16-Day China Tour: Beijing, Tibet, Pandas & Yangtze Cruise

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Tour Code: ODY-CN-012

Destination:Beijing, Xi'an, Lhasa, Chengdu, Yangtze Cruise, Shanghai

Duration

16 Days

Tour Type

Private & Bespoke

Tour Style

Classic

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About This Trip

What to see and experience in this 16-day China tour package? Try to hike on the ancient Great Wall at the Mutianyu section and savor the old Beijingers' life atmosphere in the Hutongs in Beijing. Visit the world-famous Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an and listen to the story behind this spot. Experience the Tibetan culture in Lhasa with a visit to the Potala Palace. Interact with the adorable giant pandas and walk through Jinli Old Street in Chengdu. In addition, you will marvel at the scenic Yangtze River cruise and take in the old and new of Shanghai.

Itinerary Summary

DAY PLACE HIGHLIGHTS
1 - 4 Beijing Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City, Hutongs, Temple of Heaven, Houhai Bar Street
5 Xi'an Terracotta Warriors, Ancient City Wall
6 - 8 Lhasa Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Norbulingka Park, Sera Monastery, Barkhor Street
9 - 11 Chengdu Giant Panda, Wenshu Temple, Jinli Old Street, Huanglongxi Ancient Town
12 - 14 Yangtze River Cruise Three Gorges Dam, Shibaozhai, Shennong Stream, Lesser Three Gorges, Fengdu Ghost City
15 - 16 Shanghai The Bund, Yu Garden, Yuyuan Market, Fuxing Park to Bugaoli Walking Tour, Shanghai World Financial Center
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Day 1: Beijing, Arrival

Welcome to China! Upon your arrival at the Beijing airport, your private guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to relax and recover from jet lag.

Beijing

Day 2: Beijing, City Highlights Tour

In the morning, you will take a walk at Tiananmen Square, once the most important plaza in China, and visit the remarkable Forbidden City. As China's No.1 palace complex, it was home to 26 emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties famous for grand architectures, exquisite ornaments and royal relics.

In the afternoon, take a rickshaw tour to explore the hutongs, disappearing alleys and neighborhoods of Old Beijing, where you can see typical local courtyard houses and daily life. Next, walk along the relaxing Houhai Bar Street.

Optional: At night, a wonderful Chinese Kung Fu Show will make you indulge in the charm of Chinese martial art.

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Beijing

Day 3: Beijing, Great Wall Tour

Today you will have a full day tour to the amazing Great Wall (Mutianyu section, round-trip cable cars included). You will marvel at the breathtaking scenery of the wind walls built along the mountain ridge, which was once the northern barrier of Beijing for centuries.

Later, stroll along the peaceful Sacred Road, a royal road guarded by many vivid stone statues of divine beasts and officials.

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Beijing

Day 4: Beijing - Xi'an, Temple of Heaven

This day you will visit the Temple of Heaven and Longing Pearl Store. Later you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Xi'an. Upon arrival, your private guide will meet you at the airport and escort you to your hotel.

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Xi'an

Day 5: Xi'an, Terracotta Warriors & Ancient City Wall

You will visit the incredible Terracotta Warriors. Here you'll see over 8,000 life-size Qin Dynasty era terracotta soldiers, chariots and horses, an army designed to protect Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor, in the afterlife. Follow to a jade gallery in the morning.

After lunch, enjoy a cycling tour along the top of Ancient City Wall (1-2 hours), and take a view of the old Xi'an in one side and the modern one in the other side on the wall. Tonight is free for you.

Optional: A high recommendation is the Tang Dynasty Show, which will let you have a memorable night in Xi'an.

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Xi'an

Day 6: Xi'an - Lhasa

On this day you will be free to explore the city with a long history on your own before your private guide escorts you to the airport for the flight to Lhasa.

Upon your arrival at Gonggar airport, you will be met by your private guide and transferred to your hotel for check-in, you're advised to rest at your hotel to get adapted to the high altitude.

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Lhasa

Day 7: Lhasa, Potala Palace & Jokhang Temple

Your sightseeing today begins with Lhasa's cardinal landmark - Potala Palace. As a holy land of Tibetan culture, there are hundreds of common Tibetans trek miles in a few months, worshipping the palace for their traditional beliefs and family's blessing.

Later, you will admire the sacred temple - Jokhang Temple, the cradle of Tibetan Buddhism and the city center of Old Lhasa, following by the pilgrimage route with local devotees. Finally, wheel the holy wheelers at Barkhor Street.

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Lhasa

Day 8: Lhasa, City Temple Tour

After breakfast, you will tour the charming Norbulingka Park, which is known as "the Summer Palace of Tibet", and then come to Drepung Monastery, an ancient temple once housed 10,000 monks in its heyday.

Your tour ends with Sera Monastery. Built in 1419, it is one of the three largest monasteries in Tibet and is quite famous for its traditional Buddhism scripture debates.

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Lhasa

Day 9: Lhasa - Chengdu

Enjoy the free day before your private guide escorts you to the airport for your onward flight to Chengdu, home to the cute giant pandas. Upon arriving, your personal guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel.

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Chengdu

Day 10: Chengdu, Giant Panda & Chengdu City Highlights

Today you will go to Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding to enjoy intimate contact with panda and learn more about this endangered spice. Later, visit the age-old Wenshu Temple and sit in its special tea house to have a cup of Chinese tea as the locals usually do. After that, stroll leisurely along Jinli Old Street.

