8-Day Wonders of China

Tour Route: Beijing - Xi'an - Shanghai

Travelers' rating: 4.9/5

Based on 127 reviews

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Day 1 Arrival, Beijing

Nihao China! When your arrival at the Beijing Capital International Airport, your private guide will meet and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is for you to relax on your own.
Overnight: Beijing
Day 2 Beijing
In the morning, your guide will pick you up from the hotel lobby at an appointed time and start the city tour from Tiananmen Square; then, be amazed by the imperial Forbidden City, the previous home to emperors. Take some selfies with the masterpiece of Chinese architecture.
After lunch, continue with a leisurely walking tour in hutongs to see how the common people lived in old Beijing and immerse yourself in the stories about cricket fighting from a cricket trainer.
Optional: In the evening, enjoying a Legend of Kung Fu Show at Red Theater will be a fabulous visual feast at an additional cost.
Overnight: Beijing
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Forbidden City

Walking Tour in Hutongs
Day 3 Beijing
Stretch your body in the exquisite Temple of Heaven. It makes a nice place to appreciate the elegance of its architecture as well as join in the locals to experience the locals' healthy lifestyle, for example, playing Tai Chi, dancing with a sword, singing Peking opera, or practicing Chinese calligraphy on the ground with a huge brush and ink.
Later, drive about 2 hours to travel the magnificent Great Wall at Mutianyu section. You will take a cable car up and down. Walk on the ancient ramparts, admiring the unbelievable constructions snaking across the mountains and taking in the splendid landscape.
Overnight: Beijing
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Temple of Heaven

Great Wall at Mutianyu Section
Day 4 Beijing - Xi'an
Before heading to Xi'an by high-speed train, you will be escorted to visit Summer Palace, which is an imperial garden with a number of lovely pagodas, man-made hills and lakes. In there, you will take a pleasant boat ride on Kunming Lake if the weather permits. Afterward, have a short visit to a pearl store before heading to Xi'an by high-speed train.
Arrived in Xi'an after 5.5 hours, be met and transferred to your hotel by your personal tour guide and driver.
Overnight: Xi'an
Meal: Breakfast
Summer Palace

Summer Palace
Day 5 Xi'an
The Terracotta Warriors make Xi'an famous around the world. Today, you will encounter the legendary Terracotta Warriors, which has guarded the first emperor of China, Qin Shihuang, since 210 BC. Although they have been buried underground for more than 2,200 years, these lifelike soldiers will tell you different stories through their facial expressions. Spend around two hours there, and then drive back to the city to visit the Ancient City Wall and a jade gallery.
Overnight: Xi'an
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Terracotta Warriors

Ancient City Wall
Day 6 Xi'an - Shanghai
After breakfast, wander through Muslim Street and absorb its sights, smells and sounds. Shaanxi History Museum will be next. There are thousands of historical arts and relics waiting for you to discover. Fly to Shanghai in the afternoon. Upon arrival, be met and taken to your hotel by your private guide.
Overnight: Shanghai
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Muslim Street

Shaanxi History Museum
Day 7 Shanghai
Your discovery in Shanghai includes Yu Garden - a classical Chinese garden built in 16th century, Yuyuan Market - a bustling bazaar near the Yu Garden, a silk workshop where you can see how the pale cocoons turn into colored silk cloth, the well-known Bund, former French Concession and Shanghai Tower - the tallest building in China and second only to the Dubai Creek Tower. From the top of the tower, you will get a great vista shot of Shanghai city.
Optional: At night, an amazing Acrobatic Show will impress your trip to Shanghai.
Overnight: Shanghai
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Yu Garden

The Bund
Day 8 Shanghai, Departure

Free at leisure before being escorted to the airport for your departure flight. It's time to say goodbye.
Meal: Breakfast

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Odyssey tours mentioned by some of our clients was the former name of Odynovo.
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This tour rating 4.9 out of 5 based on 127 reviews.

September 30, 2019

We have just returned from an amazing 8 day tour of China arranged by Wendy Wan. She did a great job designing our private tour of 3 cities with all the highlights we asked for plus more. Our itinerary was busy, but we loved every minute of it. We saw a good mixture of old and new China. Communication was excellent before we left, emails were answered immediately. All aspects of our trip were well planned, the local guides were fabulous and spoke good English, the drivers and standard of transport were lovely, and the Hotels were excellent standard. We particularly liked our guide in Beijing, Jeff Ma, who was extremely knowledgeable and gave us so much wonderful history of China. Thank you Wendy for doing such a great job and making our trip one we will remember for years to come. I cannot speak highly enough of this company and recommend it to anyone wanting a fantastic trip.

September 26, 2019

We had a fantastic holiday in China thanks to Wendy Wan travel consultant with Odynovo. The entire trip was from the minute we landed in Beijing and later departed from Shanghai was so well organized I would recommend this trip to anyone who wants to visit China

September 25, 2019

We traveled to China in May 2019. Leila was our travel consultant. She did an excellent job and was very prompt with answering ALL of our questions and concerns. Our travels to Beijing, Xi'an and Shanghai went off without a hitch. I would highly recommend Leila as your travel consultant for China. She helped make our trip a very memorable experience! Thank you, Suzy & Thomas

September 12, 2019

Great service! We will book with Odynovo again! We booked an 8-day, 3-city China tour and it was fantastic! Our Shanghai guide, Hannah Tang, was great. She asked us about our interests and customized our tour to include a visit to the Oriental Pearl Tower, which was not originally on the list and was our absolute favorite portion of the stay in Shanghai. We also visited the Bund, the Silk Factory, the Jade Buddha Temple (second favorite in the city), the Yu Garden, a tea house, and Water Town. Hannah taught us several Chinese characters and provided excellent recommendations for meals, even when the timing was a bit tight to get to the airport. Peter was our fantastic local guide of Xi'an. Having a private tour allowed us to have a truly wonderful experience. We heard all about the history of the area and were able to ask lots of questions about the Terracotta Warriors exhibit and the city wall. Our lunch was excellent, as we went to a local restaurant instead of having to eat fast food at the attraction. This is the best way to see the city! Our guide in Beijing was Jack, who was just as great as the first two guides. Jack met us right on the train platform, so there was no confusion in figuring out which stair or exit to take. We were able to take the "group tour" entrance to Tiananmen Square, which saved us from a huge line, and we had excellent lunch and dinner recommendations in the city. Our visit in Beijing included the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Pandas at the Zoo, and the Summer Palace. Fantastic trip!

September 1, 2019

100% reliable. After 16 hours in a plane it's a relief to be met by a friendly English speaking guide who will drive you to your Shanghai hotel and get you checked in.