China In-Depth Tour with Panda & Confucius Culture

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Tour Code: ODY-CN-050

Destination:Shanghai, Chengdu, Xi'an, Jinan, Qufu, Tai'an, Beijing

Duration

12 Days

Tour Type

Private & Bespoke

Tour Style

Classic

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About This Trip

This 12-day tour will take you to the most classic cities in China, including Shanghai, Chengdu, Xi'an, and Beijing, as well as an excursion to learn about the Confucianism culture in Qufu, Shandong. Arrive in modern Shanghai to explore the Bund and Yu Garden before taking a day trip to nearby Zhujiajiao Watertown. Then travel to Chengdu to see the adorable pandas up close. Continue your tour by seeing the well-known Terracotta Warriors in Xian and learning about Confucius's history and Confucianism in Shandong before arriving in Beijing to see the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Mutianyu Great Wall, and Summer Palace.

Itinerary Summary

DAY PLACE HIGHLIGHTS
1 - 3 Shanghai The Bund, Yu Garden, Yuyuan Market, Jade Buddha Temple, Zhujiajiao Water Town
4 Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Wenshu Temple, Jinli Old Street
5 - 6 Xi'an Terracotta Warriors, Hanyang Tomb, Ancient City Wall, Muslim Street, Great Mosque
7 Jinan Daming Lake, Furong Street, Baotu Spring
8 Qufu Temple of Confucius, Kong Family Mansion, the Cemetery of Confucius
9 Tai'an Mt. Tai Explore
10 - 12 Beijing Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Mutianyu Great Wall, Summer Palace
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Day 1: Arrival, Shanghai

When you arrive at the airport in Shanghai, your personal tour guide will be there to welcome you and then escort you to the hotel and help you check in. After that, you will have some free time to relax or explore around on your own.

Shanghai

Day 2: Shanghai, the Bund & Yu Garden

Start today's tour with a relaxing stroll on the Bund, then visit Shanghai Museum, Yu Garden and the bustling Yuyuan Market outside the garden. After that, continue to Jade Buddha Temple and end the tour at a silk workshop, where you can learn how the small cocoons are transformed into elegant silk.

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Shanghai

Day 3: Zhujiajiao Water Town, Fly to Chengdu

After breakfast, firstly head to Zhujiajiao to visit the well-preserved ancient town and enjoy the unique water features by boat, and then fly to Chengdu. On arrival, be picked up and transferred to the hotel by your tour guide.

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Chengdu

Day 4: Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding

Today, you will enjoy a cheerful morning with the cute pandas at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. In the afternoon, continue to visit Wenshu Temple and Jinli Old Street. While in Wenshu Temple, you can sit down in the tea house for a cup of traditional Chinese tea to take in the slow life of Chengdu.

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Chengdu

Day 5: Fly to Xi'an, Hanyang Tomb & City Wall

After breakfast, be transferred to the airport for flight to Xi'an. On arrival, a local tour guide will pick you up and transfer you to visit the Hanyang Tomb near the airport and the Ancient City Wall in the city center and then drive to the hotel for check-in.

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Xi'an

Day 6: Terracotta Warriors & Muslim Street

You will be taken to the incredible Terracotta Warriors which are clay soldiers and horses of ancient China in life size and arrayed in battle forms. Later, visit a jade gallery, Muslim Street and Great Mosque in the city to get a general idea of Chinese Muslim's daily life.

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Xi'an

Day 7: Fly to Jinan, City Sightseeing

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for flight to Jinan. On arrival, a local guide will meet you and escort you to the hotel. After checking in, you will have relaxing sightseeing through the city with Daming Lake, Furong Street and Baotu Spring.

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Jinan

Day 8: Jinan - Qufu - Tai'an, Confucius' Hometown

Drive 2 hour to Qufu City to visit Confucius' birthplace. You will visit Family Kong's Mansion, the Temple of Confucius and the Cemetery of Confucius known as "San Kong". They are symbols of Confucius Culture and you can date back to the history and formation of the unique culture in the world. Feel the strong and peaceful cultural atmosphere of Chinese classic philosophy. Continue to Tai'an City for overnight.

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Tai An

Day 9: Mt. Tai, Tai'an - Beijing

As a mountain of great historical and cultural significance, Mount Tai is associated with sunrise, birth, and renewal, so it is often regarded as the foremost one of the Five Great Mountains of China. It has been the most important place of worship for at least 3,000 years in Chinese history.

Today, you will visit Dai Temple and this holy mountain including Puzhao Temple and Bixia Temple. You can take a cable car up to the top of the mountain and enjoy a great panoramic view of the surrounding area. After that, set off to the railway station for high-speed train to Beijing. On arrival, the local tour guide will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel.

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Beijing

Day 10: Tiananmen Square & Forbidden City

Today, you will go across the Tiananmen Square and then get to the Forbidden City with its exquisite architectures and histories. After getting out from the royal family's house, continue to its summer resort - the Summer Palace.

At the end of the tour, you can pay a visit to a pearl store where you will find some beautiful and exquisite pearl jewelry.

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Beijing

Day 11: Temple of Heaven & Great Wall

Today's tour will start from the Temple of Heaven where you can see and join in the locals to do morning exercise. After that, drive about 1.5 hours to get to Mutianyu section of Great Wall. You can take the round-way cable car up and down. Feel free to hike on the Great Wall and marvel at its grandness. On the way back to downtown, make a stopover outside the Olympic Bird's Nest and Water Cube for a glance and take some photos.

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Beijing

Day 12: Beijing, Departure

Your China tour will finish today. Your tour guide and driver will pick you up at the appointed time and transfer you to the airport for your flight departing from Beijing.

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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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