Highlights of Shanghai & Beijing with Suzhou Side Trip

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Tour Code: ODY-CN-2309

Destination:Shanghai, Suzhou, Beijing

Duration

7 Days

Tour Type

Private & Bespoke

Tour Style

Classic

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About This Trip

Two significant Chinese cities, Shanghai and Beijing, will be yours to discover on this week-long journey. You'll enjoy a day trip to the waterside city of Suzhou in addition to Shanghai's top attractions like the Bund, Shanghai Tower, and Shanghai Museum. Later, take a flight to the capital of China. Here, you'll experience a sense of time travel as you see the Forbidden City, Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, and Summer Palace.

Itinerary Summary

DAY PLACE HIGHLIGHTS
1 - 2 Shanghai The Bund, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Tower
3 Suzhou Tongli Water Town, Lingering Garden
4 - 7 Beijing Forbidden City, Great Wall, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven
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Day 1: Welcome to Shanghai

Start your vacation in Shanghai, the most prosperous metropolis in China. A local tour guide will greet you at the airport and take you to your downtown hotel by private vehicle. Spend the rest of the day relaxing in the hotel or go city exploring at your own pace.

Beijing

Day 2: Shanghai, City Sightseeing

Explore the city from the Bund to take in heritage buildings featuring architectural styles from Neoclassical to Gothic to Baroque. Meanwhile, you can catch Shanghai's impressive modern skyline across the river.

Step into Shanghai Museum later (with an audio guide). The vast collection of rare cultural pieces including bronze, ceramics, calligraphy, paintings, and so on will reveal to you the glorious history of China. After that, take a stroll from Fuxing Park to Bugaoli for a glimpse of the locals' daily life. End the day with a bird's view of the city from the 118th floor of Shanghai Tower.

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Shanghai

Day 3: Shanghai - Suzhou, Tongli Water Town and Classical Gardens

Check out the beautiful waterside city of Suzhou on a day trip by high-speed train from Shanghai.

Your Suzhou tour guide, waiting at the railway station, will take you to visit the exquisite Lingering Garden. Admire its tranquil beauty, created by a harmonious arrangement of pavilions, ponds, bridges, paths, and trees. Take a rickshaw ride to observe locals going about their daily life, and then continue to the water town of Tongli for a boat cruise along tree-lined canals, discovering its remarkable charm. Return to Shanghai and spend the night.

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Shanghai

Day 4: Shanghai - Beijing

Take the morning at leisure. Shanghai, where glitzy skyscrapers and gigantic shopping complexes coexist with traditional gardens and temples, has much more to offer. You may get a unique view of the modern history of China inside the Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Center, or, if you are lucky to be in Shanghai during the weekend, stroll around People's square to see how Chinese parents trying to match their beloved children with partners.

Fly to Beijing in the afternoon. Take a private transfer to your hotel for check-in after arrival.

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Beijing

Day 5: Beijing, Magnificent Forbidden City and Summer Palace

Start the tour today from Tiananmen Square, which witnessed the founding of the new China and many other important moments in the history of modern China. Facing the square is the well-known Forbidden City, which served as the home of Chinese emperors and their households for over 500 years. The vast complex of a grand wooden palace with ornate decoration will unfold the life of the royal family in ancient China.

After that, enjoy a leisure walk inside the Summer Palace, the most splendid classical garden in China. Boating on Kunming Lake to take in the stunning views of the surroundings is a fascinating way to conclude the day.

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Beijing

Day 6: Beijing, Hike on the Great Wall

Visit the Temple of Heaven with a chance to see Beijingers enjoying morning exercise around. Following it is the highlight of the day - the Great Wall (Mutianyu section), the most iconic landmark of China. You'll ride a cable car up to the watchtower and hike further to enjoy this amazing architectural masterpiece surrounded by breathtaking landscapes.

After the tour return to the hotel for some rest.

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Beijing

Day 7: Say Goodbye to Beijing

Your China vacation comes to an end today. Enjoy some leisure time until being escorted to the airport for your homebound flight.

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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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