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Chengdu

Day 11: Chengdu - Chongqing, Huanglongxi Ancient Town

Today's excursion will take you to Huanglongxi Ancient Town, one of the top 10 old towns in China. Here you will escape from the hustle and bustle of cities and enjoy the inner calm.

After that, head back to Chengdu and take the train to Chongqing where your private guide will pick you up and escort you to the Yangtze cruise.

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Yangtze River Cruise

Day 12: Yangtze River Cruise, Shibaozhai

Sailing along the Yangtze River, you will see its amazing natural beauty and real China countryside views. Various onboard entertaining programs, like Tai Chi Lesson, could provide you excellent access to Chinese culture. There will be a shore excursion to Shibaozhai, a unique tower built according to the natural element of the mountain.

Optional: If you are interested in Chinese ghost stories, it is recommended to take a land tour to Fengdu Ghost City organized by the cruise company at your own expense.

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Yangtze River Cruise

Day 13: Yangtze River Cruise, Lesser Three Gorges

Take a shore excursion to the tranquil waters of Lesser Three Gorges, the most beautiful part of the Yangtze River. This afternoon you will enjoy an excursion to Shennong Stream by smaller vessels.

Optional: This morning you can enjoy a shore excursion to White Emperor City with extra charges.

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Yangtze River Cruise

Day 14: Yangtze River Cruise, Three Gorges Dam

Today you will have a shore excursion to the Three Gorges Dam, one of the world's largest hydroelectric complex. Disembark the cruise at around 12:00 noon and meet your local guide at the pier. You can stroll around the local Riverside Park and visit a local market before heading to the airport for your flight to Shanghai.

Upon arrival, be met and transferred to your hotel.

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Shanghai

Day 15: Shanghai, City Highlights Tour

Today, your first stop is the Bund - Shanghai's standout landmark. Later, your guide will escort you to Yu Garden to see the stunning old Chinese garden nestled in central Shanghai. Nearby is Yuyuan Market with plenty of street food, shops and entertainment.

Make a stopover at a silk shop and then take a relaxing walking tour from Fuxing Park to Bugaoli. During the tour, you will have a chance to see locals' daily life, traditional residential architecture and try some popular dim sum. The World Financial Center will be the last stop, which offers you a panoramic view of Shanghai.

Optional: Tonight the amazing acrobatics show will bring you a memorable experience in Shanghai (with extra charges).

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Shanghai

Day 16: Shanghai, Departure

All the good things come to an end. You will be escorted to the airport for taking the flight home.

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Richee Family Adventures

05 Aug 2025

Second Honeymoon My wife and I celebrated our 20th anniversary by spending a few weeks touring around Asia. We loved how Odynovo worked with us to craft a tour of what we wanted to see and how we wanted to see it. This was our first time traveling with a private tour guide, and it was truly amazing. they took care of all transportation, tickets, and everywhere we went we had someone who not only spoke our language, but was also very well-versed in the places we were visiting. We saw Beijing and then took a bullet train to Xi'an. In both cities we had tour guides who had done this "a thousand times," and as a result knew all the tricks on where to take the best pictures, what lines to stand in, where to eat, and what not to waste your time seeing. At one point our guide pulled out ponchos from her backpack when it started to rain, while another helped us haggle for a good price on a new suitcase. We were surprised by how much we loved China, and it is safe to say that is because of the quality of service we got from Odynovo. Oh, and the hotels were great, too! In our first hotel my wife fell in love with her breakfast soup that she had to have every morning, while in Xi'an we were right around the corner from the Muslim Night Market and were able to get to it in less than 5 minutes of walking.We are already looking to see what tours we will be doing next through Odynovo, as the service was amazing, the quality was remarkable, and the cost was very worth it for what we received.
Shannon V

05 Aug 2025

Fabulous! We had a fabulous experience with our guide and Odynovo walking the Great Wall of China, and all other sites in Beijing. We loved our Peking duck dinner. It was fabulous. Thank you, Sammie/Jing for a great experience.
domotic d

05 Aug 2025

Beijing Beauty It started off with a friendly face at the airport, with Roy, our tour guide.The week has been such a pleasure and a treat. From adventures to The Great Wall, Temple of Heaven and the Forbidden City, to local markets, delicious Beijing food and roof top tea houses.Roy and our driver, Mr. Zhou, were prompt in picking us up and driving us around safely.The knowledge and fact about history and Beijing that Roy knows and explains is amazing and the fact he could answer my weird and inquisitive history questionsnwoth ease was a treat.He made it so easy to enjoy ourselves and absorb all that was around us, he even takes great photos too! 😊Polite, kind and thoughtful and ever patient in letting us take our time with things that interested us.I would highly recommend this tour and Roy again and again.
Zarah B

05 Aug 2025

Amazing travel experience My name is Zarah M. Babangida a Nigerian and i visited Beijing with my colleagues from the office. During our 5 day stay in Beijing, Ms. Eva Ma, was our Tour guide and from the minute we came through the Arrival Gate of the Airport, we were embraced by her alluring smile and warm welcome. She remained consistent with her warmth, a kind and intelligent professional who exuded unique passion not just for her job as a tour guide but, even more so as a proud Chinese woman. Her outstanding insight and knowledge of the sweet Chinese history and heritage left us in awe. I couldn't be more proud and thankful that she was assigned to our group and she made our stay exciting, fun-filled effortless and knowledge packed. I absolutely commend her dedication to work which she depicted throughout our stay. I recommend her to every visiting tourist because to know Eva, is to love her. If it were up to me, i will increase her bonuses or upgrade her salary as i am sure most tourists would want or revisit for her sake first and then perhaps other reasons.Thank you Eva and keep the passion up🙌.

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