyards, local culture and history, and normal people's life, all that is what we want to show you here. There is also a chance to visit a local family. Meals: Western buffet breakfast

The morning excursion will be extended to theSummer Palace. It is the existing largest royal garden in China, and was once used as a temporary palace and summer resort by the royal family. Absorbed the architectural styles of South China, North China and even foreign countries, the garden got the reputation of the "Museum of Imperial Garden". You can also admire the typical Chinese architecture here. Then you will take a high speed train to Huangshan. Our local guide will meet you at the exit of railway station and then transfer you to the hotel.

In the morning, our private drive will take you to the foot of Mt. Huangshan. Once arriving, you will take the cable car up to the mountain, enjoying the magnificent scenery as the cable car is slowly going up. Get out of the cable, you will proceed to appreciate the view of the Beginning-to-Believe Peak, the Peach Blossom Peak, the Lion Peak, the Flying Stone and the Bright Summit. The Beginning-to-Believe Peak is one of the 36 small peaks of Huangshan Mountain which boasts strange pines and absurd stones. The Peach Blossom Peak is one of the 36 big peaks of the Mountain. The soil on the peak is very fertile, which makes it covered by thriving vegetation, especially the peach trees. When the peach trees blossom every March to April, the peak will be a sea of peach flowers. The Lion Peak is named so because it resembles a crouched lion. It is an ideal place to view the North Sea's scenery of the Mountain, including the Beginning-to-Believe Peak and the Bright Summit. The lion's head is the Red Cloud Peak (Danxia Peak) at west and its tail is Shuguang Pavilion at east. The Flying Stone is a 39-feet-high, 8-meter-long and about 360-ton piece of rock balanced on a tiny flat ledge, just like flying over from the heaven, hence its name. The Bright Summit is one of the highest summits as well as the best site to appreciate the cloud sea of the Mountain. Ascending the summit, you could view the scenery of the East Sea Scenic Area as well as the West Sea Scenic Area. You will stay at the hotel on the mountain tonight. Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

The visit on the mountain will be extended to the Cloud-dispersing Pavilion and Xihai Grand Canyon today. The Cloud-dispersing Pavilion is called so because the cloud will disperse upon reaching here. It is a good place to admire the absurd stones, cloud sea, strange peaks and deep valley. Xihai Grand Canyon, also known as the 'Illusory Scenic Area', is famous for its beautiful and deep natural scenery. After lunch, the cable car will take you back to the foot of the Mountain and the guide will escort you to the airport to take your connecting or homebound flight. Meals: Western buffet breakfast, Lunch

Your private car, driver, and guide will be ready and waiting at your hotel lobby to get you to the airport on time. Sit back and relax, as they help you check-in and escort you to the correct security gate. We will take the stress out of your travel and set you up for a nice journey home.